From 1926 to 1928 John Wayne appeared for brief moments in several films. This filmography begins with his first credited part.
| FILMS OF THE 20's | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Film | Character | Studio | Time |
| 1928 | Hangman's House | Horse-Race Spectator | Fox Films | 7 Reels |
| 1928 | Four Sons | Extra | Fox Films | |
| 1929 | The Black Watch | Extra | Fox Films | |
| 1929 | The Forward Pass | Extra | 1st National Pictures | |
| 1929 | Speakeasy | Extra | Fox Films | |
| 1929 | Words And Music | Pete Donahue | Fox Films | 81 mins |
| 1929 | Salute | Football Player | Fox Films | 86 mins |
| 1929 | Noah's Ark | Extra | WB | |
| FILMS OF THE 30's | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Film | Character | Studio | Time |
| 1930 | Men Without Women | Radioman | Fox Films | 77 mins |
| 1930 | Rough Romance | Lumberjack | Fox Films | 55 mins |
| 1930 | Cheer Up And Smile | As Duke Morrison | Fox Films | 76 mins |
| 1930 | The Big Trail | Breck Colman | Fox Films | 125 mins |
| 1931 | Girls Demand Excitement | Peter Brooks | Fox Films | 79 mins |
| 1931 | Three Girls Lost | Gordon Wales | Fox Films | 80 mins |
| 1931 | Men Are Like That | Lt. Bob Denton | Columbia | 67 mins |
| 1931 | The Range Feud | Clint Turner | Columbia | 64 mins |
| 1931 | Maker Of Men | Dusty | Columbia | 71 mins |
| 1932 | Shadow Of The Eagle | Craig McCoy | Mascot | 12 chaps |
| 1932 | Texas Cyclone | Steve Picket | Columbia | 63 mins |
| 1932 | Two Fisted Law | Duke | Columbia | 64 mins |
| 1932 | Lady And Gent | Buzz Kenny | Paramount | 80 mins |
| 1932 | Hurricane Express | Larry Baker | Mascot | 12 chaps |
| 1932 | Ride Him, Cowboy | John Drury | WB | 63 mins |
| 1932 | The Big Stampede | John Steele | WB | 63 mins |
| 1932 | Haunted Gold | John Mason | WB | 58 mins |
| 1933 | The Telegraph Trail | John Trent | WB | 60 mins |
| 1933 | The Three Musketeers | Tom Wayne | Mascot | 12 chaps |
| 1933 | Central Airport | Man In Wreck | WB | 70 mins |
| 1933 | Somewhere In Sonora | John Bishop | WB | 59 mins |
| 1933 | His Private Secretary | Dick Wallace | Showman's Pictures | 60 mins |
| 1933 | The Life Of Jimmy Dolan | Smith | WB | 85 mins |
| 1933 | Baby Face | Jimmy McCoy | WB | 76 mins |
| 1933 | The Man From Monterey | Capt.John Holms | WB | 59 mins |
| 1933 | Riders Of Destiny | Sandy Sanders | Lonestar/ Monogram | 50 mins |
| 1933 | College Coach | WB | ||
| 1933 | Sagebrush Trail | John Brant | Lonestar/ Monogram | 59 mins |
| 1934 | The Lucky Texan | Jerry Mason | Lonestar/ Monogram | 56 mins |
| 1934 | West Of The Divide | Ted Hayden | Lonestar/ Monogram | 54 mins |
| 1934 | Blue Steel | John Curruthers | Lonestar/ Monogram | 59 mins |
| 1934 | The Man From Utah | John Weston | Lonestar/ Monogram | 57 mins |
| 1934 | Randy Rides Alone | Randy Bowers | Lonestar/ Monogram | 60 mins |
| 1934 | The Star Packer | John Travers | Lonestar/ Monogram | 60 mins |
| 1934 | The Trail Beyond | Rod Drew | Monogram | 55 mins |
| 1934 | The Lawless Frontier | John Tobin | Monogram | 59 mins |
| 1934 | 'Neath The Arizona Skies | Chris Morrell | Monogram | 57 mins |
| 1935 | Texas Terror | John Higgings | Monogram/ Republic | 51 mins |
| 1935 | Rainbow Valley | John Martin | Monogram | 52 mins |
| 1935 | The Desert Trail | John Scott | Monogram/ Republic | 54 mins |
| 1935 | The Dawn Rider | John Mason | Monogram/ Republic | 56 mins |
| 1935 | Paradise Canyon | John Wyatt | Monogram | 59 mins |
| 1935 | Westward Ho | John Wyatt | Republic | 60 mins |
| 1935 | The New Frontier | John Dawson | Republic | 59 mins |
| 1935 | Lawless Range | John Middleton | Republic | 59 mins |
| 1936 | The Oregon Trail | Capt. John Belmont | Republic | 59 mins |
| 1936 | The Lawless Nineties | John Midleton | Republic | 55 mins |
| 1936 | King Of The Pecos | John Clayborn | Republic | 54 mins |
| 1936 | The Lonely Trail | John | Republic | 58 mins |
| 1936 | Winds Of The Wasteland | John Blair | Republic | 57 mins |
| 1936 | Sea Spoilers | Bob Randal | Universal | 63 mins |
| 1936 | Conflict | Pat | Universal | 60 mins |
| 1937 | California Straight Ahead | Biff Smith | Universal | 67 mins |
| 1937 | I Cover The War | Bob Adams | Universal | 78 mins |
| 1937 | Idol Of The Crowds | Johnny Hansen | Universal | 62 mins |
| 1937 | Adventure's End | Duke Slade | Universal | 68 mins |
| 1937 | Born To The West> | Dare Rudd | Paramount | 59 mins |
| 1938 | Pals Of The Saddle | Stony Brooke | Republic | 60 mins |
| 1938 | Overland Stage Raiders | Stony Brooke | Republic | 55 mins |
| 1938 | Santa Fe Stampede | Stony Brooke | Republic | 58 mins |
| 1938 | Red River Range | Stony Brooke | Republic | 59 mins |
| 1939 | Stagecoach | Ringo Kid | United Artist | 96 mins |
| 1939 | The Night Riders | Stony Brooke | Republic | 58 mins |
| 1939 | Three Texas Steers | Stony Brooke | Republic | 59 mins |
| 1939 | Wyoming Outlaw | Stony Brooke | Republic | 62 mins |
| 1939 | New Frontier | Stony Brooke | Republic | 56 mins |
| 1939 | Allegheny Uprising | Jim Smith | RKO | 81 mins |
| FILMS OF THE 40's | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Film | Character | Studio | Time |
| 1940 | Dark Command | Bob Seton | Republic | 92 mins |
| 1940 | Three Faces West | John Phillips | Republic | 79 mins |
| 1940 | The Long Voyage Home | Ole Olson | United Artist | 105 mins |
| 1940 | Seven Sinners | Lt. Dan Brent | Universal | 81 mins |
| 1941 | A Man Betrayed | Lynn Holister | Republic | 83 mins |
| 1941 | Lady From Louisiana | John Reynolds | Republic | 84 mins |
| 1941 | Shepherd Of The Hills | Matt Matthews | Paramount | 97 mins |
| 1942 | Lady For A Night | Jack Morgan | Republic | 87 mins |
| 1942 | Reap The Wild Wind | Capt. Jack Stewart | Paramount | 124 mins |
| 1942 | The Spoilers | Roy Glennister | Universal | 84 mins |
| 1942 | In Old California | Tom Craig | Republic | 88 mins |
| 1942 | Flying Tigers | Jim Gordon | Republic | 101 mins |
| 1942 | Reunion In France | Pat Talbot | MGM | 104 mins |
| 1942 | Pittsburgh | Charles "Pittsburg" Markham | Universal | 98 mins |
| 1943 | A Lady Takes A Chance | Duke Hudkins | RKO | 86 mins |
| 1943 | In Old Oklahoma | Dan Sommers | Republic | 102 mins |
| 1944 | The Fighting Seabees | Wedge Donavan | Republic | 100 mins |
| 1944 | Tall In The Saddle | Rocklin | RKO | 87 mins |
| 1945 | Flame Of The Barbary Coast | Duke Fergus | Republic | 91 mins |
| 1945 | Back To Bataan | Col. Joseph Madden | RKO | 97 mins |
| 1945 | They Were Expendable | Lt. Rusty Ryan | MGM | 136 mins |
| 1945 | Dakota | John Devlin | Republic | 82 mins |
| 1946 | Without Reservations | Rusty Thomas | RKO | 107 mins |
| 1947 | Angel And The Badman | Quirt Evans | Republic | 100 mins |
| 1947 | Tycoon | Johnny Monroe | RKO | 126 mins |
| 1948 | Fort Apache | Capt. Kirby York | RKO | 128 mins |
| 1948 | Red River | Tom Dunson | United Artist | 125 mins |
| 1948 | Three Godfathers | Robert Hightower | MGM | 106 mins |
| 1948 | Wake Of The Red Witch | Capt. Ralls | Republic | 106 mins |
| 1949 | The Fighting Kentuckian | John Breen | Republic | 100 mins |
| 1949 | She Wore A Yellow Ribbon | Capt. Nathan Brittles | Republic | 104 mins |
| 1949 | Sands Of Iwo Jima | Sgt. John M. Stryker | Republic | 109 mins |
| FILMS OF THE 50's | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Film | Character | Studio | Time |
| 1950 | Rio Grande | Lt. Col. Kirby York | Republic | 105 mins |
| 1951 | Operation Pacific | "Duke" Gifford | WB | 111 mins |
| 1951 | Flying Leathernecks | Maj. Dan Kirby | RKO | 102 mins |
| 1952 | The Quiet Man | Sean Thorton | Republic | 129 mins |
| 1952 | Big Jim Mclain | Big Jim McLain | WB | 90 mins |
| 1953 | Trouble Along The Way | Steve Aloysius Williams | WB | 110 mins |
| 1953 | Island In The Sky | Capt. Dooley | WB | 109 mins |
| 1953 | Hondo | Hondo Lane | WB | 84 mins |
| 1954 | The High And The Mighty | Dan Roman | WB | 147 mins |
| 1955 | The Sea Chase | Capt Karl Ehrlich | WB | 117 mins |
| 1955 | Blood Alley | Wilder | WB | 118 mins |
| 1956 | The Conqueror | Temujin | RKO | 110 mins |
| 1956 | The Searchers | Ethan Edwards | WB | 119 mins |
| 1957 | The Wings Of Eagles | Frank W. "Spig" Wead | MGM | 118 mins |
| 1957 | Jet Pilot | Col. Shannon | Universal | 112 mins |
| 1957 | Legend Of The Lost | Joe January | United Artist | 109 mins |
| 1958 | The Barbarian And The Geisha | Townsend Harris | 20th Cent Fox | 104 mins |
| 1959 | Rio Bravo | John T. Chance | WB | 141 mins |
| 1959 | The Horse Soldiers | Col. John Marlow | United Artist | 119 mins |
| FILMS OF THE 60's | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Film | Character | Studio | Time |
| 1960 | The Alamo | Davy Crockett | United Artist | 199 mins |
| 1960 | North To Alaska | Sam McCord | 20th Cent Fox | 122 mins |
| 1961 | The Comancheros | Jake Cutter | 20th Cent Fox | 107 mins |
| 1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Tom Doniphon | Paramount | 123 mins |
| 1962 | Hatari! | Sean Mercer | Paramount | 157 mins |
| 1962 | The Longest Day | Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort | 20th Cent Fox | 180 mins |
| 1962 | How The West Was Won | Gen. William T. Sherman | 20th Cent Fox | 162 mins |
| 1963 | Donovan's Reef | Michael Patrict Donavan | 20th Cent Fox | 112 mins |
| 1963 | McLintock! | George Washington McLintock | United Artist | 127 mins |
| 1964 | Circus World | Matt Masters | United Artist | 131 mins |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told | The Centurion | United Artist | 195 mins |
| 1965 | In Harm's Way | Rockwell Tory | Paramount | 165 mins |
| 1965 | The Sons Of Katie Elder | John Elder | Paramount | 122 mins |
| 1966 | Cast A Giant Shadow | Gen. Mike Randolph | United Artist | 142 mins |
| 1967 | The War Wagon | Taw Jackson | Universal | 101 mins |
| 1967 | El Dorado | Cole Thornton | Universal | 126 mins |
| 1968 | The Green Berets | Col. Mike Kirby | WB/ Seven Arts | 141 mins |
| 1968 | Hellfighters | Chance Buckman | Universal | 121 mins |
| 1969 | True Grit | Ruben J. "Rooster" Cogburn | Universal | 128 mins |
| 1969 | The Undefeated | Col. John Henry Thomas | 20th Cent Fox | 119 mins |
| FILMS OF THE 70's | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Film | Character | Studio | Time |
| 1970 | Chisum | John Chisum | WB/ Seven Arts | 110 mins |
| 1970 | Rio Lobo | Cord McNally | National General | 114 mins |
| 1971 | Big Jake | Jacob McCandles | National General | 110 mins |
| 1972 | The Cowboys | Will Andersen | WB | 128 mins |
| 1973 | The Train Robbers | Lane | WB | 91 mins |
| 1973 | Cahill-United States Marshal | J.D. Cahill | WB | 102 mins |
| 1974 | McQ | Lon McQue | WB | 116 mins |
| 1975 | Brannigan | Brannigan | United Artist | 111 mins |
| 1975 | Rooster Cogburn | Rooster Cogburn | Universal | 107 mins |
| 1976 | The Shootist | John Bernard Books | Paramount | 100 mins |
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