David Wayne
David Wayne
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Allen Garfield, Austin Pendleton, Charles Durning, David Wayne, Herb Edelman, Jack Lemmon, Martin Gabel, Susan Sarandon, Vincent Gardenia, Walter Matthau,
Director: Robert Wise
Writers: Nelson Gidding,
Cast: Arthur Hill, David Wayne, George Mitchell, James Olson, Kate Reid, Kermit Murdock, Paula Kelly, Peter Hobbs, Ramon Bieri, Richard O'Brien,
Director: Nunnally Johnson
Writers: Nunnally Johnson,
Cast: Alena Murray, David Wayne, Douglas Spencer, Edwin Jerome, Joanne Woodward, Ken Scott, Lee J. Cobb, Mimi Gibson, Nancy Kulp, Terry Ann Ross,
Director: Samuel Fuller
Writers: Jesse Lasky Jr.,
Cast: Bella Darvi, Cameron Mitchell, David Wayne, Eugene Borden, Gene Evans, Richard Loo, Richard Widmark, Robert Adler, Stephen Bekassy, Victor Francen,
Director: Joseph Losey
Writers: Norman Reilly Raine,
Cast: David Wayne, Glenn Anders, Howard Da Silva, John Miljan, Luther Adler, Martin Gabel, Norman Lloyd, Raymond Burr, Steve Brodie, Walter Burke,
Director: George Cukor
Writers: Garson Kanin,
Cast: Clarence Kolb, David Wayne, Emerson Treacy, Eve March, Hope Emerson, Jean Hagen, Judy Holliday, Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Tom Ewell,
Director: William Dieterle
Writers: Ben Hecht,
Cast: Albert Sharpe, Cecil Kellaway, David Wayne, Ethel Barrymore, Felix Bressart, Florence Bates, Henry Hull, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Lillian Gish,