Wayne Morris
Actor,
109 years old
Biography
Aktor Amerika yang dulu sukses saat masih muda, tapi karirnya menolak Perang Dunia II, di mana dia adalah seorang pahlawan dengan banyak medali. Penduduk asli Los Angeles, Morris bermain sepak bola di Los Angeles Junior College, lalu bekerja sebagai forest ranger. Kembali ke sekolah, ia belajar akting di Los Angeles Junior College dan di diakui Pasadena Playhouse. Warner Bros. talent scout melihat dia di Playhouse dan dia menandatangani studionya tahun 1936. Blond dan berwajah terbuka, dia adalah tipe sempurna untuk boy-next-door parts dan dalam setahun telah sukses dalam peran anak Galahad (1937). Sementara syuting Flight Angels (1940), Morris menjadi tertarik dengan terbang dan menjadi pilot. Dengan perang di udara, ia bergabung dengan Naval Reserve dan menjadi penerbang Angkatan Laut pada tahun 1942, meninggalkan karir film di belakang untuk durasi perang. Ditugaskan untuk kapal pengangkut Essex di Pasifik, Morris menjatuhkan tujuh pesawat Jepang dan berkontribusi untuk tenggelam lima kapal. Dia dianugerahi empat terbang terhormat Salib dan dua medali udara. Setelah Perang, Morris kembali ke film, tapi ketidakhadiran dia hampir empat tahun telah biaya dia bintang burgeoning. Dia terus bermain di film layar, tapi gambar, untuk sebagian besar, tenggelam dalam kualitas. Kehilangan sikap kekonyolan mereka tapi bukan sikap Morris, Kebanyakan Fifty menghabiskan anggaran rendah di film Westns. Penampilan yang luar biasa sebagai orang lemah dalam jalur kejayaan Stanley Kubrick (1957) mungkin telah memberikan impetus untuk karir baru sebagai aktor karakter, Jika Morris hidup. Namun, ia menderita serangan jantung besar saat mengunjungi kapal induk Bon Homme Richard di San Francisco Bay dan dinyatakan meninggal setelah dipindahkan Oakland ke Rumah Sakit Angkatan Laut di California. Dia adalah 45. Film terakhirnya tidak dirilis sampai dua tahun setelah kematiannya.
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Filmography
Gunsmoke
Western
1955–1975
The Ed Sullivan Show
Comedy, Music
1948–1971
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Comedy, Family
1952–1966
Wagon Train
Drama, Western
1957–1965
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Comedy, Crime, Drama
1955–1962
Adventures in Paradise
Adventure
1959–1962
Bronco
Western
1958–1962
Maverick
Comedy, Western
1957–1962
Lawman
Western
1958–1962
Buffalo Gun
Western
1961
Playhouse 90
Comedy, Crime, Drama
1956–1961
Bat Masterson
Western
1958–1961
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Western
1958–1961
Encounter
Drama
1952–1961
New Comedy Showcase
Comedy
1960–
Colt .45
Western
1957–1960
Bourbon Street Beat
Crime, Drama
1959–1960
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
Drama
1958–1959
Plunder Road
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
1957
Science Fiction Theatre
Drama, Sci-Fi
1955–1957
The Crooked Sky
Drama
1957
Official Detective
Mystery, Adventure
1957–
The Ford Television Theatre
Comedy, Drama, Music
1952–1957
The Dynamiters
Thriller, Crime, Drama
1956
Justice
Drama
1954–1956
Damon Runyon Theater
Comedy, Drama
1955–1956
The Adventures of the Big Man
Drama
1956–
Cross Channel
Drama
1955
The Lonesome Trail
Western
1955
Lord of the Jungle
Adventure
1955
The Green Carnation
Crime, Drama, Mystery
1954
The Desperado
Action, Drama, Romance
1954
Two Guns and a Badge
Romance, Western
1954
Riding Shotgun
Western
1954
The Master Plan
Crime, Drama
1954
Port of Hell
Drama
1954
The Marksman
Western
1953
Fighting Lawman
Action, Adventure, Drama
1953
Star of Texas
Western
1953
Texas Bad Man
Western
1953
Desert Pursuit
Western
1952
The Bushwhackers
Western
1952
Arctic Flight
Action, Adventure, Drama
1952
The Big Gusher
Adventure
1951
Yellow Fin
Action, Adventure, Drama
1951
Stage to Tucson
Action, Adventure, Western
1950
Sierra Passage
Western
1950
The Ken Murray Show
Comedy, Music
1950–
The Tougher They Come
Action, Adventure, Drama
1950
Johnny One-Eye
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
1950
John Loves Mary
Comedy
1949
Task Force
Drama, War
1949
The Younger Brothers
Western
1949
The House Across the Street
Comedy, Crime, Drama
1949
A Kiss in the Dark
Comedy
1949
The Time of Your Life
Comedy, Drama
1948
The Big Punch
Drama
1948
The Voice of the Turtle
Comedy, Romance
1947
Deep Valley
Action, Crime, Drama
1947
Bad Men of Missouri
Action, History, Romance
1941
The Smiling Ghost
Comedy, Mystery
1941
I Wanted Wings
Drama, War
1941
Three Sons o' Guns
Comedy, Romance
1941
Brother Rat and a Baby
Comedy
1940
The Quarterback
Comedy
1940
Flight Angels
Romance, Comedy, Drama
1940
An Angel from Texas
Comedy, Romance
1940
Ladies Must Live
Comedy, Romance
1940
Gambling on the High Seas
Crime, Drama, Thriller
1940
Double Alibi
Adventure, Crime, Mystery
1940
The Kid from Kokomo
Comedy, Romance
1939
The Return of Doctor X
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
1939
Valley of the Giants
Adventure
1938
Love, Honor and Behave
Drama
1938
The Kid Comes Back
Action, Comedy, Drama
1938
Brother Rat
Action, Comedy, Drama
1938
Men Are Such Fools
Drama, Romance
1938
Submarine D-1
Action, Drama
1937
Smart Blonde
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
1937
Once a Doctor
Drama
1937
Kid Galahad
Crime, Drama, Romance
1937
Land Beyond the Law
Adventure, Music, Romance
1937
Polo Joe
Comedy
1936
Here Comes Carter
Comedy, Crime, Drama
1936
King of Hockey
Drama, Sport
1936
China Clipper
Drama
1936
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