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 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.
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Fotos
Películas (69)
Buffalo Gun
1961 · Roche
Plunder Road
1957 · Commando Munson
Paths of Glory
1957 · Lt. Roget/Singing man
The Crooked Sky
1957 · Mike Conlin
The Gelignite Gang
1956 · Jimmy Baxter
Cross Channel
1955 · Tex Parker
The Lonesome Trail
1955 · Dandy Dayton
Lord of the Jungle
1955 · Jeff Wood
Port of Hell
1954 · Stanley Povich
The Green Buddha
1954 · Gary Holden
Two Guns and a Badge
1954 · Deputy Jim Blake
The Master Plan
1954 · Major Thomas Brent
The Desperado
1954 · Sam Garrett
Riding Shotgun
1954 · Deputy Sheriff Tub Murphy
Texas Bad Man
1953 · Walt
Fighting Lawman
1953 · Deputy Marshal Jim Burke
The Marksman
1953 · Deputy Marshal Mike Martin
Star of Texas
1953 · Texas Ranger Ed Ryan / Robert Larkin
Arctic Flight
1952 · Mike Wien
Desert Pursuit
1952 · Ford Smith
The Bushwhackers
1951 · Marshal John Harding
Yellow Fin
1951 · Mike Donovan
The Big Gusher
1951 · Kenny Blake
Sierra Passage
1950 · Johnny Yorke, Associate Producer
Stage to Tucson
1950 · Barney Broderick
The Tougher They Come
1950 · Bill Shaw
Johnny One-Eye
1950 · Dane Cory
Breakdowns of 1949
1949 · Self
The House Across the Street
1949 · Dave Joslin
Task Force
1949 · McKinney
The Younger Brothers
1949 · Cole Younger
A Kiss in the Dark
1949 · Bruce Arnold
John Loves Mary
1949 · Lt. Victor O'Leary
The Time of Your Life
1948 · Tom
The Big Punch
1948 · Chris Thorgenson
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947 · Self
The Voice of the Turtle
1947 · Comm. Ned Burling
Deep Valley
1947 · Jeff Barker
So You Want to Be in Pictures
1947 · Self (uncredited)
The Smiling Ghost
1941 · Alexander "Lucky" Downing
Three Sons o' Guns
1941 · Charley Patterson
Bad Men of Missouri
1941 · Bob Younger
I Wanted Wings
1941 · Tom Cassidy
The Quarterback
1940 · Jimmy Jones and Billy Jones
Ladies Must Live
1940 · Corey Lake
Gambling on the High Seas
1940 · Jim Carter
Flight Angels
1940 · Artie Dixon
An Angel from Texas
1940 · Mac McClure
Double Alibi
1940 · Stephen Wayne
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940 · Billy Randolph
The Return of Doctor X
1939 · Walter Wichita Garrett
The Kid from Kokomo
1939 · Homer Baston
Brother Rat
1938 · Billy Randolph
Valley of the Giants
1938 · Bill Cardigan
Men Are Such Fools
1938 · Jimmy Hall
Out Where the Stars Begin
1938 · Wayne Morris
Love, Honor and Behave
1938 · Ted Painter
The Kid Comes Back
1938 · Rush Conway
Submarine D-1
1937 · "Sock" McGillis
Kid Galahad
1937 · Ward 'Kid Galahad' Guisenberry
Land Beyond the Law
1937 · Dave Seymour
Under Southern Stars
1937 · Dallas
Once a Doctor
1937 · Sailor on Nirvana
Smart Blonde
1937 · Railroad Information Clerk (uncredited)
King of Hockey
1936 · Bill "Jumbo" Mullins
Polo Joe
1936 · Spectator (uncredited)
Here Comes Carter
1936 · Bill
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936 · Self
China Clipper
1936 · Navigator on Clipper
Series (11)
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Adventures in Paradise
1959 · Sam Agnew
Bat Masterson
1958 · Mace Pomeroy
Bronco
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Mayor Barney Pax
Maverick
1957
Official Detective
1957
The Adventures of the Big Man
1956 · Bill Pierce
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Bret Johnson
Gunsmoke
1955 · Nat
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self