David Wayne

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

118

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-01-30

Day of death

1995-02-09 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Traverse City - Michigan - USA

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

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Dallas

    Dallas

  • Dallas

    Dallas

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Newhart

    Newhart

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Switch

    Switch

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

  • Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Eight Is Enough

    Eight Is Enough

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

    Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • How to Marry a Millionaire

    How to Marry a Millionaire

  • Banacek

    Banacek

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • Crazy like a Fox

    Crazy like a Fox

  • Outlaws

    Outlaws

  • Up Front

    Up Front

  • Suspicion

    Suspicion

  • O. Henry's Full House

    O. Henry's Full House

  • Channing

    Channing

  • Finders Keepers

    Finders Keepers

  • Finder of Lost Loves

    Finder of Lost Loves

  • Huckleberry Finn

    Huckleberry Finn

  • As Young as You Feel

    As Young as You Feel

  • Marilyn

    Marilyn

  • M

    M

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • Down Among the Sheltering Palms

    Down Among the Sheltering Palms

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • The Survivalist

    The Survivalist

  • The Apple Dumpling Gang

    The Apple Dumpling Gang

  • Poker Alice

    Poker Alice

  • Delvecchio

    Delvecchio

  • The Front Page

    The Front Page

  • The Three Faces of Eve

    The Three Faces of Eve

  • Once an Eagle

    Once an Eagle

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Brian Keith Show

    The Brian Keith Show

  • Portrait of Jennie

    Portrait of Jennie

  • We're Not Married!

    We're Not Married!

  • It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!

    It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!

  • Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

  • An American Christmas Carol

    An American Christmas Carol

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Andromeda Strain

    The Andromeda Strain

  • Hell and High Water

    Hell and High Water

  • The Tender Trap

    The Tender Trap

  • The Sad Sack

    The Sad Sack

  • The Last Angry Man

    The Last Angry Man

  • Tonight We Sing

    Tonight We Sing

  • Big Hawaii

    Big Hawaii

  • With a Song in My Heart

    With a Song in My Heart

  • Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

    Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

  • Return of the Big Cat

    Return of the Big Cat

  • Lassie: The New Beginning

    Lassie: The New Beginning

  • Mooch Goes to Hollywood

    Mooch Goes to Hollywood

  • The Alcoa Hour

    The Alcoa Hour

  • In the Glitter Palace

    In the Glitter Palace

  • NBC Sunday Showcase

    NBC Sunday Showcase

  • The Prize Fighter

    The Prize Fighter

  • Tubby the Tuba

    Tubby the Tuba

  • Arsenic and Old Lace

    Arsenic and Old Lace

  • The Gift of Love

    The Gift of Love

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • Murder at the Mardi Gras

    Murder at the Mardi Gras

  • The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

    The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

  • The Big Gamble

    The Big Gamble

  • Stella

    Stella

  • My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Reformer and the Redhead

    The Reformer and the Redhead

  • House Calls

    House Calls

  • The African Elephant

    The African Elephant

  • Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen

    Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen

  • The Naked Hills

    The Naked Hills

  • Loose Change

    Loose Change

  • The Good Life

    The Good Life

  • Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

    Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

  • Norby

    Norby

  • The I Don't Care Girl

    The I Don't Care Girl

  • The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

    The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

  • The Catcher

    The Catcher

  • The Girls in the Office

    The Girls in the Office

  • Ditch and Live

    Ditch and Live

  • With These Hands

    With These Hands