David Wayne
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
Acting
1974
asRoy Bensinger
1971
asDr. Charles Dutton
1953
asFreddie Denmark
1984
asStapleton
1954
asTugboat Walker
1952
asJeff Norris
1979
asPop Morgan
1949
asKip Lurie
1948
asGus O'Toole
1978
asAmos
1957
asRalph White
1951
asMartin W. Harrow
1957
asCorporal Larry Dolan
1955
asJoe McCall
1950
asArthur Maxwell
1951
asJoe Elliott
1952
asDon Ross
1975
asT.R. Clydesdale
1974
asThe Duke
1950
asWalter Pringle
1953
asSol Hurok
1959
asWoodrow Thrasher
1956
asTracy Powell
1978
asO'Henry and Narrator
1987
asAmos
1953
asLt. Carl G. Schmidt
1950
asCarl Granger
1987
asDub Daniels
1951
asJoe
1952
asBen Halper
1953
asEd McCoy
1961
asSamuel Brennan
1952
asHorace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
1975
asInsp. Richard Queen
1975
asPee-Wee the Piccolo (voice)
1971
asNarrator
1974
asGrandpa Jubal
1978
asMickey Mills
1979
asBen Nayfack
1977
asNate Redstone
1976
as(archive footage)
1975
asDr. Abner Sedgwick
1963
asSelf ("We're Not Married") (archive footage) (uncredited)
1969
asTeddy Brewster
2005
asGrandpère Bonnard (segment "The Happy Time") (archive footage)
1944
asPilot of Ditching B-17
1970
asColonel Rufus Ryder
1971
asDavid Wayne (uncredited)
1972
asArmand Faber
1979
asMerrivale
1974
asMaynard Richards
1986
asNarrator (voice)
1970
asNarrator
1961
asJohn Avery
asGeorge Wyler
asAl 'The Bomber' Devlin
asBig Daddy
asThe Mad Hatter
asMonsieur Bordeaux
as
asJudge Warfield
as
asHerbert Konish
as
as
asMr. Pittman
asJasper Hornby
asDigger Barnes
asSelf
asDavid Vincent
as
asSakini
asWalter Bedeker
asJennings Hyde
asSam Jacoby
as
as
asDancer
asMartin Reese
asAmos Weatherby
as
asInspector Richard Queen
asas asPreston Norby
as
as
asDr. James Crown
asSelf
asThe Devil
asCharles Dutton
asJack Henderson
asRev. Arthur Byrne
asArthur Martin
asSelf
asWalter Tyson
asFather Firenzuola
asGrandpa Jubal
asBill Houston
asHomer Bolton
asWillis Reynolds
asProfessor Wheeler
asSelf - Nominee / Performer
asSelf - Performer
asDr. Ian Rice
asWillard 'Digger' Barnes
asSelf
asE.J. Heiss
asGeorge Holloway
asRaymond Lennox / 'Steele'
asCol. Terwilliger
asJames Mennick
asAndrew Anderson
asCyrus Leffingwell
asEmory Ward
asColonel Rufus Ryder
asDr. Mill
asWally Sensibaugh
asDr. Moe Sinden
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