Biography
David Wayne
Acting
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…
Career works
115
Movies
57
Series
58
Career average
6.8/10
Birth date
01/30/1914
Place of birth
Traverse City - Michigan - USA
Date of death
02/09/1995
Filmography highlights
Movies
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · 7.2
Poker Alice
1987 · 6.9
The Survivalist
1987 · 3.3
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Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen
1986
Finders Keepers
1984 · 5.5
An American Christmas Carol
1979 · 6.2
The Prize Fighter
1979 · 4.8
The Girls in the Office
1979 · 6.0
The Gift of Love
1978 · 6.7
Lassie: The New Beginning
1978 · 5.5
Murder at the Mardi Gras
1978 · 7.0
In the Glitter Palace
1977 · 4.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · 7.0
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975 · 6.6
Tubby the Tuba
1975 · 8.0
Series
The Golden Girls
1985 · 7.6
Crazy like a Fox
1984 · 7.2
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5
Finder of Lost Loves
1984 · 6.8
St. Elsewhere
1982 · 5.7
Newhart
1982 · 7.2
Matt Houston
1982 · 6.3
House Calls
1979 · 6.3
Dallas
1978 · 6.9
Big Hawaii
1977 · 6.0
Eight Is Enough
1977 · 6.2
Hunter
1977 · 8.2
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 · 7.1
Once an Eagle
1976 · 6.8
Delvecchio
1976 · 7.0