Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1914-01-30
Day of Death
1995-02-09
Place of Birth
Traverse City - Michigan - USA
David Wayne
Biography
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 (54)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
Poker Alice
1987
The Survivalist
1987Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen
1986
Finders Keepers
1984
An American Christmas Carol
1979
The Prize Fighter
1979
The Girls in the Office
1979
The Gift of Love
1978
Lassie: The New Beginning
1978
Murder at the Mardi Gras
1978
In the Glitter Palace
1977
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
