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