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David Wayne

Actor • Born 1914

David Wayne

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About

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...

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The Love Boat posterThe Love BoatSeries • 1977Dallas posterDallasSeries • 1978Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteSeries • 1984Hawaii Five-O posterHawaii Five-OSeries • 1969Ironside posterIronsideSeries • 1967Mannix posterMannixSeries • 1967The Twilight Zone posterThe Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959Batman posterBatmanSeries • 1966The Virginian posterThe VirginianSeries • 1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour posterThe Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962St. Elsewhere posterSt. ElsewhereSeries • 1982Newhart posterNewhartSeries • 1982Barney Miller posterBarney MillerSeries • 1975Studio One posterStudio OneSeries • 1948The Golden Girls posterThe Golden GirlsSeries • 1985Barnaby Jones posterBarnaby JonesSeries • 1973Route 66 posterRoute 66Series • 1960Naked City posterNaked CitySeries • 1958Burke's Law posterBurke's LawSeries • 1963The Name of the Game posterThe Name of the GameSeries • 1968Switch posterSwitchSeries • 1975Night Gallery posterNight GallerySeries • 1970Matt Houston posterMatt HoustonSeries • 1982Gunsmoke posterGunsmokeSeries • 1955