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David Wayne
Actor
Born January 30, 1914Died February 9, 1995 (81 years)
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David Wayne (January 30, 1914 – February 9, 1995) was an American actor with a career spanning nearly 50 years.
Early life and career
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.
David Wayne (January 30, 1914 – February 9, 1995) was an American actor with a career spanning nearly 50 years.
Early life and career
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
| 2004 | Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork · as Willard 'digger' Barnes |
| 1987 | The Survivalist · as Dub Daniels |
| 1987 | Poker Alice · as Amos |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls (TV Series) · as Big Daddy |
| 1984 | Crazy Like A Fox (TV Series) · as Jennings Hyde |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Cyrus Leffingwell |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves (TV Series) · as Professor Wheeler |
| 1984 | Finders Keepers · as Stapleton |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Newhart (TV Series) · as Mr. Pittman |
| 1982 | Matt Houston (TV Series) · as Bill Houston |
| 1979 | House Calls (TV Series) · as Amos Weatherby |
| 1979 | An American Christmas Carol · as Merrivale |
| 1979 | The Prize Fighter · as Pop Morgan |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) · as Stanley Riverside Sr. |
| 1979 | The Girls in the Office · as Ben Nayfack |
| 1978 | The Gift of Love · as O'henry And Narrator |
| 1978 | Lassie: A New Beginning · as Amos |
| 1978 | Dallas (TV Series) · as Digger Barnes |
| 1978 | Black Beauty (1978) (TV Series) · as Mr. Dowling |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Dwight Scoffield |
| 1977 | Eight is Enough (TV Series) |
| 1977 | In the Glitter Palace · as Nate Redstone |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) · as John Addams |
| 1976 | Once an Eagle (TV Series) · as Col. Terwilliger |
| 1976 | Hunter (1977) (TV Series) |
| 1976 | Delvecchio (TV Series) · as Jack Henderson |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive Footage) |
| 1976 | Family (TV Series) · as James Lawrence |
| 1975 | Phyllis (TV Series) · as Andrew Drake |
| 1975 | The Apple Dumpling Gang · as T.r. Clydesdale |
| 1975 | Tubby the Tuba · as Pee-Wee The Piccolo (voice) |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen (TV Series) · as Inspector Richard Queen |
| 1975 | Switch (TV Series) · as Dancer |
| 1975 | It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman! · as Dr. Abner Sedgwick |
| 1975 | Barney Miller (TV Series) · as E.j. Heiss |
| 1974 | The Front Page · as Roy Bensinger |
| 1974 | The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1974 | The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One · as Maynard Richards |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | Huckleberry Finn · as The Duke |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Raymond Lennox / 'steele' |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Brian Keith Show/The Little People (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Banacek (TV Series) · as Walter Tyson |
| 1971 | The African Elephant · as Narrator |
| 1971 | Cade's County (TV Series) · as Harley |
| 1971 | The Good Life (1971) (TV Series) · as Charles Dutton |
| 1971 | The Andromeda Strain · as Dr. Charles Dutton |
| 1970 | Storefront Lawyers/Men At Law (TV Series) · as Schuyler Yates |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) · as Dr. Mill |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) · as Quentin Thayer |
| 1969 | Arsenic and Old Lace · as Teddy Brewster |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Emory Ward |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Monsieur Bordeaux |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Dr. Ian Rice |
| 1967 | CBS Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Batman (TV Series) · as The Mad Hatter |
| 1964 | Mr. Broadway (TV Series) · as John Zeck |
| 1964 | The Bing Crosby Show (TV Series) · as Oscar Stengster |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as George Holloway |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Al 'the Bomber' Devlin |
| 1963 | Channing (TV Series) · as Dr. James Crown |
| 1962 | Teahouse of the August Moon · as Sakini |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Andrew Anderson |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Martin Reese |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) · as Frank Willoughby |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Alex Johnson |
| 1961 | The Big Gamble · as Samuel Brennan |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Outlaws (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Overland Trail (TV Series) · as Lt. Adam King |
| 1959 | The Last Angry Man · as Woodrow Thrasher |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Walter Bedeker |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase (TV Series) · as The Devil |
| 1958 | Naked City (TV Series) · as Herbert Konish |
| 1957 | The Sad Sack · as Corporal Larry Dolan |
| 1957 | The Frank Sinatra Show (TV Series) · as Joe Hearn |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Maj. Gen. Von Tresckow |
| 1957 | Suspicion (TV Series) · as James Mennick |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as Willis Reynolds |
| 1957 | The Three Faces of Eve · as Ralph White |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Shadrack Bennington |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Dr. Kirk Allen |
| 1956 | The Naked Hills · as Tracy Powell |
| 1955 | The Tender Trap · as Joe Mccall |
| 1955 | Alcoa Hour (TV Series) · as Homer Bolton |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Sam Jacoby |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Judge Warfield |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Grandpa Jubal |
| 1954 | Producers' Showcase (TV Series) · as Egbert Floud |
| 1954 | Hell and High Water · as Tugboat Walker |
| 1953 | How to Marry a Millionaire · as Freddie Denmark |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as David Vincent |
| 1953 | Tonight We Sing · as Sol Hurok |
| 1953 | The I Don't Care Girl · as Ed Mccoy |
| 1952 | We're Not Married! · as Jeff Norris |
| 1952 | Omnibus (TV Series) |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House · as Horace (segment "the Cop And The Anthem") |
| 1952 | Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie · as Ben Halper |
| 1952 | Down Among the Sheltering Palms · as Lt. Carl G. Schmidt |
| 1952 | With a Song in My Heart · as Don Ross |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Father Firenzuola |
| 1951 | As Young as You Feel · as Joe Elliott |
| 1951 | Up Front · as Joe |
| 1951 | M · as Martin W. Harrow |
| 1950 | My Blue Heaven · as Walter Pringle |
| 1950 | Stella · as Carl Granger |
| 1950 | The Reformer and the Redhead · as Arthur Maxwell |
| 1949 | Adam's Rib · as Kip Lurie |
| 1948 | Portrait of Jennie · as Gus O'toole |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Jasper Hornby |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Banquo |
| 1948 | Actors Studio (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1940 | Stranger on the Third Floor · as Cab Driver |