Personal Info
Wayne James McMeekan
David Wayne
Acting
Biography
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 Por…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Grandpère Bonnard (segment "The Happy Time") (archive footage)
Poker Alice
as Amos
The Survivalist
as Dub Daniels
Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen
as Narrator (voice)
Finders Keepers
as Stapleton
The Prize Fighter
as Pop Morgan
An American Christmas Carol
as Merrivale
The Girls in the Office
as Ben Nayfack
The Gift of Love
as O'Henry and Narrator
Lassie: The New Beginning
as Amos
TV Shows
The Golden Girls
as Big Daddy · 1 ep.
Murder, She Wrote
as Cyrus Leffingwell · 1 ep.
Crazy like a Fox
as Jennings Hyde · 1 ep.
Finder of Lost Loves
as Professor Wheeler · 1 ep.
St. Elsewhere
as George Wyler · 3 ep.
Newhart
as Mr. Pittman · 1 ep.
Matt Houston
as Bill Houston · 1 ep.
House Calls
as Amos Weatherby · 59 ep.
Dallas
as Willard 'Digger' Barnes · 1 ep.
Loose Change
as Dr. Moe Sinden · 3 ep.
