

David Wayne
1914 — 1995 Age: 81 years oldinfo
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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.
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Works 46
1948
Portrait of JennieGus O'Toole
1949
Adam's RibKip Lurie
1951
As Young as You FeelJoe Elliott
1952
O. Henry's Full HouseHorace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
1952
We're Not Married!Jeff Norris
1953
How to Marry a MillionaireFreddie Denmark
1954
Hell and High WaterTugboat Walker
1957
The Three Faces of EveRalph White
1959
The Last Angry ManWoodrow Thrasher
1971
The Andromeda StrainDr. Charles Dutton
1974
The Front PageRoy Bensinger
1975
The Apple Dumpling GangT.R. Clydesdale
1975
It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's SupermanDr. Abner Sedgwick
1978
The Gift of LoveO'Henry and Narrator
1987
Poker AliceAmos
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