
Wayne Morris
- Aktor
- 17 Februari 1914 – 14 September 1959 · berusia 45
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Wayne Morris (February 17, 1914 – September 14, 1959), born Bert DeWayne Morris in Los Angeles, was an American film and television actor, as well as a decorated World War II fighter ace. He appeared in many notable films, including Paths of Glory (1957), The Bushwackers (1952) and the title role of Kid Galahad in 1937. While filming Flight Angels (1940), Morris became interested in flying and became a pilot. With war in the wind, he joined the Naval Reserve and became a Navy flier in 1942, leaving his film career behind for the duration of the war. Flying the F6F Hellcat off the aircraft carrier USS Essex, Morris shot down seven Japanese planes and contributed to the sinking of five ships. He was awarded four Distinguished Flying Crosses and two Air Medals. Morris was considered by the Navy as physically 'too big' to fly fighters. After being turned down several times as a fighter pilot, he went to his brother in law, Cdr. David McCampbell, imploring him for the chance to fly fighters. Cdr. McCampbell said "Give me a letter." He flew with the VF-15, the famed "McCampbell Heroes." He married Patricia O'Rourke, an Olympic swimmer, and sister to B-movie actress Peggy Stewart. Following the war, Morris returned to films, but his nearly four-year absence had cost him his burgeoning stardom. He continued to act in movies, but the pictures, for the most part, sank in quality. Losing his boyish looks but not demeanor, Morris spent most of the fifties in low-budget westerns. He made an unusual career move in 1957, making his Broadway debut as a washed-up boxing champ in William Saroyan's The Cave Dwellers. He also appeared as a weakling in Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory (1957). Morris suffered a massive heart attack while visiting aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard in San Francisco Bay and was pronounced dead after being transported to Oakland Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. He was 45. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wayne Morris (American actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Filmografi35
- 1959
Adventures in ParadiseSerial TV6.1
Bourbon Street BeatSerial TV6.0
- 1958
Bat MastersonSerial TV6.4
BroncoSerial TV6.0
Wanted: Dead or AliveSerial TV7.1
- 1957
Plunder RoadFilm6.9
Paths of GloryFilm8.3
MaverickSerial TV7.0
Official DetectiveSerial TV7.5
- 1956
- The Adventures of the Big Man
Serial TV
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSerial TV7.8
GunsmokeSerial TV6.7
- 1954
Riding ShotgunFilm6.0
- 1953
Texas Bad ManFilm8.0
Star of TexasFilm7.0
- 1951
The BushwhackersFilm5.9
- 1950
Sierra PassageFilm7.5
Stage to TucsonFilm6.2
- 1949
Task ForceFilm6.9
A Kiss in the DarkFilm5.2
John Loves MaryFilm5.0
- 1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSerial TV6.8
- 1947
The Voice of the TurtleFilm6.8
- 1941
Bad Men of MissouriFilm6.2
- 1940
The QuarterbackFilm10.0
Flight AngelsFilm4.8
An Angel from TexasFilm5.3
Brother Rat and a BabyFilm6.1
- 1939
The Return of Doctor XFilm6.0
The Kid from KokomoFilm6.5
- 1938
Men Are Such FoolsFilm5.8
- 1937
Submarine D-1Film5.0
Kid GalahadFilm7.1
Once a DoctorFilm6.5
- 1936
