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List of Patrick Wayne Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. The Searchers (1956)
25
3
The Searchers
TV-G
25
3

This highly acclaimed movie is about the quest of a Civil War-veteran to rescue his niece from the Comanches. Ex-Confederate soldier, Ethan Edwards, returns to his brother’s Texas ranch, but finds his family massacred and 9-year-old niece Debbie abducted by Chief Scar’s people. Edwards’ nephew Martin Pawley joins him in his long arduous mission to find Debbie. Does he get his niece back?

Starring:
John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Jeffrey Hunter
Directed By:
Awards:
Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Male
2. The Quiet Man (1952)
27
3
The Quiet Man
27
3

After killing his opponent in the ring accidentally, a boxer Sean Thornton leaves the States and returns to his native village in Ireland. He soon falls in love with a young woman Mary, but her brother is not happy with their relationship.

Starring:
Victor McLaglen, John Wayne, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald, Maureen O'Hara
Directed By:
3. The New Spartans (1975)
14
4
The New Spartans
14
4
Role:
Bigdick McCracken
Starring:
Toshiro Mifune, Oliver Reed, Toshirô Mifune, Susan George, Fred Williamson
Directed By:
Jack Starrett
4. Mister Roberts (1955)
20
3
Mister Roberts
20
3

Mister Roberts is a war comedy drama film which tells the story of a Naval officer who is longing for active duty, but he finds himself in conflict with his captain.

Starring:
James Cagney, Jack Lemmon, Henry Fonda, Betsy Palmer, William Powell
Directed By:
5. McLintock! (1963)
29
2
McLintock!
TV-14
29
2

This film revolves around a wealthy rancher named GW McLintock, who uses his power and influence to maintain a peace in his area, between ranchers, land-grabbers, farmers, Native Indians, as well as the corrupt government officials. Meanwhile, he has also been eagerly waiting for his daughter’s return.

Role:
Devlin Warren
Starring:
John Wayne, Stefanie Powers, Maureen O'Hara, Jack Kruschen
Directed By:
Andrew V. McLaglen
6. Shenandoah (1965)
22
2
Shenandoah
22
2

Charlie Anderson is a farmer in Virginia who refuses to take part in the American Civil War, as he wants to stay neutral. In addition, he is also unwilling to allow any of his six sons to join the army. However, he is forced to break his own rules, when his youngest son is taken prisoner.

Role:
James
Starring:
James Stewart, Katharine Ross, Denver Pyle, George Harris Kennedy, Jr, Doug McClure, Rosemary Forsyth, Glenn Corbett
Directed By:
Andrew V. McLaglen
7. Rio Grande (1950)
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0
Rio Grande
24
0

Rio Grande is a Western film which revolves around a cavalry officer posted on the Rio Grande, who faces against murderous Apaches, and their uprisings. Things get complicated when he finds himself in shortage of troops, and soon one of the new recruits turn out to be his son.

Role:
Boy (uncredited)
Starring:
John Wayne, Victor McLaglen, Harry Carey Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Claude Jarman Jr.
Directed By:
8. Big Jake (1971)
25
2
Big Jake
GP
25
2

After her grandson is kidnapped by a group of outlaws, who leave behind a ransom note of $ 1 million, Martha decides to call for her estranged husband, Jacob, who is an ageing gunfighter. Along with his faithful dog, Jacob ventures out on his mission to rescue the boy.

Role:
James McCandles
Starring:
John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Richard Boone, Christopher Mitchum
Directed By:
9. The Long Gray Line (1955)
15
1
The Long Gray Line
15
1
Starring:
Peter Graves, Donald Crisp, Ward Bond, Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara
Directed By:
10. The Comancheros (1961)
23
2
The Comancheros
23
2

Jake Cutter is an aging Texas ranger, who is assigned to capture Paul Regret, a gambler, who was imprisoned and scheduled for hanging, but had managed to escape. He eventually manages to capture Regret, but things get ugly when they encounter a group of fierce outlaws. The two are forced to unite to stop and defeat them. Regret proves his worth in the fight, after which Cutter begins to have second thoughts about taking him back to the authorities.  

Starring:
Lee Marvin, John Wayne, Ina Balin, Nehemiah Persoff, Stuart Whitman
Directed By:
11. The Alamo (1960)
21
2
The Alamo
21
2

The Alamo is a Western historical war drama film which takes to the middle of the 19th century, where Mexican forces are invading Texas. Though the Mexican forces are stronger in number and have better arms and training, the Texans are not willing to give up, and their morale still remains high.

Role:
Capt. James Butler Bonham
Starring:
Richard Widmark, Frankie Avalon, Laurence Harvey, John Wayne, Denver Pyle, Laurence Harvey
Directed By:
12. Donovan's Reef (1963)
21
3
Donovan's Reef
21
3

Donovan’s Reef is an adventure romantic comedy film which revolves around the adventures of John Wayne, a World War II hero, who has worked hard to own a shipping company, and is now living on a beautiful South Sea island.  

Starring:
Lee Marvin, John Wayne, Cesar Romero, Jack Warden, Elizabeth Allen
Directed By:
13. Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
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1
Cheyenne Autumn
19
1
Starring:
Carroll Baker, Sal Mineo, John Carradine, Edward G. Robinson, James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Denver Pyle
Directed By:
14. The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
13
1
The Sun Shines Bright
13
1
Starring:
Stepin Fetchit, Slim Pickens, John Russell, Russell Simpson, Charles Winninger
Directed By:
15. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
15
1
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
G
15
1

Just before Prince Kasim is about to be crowned King of Charak, an evil witch named Zenobia, his stepmother, places a curse upon him, as she wants her own son to be the King instead. Meanwhile, Sinbad the sailor is at Charak, as he intends to seek permission from Prince Kasim to marry his sister Princess Farah. However, Zenobia’s son soon attacks Sinbad and his men but Sinbad manages to defeat him. He soon meets with Farah and learns that Kasim has been turned into a pre-historic baboon, after which they set out looking for an old Greek alchemist, hoping he has a cure.

Role:
Sinbad
Starring:
Jane Seymour, Patrick Troughton, Taryn Power, Margaret Whiting
Directed By:
Sam Wanamaker
16. Young Guns (1988)
15
1
Young Guns
R
15
1

When John Tunstall, the distinguished British gentleman and cattle rancher in New Mexico, is gunned down by his competitor Lawrence Murphy, the young and wayward gunmen he had hired to work in his ranch, decide to take revenge. Based on a true story, the film retells the adventures of Billy the Kid, who leads the group to avenge their mentor.  

Starring:
Lou Diamond Phillips, Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Jack Palance, Brian Keith
Directed By:
Christopher Cain
17. Mustang Country (1976)
11
1
Mustang Country
G
11
1
Role:
Tee Jay
Starring:
Joel McCrea, Robert Fuller, Nika Mina
Directed By:
John C. Champion
18. An Eye for an Eye (1966)
12
1
An Eye for an Eye
12
1

An Eye for an Eye is a western action film which tells the story of an ex-bounty hunter Talion, who comes home one day, only to find his entire family killed. He soon comes to know that a gang led by Ike Slant is responsible for the crime. He sets out to track them down, and on the way, he meets a fellow bounty hunter named Benny who is also after the same man.

Role:
Benny Wallace (as Pat Wayne)
Starring:
Slim Pickens, Paul Fix, Gloria Talbott, Robert Lansing
Directed By:
Michael D. Moore
19. The Bears and I (1974)
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2
The Bears and I
G
12
2
Role:
Bob Leslie
Starring:
Michael Ansara, Andrew Duggan, Robert Pine, Chief Dan George
Directed By:
Bernard McEveety
20. Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)
13
1
Rustlers' Rhapsody
PG
13
1
Starring:
Tom Berenger, Marilu Henner, Andy Griffith, G.W. Bailey, Fernando Rey
Directed By:
Hugh Wilson
21. The Green Berets (1968)
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2
The Green Berets
G
17
2

A cynical reporter, who is opposed to the Vietnam War, is assigned to cover the conflict. He tags along with a group of Green Berets. He soon begins to realize why the US got involved in the war.

Starring:
George Takei, John Wayne, Raymond St. Jacques, David Janssen, Aldo Ray, Jim Hutton
Directed By:
22. The Devil's Backbone (1971)
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3
The Devil's Backbone
PG
9
3

This Western film revolves around an Army deserter Capt. Viktor Kaleb, who is offered a pardon. He will be reinstated in the cavalry if he agrees to lead a Special Forces group in a raid against an Apache stronghold into Mexico. 

Starring:
John Huston, Slim Pickens, Ricardo Montalban, Chuck Connors
Directed By:
Burt Kennedy, Niksa Fulgosi
23. Texas Detour (1978)
10
1
Texas Detour
R
10
1
Role:
Clay McCarthy
Starring:
R.G. Armstrong, Mitch Vogel, Priscilla Barnes, Lindsay Bloom
Directed By:
Howard Avedis
24. The People That Time Forgot (1977)
11
1
The People That Time Forgot
PG
11
1
Role:
Ben McBride
Starring:
Thorley Walters, Doug McClure, Sarah Douglas, Dana Gillespie
Directed By:
Kevin Connor
25. The Young Land (1959)
9
1
The Young Land
9
1

The Young Land is a western film which tells the story of an American gunslinger who kills a Mexican man in California shortly after the war between Mexico and America. The man is arrested and put on trial for murder. Meanwhile the Hispanic population is waiting to see the outcome of the trial.

Role:
Sheriff Jim Ellison (as Pat Wayne)
Starring:
Dennis Hopper, Dan O'Herlihy, Yvonne Craig, Roberto De La Madrid
Directed By:
Ted Tetzlaff
26. Her Alibi (1989)
10
1
Her Alibi
PG
10
1

Despite having written thirty detective novels in the past, Phil Blackwood hasn’t written anything in four years. Hoping to find something that may spark his imagination, he visits the local courthouse, where he meets a beautiful Romanian woman who is a murder suspect. Believing her to be innocent, he provides her an alibi. Although he is falling for her, over time, he also begins to find her suspicious.  

Starring:
Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, James Farentino, William Daniels, Hurd Hatfield
Directed By:
Bruce Beresford
27. The Gatling Gun (1971)
9
1
The Gatling Gun
PG
9
1

Two deserters and a pastor steal a Gatling Gun from the cavalry in order to steal the valuables from an Apache tribe. However, they are eventually chased by both the tribe as well as the Cavalry.

Role:
Jim Boland
Starring:
John Carradine, Guy Stockwell, Robert Fuller, Woody Strode
Directed By:
Robert Gordon
28. Beyond Atlantis (1973)
8
1
Beyond Atlantis
PG
8
1
Role:
Vic Mathias
Starring:
John Ashley, Sid Haig, Leigh Christian, Lenore Stevens
Directed By:
Eddie Romero
29. The Conqueror (1956)
7
1
The Conqueror
7
1
Starring:
Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorehead, John Wayne, John Hoyt, Pedro Armendáriz
Directed By:
Dick Powell
30. Deep Cover (1997)
7
1
Deep Cover
7
1
Role:
Ray
Starring:
Alex Hyde-White, Cynthia Rothrock, Stephen Nichols, Tom Reilly
Directed By:
Nicholas Celozzi
31. Chill Factor (1989)
6
1
Chill Factor
6
1
Role:
Jerry Rivers
Starring:
Carrie Snodgress, Patrick Macnee, Paul Williams, Laura McKenzie
Directed By:
David McKenzie

TV Movie(s)

1. Sole Survivor (1970)
12
1
Sole Survivor
12
1
Starring:
William Shatner, Vince Edwards, Lou Antonio, Richard Basehart, Lawrence P. Casey
Directed By:
Paul Stanley
2. Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
13
1
Swing Out, Sweet Land
13
1
Starring:
Dean Martin, Ann-Margret, Phyllis Diller, Lorne Greene, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Celeste Holm
Directed By:
Stan Harris
3. Yesterday's Child (1977)
9
1
Yesterday's Child
9
1
Starring:
Claude Akins, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ross Martin, Shirley Jones
Directed By:
Jerry Thorpe, Corey Allen, Bob Rosenbaum
4. The Last Hurrah (1977)
8
1
The Last Hurrah
8
1
Starring:
Dana Andrews, Carroll O'Connor, Robert Brown, John Anderson
Directed By:
Vincent Sherman
5. Movin' On (1972)
9
1
Movin' On
9
1
Role:
Clint Daniels
Starring:
Meg Wyllie, David Soul, Kate Jackson, Geoffrey Deuel
Directed By:
E.W. Swackhamer
6. Three on a Date (1978)
9
1
Three on a Date
9
1
Starring:
Danny Thomas, Ray Bolger, June Allyson, John Byner
Directed By:
Bill Bixby
7. Flight to Holocaust (1977)
7
1
Flight to Holocaust
7
1
Role:
Les Taggart
Starring:
Sid Caesar, Rory Calhoun, Desi Arnaz Jr., Christopher Mitchum
Directed By:
Bernard L. Kowalski

TV Shows and Videos

Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
Have Gun - Will Travel
Starring:
Vincent Price, James Franciscus, Werner Klemperer, Sydney Pollack, Angie Dickinson, Peter Falk, Elinor Donahue
Directed By:
William Conrad, Richard Donner, Don Taylor, Gary Nelson, Buzz Kulik
12 O'Clock High (1964)
12 O'Clock High
Starring:
James Brolin, Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Luciana Paluzzi, Sorrell Booke, Claudine Longet, Dina Merrill
Directed By:
Robert Douglas, Don Medford, William A. Graham, Laslo Benedek, Joseph Lejtes
Frank's Place (1987)
Frank's Place
Starring:
Pam Grier, Virginia Capers, Daphne Reid, Tim Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Directed By:
Max Tash, Neema Barnette, Stan Lathan, Hugh Wilson, Richard Dubin
Mr. Adams and Eve (1957)
Mr. Adams and Eve
Starring:
David Niven, Ida Lupino, Howard Duff
Directed By:
Don Weis, Richard Kinon, Frederick De Cordova
Sledge Hammer! (1986)
Sledge Hammer!
Starring:
Jonathan Brandis, Ray Walston, Jackie Cooper, Davy Jones, Harrison Page
Directed By:
Jackie Cooper
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1977)
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
Starring:
Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Denver Pyle, Dan Haggerty
The F.B.I. (1965)
The F.B.I.
Starring:
Ed Asner, Bruce Dern, David Cassidy, Harvey Keitel, Kim Richards, Louis Jourdan, Eric Braeden
Directed By:
Virgil W. Vogel, Don Medford, Jesse Hibbs, William Hale, Ralph Senensky
Branded (1965)
Branded
Starring:
Martin Landau, Burt Reynolds, John Carradine, Peter Graves, Bruce Dern, Claude Akins, Chuck Connors
Directed By:
Vincent McEveety, Larry Peerce, Allen Reisner, Harry Harris, Bernard McEveety
Danger Bay (1984)
Danger Bay
TV-PG
Starring:
Jason Priestley, Tom Skerritt, Bruce Greenwood, James Doohan, Donnelly Rhodes
Directed By:
Tom Skerritt, Deepa Mehta
Screen Directors Playhouse (1955)
Screen Directors Playhouse
Starring:
Walter Brennan, Alan Young, Ray Milland, John Banner, Jerry Mathers, Bea Benaderet, Fred MacMurray
Directed By:
Frank Borzage, Tay Garnett, John Brahm, George Waggner, Leo McCarey
Alcoa Premiere (1961)
Alcoa Premiere
Starring:
Robert Redford, Joyce Bulifant, Jane Wyatt, Bobby Troup, Marion Ross, John Forsythe, James Whitmore
Directed By:
John Newland, James Sheldon, Alan Crosland Jr., Herschel Daugherty, Bernard Girard
Lottery! (1983)
Lottery!
Starring:
Corey Feldman, Kim Richards, Marshall Colt, Ben Murphy
Directed By:
James Sheldon, Barry Crane, Michael Vejar
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Starring:
Mel Ferrer, Alexis Smith, Edd Byrnes, Tom Bosley, Christina Crawford, Gena Rowlands, Farrah Fawcett
Directed By:
Steven Spielberg, Marc Daniels, Leo Penn, Hollingsworth Morse, Jeannot Szwarc
MacGyver (1985)
MacGyver
TV-PG
Starring:
Abe Vigoda, Shawn Wayans, Cuba Gooding Jr., Traci Lords, Tia Carrere, Robert Englund, Ben Stein
Directed By:
Charles Correll, William Gereghty, Michael Vejar, Michael Caffey, Cliff Bole
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Starring:
Robert Duvall, Leslie Nielsen, Eddie Albert, Victor Mature, Gus Trikonis, James Brolin, Vincent Price
Directed By:
Jus Addiss, Jerry Hopper, Sobey Martin, Harry Harris, Leonard Horn
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Starring:
Eli Wallach, Lois Maxwell, Season Hubley, Erik Estrada, Shaun Cassidy, George Lazenby, Melissa Sue Anderson
Directed By:
Timothy Bond, Roger Young, Bill Corcoran, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Crowe
The Monte Carlo Show (1980)
The Monte Carlo Show
Role:
Host (1980) (unknown episodes)
McCloud (1970)
McCloud
Starring:
Bernadette Peters, Della Reese, Steve Allen, Don Ameche, Milton Berle, Britt Ekland, Linda Evans
Directed By:
E.W. Swackhamer, Ron Satlof, Bruce Kessler, Russ Mayberry, Lou Antonio
Out of This World (1987)
Out of This World
Starring:
Scott Baio, Florence Henderson, Fred Willard, Tom Bosley, Burt Reynolds, Doug McClure, Maureen Flannigan
Directed By:
Scott Baio, Bob Claver, Stan Harris, Selig Frank, Renny Temple
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Murder, She Wrote
Starring:
Audra Lindley, Adam West, Bill Maher, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, George Clooney, Janet Leigh, Jerry Stiller
Directed By:
Anthony Pullen Shaw, Walter Grauman, Vincent McEveety, Seymour Robbie, Jerry Jameson
Love, American Style (1969)
Love, American Style
Starring:
Gavin MacLeod, Scatman Crothers, Sterling Holloway, Ossie Davis, Maud Adams, Vivian Vance, Ed Begley Jr.
Directed By:
Charles R. Rondeau, Bruce Bilson, Leslie H. Martinson, Gary Nelson, Richard Michaels
Matt Houston (1982)
Matt Houston
Starring:
Tina Louise, Mary Ann Mobley, Mary Wickes, George Chakiris, Robert Reed, Michelle Phillips, Lori Loughlin
Directed By:
Corey Allen, Michael Vejar, Cliff Bole, James L. Conway, Don Chaffey
All My Children (1970)
All My Children
TV-PG
Starring:
Debra Jo Rupp, Mischa Anne Marsden Barton, Cameron Mathison, Eve Plumb, Tony Danza, Jana Kramer, Rosie O'Donnell
Directed By:
Casey Childs, Steven Williford, Michael V. Pomarico, Conal O'Brien, Angela Tessinari
Fantasy Island (1977)
Fantasy Island
Starring:
Danny Bonaduce, Nicole Eggert, Dorothy McGuire, Bob Denver, Eva Gabor, Eleanor Parker, Mako Iwamatsu
Directed By:
Cliff Bole, Don Weis, Earl Bellamy, George McCowan, Philip Leacock
Police Woman (1974)
Police Woman
Starring:
Danny DeVito, Alice Ghostley, Meredith Baxter, Mare Winningham, Debra Winger, Edward James Olmos, Nipsey Russell
Directed By:
Alvin Ganzer, John Newland, Barry Shear, David Moessinger, Corey Allen
Charlie's Angels (1976)
Charlie's Angels
Starring:
Christopher Lee, Melody Thomas Scott, Patrick Duffy, Bert Convy, Timothy Dalton, Jane Wyman, Robert Urich
Directed By:
Dennis Donnelly, Allen Baron, Don Chaffey, George McCowan, Georg Stanford Brown
The Rounders (1966)
The Rounders
Role:
'Howdy' Lewis / ... (17 episodes, 1966-1967)
Starring:
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Chill Wills, Ron Hayes
Directed By:
Allen Reisner, Alexander Singer, Hollingsworth Morse, Tom Gries
New Love, American Style (1970)
New Love, American Style
Starring:
Barry Van Dyke, Fred Willard, Bob Saget, Maureen McCormick, Ellen Bry, Anne Lockhart
Directed By:
Bob Lally
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993)
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Starring:
David Carradine, Ryan Gosling, Mickey Rooney, Sandra Oh, Neve Campbell, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Robert Carradine
Directed By:
William Shatner, Zale Dalen, Jon Cassar, Mario Azzopardi, Allan King
They Came from Outer Space (1990)
They Came from Outer Space
Starring:
Halle Berry, Victor Brandt, Allan Royal, Dean Cameron, Christopher Carroll
Directed By:
Chuck Bowman, Jefferson Kibbee, Dennis Donnelly, Gary Walkow, Sidney Hayers
The Love Boat (1977)
The Love Boat
TV-G
Starring:
Michael J. Fox, Andy Warhol, Tom Hanks, Debbie Reynolds, Jamie Lee Curtis, Melissa Gilbert, Betty White
Directed By:
Richard Kinon, Roger Duchowny, Robert Scheerer, Allen Baron, Ted Lange
Silk Stalkings (1991)
Silk Stalkings
Starring:
Jaime Pressly, Tanya Roberts, Christina Moore, Lisa Robin Kelly, Alexandra Hedison, Bianca Lawson, Eric Dane
Directed By:
Terrence O'Hara, Ron Satlof, Peter Ellis, Richard Friedman, Harvey S. Laidman
High Tide (1994)
High Tide
Starring:
Thomas Jane, Julie Benz, Denise Richards, Lucy Lawless, Brittney Powell, Tanya Roberts, Rick Springfield
Directed By:
Wings Hauser, William Tannen, Robert Radler, Rob Stewart, Joel Bender
Shirley (1979)
Shirley
Starring:
Linda Hamilton, Shirley Jones, Rosanna Arquette, Peter Barton
Revenge (1986)
Revenge
Role:
Michael Hogan
Starring:
John Carradine, Bennie Lee McGowan, Peter Hart, Stephanie Kropke
Directed By:
Christopher Lewis

Patrick Wayne Awards

Golden Globe Awards
The Searchers Most Promising Newcomer - Male 1958