1914Born, Traverse City - Michigan - USA
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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…
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The Twilight ZoneWalter Bedeker
The Andromeda StrainDr. Charles Dutton
BatmanThe Mad Hatter
Murder, She WroteCyrus Leffingwell
The Golden GirlsBig Daddy2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsGrandpère Bonnard (segment "The Happy Time") (archive footage)Movie
1987Poker AliceAmosMovie
1987The SurvivalistDub DanielsMovie
1986Masters of Photography - Edward SteichenNarrator (voice)Movie
1984Finders KeepersStapletonMovie
1979An American Christmas CarolMerrivaleMovie
1979The Prize FighterPop MorganMovie
1979The Girls in the OfficeBen NayfackMovie
1978The Gift of LoveO'Henry and NarratorMovie
1978Lassie: The New BeginningAmosMovie
1978Murder at the Mardi GrasMickey MillsMovie
1977In the Glitter PalaceNate RedstoneMovie
1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)Movie
1975The Apple Dumpling GangT.R. ClydesdaleMovie
1975Tubby the TubaPee-Wee the Piccolo (voice)Movie
1975Ellery Queen: Too Many SuspectsInsp. Richard QueenMovie
1975It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!Dr. Abner SedgwickMovie
1974The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number OneMaynard RichardsMovie
1974The Front PageRoy BensingerMovie
1974Return of the Big CatGrandpa JubalMovie
1974Huckleberry FinnThe DukeMovie
1972The CatcherArmand FaberMovie
1971Mooch Goes to HollywoodDavid Wayne (uncredited)Movie
1971The African ElephantNarratorMovie
1971The Andromeda StrainDr. Charles DuttonMovie
1970The Boy Who Stole the ElephantColonel Rufus RyderMovie
1970With These HandsNarratorMovie
1969Arsenic and Old LaceTeddy BrewsterMovie
1963Marilynarchive footageMovie
1961The Big GambleSamuel BrennanMovie
1961Anatomy of an AccidentJohn AveryMovie
1959The Last Angry ManWoodrow ThrasherMovie
1959Sunday ShowcaseMovie
1957The Three Faces of EveRalph WhiteMovie
1957The Sad SackCorporal Larry DolanMovie
1957The Jet-Propelled CouchDr. Kirk AllenMovie
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