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David Wayne
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David Wayne
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1914-01-30,Traverse City - Michigan - USA
Gender
Male
Biography
David Wayne (January 30, 1914 – February 9, 1995) was an American actor with a career spanning nearly 50 years. Wayne was born Wayne James McMeekan in Traverse City, Michigan, the son of Helen Matilda (née Mason) and John David McMeekan. He grew up in Bloomingdale, Michigan. Wayne's first major Broadway role was Og the leprechaun in Finian's Rainbow, for which he won the Theatre World Award and the first ever Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. While appearing in the play, he and co-star Albert Sharpe were recruited by producer David O. Selznick to play Irish characters in the film Portrait of Jennie (1948). It was in 1948 as well that Wayne became one of those fortunate 50 applicants (out of approximately 700) granted membership in New York's newly formed Actors Studio. He was awarded a second Tony for Best Actor in a Play for The Teahouse of the August Moon and was nominated as Best Actor in a Musical for The Happy Time. He originated the role of Ensign Pulver in the classic stage comedy Mister Roberts and also appeared in Say, Darling, After the Fall, and Incident at Vichy.

Filmography

7.3

The Front Page
1974-11-01

The Andromeda Strain

7.05

The Andromeda Strain
1971-03-12

How to Marry a Millionaire

6.831

How to Marry a Millionaire
1953-10-29

Finders Keepers

5.4

Finders Keepers
1984-05-18

Hell and High Water

6

Hell and High Water
1954-02-01

We're Not Married!

5.9

We're Not Married!
1952-07-11

The Prize Fighter

4.75

The Prize Fighter
1979-11-02

7.1

Adam's Rib
1949-11-17

Portrait of Jennie

7.2

Portrait of Jennie
1948-12-25

Lassie: The New Beginning

5.5

Lassie: The New Beginning
1978-09-17

The Three Faces of Eve

7.23

The Three Faces of Eve
1957-12-19

6.438

M
1951-03-01

5.672

The Sad Sack
1957-11-27

The Tender Trap

6.2

The Tender Trap
1955-11-04

The Reformer and the Redhead

7.6

The Reformer and the Redhead
1950-05-05

As Young as You Feel

6.413

As Young as You Feel
1951-06-15

With a Song in My Heart

6.059

With a Song in My Heart
1952-04-03

The Apple Dumpling Gang

6.595

The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975-07-01

Huckleberry Finn

5.969

Huckleberry Finn
1974-05-24

7.5

My Blue Heaven
1950-09-15

Tonight We Sing

9.5

Tonight We Sing
1953-01-26

The Last Angry Man

6.938

The Last Angry Man
1959-10-22

The Naked Hills

4.6

The Naked Hills
1956-06-17

The Gift of Love

6.667

The Gift of Love
1978-12-08

6.857

Poker Alice
1987-05-21

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

6.5

Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953-03-01

9

Stella
1950-07-20

The Survivalist

3.3

The Survivalist
1987-01-02

7

Up Front
1951-03-05

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

5.833

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
1952-06-27

The I Don't Care Girl

7.25

The I Don't Care Girl
1953-01-14

6

The Big Gamble
1961-07-25

O. Henry's Full House

6.9

O. Henry's Full House
1952-08-07

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

8

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1975-03-23

8

Tubby the Tuba
1975-04-30

The African Elephant

9

The African Elephant
1971-10-01

Return of the Big Cat

9

Return of the Big Cat
1974-10-06

Murder at the Mardi Gras

7

Murder at the Mardi Gras
1978-05-10

The Girls in the Office

6

The Girls in the Office
1979-02-02

In the Glitter Palace

4

In the Glitter Palace
1977-02-27

That's Entertainment, Part II

7

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!

4.4

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
1975-02-21

Arsenic and Old Lace

7

Arsenic and Old Lace
1969-04-02

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

7.2

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005-08-07

0

Ditch and Live
1944-01-01

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

4

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1970-09-20

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

4.818

Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971-12-31

7

The Catcher
1972-06-02

An American Christmas Carol

6.2

An American Christmas Carol
1979-12-16

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

8

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974-11-08

Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen

0

Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen
1986-01-01

With These Hands

0

With These Hands
1970-05-08

Anatomy of an Accident

8

Anatomy of an Accident
1961-01-01

7.5

Marilyn
1963-04-18

5.668

St. Elsewhere
1982-10-26

6.25

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

The Golden Girls

7.59

The Golden Girls
1985-09-14

7.3

Batman
1966-01-12

7.172

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

6.725

Route 66
1960-10-07

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.333

Omnibus
1952-11-09

5.667

Naked City
1958-09-30

6.755

Mannix
1967-09-16

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

7.1

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977-01-30

7.1

Newhart
1982-10-02

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

6.849

Dallas
1978-04-02

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.848

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Eight Is Enough

6.231

Eight Is Enough
1977-03-15

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

Crazy like a Fox

7.2

Crazy like a Fox
1984-12-30

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

6.667

Sam Benedict
1962-09-15

6.667

Outlaws
1960-09-26

6.7

Switch
1975-09-09

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

6.333

House Calls
1979-12-17

6.321

Matt Houston
1982-09-26

7.488

Ellery Queen
1975-09-11

The Brian Keith Show

6.25

The Brian Keith Show
1972-09-15

7

Norby
1955-01-05

6

Big Hawaii
1977-09-21

8.2

Hunter
1977-02-18

7.5

Channing
1963-09-18

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

NBC Sunday Showcase

5

NBC Sunday Showcase
1959-09-20

6.5

The Good Life
1971-09-18

7

Delvecchio
1976-09-09

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957-07-29

8.474

Banacek
1972-09-13

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

6.321

Matt Houston
1982-09-26

7

The Alcoa Hour
1955-10-16

DuPont Show of the Month

7.4

DuPont Show of the Month
1957-09-29

Finder of Lost Loves

6.75

Finder of Lost Loves
1984-09-22

6.855

Ironside
1967-03-28

6.849

Dallas
1978-04-02

What's My Line?

7.034

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

7.353

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.875

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

6.966

Barnaby Jones
1973-01-28

6.8

Once an Eagle
1976-12-02

6.222

Suspicion
1957-09-30

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962-09-20

Murder, She Wrote

7.534

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

The Name of the Game

7

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

7.788

Night Gallery
1970-12-16

The Streets of San Francisco

7.01

The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23

10

Loose Change
1978-02-26

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

Faraday and Company

7

Faraday and Company
1973-09-26

7

CBS Playhouse
1966-12-08