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...

Known For

The Andromeda Strain

as Dr. Charles Dutton

How to Marry a Millionaire

as Freddie Denmark

The Front Page

as Roy Bensinger

Cast Credits

The Survivalist

as Dub Daniels

Finders Keepers

as Stapleton

The Prize Fighter

as Pop Morgan

The Gift of Love

as O'Henry and Narrator

In the Glitter Palace

as Nate Redstone

The Apple Dumpling Gang

as T.R. Clydesdale

Tubby the Tuba

as Pee-Wee the Piccolo (voice)

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

as Insp. Richard Queen

The Front Page

as Roy Bensinger

Return of the Big Cat

as Grandpa Jubal

Huckleberry Finn

as The Duke

The Catcher

as Armand Faber

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as David Wayne (uncredited)

The Andromeda Strain

as Dr. Charles Dutton

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

as Colonel Rufus Ryder

Arsenic and Old Lace

as Teddy Brewster

The Big Gamble

as Samuel Brennan

The Last Angry Man

as Woodrow Thrasher

The Sad Sack

as Corporal Larry Dolan

The Naked Hills

as Tracy Powell