David Wayne
Wayne James McMeekan
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1914-01-30
Place of birth:Traverse City - Michigan - USA
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
Date of death1995-02-09
81Biography
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).
Filmography
Rating by year
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsGrandpère Bonnard (segment "The Happy Time") (archive footage)2005-08-077.24
- Poker AliceAmos1987-05-216.97
- The SurvivalistDub Daniels1987-01-023.35
- The Golden GirlsBig Daddy1985-09-147.6394
- Crazy like a FoxJennings Hyde1984-12-307.28
- Murder, She WroteCyrus Leffingwell1984-09-307.5448
- Finder of Lost LovesProfessor Wheeler1984-09-226.84
- Finders KeepersStapleton1984-05-185.433
- St. ElsewhereGeorge Wyler1982-10-265.793
- NewhartMr. Pittman1982-10-027.159
- Matt Houston1982-09-266.328
- Matt HoustonBill Houston1982-09-266.328
- House CallsAmos Weatherby1979-12-176.34
- An American Christmas CarolMerrivale1979-12-166.240
- The Prize FighterPop Morgan1979-11-024.84
- The Girls in the OfficeBen Nayfack1979-02-026.02
- The Gift of LoveO'Henry and Narrator1978-12-086.76
- Lassie: The New BeginningAmos1978-09-175.56
- Murder at the Mardi GrasMickey Mills1978-05-107.01
- Loose ChangeDr. Moe Sinden1978-02-2610.01
- Big Hawaii1977-09-216.02
- Eight Is Enough1977-03-156.240
- In the Glitter PalaceNate Redstone1977-02-274.04
- Hunter1977-02-188.25
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries1977-01-307.131
- Once an EagleCol. Terwilliger1976-12-026.85
- DelvecchioJack Henderson1976-09-097.01
- That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)1976-05-167.041
- Ellery QueenInspector Richard Queen1975-09-117.541
- SwitchDancer1975-09-096.611
- The Apple Dumpling GangT.R. Clydesdale1975-07-016.6134
- Tubby the TubaPee-Wee the Piccolo (voice)1975-04-308.01
- Ellery Queen: Too Many SuspectsInsp. Richard Queen1975-03-238.01
- It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!Dr. Abner Sedgwick1975-02-214.415
- Barney MillerE.J. Heiss1975-01-237.459
- The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number OneMaynard Richards1974-11-088.01
- The Front PageRoy Bensinger1974-11-017.3385
- Return of the Big CatGrandpa Jubal1974-10-069.01
- Huckleberry FinnThe Duke1974-05-246.016
- Faraday and CompanyBranigan1973-09-267.01
- Barnaby JonesRaymond Lennox / 'Steele'1973-01-287.029
- The Streets of San FranciscoWally Sensibaugh1972-09-237.0103
- The Brian Keith Show1972-09-156.34
- BanacekWalter Tyson1972-09-138.420
- The CatcherArmand Faber1972-06-027.02
- Mooch Goes to HollywoodDavid Wayne (uncredited)1971-12-314.811
- The African ElephantNarrator1971-10-019.01
- The Good LifeCharles Dutton1971-09-186.52
- The Andromeda StrainDr. Charles Dutton1971-03-127.1807
- Night GalleryDr. Mill1970-12-167.8108
- The Boy Who Stole the ElephantColonel Rufus Ryder1970-09-204.01
- With These HandsNarrator1970-05-080.00
- Arsenic and Old LaceTeddy Brewster1969-04-027.04
- Hawaii Five-OMonsieur Bordeaux1968-09-207.2158
- The Name of the GameEmory Ward1968-09-207.013
- Mannix1967-09-166.854
- IronsideDr. Ian Rice1967-03-286.970
- CBS PlayhouseGeorge Spears1966-12-087.02
- BatmanThe Mad Hatter1966-01-127.3603
- Burke's LawAl 'The Bomber' Devlin1963-09-206.312
- ChanningDr. James Crown1963-09-187.52
- Marilynarchive footage1963-04-187.52
- The Alfred Hitchcock HourAndrew Anderson1962-09-207.880
- The VirginianMartin Reese1962-09-196.535
- Sam Benedict1962-09-156.73
- The Big GambleSamuel Brennan1961-07-256.07
- Anatomy of an AccidentJohn Avery1961-01-018.01
- Route 661960-10-076.720
- Outlaws1960-09-266.73
- The Last Angry ManWoodrow Thrasher1959-10-226.916
- The Twilight ZoneWalter Bedeker1959-10-028.51,038
- Sunday Showcase1959-09-200.00
- Naked CityHerbert Konish1958-09-305.712
- The Three Faces of EveRalph White1957-12-197.2152
- The Sad SackCorporal Larry Dolan1957-11-275.633
- SuspicionJames Mennick1957-09-306.29
- DuPont Show of the MonthWillis Reynolds1957-09-297.45
- The Naked HillsTracy Powell1956-06-174.611
- The Tender TrapJoe McCall1955-11-046.242
- The Alcoa HourHomer Bolton1955-10-167.02
- Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSam Jacoby1955-10-027.8252
- GunsmokeJudge Warfield1955-09-106.7112
- GunsmokeRev. Arthur Byrne1955-09-106.7112
- NorbyPreston Norby1955-01-057.01
- The Wonderful World of DisneyGrandpa Jubal1954-10-277.935
- The Wonderful World of DisneyColonel Rufus Ryder1954-10-277.935
- Hell and High WaterTugboat Walker1954-02-016.064
- How to Marry a MillionaireFreddie Denmark1953-11-106.8562
- Down Among the Sheltering PalmsLt. Carl G. Schmidt1953-03-016.52
- General Electric TheaterDavid Vincent1953-02-016.86
- General Electric TheaterArthur Martin1953-02-016.86
- Tonight We SingSol Hurok1953-01-269.52
- The I Don't Care GirlEd McCoy1953-01-147.32
- O. Henry's Full HouseHorace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")1952-09-186.846
- We're Not Married!Jeff Norris1952-07-115.928
- Wait Till the Sun Shines, NellieBen Halper1952-06-275.89
- With a Song in My HeartDon Ross1952-04-036.117
- Hallmark Hall of FameSakini1951-12-248.88
- Hallmark Hall of FameFather Firenzuola1951-12-248.88
- As Young as You FeelJoe Elliott1951-06-156.423
- Up FrontJoe1951-03-057.01
- MMartin W. Harrow1951-03-016.567
- My Blue HeavenWalter Pringle1950-09-157.54
- StellaCarl Granger1950-07-209.02
- The Reformer and the RedheadArthur Maxwell1950-05-057.65
- What's My Line?Self1950-02-027.029
- Adam's RibKip Lurie1949-11-177.1337
- Portrait of JennieGus O'Toole1948-12-257.2123
- Studio OneJasper Hornby1948-11-075.413