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David Wayne was an American stage and screen actor with a career spanning over 50 years.
Birth Name
Wayne James McMeekan
Born
Friday, 30 January 1914
Died
Thursday, 09 February 1995
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 67th Annual Academy Awards | Self (Memorial Tribute) | 1995 |
| Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | Freddie Denmark / Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Poker Alice | Amos | 1987 |
| The Survivalist | Dub Daniels | 1987 |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Performer | 1986 |
| The Golden Girls | Big Daddy | 1985 |
| Crazy Like a Fox | Jennings Hyde | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Cyrus Leffingwell | 1984 |
| Finder of Lost Loves | Professor Wheeler | 1984 |
| Finders Keepers | Stapleton | 1984 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 67th Annual Academy Awards | Self (Memorial Tribute) | 1995 |
| Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | Freddie Denmark / Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Poker Alice | Amos | 1987 |
| The Survivalist | Dub Daniels | 1987 |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Performer | 1986 |
| The Golden Girls | Big Daddy | 1985 |
| Crazy Like a Fox | Jennings Hyde | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Cyrus Leffingwell | 1984 |
| Finder of Lost Loves | Professor Wheeler | 1984 |
| Finders Keepers | Stapleton | 1984 |
| St. Elsewhere | Dr. George Wyler | 1982 |
| Newhart | Mr. Pittman | 1982 |
| Matt Houston | Bill Houston | 1982 |
| House Calls | Dr. Amos Weatherby / Amos Weatherby | 1979 |
| An American Christmas Carol | Merrivale | 1979 |
| The Prize Fighter | Pop Morgan | 1979 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Stanley Riverside Sr. | 1979 |
| The Girls in the Office | Ben Nayfack | 1979 |
| The Gift of Love | O'Henry and Narrator | 1978 |
| Lassie: A New Beginning | Amos | 1978 |
| Dallas | Digger Barnes | 1978 |
| Big Hawaii | Derby O'Brian | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Dwight Scoffield / Max Marshall | 1977 |
| Eight Is Enough | Matt | 1977 |
| The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | John Addams | 1977 |
| Once an Eagle | Col. Terwilliger | 1976 |
| Delvecchio | Jack Henderson | 1976 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Clip from 'Adam's Rib' / (archive footage) | 1976 |
| Family | James Lawrence | 1976 |
| Phyllis | Andrew Drake | 1975 |
| The Apple Dumpling Gang | Col. T.R. Clydesdale / T.R. Clydesdale | 1975 |
| Tubby the Tuba | Pee-Wee the Piccolo | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Inspector Richard Queen | 1975 |
| Switch | Dancer | 1975 |
| It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman! | Dr. Abner Sedgwick | 1975 |
| Adams of Eagle Lake | Captain Leighton | 1975 |
| The Front Page | Bensinger / Roy Bensinger | 1974 |
| The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One | Maynard Richards | 1974 |
| Barney Miller | E.J. Heiss | 1974 |
| Huckleberry Finn | The Duke | 1974 |
| Faraday and Company | Branigan | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Raymond Lennox / Steele | 1973 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Wally Sensibaugh | 1972 |
| The Little People | Uncle Timothy | 1972 |
| Banacek | Walter Tyson | 1972 |
| Mooch | David Wayne | 1971 |
| The African Elephant | Narrator | 1971 |
| Cade's County | Harley | 1971 |
| The Good Life | Charles Dutton | 1971 |
| The Andromeda Strain | Dr. Charles Dutton | 1971 |
| Matt Lincoln | Doc | 1970 |
| Men at Law | Schuyler Yates | 1970 |
| Night Gallery | Dr. Mill (segment "The Diary") | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Quentin Thayer | 1969 |
| Arsenic and Old Lace | Teddy Brewster | 1969 |
| The Name of the Game | Emory Ward | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O | S R Horus | 1968 |
| What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | 1968 |
| The 22nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee & Performer | 1968 |
| Mannix | Boston | 1967 |
| Ironside | Dr. Ian Rice | 1967 |
| CBS Playhouse | George Spears | 1967 |
| Batman | The Mad Hatter | 1966 |
| Mr. Broadway | John Zeck | 1964 |
| The Bing Crosby Show | Oscar Stengster | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | George Holloway | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | Al 'The Bomber' Devlin | 1963 |
| Channing | Dr. James Crown | 1963 |
| Marilyn | Self (scene from "We're Not Married") | 1963 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Andrew Anderson | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Martin Reese | 1962 |
| Sam Benedict | Eddie Jerome | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Frank Willoughby | 1961 |
| Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Alex Johnson | 1961 |
| The Big Gamble | Samuel Brennan / Samuel | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Caine | 1960 |
| Outlaws | Darius Woodley / Roly McDonough | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Overland Trail | Lt. Adam King | 1960 |
| The Last Angry Man | Woodrow 'Woody' Thrasher / Woodrow Thrasher | 1959 |
| Our American Heritage | Andrew Carnegie | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Walter Bedeker | 1959 |
| Sunday Showcase | The Devil | 1959 |
| Naked City | Herbert Konish | 1958 |
| The Sad Sack | Corporal Larry Dolan | 1957 |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | Joe Hearn | 1957 |
| Alcoa Theatre | Maj. Gen. von Tresckow | 1957 |
| Suspicion | James Mennick | 1957 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Willis Reynolds | 1957 |
| The Three Faces of Eve | Ralph White | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Shadrack Bennington | 1957 |
| The Big Record | Self - guest | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| Probe and Night Beat | Self | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Dr. Kirk Allen | 1956 |
| The Naked Hills | Tracy Powell | 1956 |
| The Tender Trap | Joe McCall | 1955 |
| The Alcoa Hour | Homer Bolton | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Sam Jacoby | 1955 |
| Ford Star Jubilee | Self | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Judge Warfield / Rev. Arthur Byrne | 1955 |
| Norby | Preston Norby / Pearson Norby | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Colonel Rufus Ryder / Grandpa Jubal / Colonel T.R. Clydesdale | 1954 |
| Producers' Showcase | Egbert Floud / Harlequin - narrator | 1954 |
| Hell and High Water | Tugboat Walker | 1954 |
| How to Marry a Millionaire | Freddie Denmark | 1953 |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1953 | |
| General Electric Theater | Arthur Martin / David Vincent | 1953 |
| Tonight We Sing | Sol Hurok | 1953 |
| The I Don't Care Girl | Ed McCoy | 1953 |
| Omnibus | John Ferris (segment "The Sojourner") | 1952 |
| O. Henry's Full House | Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") | 1952 |
| We're Not Married! | Jeff Norris | 1952 |
| Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie | Ben Halper | 1952 |
| Down Among the Sheltering Palms | Lt. Carl G. Schmidt | 1952 |
| With a Song in My Heart | Don Ross | 1952 |
| The Name's the Same | Self | 1951 |
| As Young as You Feel | Joe Elliott | 1951 |
| Up Front | Joe | 1951 |
| M | Martin W. Harrow | 1951 |
| My Blue Heaven | Walter Pringle | 1950 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self - Actor | 1950 |
| Stella | Carl Granger | 1950 |
| The Reformer and the Redhead | Arthur Colner Maxwell / Arthur Maxwell | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Guest Panelist | 1950 |
| Adam's Rib | Kip Lurie | 1949 |
| Portrait of Jennie | Gus O'Toole | 1949 |
| The Lamb's Gambol | Self - Host | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| Studio One | Jasper Hornby | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Banquo | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Tonight on Broadway | Self | 1948 |
| Stranger on the Third Floor | Cab Driver | 1940 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1958 | Emmy | Actor - Best Single Performance - Lead or Support | Nominated |
