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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.
Filmography
all 112
TV Shows 57
Movies 55
self 9
Narrator 4
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)
The Survivalist (1987)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986)
The Golden Girls (1985)
Crazy like a Fox (1984)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Finder of Lost Loves (1984)
Finders Keepers (1984)
Newhart (1982)
Matt Houston (1982)
House Calls (1979)
The Prize Fighter (1979)
A Place to Be (1979)
The Girls in the Office (1979)
The Gift of Love (1978)
Murder at the Mardi Gras (1978)
Dallas (1978)
Loose Change (1978)
In the Glitter Palace (1977)
Delvecchio (1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Ellery Queen (1975)
Switch (1975)
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
Tubby the Tuba (1975)
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects (1975)
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! (1975)
Barney Miller (1975)
The Front Page (1974)
Return of the Big Cat (1974)
Huckleberry Finn (1974)
Faraday and Company (1973)
Barnaby Jones (1973)
Banacek (1972)
The Catcher (1972)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)
The African Elephant (1971)
The Good Life (1971)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1969)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Ironside (1967)
Batman (1966)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Burke's Law (1963)
Channing (1963)
Marilyn (1963)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
The Big Gamble (1961)
The Last Angry Man (1959)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
NBC Sunday Showcase (1959)
Naked City (1958)
The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
The Sad Sack (1957)
Suspicion (1957)
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
The Naked Hills (1956)
Tony Awards (1956)
The Tender Trap (1955)
The Alcoa Hour (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Norby (1955)
Producers' Showcase (1954)
Hell and High Water (1954)
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Tonight We Sing (1953)
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
We're Not Married! (1952)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
As Young as You Feel (1951)
M (1951)
My Blue Heaven (1950)
Stella (1950)
The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
Adam's Rib (1949)
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
Studio One (1948)
Ditch and Live (1944)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1914-01-30
Deathday1995-02-09 (81 years old)
Birth NameWayne James McMeekan
Birth PlaceTraverse City - Michigan - USA
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FatherJohn David McMeekan
MotherHelen Matilda Mason
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesTraverse City · Bloomingdale, United States of America
Also Known AsWayne James McMeekan
AwardsTheatre World Award, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Grammy Hall of Fame, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
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