

David Wayne
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
30 Jan 1914
Age
112 Years
Born In
Traverse City - Michigan - USA
Total Projects
120
Years Active
61 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Grandpère Bonnard (segment "The Happy Time") (archive footage)

movie
Poker Alice
Poker Alice
as Amos

movie
The Survivalist
The Survivalist
as Dub Daniels

movie
Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen
Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen
as Narrator (voice)

tv
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
as Big Daddy

tv
Crazy like a Fox
Crazy like a Fox
as Jennings Hyde

tv
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Cyrus Leffingwell

tv
Finder of Lost Loves
Finder of Lost Loves
as Professor Wheeler

movie
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers
as Stapleton

tv
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
as George Wyler

tv
Newhart
Newhart
as Mr. Pittman

tv
Matt Houston
Matt Houston

tv
Matt Houston
Matt Houston
as Bill Houston

tv
House Calls
House Calls
as Amos Weatherby

movie
An American Christmas Carol
An American Christmas Carol
as Merrivale

movie
The Prize Fighter
The Prize Fighter
as Pop Morgan

movie
The Girls in the Office
The Girls in the Office
as Ben Nayfack

movie
The Gift of Love
The Gift of Love
as O'Henry and Narrator

movie
Lassie: The New Beginning
Lassie: The New Beginning
as Amos

movie
Murder at the Mardi Gras
Murder at the Mardi Gras
as Mickey Mills

tv
Dallas
Dallas
as Digger Barnes

tv
Dallas
Dallas
as Willard 'Digger' Barnes

tv
Loose Change
Loose Change
as Dr. Moe Sinden

tv
Big Hawaii
Big Hawaii

tv
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough

movie
In the Glitter Palace
In the Glitter Palace
as Nate Redstone

tv
Hunter
Hunter

tv
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

tv
Once an Eagle
Once an Eagle
as Col. Terwilliger

tv
Delvecchio
Delvecchio
as Jack Henderson

movie
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)

tv
Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
as Inspector Richard Queen

tv
Switch
Switch
as Dancer

movie
The Apple Dumpling Gang
The Apple Dumpling Gang
as T.R. Clydesdale

movie
Tubby the Tuba
Tubby the Tuba
as Pee-Wee the Piccolo (voice)

movie
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
as Insp. Richard Queen

movie
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
as Dr. Abner Sedgwick

tv
Barney Miller
Barney Miller
as E.J. Heiss

movie
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
as Maynard Richards

movie
The Front Page
The Front Page
as Roy Bensinger

movie
Return of the Big Cat
Return of the Big Cat
as Grandpa Jubal

movie
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
as The Duke

tv
Faraday and Company
Faraday and Company
as Branigan

tv
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
as Raymond Lennox / 'Steele'

tv
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
as Wally Sensibaugh

tv
The Brian Keith Show
The Brian Keith Show

tv
Banacek
Banacek
as Walter Tyson

movie
The Catcher
The Catcher
as Armand Faber

movie
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as David Wayne (uncredited)

movie
The African Elephant
The African Elephant
as Narrator

tv
The Good Life
The Good Life
as Charles Dutton

movie
The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain
as Dr. Charles Dutton

tv
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
as Dr. Mill

movie
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
as Colonel Rufus Ryder

movie
With These Hands
With These Hands
as Narrator

movie
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Teddy Brewster

tv
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Monsieur Bordeaux

tv
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Emory Ward

tv
Mannix
Mannix

tv
Ironside
Ironside
as Dr. Ian Rice

tv
CBS Playhouse
CBS Playhouse
as George Spears

tv
Batman
Batman
as The Mad Hatter

tv
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as George Holloway

tv
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Al 'The Bomber' Devlin

tv
Channing
Channing
as Dr. James Crown

movie
Marilyn
Marilyn
as archive footage

tv
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Andrew Anderson

tv
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Martin Reese

tv
Sam Benedict
Sam Benedict

tv
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self

movie
The Big Gamble
The Big Gamble
as Samuel Brennan

movie
Anatomy of an Accident
Anatomy of an Accident
as John Avery

tv
Route 66
Route 66

tv
Outlaws
Outlaws

movie
The Last Angry Man
The Last Angry Man
as Woodrow Thrasher

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Walter Bedeker

tv
NBC Sunday Showcase
NBC Sunday Showcase
as The Devil

tv
Naked City
Naked City
as Herbert Konish

movie
The Three Faces of Eve
The Three Faces of Eve
as Ralph White

movie
The Sad Sack
The Sad Sack
as Corporal Larry Dolan

tv
Suspicion
Suspicion
as James Mennick

tv
DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month
as Willis Reynolds

tv
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self

movie
The Naked Hills
The Naked Hills
as Tracy Powell

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee / Performer

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer

movie
The Tender Trap
The Tender Trap
as Joe McCall

tv
The Alcoa Hour
The Alcoa Hour
as Homer Bolton

tv
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Sam Jacoby

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Judge Warfield

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Rev. Arthur Byrne

tv
Norby
Norby
as Preston Norby

tv
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Grandpa Jubal

tv
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Colonel Rufus Ryder

movie
Hell and High Water
Hell and High Water
as Tugboat Walker

movie
How to Marry a Millionaire
How to Marry a Millionaire
as Freddie Denmark

movie
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
as Lt. Carl G. Schmidt

tv
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as David Vincent

tv
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Arthur Martin

movie
Tonight We Sing
Tonight We Sing
as Sol Hurok

movie
The I Don't Care Girl
The I Don't Care Girl
as Ed McCoy

tv
Omnibus
Omnibus

movie
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House
as Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

movie
We're Not Married!
We're Not Married!
as Jeff Norris

movie
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
as Ben Halper

movie
With a Song in My Heart
With a Song in My Heart
as Don Ross

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Sakini

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Father Firenzuola

movie
As Young as You Feel
As Young as You Feel
as Joe Elliott

movie
Up Front
Up Front
as Joe

movie
M
M
as Martin W. Harrow

movie
My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven
as Walter Pringle

movie
Stella
Stella
as Carl Granger

movie
The Reformer and the Redhead
The Reformer and the Redhead
as Arthur Maxwell

tv
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self

movie
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
as Kip Lurie

movie
Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie
as Gus O'Toole

tv
Studio One
Studio One
as Jasper Hornby

tv
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self

movie
Ditch and Live
Ditch and Live
as Pilot of Ditching B-17