David Wayne
Acting
- Born:
- 1914-01-30
- Died:
- 1995-02-09
- Place of birth:
- Traverse City - Michigan - USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Poker Alice
The Survivalist
Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen
The Golden Girls
Crazy like a Fox
Murder, She Wrote
Finder of Lost Loves
Finders Keepers
St. Elsewhere
Newhart
Matt Houston
House Calls
An American Christmas Carol
The Prize Fighter
The Girls in the Office
The Gift of Love
Lassie: The New Beginning
Murder at the Mardi Gras
Dallas
The Love Boat
Big Hawaii
Eight Is Enough
In the Glitter Palace
Hunter
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Once an Eagle
Delvecchio
That's Entertainment, Part II
Ellery Queen
Switch
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Tubby the Tuba
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
Barney Miller
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
The Front Page
Return of the Big Cat
Huckleberry Finn
Faraday and Company
Barnaby Jones
The Streets of San Francisco
The Brian Keith Show
Banacek
The Catcher
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
The African Elephant
The Good Life
The Andromeda Strain
Night Gallery
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
With These Hands
Hawaii Five-O
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Name of the Game
Mannix
Ironside
CBS Playhouse
Batman