- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 17, 1914
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- September 14, 1959
Wayne Morris
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 pilo…
Filmography
movieBuffalo Gun
1961 · Roche
tvBourbon Street Beat
1959
tvAdventures in Paradise
1959 · Sam Agnew
tvBat Masterson
1958 · Mace Pomeroy
tvBronco
1958
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Mayor Barney Pax
moviePlunder Road
1957 · Commando Munson
moviePaths of Glory
1957 · Lt. Roget/Singing man
tvMaverick
1957
movieThe Crooked Sky
1957 · Mike Conlin
Official Detective
tvOfficial Detective
1957
movieThe Gelignite Gang
1956 · Jimmy Baxter
The Adventures of the Big Man
tvThe Adventures of the Big Man
1956 · Bill Pierce
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Bret Johnson
movieCross Channel
1955 · Tex Parker
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Nat
movieThe Lonesome Trail
1955 · Dandy Dayton
movieLord of the Jungle
1955 · Jeff Wood
moviePort of Hell
1954 · Stanley Povich
movieThe Green Buddha
1954 · Gary Holden
movieTwo Guns and a Badge
1954 · Deputy Jim Blake
movieThe Master Plan
1954 · Major Thomas Brent
movieThe Desperado
1954 · Sam Garrett
movieRiding Shotgun
1954 · Deputy Sheriff Tub Murphy
movieTexas Bad Man
1953 · Walt
movieFighting Lawman
1953 · Deputy Marshal Jim Burke
movieThe Marksman
1953 · Deputy Marshal Mike Martin
movieStar of Texas
1953 · Texas Ranger Ed Ryan / Robert Larkin
movieArctic Flight
1952 · Mike Wien
movieDesert Pursuit
1952 · Ford Smith
movieThe Bushwhackers
1951 · Marshal John Harding
movieYellow Fin
1951 · Mike Donovan
movieThe Big Gusher
1951 · Kenny Blake
movieSierra Passage
1950 · Johnny Yorke, Associate Producer
movieStage to Tucson
1950 · Barney Broderick
movieThe Tougher They Come
1950 · Bill Shaw
movieJohnny One-Eye
1950 · Dane Cory
movieBreakdowns of 1949
1949 · Self
movieThe House Across the Street
1949 · Dave Joslin
movieTask Force
1949 · McKinney
movieThe Younger Brothers
1949 · Cole Younger
movieA Kiss in the Dark
1949 · Bruce Arnold
movieJohn Loves Mary
1949 · Lt. Victor O'Leary
movieThe Time of Your Life
1948 · Tom
movieThe Big Punch
1948 · Chris Thorgenson
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieBlow-Ups of 1947
1947 · Self
movieThe Voice of the Turtle
1947 · Comm. Ned Burling
movieDeep Valley
1947 · Jeff Barker
So You Want to Be in Pictures
movieSo You Want to Be in Pictures
1947 · Self (uncredited)
movieThe Smiling Ghost
1941 · Alexander "Lucky" Downing
movieThree Sons o' Guns
1941 · Charley Patterson
movieBad Men of Missouri
1941 · Bob Younger
movieI Wanted Wings
1941 · Tom Cassidy
movieThe Quarterback
1940 · Jimmy Jones and Billy Jones
movieLadies Must Live
1940 · Corey Lake
movieGambling on the High Seas
1940 · Jim Carter
movieFlight Angels
1940 · Artie Dixon
movieAn Angel from Texas
1940 · Mac McClure
movieDouble Alibi
1940 · Stephen Wayne
movieBrother Rat and a Baby
1940 · Billy Randolph
movieThe Return of Doctor X
1939 · Walter Wichita Garrett
movieThe Kid from Kokomo
1939 · Homer Baston
movieBrother Rat
1938 · Billy Randolph
movieValley of the Giants
1938 · Bill Cardigan
movieMen Are Such Fools
1938 · Jimmy Hall
movieOut Where the Stars Begin
1938 · Wayne Morris
movieLove, Honor and Behave
1938 · Ted Painter
movieThe Kid Comes Back
1938 · Rush Conway
movieSubmarine D-1
1937 · "Sock" McGillis
movieKid Galahad
1937 · Ward 'Kid Galahad' Guisenberry
movieLand Beyond the Law
1937 · Dave Seymour
Under Southern Stars
movieUnder Southern Stars
1937 · Dallas
movieOnce a Doctor
1937 · Sailor on Nirvana
movieSmart Blonde
1937 · Railroad Information Clerk (uncredited)
movieKing of Hockey
1936 · Bill "Jumbo" Mullins
moviePolo Joe
1936 · Spectator (uncredited)
movieHere Comes Carter
1936 · Bill
movieScreen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936 · Self
movieChina Clipper
1936 · Navigator on Clipper