David Wayne

David Wayne

Acting

Birthday

1914/01/30

Day of death

1995/02/09 (81 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Traverse City - Michigan - USA

Also know as

Wayne James McMeekan

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   David Wayne (January 30, 1914 – February 9, 1995) was an American actor with a career spanning nearly 50 years. Early life and career 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 Featur...Read more

Acting
The Front Page
7.3

(1974) The Front Page

as Roy Bensinger

The Andromeda Strain
7.0

(1971) The Andromeda Strain

as Dr. Charles Dutton

How to Marry a Millionaire
6.8

(1953) How to Marry a Millionaire

as Freddie Denmark

Finders Keepers
5.4

(1984) Finders Keepers

as Stapleton

Hell and High Water
6.1

(1954) Hell and High Water

as Tugboat Walker

We're Not Married!
5.9

(1952) We're Not Married!

as Jeff Norris

The Prize Fighter
4.8

(1979) The Prize Fighter

as Pop Morgan

Adam's Rib
7.1

(1949) Adam's Rib

as Kip Lurie

Portrait of Jennie
7.1

(1948) Portrait of Jennie

as Gus O'Toole

Lassie: The New Beginning
4.8

(1978) Lassie: The New Beginning

as Amos

The Three Faces of Eve
7.2

(1957) The Three Faces of Eve

as Ralph White

M
6.3

(1951) M

as Martin W. Harrow

The Sad Sack
5.6

(1957) The Sad Sack

as Corporal Larry Dolan

The Tender Trap
6.1

(1955) The Tender Trap

as Joe McCall

The Reformer and the Redhead
6.3

(1950) The Reformer and the Redhead

as Arthur Maxwell

As Young as You Feel
6.8

(1951) As Young as You Feel

as Joe Elliott

With a Song in My Heart
5.9

(1952) With a Song in My Heart

as Don Ross

The Apple Dumpling Gang
6.5

(1975) The Apple Dumpling Gang

as T.R. Clydesdale

Huckleberry Finn
5.9

(1974) Huckleberry Finn

as The Duke

My Blue Heaven
7.0

(1950) My Blue Heaven

as Walter Pringle

Tonight We Sing
10.0

(1953) Tonight We Sing

as Sol Hurok

The Last Angry Man
6.9

(1959) The Last Angry Man

as Woodrow Thrasher

The Naked Hills
4.6

(1956) The Naked Hills

as Tracy Powell

The Gift of Love
6.0

(1978) The Gift of Love

as O'Henry and Narrator

Poker Alice
6.3

(1987) Poker Alice

as Amos

Down Among the Sheltering Palms
5.0

(1953) Down Among the Sheltering Palms

as Lt. Carl G. Schmidt

Stella
0.0

(1950) Stella

as Carl Granger

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
7.5

(1986) Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage)

The Survivalist
2.4

(1987) The Survivalist

as Dub Daniels

Up Front
0.0

(1951) Up Front

as Joe

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
5.6

(1952) Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

as Ben Halper

The I Don't Care Girl
6.5

(1953) The I Don't Care Girl

as Ed McCoy

The Big Gamble
5.7

(1961) The Big Gamble

as Samuel Brennan

O. Henry's Full House
6.5

(1952) O. Henry's Full House

as Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
0.0

(1975) Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

as Insp. Richard Queen

Loose Change
0.0

(1978) Loose Change

as Dr. Moe Sinden

Tubby the Tuba
0.0

(1975) Tubby the Tuba

as Pee-Wee the Piccolo (voice)

The African Elephant
0.0

(1971) The African Elephant

as Narrator

Return of the Big Cat
0.0

(1974) Return of the Big Cat

as Grandpa Jubal

Murder at the Mardi Gras
0.0

(1978) Murder at the Mardi Gras

as Mickey Mills

The Girls in the Office
2.0

(1979) The Girls in the Office

as Ben Nayfack

In the Glitter Palace
3.5

(1977) In the Glitter Palace

as Nate Redstone

That's Entertainment, Part II
6.9

(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
4.0

(1975) It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!

as Dr. Abner Sedgwick

Marilyn
6.0

(1963) Marilyn

as Self ("We're Not Married") (archive footage) (uncredited)

Arsenic and Old Lace
7.0

(1969) Arsenic and Old Lace

as Teddy Brewster

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
7.2

(2005) Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

as Grandpère Bonnard (segment "The Happy Time") (archive footage)

0.0

(1944) Ditch and Live

as Pilot of Ditching B-17

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
4.0

(1970) The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

as Colonel Rufus Ryder

Mooch Goes to Hollywood
5.1

(1971) Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as David Wayne (uncredited)

The Catcher
6.0

(1972) The Catcher

as Armand Faber

An American Christmas Carol
6.2

(1979) An American Christmas Carol

as Merrivale

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
0.0

(1974) The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

as Maynard Richards

0.0

(1986) Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen

as Narrator (voice)

St. Elsewhere
5.5

(1982) St. Elsewhere

as ---

Burke's Law
6.0

(1963) Burke's Law

as Al 'The Bomber' Devlin

The Golden Girls
7.5

(1985) The Golden Girls

as Big Daddy

Batman
7.3

(1966) Batman

as The Mad Hatter

Hawaii Five-O
7.1

(1968) Hawaii Five-O

as Monsieur Bordeaux

Route 66
6.3

(1960) Route 66

as ---

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Judge Warfield

Omnibus
6.0

(1952) Omnibus

as ---

Naked City
5.5

(1958) Naked City

as Herbert Konish

Mannix
6.7

(1967) Mannix

as ---

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
7.0

(1977) The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

as ---

Newhart
7.1

(1982) Newhart

as Mr. Pittman

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Jasper Hornby

Dallas
6.8

(1978) Dallas

as Digger Barnes

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as David Vincent

Eight Is Enough
6.0

(1977) Eight Is Enough

as ---

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Sakini

The Twilight Zone
8.4

(1959) The Twilight Zone

as Walter Bedeker

Crazy like a Fox
7.1

(1984) Crazy like a Fox

as Jennings Hyde

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Sam Jacoby

Sam Benedict
6.0

(1962) Sam Benedict

as ---

Outlaws
6.2

(1960) Outlaws

as ---

Switch
6.7

(1975) Switch

as Dancer

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Martin Reese

House Calls
5.0

(1979) House Calls

as Amos Weatherby

Matt Houston
6.2

(1982) Matt Houston

as ---

Ellery Queen
7.4

(1975) Ellery Queen

as Inspector Richard Queen

The Brian Keith Show
5.0

(1972) The Brian Keith Show

as ---

7.0

(1966) CBS Playhouse

as ---

0.0

(1955) Norby

as Preston Norby

Big Hawaii
5.0

(1977) Big Hawaii

as ---

Hunter
8.0

(1977) Hunter

as ---

Channing
7.0

(1963) Channing

as Dr. James Crown

The Mike Douglas Show
5.1

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

4.5

(1959) NBC Sunday Showcase

as The Devil

5.0

(1971) The Good Life

as Charles Dutton

Delvecchio
0.0

(1976) Delvecchio

as Jack Henderson

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Rev. Arthur Byrne

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Arthur Martin

6.5

(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Banacek
8.6

(1972) Banacek

as Walter Tyson

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Father Firenzuola

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.6

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Grandpa Jubal

Matt Houston
6.2

(1982) Matt Houston

as Bill Houston

The Alcoa Hour
4.0

(1955) The Alcoa Hour

as Homer Bolton

DuPont Show of the Month
6.7

(1957) DuPont Show of the Month

as Willis Reynolds

Finder of Lost Loves
5.7

(1984) Finder of Lost Loves

as Professor Wheeler

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee / Performer

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

Ironside
6.8

(1967) Ironside

as Dr. Ian Rice

Dallas
6.8

(1978) Dallas

as Willard 'Digger' Barnes

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

Barney Miller
7.2

(1975) Barney Miller

as E.J. Heiss

5.5

(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as George Holloway

Barnaby Jones
6.9

(1973) Barnaby Jones

as Raymond Lennox / 'Steele'

Once an Eagle
6.8

(1976) Once an Eagle

as Col. Terwilliger

Suspicion
5.9

(1957) Suspicion

as James Mennick

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8

(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Andrew Anderson

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Cyrus Leffingwell

The Name of the Game
6.8

(1968) The Name of the Game

as Emory Ward

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.6

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Colonel Rufus Ryder

Night Gallery
7.8

(1970) Night Gallery

as Dr. Mill

The Streets of San Francisco
7.0

(1972) The Streets of San Francisco

as Wally Sensibaugh