Acting credits
101
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
David Wayne
Acting
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Movies: 50Series: 51
TMDB ID: 14831
IMDb ID: nm0915536
Known for: Acting
Born: January 30, 1914
Died: February 9, 1995
Age: 81
Place of birth: Traverse City - Michigan - USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2005
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.85
Wikidata: Q1177111
Also known as
Wayne James McMeekan
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with David Wayne.
7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Grandpère Bonnard (segment "The Happy Time") (archive footage)
2005 Movie
6.3
Poker Alice
as Amos
1987 Movie
2.4
The Survivalist
as Dub Daniels
1987 Movie
5.3
Finders Keepers
as Stapleton
1984 Movie
6.2
An American Christmas Carol
as Merrivale
1979 Movie
4.8
The Prize Fighter
as Pop Morgan
1979 Movie
2.0
The Girls in the Office
as Ben Nayfack
1979 Movie
6.0
The Gift of Love
as O'Henry and Narrator
1978 Movie
4.8
Lassie: The New Beginning
as Amos
1978 Movie
Murder at the Mardi Gras
as Mickey Mills
1978 Movie
2.7
In the Glitter Palace
as Nate Redstone
1977 Movie
6.9
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976 Movie
6.6
The Apple Dumpling Gang
as T.R. Clydesdale
1975 Movie
Tubby the Tuba
as Pee-Wee the Piccolo (voice)
1975 Movie
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
as Insp. Richard Queen
1975 Movie
4.0
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
as Dr. Abner Sedgwick
1975 Movie
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
as Maynard Richards
1974 Movie
7.3
The Front Page
as Roy Bensinger
1974 Movie
Return of the Big Cat
as Grandpa Jubal
1974 Movie
5.8
Huckleberry Finn
as The Duke
1974 Movie
6.0
The Catcher
as Armand Faber
1972 Movie
4.3
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as David Wayne (uncredited)
1971 Movie
The African Elephant
as Narrator
1971 Movie
7.0
The Andromeda Strain
as Dr. Charles Dutton
1971 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with David Wayne.
7.6
The Golden Girls
as Big Daddy • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.1
Crazy like a Fox
as Jennings Hyde • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Cyrus Leffingwell • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.7
Finder of Lost Loves
as Professor Wheeler • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.6
St. Elsewhere
as George Wyler • 3 eps
1982 Series
7.1
Newhart
as Mr. Pittman • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.2
Matt Houston
3 eps
1982 Series
5.0
House Calls
as Amos Weatherby • 59 eps
1979 Series
6.8
Dallas
as Digger Barnes • 3 eps
1978 Series
Loose Change
as Dr. Moe Sinden • 3 eps
1978 Series
5.0
Big Hawaii
1 eps
1977 Series
6.1
Eight Is Enough
2 eps
1977 Series
8.0
Hunter
1 eps
1977 Series
7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 Series
6.8
Once an Eagle
as Col. Terwilliger • 7 eps
1976 Series
Delvecchio
as Jack Henderson • 1 eps
1976 Series
7.5
Ellery Queen
as Inspector Richard Queen • 22 eps
1975 Series
6.7
Switch
as Dancer • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.3
Barney Miller
as E.J. Heiss • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.9
Barnaby Jones
as Raymond Lennox / 'Steele' • 1 eps
1973 Series
7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
as Wally Sensibaugh • 1 eps
1972 Series
5.0
The Brian Keith Show
1 eps
1972 Series
8.6
Banacek
as Walter Tyson • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.8
Night Gallery
as Dr. Mill • 1 eps
1970 Series