David Wayne profile
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David Wayne

30th January 1914 Traverse City - Michigan - USA 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.

54 Movies 59 TV Shows 113 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Marilyn 18th April 1963 as archive footage
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M 1st March 1951 as Martin W. Harrow
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Stella 20th July 1950 as Carl Granger
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Newhart 2nd October 1982 as Mr. Pittman
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Dallas 2nd April 1978 as Willard 'Digger' Barnes
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Switch 9th September 1975 as Dancer
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Banacek 13th September 1972 as Walter Tyson
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Batman 12th January 1966 as The Mad Hatter
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Channing 18th September 1963 as Dr. James Crown
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Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Rev. Arthur Byrne
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Norby 5th January 1955 as Preston Norby