Wayne Morris
Age: 45 | From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1914-02-17 06:16:12
Death: 1959-09-14 06:16:12
Aliases: Bert DeWayne Morris
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Movie Involvements: 49
TV Involvements: 5
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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
Most Famous Work
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) Bret Johnson
Wanted: Dead or Alive
(1958) Mayor Barney Pax
Bat Masterson
(1958) Mace Pomeroy
Gunsmoke
(1955) Nat
Adventures in Paradise
(1959) Sam Agnew
Paths of Glory
(1957) Lt. Roget/Singing man
Smart Blonde
(1937) Railroad Information Clerk (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
(1937) Ward 'Kid Galahad' GuisenberryActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Self | |
| 1961 | Roche | |
| 1959 | N/A | |
| Sam Agnew | ||
| 1958 | Mace Pomeroy | |
| N/A | ||
| Mayor Barney Pax | ||
| 1957 | Commando Munson | |
| Lt. Roget/Singing man | ||
| N/A | ||
| Mike Conlin | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1956 | Jimmy Baxter | |
| 1955 | Bret Johnson | |
| Tex Parker | ||
| Nat | ||
| Major Thomas Brent | ||
| Dandy Dayton | ||
| Jeff Wood | ||
| 1954 | Stanley Povich | |
| Gary Holden | ||
| Deputy Jim Blake | ||
| Sam Garrett | ||
| Deputy Sheriff Tub Murphy | ||
| 1953 | Walt | |
| Deputy Marshal Jim Burke | ||
| Deputy Marshal Mike Martin | ||
| Texas Ranger Ed Ryan / Robert Larkin | ||
| 1952 | Mike Wien | |
| Ford Smith | ||
| Marshal John Harding | ||
| 1951 | Mike Donovan | |
| Kenny Blake | ||
| 1950 | Johnny Yorke | |
| Barney Broderick | ||
| Bill Shaw | ||
| Dane Cory | ||
| 1949 | Self | |
| Dave Joslin | ||
| McKinney | ||
| Cole Younger | ||
| Bruce Arnold | ||
| Lt. Victor O'Leary | ||
| 1948 | Tom | |
| Chris Thorgenson | ||
| Self | ||
| 1947 | Self | |
| Comm. Ned Burling | ||
| Jeff Barker | ||
| Himself (uncredited) | ||
| 1941 | Alexander "Lucky" Downing | |
| Charley Patterson | ||
| Bob Younger | ||
| Tom Cassidy | ||
| 1940 | Jimmy Jones and Billy Jones | |
| Corey Lake | ||
| Jim Carter | ||
| Artie Dixon | ||
| Mac McClure | ||
| Stephen Wayne | ||
| Billy Randolph | ||
| 1939 | Walter Wichita Garrett | |
| Homer Baston | ||
| 1938 | Billy Randolph | |
| Bill Cardigan | ||
| Jimmy Hall | ||
| Wayne Morris | ||
| Ted Painter | ||
| Rush Conway | ||
| 1937 | "Sock" McGillis | |
| Ward 'Kid Galahad' Guisenberry | ||
| Dave Seymour | ||
| Dallas | ||
| Sailor on Nirvana | ||
| Railroad Information Clerk (uncredited) | ||
| 1936 | Bill "Jumbo" Mullins | |
| Spectator (uncredited) | ||
| Bill | ||
| Self | ||
| Navigator on Clipper | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Associate Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |