news John Wayne acting May 26, 1907 Jun 11, 1979 Winterset, Iowa, USA news ✕ loading… add oscars oscars ✕ 1 win 1969 ACTOR (Rooster Cogburn) True Grit 2 nominations 1949 ACTOR (Sergeant John M. Stryker) Sands of Iwo Jima 1960 BEST MOTION PICTURE The Alamo 272 of 272 films rated IMDb avg 6.3 IMDb median 6.3 RT avg 73% RT median 81% highest rated Showbiz Goes to War 9.0 Atomic People 8.3 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 8.1 The Colter Craven Story 8.1 Rio Bravo 8.0 Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo 8.0 La classe américaine 7.9 The Movie Orgy 7.9 The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 7.9 A Home-Made Man 7.9 acting 309 production 18 directing 2 crew 2 art 1 art Rough Romance → Props