Patrick John Wayne was born on July 15, 1939 in Los
Angeles, California. The son of actor, director John Wayne [1907-1979] and Josephine
Alicia Saenz [1908-2003] he’s the brother producer Michael Wayne [1934-2003]
half-brother of actor Ethan Wayne [1962- ], actress Marisa Wayne [1966- ].
Patrick made his earliest film appearances at 14, playing bits in “The Quiet
Man” (1953) and “The Sun Shines Bright” (1953), both directed by John Ford. The
younger Wayne's first real film role was in Ford's “The Long Gray Line” (1955);
the following year, as Lieutenant Greenhill, Wayne acted opposite his father in
“The Searchers” (1956). After attending Loyola University, he was given an
opportunity to co-star in “The Young Land” (1959), a film which neither starred
his dad nor was directed by John Ford. He wasn't bad, but he wasn't ready for
stardom just yet, so it was back to supporting parts in “The Alamo” (1960), “Donovan's
Reef” (1963), “McClintock” (1963), “Cheyenne Autumn” (1965), “The Green Berets”
(1968) and “Big Jake” (1971). On his own, Patrick Wayne played leads in the
special effects-laden adventures “People That Time Forgot” (1977) and “Sinbad
and the Eye of the Tiger” (1977), co-starred on the TV series ‘The Rounders’
(1965) and ‘Shirley’ (1979), and hosted the syndicated variety weekly ‘The
Monte Carlo Show’ (1980).Patrick appeared in two Euro-westerns: as Captain Bill Robinson in “The Deserter” (1971) and “Rustlers’ Rhapsody (1984) as Bob Barber.
Today we celebrate Patrick Wayne’s 75th birthday.
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