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Born · January 30, 1914
Died · February 9, 1995 (81 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Traverse City - Michigan - USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
Grandpère Bonnard (segment "The Happy Time") (archive footage)
7.2
2005
Amos
6.3
1987
Dub Daniels
2.4
1987
Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage)
7.5
1986
Big Daddy · (1 episode)
7.5
1985
Jennings Hyde · (1 episode)
7.1
1984
Cyrus Leffingwell · (1 episode)
7.5
1984
Professor Wheeler · (1 episode)
5.7
1984
Stapleton
5.3
1984
(3 episodes)
5.4
1982
Mr. Pittman · (1 episode)
7.2
1982
(3 episodes)
6.2
1982
Bill Houston · (1 episode)
6.2
1982
Amos Weatherby · (59 episodes)
5.0
1979
Merrivale
6.1
1979
Pop Morgan
4.8
1979
Ben Nayfack
2.0
1979
O'Henry and Narrator
6.0
1978
Amos
4.8
1978
Mickey Mills
0.0
1978
Digger Barnes · (3 episodes)
6.8
1978
Willard 'Digger' Barnes · (1 episode)
6.8
1978
Dr. Moe Sinden
0.0
1978
(1 episode)
5.0
1977
(2 episodes)
6.1
1977
Nate Redstone
3.5
1977
(1 episode)
8.0
1977
(1 episode)
7.0
1977
Col. Terwilliger · (7 episodes)
6.8
1976
Jack Henderson · (1 episode)
0.0
1976
(archive footage)
6.8
1976
Inspector Richard Queen · (22 episodes)
7.4
1975
Dancer · (1 episode)
6.7
1975
T.R. Clydesdale
6.5
1975
Pee-Wee the Piccolo (voice)
0.0
1975
Insp. Richard Queen
0.0
1975
Dr. Abner Sedgwick
4.0
1975
E.J. Heiss · (1 episode)
7.3
1975
Maynard Richards
0.0
1974
Roy Bensinger
7.3
1974
Grandpa Jubal
0.0
1974
The Duke
5.9
1974
Raymond Lennox / 'Steele' · (1 episode)
6.9
1973
(1 episode)
7.0
1972
(1 episode)
5.0
1972
Walter Tyson · (1 episode)
8.6
1972
Armand Faber
6.0
1972
David Wayne (uncredited)
5.1
1971
Narrator
0.0
1971
Charles Dutton · (15 episodes)
5.0
1971
Dr. Charles Dutton
7.0
1971
Dr. Mill · (1 episode)
7.8
1970
Colonel Rufus Ryder
4.0
1970
Teddy Brewster
7.0
1969
Monsieur Bordeaux · (1 episode)
7.1
1968
Emory Ward · (1 episode)
6.8
1968
(1 episode)
6.7
1967
Dr. Ian Rice · (1 episode)
6.9
1967
(1 episode)
7.0
1966
The Mad Hatter · (4 episodes)
7.3
1966
George Holloway · (1 episode)
5.5
1963
Al 'The Bomber' Devlin · (1 episode)
6.0
1963
Dr. James Crown · (1 episode)
7.0
1963
Self ("We're Not Married") (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.0
1963
Andrew Anderson · (1 episode)
7.8
1962
Martin Reese · (1 episode)
6.4
1962
(1 episode)
6.0
1962
Self · (1 episode)
5.1
1961
Samuel Brennan
5.7
1961
(1 episode)
6.4
1960
(2 episodes)
6.2
1960
Woodrow Thrasher
6.9
1959
Walter Bedeker · (1 episode)
8.4
1959
The Devil · (1 episode)
4.5
1959
Herbert Konish · (1 episode)
5.3
1958
Ralph White
7.2
1957
Corporal Larry Dolan
5.6
1957
James Mennick · (1 episode)
5.9
1957
Willis Reynolds · (1 episode)
6.7
1957
Self · (1 episode)
6.5
1957
Tracy Powell
4.6
1956
Self - Nominee / Performer · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Self - Performer · (2 episodes)
5.0
1956
Joe McCall
6.1
1955
Homer Bolton · (1 episode)
4.0
1955
Sam Jacoby · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
Judge Warfield · (1 episode)
6.5
1955
Rev. Arthur Byrne · (1 episode)
6.5
1955
Preston Norby · (13 episodes)
0.0
1955
Grandpa Jubal · (2 episodes)
7.6
1954
Colonel Rufus Ryder · (2 episodes)
7.6
1954
Tugboat Walker
6.1
1954
Freddie Denmark
6.8
1953
Lt. Carl G. Schmidt
5.0
1953
David Vincent · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
Arthur Martin · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
Sol Hurok
10.0
1953
Ed McCoy
6.5
1953
(1 episode)
6.0
1952
Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
6.5
1952
Jeff Norris
5.9
1952
Ben Halper
5.6
1952
Don Ross
5.9
1952
Sakini · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Father Firenzuola · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Joe Elliott
6.8
1951
Joe
0.0
1951
Martin W. Harrow
6.3
1951
Walter Pringle
7.0
1950
Carl Granger
0.0
1950
Arthur Maxwell
6.3
1950
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
6.7
1950
Kip Lurie
7.1
1949
Gus O'Toole
7.1
1948
Jasper Hornby · (1 episode)
4.7
1948
Self · (5 episodes)
6.6
1948
Pilot of Ditching B-17
0.0
1944