Biography
The son of actor
John Wayne, Patrick Wayne made his earliest film appearances at 14, playing bits in
The Quiet Man (1953) and
The Sun Shines Bright (1953), both directed by "the Duke"'s mentor
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, 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). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide