David Wayne
Acting
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.
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Grandpère Bonnard (segment "The Happy Time") (archive footage)
Age 91 (now 81)
Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen
as Narrator (voice)
Age 71 (now 81)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Age 62 (now 81)
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
as Insp. Richard Queen
Age 61 (now 81)
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
as Dr. Abner Sedgwick
Age 61 (now 81)
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
as Maynard Richards
Age 60 (now 81)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as David Wayne (uncredited)
Age 57 (now 81)
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
as Colonel Rufus Ryder
Age 56 (now 81)
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
as Lt. Carl G. Schmidt
Age 39 (now 81)
O. Henry's Full House
as Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Age 38 (now 81)
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
as Ben Halper
Age 38 (now 81)
The Reformer and the Redhead
as Arthur Maxwell
Age 36 (now 81)
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Streets of San Francisco
as Wally Sensibaugh
Age 58 (now 81)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as George Holloway
Age 49 (now 81)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Andrew Anderson
Age 48 (now 81)
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Grandpa Jubal
Age 40 (now 81) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Colonel Rufus Ryder
Age 40 (now 81)
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Also Known As
Wayne James McMeekan
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