Acting

John Morgan

Born 1920-10-17 · Nash County, North Carolina, USA

Acting credits

Jet Pilot poster
5.5

John Wayne stars as U.S. Air Force aviator Jim Shannon, who's tasked with escorting a Soviet pilot (Janet Leigh) claiming -- at the height of the Cold War -- that she wants to defect. After falling in love with and wedding the fetching flyer, Shannon learns from his superiors that she's a spy on a mission to extract military secrets. To save his new wife from prison and deportation, Shannon devises a risky plan in this 1957 drama.

Jet Pilot

1957

A Double Life poster
6.4

A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.

A Double Life

1947

He Ran All the Way poster
7.2

A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.

He Ran All the Way

1951

The Breaking Point poster
7.1

A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.

The Breaking Point

1950

Bannerline poster
6.8

A young crusading reporter in a small town tackles civic corruption.

Bannerline

1951

Three Secrets poster
6.5

A five-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a devastating plane crash in the mountains of California. When the newspapers reveal the boy was adopted and that the crash occurred on his birthday, three women begin to ponder if it's the son each gave up for adoption. As the three await news of his rescue at a mountain cabin, they recall incidents from five years earlier and why they were forced to give up their son.

Three Secrets

1950

Outrage poster
6.5

A young woman who has just become engaged has her life completely shattered when she is raped while on her way home from work.

Outrage

1950

The Lady Takes a Sailor poster
5.7

Jennifer Smith heads a "Consumer Reports"-type company and her reputation for honesty is her greatest asset. While out boating one day she encounters a secret prototype submarine piloted by Bill Craig. Trying to explain her absence after her boat sinks becomes very difficult as Bill and his cohorts attempt to discredit her story.

The Lady Takes a Sailor

1949

The Great Jewel Robber poster
7.6

Director Peter Godfrey's 1950 drama, inspired by true events, dramatizes the crime spree of the notorious jewel thief known as "The Hollywood Raffles", whose famous robbery victims included such real-life celebrities as Joan Crawford, Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith and Dennis Morgan. David Brian stars in the title role, and he's supported by John Archer, Marjorie Reynolds, Jacqueline de Wit, Alix Talton, Ned Glass, Perdita Chandler and columnist Sheilah Graham, playing herself.

The Great Jewel Robber

1950