David Wayne
Birthday: 1914-01-30 | Place of Birth: Traverse City - Michigan - USAFrom 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 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Stapleton
as Amos Weatherby
as Ben Nayfack
as Merrivale
as Pop Morgan
as Inspector Richard Queen
as Pee-Wee the Piccolo (voice)
as T.R. Clydesdale
as The Duke
as Charles Dutton
as Dr. Charles Dutton
as Samuel Brennan
as Woodrow Thrasher
as Corporal Larry Dolan
as Ralph White
as Joe McCall
as Tugboat Walker
as Ed McCoy
as Freddie Denmark
as Lt. Carl G. Schmidt
as Sol Hurok
as Don Ross
as Jeff Norris
as Joe Elliott
as Martin W. Harrow
as Walter Pringle
as Kip Lurie
as Gus O'Toole
