David Wayne
Known for: Acting
Born: January 30, 1914
Died: February 9, 1995
Place of birth: Traverse City - Michigan - USA
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.
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Filmography
57 movies · 58 TV shows, newest first
7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
6.9
Poker Alice
1987
3.3
The Survivalist
1987NR
Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen
1986
7.6
The Golden Girls
1985
7.2
Crazy like a Fox
1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
6.8
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
5.5
Finders Keepers
1984
5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982
7.2
Newhart
1982
6.3
Matt Houston
1982
6.3
House Calls
1979
6.2
An American Christmas Carol
1979
5.3
The Prize Fighter
1979
6.0
The Girls in the Office
1979
6.7
The Gift of Love
1978
5.5
Lassie: The New Beginning
1978
7.0
Murder at the Mardi Gras
1978
6.9
Dallas
1978
6.0
Big Hawaii
1977
6.1
Eight Is Enough
1977
4.0
In the Glitter Palace
1977
8.2
Hunter
1977
7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
6.8
Once an Eagle
1976
7.0
Delvecchio
1976
7.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
7.5
Ellery Queen
1975
6.6
Switch
1975
6.6
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
8.0
Tubby the Tuba
1975
8.0
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1975
4.4
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
1975
7.3
Barney Miller
1975
8.0
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974
7.3
The Front Page
1974
9.0
Return of the Big Cat
1974
6.0
Huckleberry Finn
1974
7.0
Faraday and Company
1973
7.1
Barnaby Jones
1973
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
6.3
The Brian Keith Show
1972
8.4
Banacek
1972
7.0
The Catcher
1972
4.8
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971
9.0
The African Elephant
19716.5
The Good Life
1971
7.1
The Andromeda Strain
1971
7.8
Night Gallery
1970
4.0
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1970NR
With These Hands
1970
7.0
Arsenic and Old Lace
1969
7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968
7.0
The Name of the Game
1968
6.8
Mannix
1967
6.8
Ironside
19677.0
CBS Playhouse
1966
7.3
Batman
19665.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
6.3
Burke's Law
1963
7.5
Channing
1963
7.5
Marilyn
1963
7.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
6.5
The Virginian
1962
6.7
Sam Benedict
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
6.0
The Big Gamble
1961
8.0
Anatomy of an Accident
1961
6.7
Route 66
1960
6.7
Outlaws
1960
6.9
The Last Angry Man
1959
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959NR
Sunday Showcase
19595.0
NBC Sunday Showcase
1959
5.7
Naked City
1958
7.2
The Three Faces of Eve
1957
5.7
The Sad Sack
1957NR
The Jet-Propelled Couch
1957
6.2
Suspicion
1957
7.4
DuPont Show of the Month
19577.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
4.6
The Naked Hills
1956
NR
Tony Awards
1956
6.2
The Tender Trap
1955
7.0
The Alcoa Hour
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
6.7
Gunsmoke
19557.0
Norby
1955
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
6.0
Hell and High Water
1954
6.8
How to Marry a Millionaire
1953
6.5
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
9.5
Tonight We Sing
1953
7.3
The I Don't Care Girl
1953
7.0
Omnibus
1952
6.9
O. Henry's Full House
1952
5.9
We're Not Married!
1952
5.8
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
1952
6.1
With a Song in My Heart
1952
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
6.4
As Young as You Feel
1951
7.0
Up Front
1951
6.5
M
1951
7.5
My Blue Heaven
1950
9.0
Stella
1950
7.6
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
1950
7.1
Adam's Rib
1949
7.2
Portrait of Jennie
1948
5.4
Studio One
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948NR
Ditch and Live
1944
6.5
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940