Wayne Morris
Biografia
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
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
Buffalo Gun
Film • 1961
jako Roche
Bourbon Street Beat
Serial • 1959
Adventures in Paradise
Serial • 1959
jako Sam Agnew
Bat Masterson
Serial • 1958
jako Mace Pomeroy
Bronco
Serial • 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Serial • 1958
jako Mayor Barney Pax
Plunder Road
Film • 1957
jako Commando Munson
Ścieżki chwały
Film • 1957
jako Lt. Roget/Singing man
Maverick
Serial • 1957
The Crooked Sky
Film • 1957
jako Mike Conlin
Official Detective
Serial • 1957
The Gelignite Gang
Film • 1956
jako Jimmy Baxter
The Adventures of the Big Man
Serial • 1956
jako Bill Pierce
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Serial • 1955
jako Bret Johnson
Cross Channel
Film • 1955
jako Tex Parker
Gunsmoke
Serial • 1955
jako Nat
The Lonesome Trail
Film • 1955
jako Dandy Dayton
Lord of the Jungle
Film • 1955
jako Jeff Wood
Port of Hell
Film • 1954
jako Stanley Povich
The Green Buddha
Film • 1954
jako Gary Holden
Two Guns and a Badge
Film • 1954
jako Deputy Jim Blake
The Master Plan
Film • 1954
jako Major Thomas Brent
The Desperado
Film • 1954
jako Sam Garrett
Riding Shotgun
Film • 1954
jako Deputy Sheriff Tub Murphy
Texas Bad Man
Film • 1953
jako Walt
Fighting Lawman
Film • 1953
jako Deputy Marshal Jim Burke
The Marksman
Film • 1953
jako Deputy Marshal Mike Martin
Star of Texas
Film • 1953
jako Texas Ranger Ed Ryan / Robert Larkin
Arctic Flight
Film • 1952
jako Mike Wien
Desert Pursuit
Film • 1952
jako Ford Smith
The Bushwhackers
Film • 1951
jako Marshal John Harding
Yellow Fin
Film • 1951
jako Mike Donovan
The Big Gusher
Film • 1951
jako Kenny Blake
Sierra Passage
Film • 1950
jako Johnny Yorke
Stage to Tucson
Film • 1950
jako Barney Broderick
The Tougher They Come
Film • 1950
jako Bill Shaw
Johnny One-Eye
Film • 1950
jako Dane Cory
Breakdowns of 1949
Film • 1949
jako Self
The House Across the Street
Film • 1949
jako Dave Joslin
Task Force
Film • 1949
jako McKinney
The Younger Brothers
Film • 1949
jako Cole Younger
A Kiss in the Dark
Film • 1949
jako Bruce Arnold
John Loves Mary
Film • 1949
jako Lt. Victor O'Leary
The Time of Your Life
Film • 1948
jako Tom
The Big Punch
Film • 1948
jako Chris Thorgenson
The Ed Sullivan Show
Serial • 1948
jako Self
Blow-Ups of 1947
Film • 1947
jako Self
The Voice of the Turtle
Film • 1947
jako Comm. Ned Burling
Deep Valley
Film • 1947
jako Jeff Barker
So You Want to Be in Pictures
Film • 1947
jako Self (uncredited)
The Smiling Ghost
Film • 1941
jako Alexander "Lucky" Downing
Three Sons o' Guns
Film • 1941
jako Charley Patterson
Bad Men of Missouri
Film • 1941
jako Bob Younger
I Wanted Wings
Film • 1941
jako Tom Cassidy
The Quarterback
Film • 1940
jako Jimmy Jones and Billy Jones
Ladies Must Live
Film • 1940
jako Corey Lake
Gambling on the High Seas
Film • 1940
jako Jim Carter
Flight Angels
Film • 1940
jako Artie Dixon
An Angel from Texas
Film • 1940
jako Mac McClure
Double Alibi
Film • 1940
jako Stephen Wayne
Brother Rat and a Baby
Film • 1940
jako Billy Randolph
The Return of Doctor X
Film • 1939
jako Walter Wichita Garrett
The Kid from Kokomo
Film • 1939
jako Homer Baston
Brother Rat
Film • 1938
jako Billy Randolph
Valley of the Giants
Film • 1938
jako Bill Cardigan
Men Are Such Fools
Film • 1938
jako Jimmy Hall
Out Where the Stars Begin
Film • 1938
jako Wayne Morris
Love, Honor and Behave
Film • 1938
jako Ted Painter
The Kid Comes Back
Film • 1938
jako Rush Conway
Submarine D-1
Film • 1937
jako "Sock" McGillis
KID GALAHAD
Film • 1937
jako Ward 'Kid Galahad' Guisenberry
Land Beyond the Law
Film • 1937
jako Dave Seymour
Under Southern Stars
Film • 1937
jako Dallas
Once a Doctor
Film • 1937
jako Sailor on Nirvana
Smart Blonde
Film • 1937
jako Railroad Information Clerk (uncredited)
King of Hockey
Film • 1936
jako Bill "Jumbo" Mullins
Polo Joe
Film • 1936
jako Spectator (uncredited)
Here Comes Carter
Film • 1936
jako Bill
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Film • 1936
jako Self
China Clipper
Film • 1936
jako Navigator on Clipper