John Wayne

John Wayne (1907-1979)

John Wayne as Col. Mike Kirby in The Green Berets.

Marion Robert Morrison, better known as John Wayne, was an American actor, best remembered for his numerous roles in Western and war films throughout the Golden Age of Hollywood. Born in Iowa in 1907, Wayne's family moved to Southern California when he was young. Originally attending the University of Southern California on a football scholarship, Wayne lost his scholarship after breaking his collarbone in a surfing accident, leading him to work for Fox Film Corporation as a stagehand and extra. Here, he befriended director John Ford, who helped him break into film. Wayne's first lead role was in the 1930 Western The Big Trail, although he would not reach widespread recognition until Stagecoach, directed by Ford.

With over 170 credited roles, Wayne is widely considered one of the most iconic and well-known movie stars of all time. His most famous roles include Ethan Edwards in The Searchers, Sheriff John T. Chance in Rio Bravo, Lt. Col. Vandervoort in The Longest Day, Tom Doniphon in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and Rooster Cogburn in True Grit. His last film role was John Books in The Shootist, which was released three years before Wayne's death from stomach cancer in 1979.

John Wayne can be seen using the following weapons in the following films:

Film

Gun	Character	Title	Note	Date
Enfield Pattern 1853	Breck Coleman	The Big Trail		1930
Remington 1858 New Army
Single Action Army	Clint Turner	The Range Feud		1931
Single Action Army	Sandy Sauders	Riders of Destiny		1933
Single Action Army	Ted Hayden	West of The Divide		1934
Colt Single Action Army	Deputy U.S. Marshal Carruthers	Blue Steel	.38-40 WCF Artillery Model	1934
Single Action Army	Rod Drew	The Trail Beyond		1934
Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine	Ringo Kid	Stagecoach	large loop lever	1939
Winchester Model 1892	Young Matt	The Shepherd of the Hills		1941
M1911A1	Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan	The Fighting Seabees		1944
Springfield M1903A4
Krag-Jørgensen Model 1896
Mk 2 hand grenade
Single Action Army	Rocklin	Tall in the Saddle		1944
M1921 Thompson	Col. John Madden	Back to Bataan		1945
Arisaka Type 38
M1903 Springfield	LTJG Rusty Ryan	They Were Expendable		1945
Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"	Captain Kirby York	Fort Apache		1948
Single Action Army	Thomas Dunson	Red River		1948
Winchester Model 1892			Saddle Ring Carbine
Springfield Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine
M1 Garand	Sgt. Stryker	Sands of Iwo Jima		1949
Single Action Army	Captain Nathan Brittles	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon		1949
Single Action Army	LTC Kirby Yorke	Rio Grande		1950
Single Action Army	Hondo Lane	Hondo		1953
Winchester Model 1892
Single Action Army	Ethan Edwards	The Searchers	Quick draw model	1956
Winchester Model 1892
Bodeo M1889	Joe	Legend of the Lost		1957
Single Action Army	Col. John Marlowe	The Horse Soldiers	mocked up to resemble Remington	1959
Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine	Sheriff John T. Chance	Rio Bravo	large loop lever	1959
Colt 1878
Single Action Army
Remington 1866 Derringer
Flintlock Pistol	Col. Davy Crockett	The Alamo		1960
M1 Garand	Lt. Col. Vandervoort	The Longest Day		1962
Single Action Army	Tom Doniphon	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance		1962
Winchester Model 1894
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun	George Washington McLintock	McLintock!		1963
Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine	Matt Masters	Circus World	large loop lever	1964
Winchester Model 1894	John Elder	The Sons of Katie Elder		1965
Single Action Army
Colt M1911A1	General Randolph	Cast a Giant Shadow	in hip holster	1966
Single Action Army	Taw Jackson	The War Wagon		1967
Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine	Cole Thornton	El Dorado	large loop lever	1967
Single Action Army
Sawed-Off Double Barreled Shotgun
XM16E1	Col. Mike Kirby	The Green Berets		1968
Remington 1100
Single Action Army	Deputy U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn	True Grit		1969
Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine
Colt Walker
Single Action Army	John Chisum	Chisum		1970
Winchester Model 1892
Coach Gun
Colt 1860 Army	Cord McNally	Rio Lobo		1970
Single Action Army			anachronistic
Winchester Model 1892			large loop lever, anachronistic
Single Action Army	Jake McCandles	Big Jake		1971
Winchester Model 1892
Greener "Coach Gun"
Remington 1866 Derringer
Single Action Army	Wil Andersen	The Cowboys		1972
Single Action Army	Lane	The Train Robbers	"Quick-Draw" model with ivory grips	1973
Winchester Model 1892			Saddle Ring Carbine with large lever loop
Browning Hi-Power	Det. Lon "McQ" McHugh	McQ		1974
MAC-10			suppressed
Smith & Wesson Model 10
Colt Python
Colt Diamondback	Jim Brannigan	Brannigan		1975
Luger P08
Single Action Army	Deputy U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn	Rooster Cogburn		1975
Allen & Thurber Pepperbox
Gatling Gun
"Great Western" Single Action Army	John Books	The Shootist		1976
Winchester Model 1892
Remington 1866 Derringer