Wayne, whose real name was Marion Morrison, played characters named John numerous times during his career. Two of his most memorable roles were Sgt. John Stryker in "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949) and John Bernard Books in his final film, "The Shootist" (1976).
John Wayne has appeared in more than 250 movies
Seventeen.
More than 35 movies.
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John Wayne has appeared in more than 250 movies
Seventeen.
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More than 35 movies.
The ShootistThe AlamoBig Jake
five
Several, there is no accurate count.
John Wayne received billing as "leading man" in 143 movies.
Spencer Tracy, John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Clint Eastwood.
Classic movies starring John Wayne are available on DVD at Walmart, Target, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, eBay, and from Warner Brothers direct online. They can also be found at Sears, Family Video, Movies Unlimited, CD Universe and just about anywhere DVD movies are sold, as they are still popular films.
Mel Blanc was in 1014 movies, but many of those roles were as a voice actor. John Wayne has had the most leading roles of any actor so far. Actually Christopher Lee probably holds the record, not John Wayne.
Wayne made many movies where the characters sang in a bar. One of the more memorable ones was in the film The Quiet Man.