David Wayne
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 30, 1914
- Died
- February 9, 1995
- Birthplace
- Traverse City - Michigan - USA
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.
Filmography
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards 2005
as Grandpère Bonnard (segment "The Happy Time") (archive footage)
Poker Alice 1987
as Amos
The Survivalist 1987
as Dub Daniels
- Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen
Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen 1986
as Narrator (voice)
Finders Keepers 1984
as Stapleton
An American Christmas Carol 1979
as Merrivale
The Prize Fighter 1979
as Pop Morgan
The Girls in the Office 1979
as Ben Nayfack
The Gift of Love 1978
as O'Henry and Narrator
Lassie: The New Beginning 1978
as Amos
Murder at the Mardi Gras 1978
as Mickey Mills
In the Glitter Palace 1977
as Nate Redstone
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
as (archive footage)
The Apple Dumpling Gang 1975
as T.R. Clydesdale
Tubby the Tuba 1975
as Pee-Wee the Piccolo (voice)
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects 1975
as Insp. Richard Queen
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! 1975
as Dr. Abner Sedgwick
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One 1974
as Maynard Richards
The Front Page 1974
as Roy Bensinger
Return of the Big Cat 1974
as Grandpa Jubal
Huckleberry Finn 1974
as The Duke
The Catcher 1972
as Armand Faber
Mooch Goes to Hollywood 1971
as David Wayne (uncredited)
The African Elephant 1971
as Narrator
The Andromeda Strain 1971
as Dr. Charles Dutton
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant 1970
as Colonel Rufus Ryder
- With These Hands
With These Hands 1970
as Narrator
Arsenic and Old Lace 1969
as Teddy Brewster
Marilyn 1963
as archive footage
The Big Gamble 1961
as Samuel Brennan
Anatomy of an Accident 1961
as John Avery
The Last Angry Man 1959
as Woodrow Thrasher
- Sunday Showcase
Sunday Showcase 1959
Actor
The Three Faces of Eve 1957
as Ralph White
The Sad Sack 1957
as Corporal Larry Dolan
- The Jet-Propelled Couch
The Jet-Propelled Couch 1957
as Dr. Kirk Allen
The Naked Hills 1956
as Tracy Powell
The Tender Trap 1955
as Joe McCall
Hell and High Water 1954
as Tugboat Walker
How to Marry a Millionaire 1953
as Freddie Denmark
Down Among the Sheltering Palms 1953
as Lt. Carl G. Schmidt
Tonight We Sing 1953
as Sol Hurok
The I Don't Care Girl 1953
as Ed McCoy
O. Henry's Full House 1952
as Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
We're Not Married! 1952
as Jeff Norris
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie 1952
as Ben Halper
With a Song in My Heart 1952
as Don Ross
As Young as You Feel 1951
as Joe Elliott
Up Front 1951
as Joe
M 1951
as Martin W. Harrow
My Blue Heaven 1950
as Walter Pringle
Stella 1950
as Carl Granger
The Reformer and the Redhead 1950
as Arthur Maxwell
Adam's Rib 1949
as Kip Lurie
Portrait of Jennie 1948
as Gus O'Toole
- Ditch and Live
Ditch and Live 1944
as Pilot of Ditching B-17
Stranger on the Third Floor 1940
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.