David Wayne
Acting
🎂 1914-01-30
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.
Cast credits(118)
Cyrus Leffingwell
1984
Digger Barnes
1978
Willard 'Digger' Barnes
1978
The Mad Hatter
1966
Monsieur Bordeaux
1968
Self
1961
Self - Nominee / Performer
1956
Self - Performer
1956
Martin Reese
1962
Dr. Ian Rice
1967
1967
Walter Bedeker
1959
Jasper Hornby
1948
Herbert Konish
1958
1960
George Holloway
1963
Judge Warfield
1955
Rev. Arthur Byrne
1955
Dr. Mill
1970
1982
E.J. Heiss
1975
1952
Mr. Pittman
1982
Big Daddy
1985
Al 'The Bomber' Devlin
1963
Emory Ward
1968
Raymond Lennox / 'Steele'
1973
Andrew Anderson
1962
1982
Bill Houston
1982
Dancer
1975
Self
1948
Wally Sensibaugh
1972
Self - Panelist
1950
Sam Jacoby
1955
1977
1977
Inspector Richard Queen
1975
James Mennick
1957
Jennings Hyde
1984
Walter Tyson
1972
Professor Wheeler
1984
1962
1960
Willis Reynolds
1957
Self
1957
Dr. James Crown
1963
1966
Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage)
1986
1972
Grandpa Jubal
1954
Colonel Rufus Ryder
1954
Col. Terwilliger
1976
Dr. Charles Dutton
1971
Joe
1951
1977
Roy Bensinger
1974
Maynard Richards
1974
Freddie Denmark
1953
Kip Lurie
1949
Jack Henderson
1976
Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
1952
Sakini
1951
Father Firenzuola
1951
Nate Redstone
1977
Carl Granger
1950
Grandpa Jubal
1974
The Duke
1974
Insp. Richard Queen
1975
(archive footage)
1976
T.R. Clydesdale
1975
1977
Ed McCoy
1953
Jeff Norris
1952
David Vincent
1953
Arthur Martin
1953
Homer Bolton
1955
Self ("We're Not Married") (archive footage) (uncredited)
1963
Amos
1978
Stapleton
1984
O'Henry and Narrator
1978
Amos Weatherby
1979
Martin W. Harrow
1951
Joe Elliott
1951
The Devil
1959
Pop Morgan
1979
Gus O'Toole
1948
Ralph White
1957
Tugboat Walker
1954
Corporal Larry Dolan
1957
Grandpère Bonnard (segment "The Happy Time") (archive footage)
2005
Colonel Rufus Ryder
1970
Don Ross
1952
David Wayne (uncredited)
1971
Tracy Powell
1956
Dr. Moe Sinden
1978
Merrivale
1979
Joe McCall
1955
Walter Pringle
1950
Arthur Maxwell
1950
Preston Norby
1955
Woodrow Thrasher
1959
Charles Dutton
1971
Amos
1987
Pee-Wee the Piccolo (voice)
1975
Sol Hurok
1953
Ben Nayfack
1979
Mickey Mills
1978
Armand Faber
1972
Dr. Abner Sedgwick
1975
Dub Daniels
1987
Samuel Brennan
1961
Lt. Carl G. Schmidt
1953
Teddy Brewster
1969
Ben Halper
1952
Narrator
1971
Pilot of Ditching B-17
1944
Narrator (voice)
1986