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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Dallas

    Dallas

  • Dallas

    Dallas

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

  • Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Newhart

    Newhart

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Switch

    Switch

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Eight Is Enough

    Eight Is Enough

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • Crazy like a Fox

    Crazy like a Fox

  • Suspicion

    Suspicion

  • Banacek

    Banacek

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • The Apple Dumpling Gang

    The Apple Dumpling Gang

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • Finder of Lost Loves

    Finder of Lost Loves

  • Huckleberry Finn

    Huckleberry Finn

  • Outlaws

    Outlaws

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • Channing

    Channing

  • Delvecchio

    Delvecchio

  • The Last Angry Man

    The Last Angry Man

  • The Sad Sack

    The Sad Sack

  • Return of the Big Cat

    Return of the Big Cat

  • Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

    Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

  • Once an Eagle

    Once an Eagle

  • Loose Change

    Loose Change

  • Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen

    Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen

  • Marilyn

    Marilyn

  • With a Song in My Heart

    With a Song in My Heart

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • The Prize Fighter

    The Prize Fighter

  • Mooch Goes to Hollywood

    Mooch Goes to Hollywood

  • The Brian Keith Show

    The Brian Keith Show

  • The Andromeda Strain

    The Andromeda Strain

  • Lassie: The New Beginning

    Lassie: The New Beginning

  • Stella

    Stella

  • Hell and High Water

    Hell and High Water

  • The Alcoa Hour

    The Alcoa Hour

  • How to Marry a Millionaire

    How to Marry a Millionaire

  • NBC Sunday Showcase

    NBC Sunday Showcase

  • The Catcher

    The Catcher

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • O. Henry's Full House

    O. Henry's Full House

  • The Gift of Love

    The Gift of Love

  • The Front Page

    The Front Page

  • We're Not Married!

    We're Not Married!

  • The Three Faces of Eve

    The Three Faces of Eve

  • 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

  • My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven

  • Tubby the Tuba

    Tubby the Tuba

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

    The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

  • Finders Keepers

    Finders Keepers

  • The Good Life

    The Good Life

  • Up Front

    Up Front

  • Down Among the Sheltering Palms

    Down Among the Sheltering Palms

  • An American Christmas Carol

    An American Christmas Carol

  • House Calls

    House Calls

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Big Gamble

    The Big Gamble

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

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

  • Murder at the Mardi Gras

    Murder at the Mardi Gras

  • M

    M

  • Tonight We Sing

    Tonight We Sing

  • The Survivalist

    The Survivalist

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • Portrait of Jennie

    Portrait of Jennie

  • Big Hawaii

    Big Hawaii

  • The African Elephant

    The African Elephant

  • In the Glitter Palace

    In the Glitter Palace

  • As Young as You Feel

    As Young as You Feel

  • Norby

    Norby

  • Arsenic and Old Lace

    Arsenic and Old Lace

  • The Tender Trap

    The Tender Trap

  • Poker Alice

    Poker Alice

  • The Naked Hills

    The Naked Hills

  • The Girls in the Office

    The Girls in the Office

  • Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

    Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

  • The Reformer and the Redhead

    The Reformer and the Redhead

  • 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

  • With These Hands

    With These Hands

  • The I Don't Care Girl

    The I Don't Care Girl

  • Ditch and Live

    Ditch and Live