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David Wayne (I) (1914–1995)


His father was an insurance executive; his mother died when he was four. He attended Western Michigan University then worked as a statistician in Cleveland where he joined a Shakespeare repertory company. Two years later he had a minor role in "The American Way" in New York. He was rejected by the army in World War II but volunteered as an ambulance driver in North Africa... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1987 Poker Alice (TV movie)
Amos
 
1987 The Survivalist
Dub Daniels
 
1986 The Golden Girls (TV series)
Big Daddy
 
1986 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Stanley Riverside Sr.
Self-Diagnosis (1986) … Stanley Riverside Sr.
 
1983-1985 The Love Boat (TV series)
Dwight Scoffield / M. Marshall
Fountain of Youth/Bad Luck Cabin/Uncle Daddy (1983) … Dwight Scoffield
 
1985 Newhart (TV series)
Mr. Pittman
Pirate Pete (1985) … Mr. Pittman
 
1985 Crazy Like a Fox (TV series)
Jennings Hyde
The Man Who Cried Fox (1985) … Jennings Hyde
 
1985 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Cyrus Leffingwell
Murder Takes the Bus (1985) … Cyrus Leffingwell
 
1984-1985 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Dr. George Wyler
Bye, George (1985) … Dr. George Wyler
 
1984 Finder of Lost Loves (TV series)
Professor Wheeler
White Lies (1984) … Professor Wheeler
 
1984 Finders Keepers
Stapleton
 
1983-1984 Matt Houston (TV series)
Bill Houston
Blood Ties (1984) … Bill Houston
Houston Is Dead (1984) … Bill Houston
Heritage (1983) … Bill Houston
 
1979-1982 House Calls (TV series)
Dr. Amos Weatherby
Bone of My Bone (1982) … Dr. Amos Weatherby
In Norman We Trust (1982) … Dr. Amos Weatherby
Ducks of Hazzard (1982) … Dr. Amos Weatherby
The Weatherbys Ride Again (1982) … Dr. Amos Weatherby
Deafenwolf (1982) … Dr. Amos Weatherby
 
1979 An American Christmas Carol (TV movie)
Merrivale
 
1979 The Prize Fighter
Pop Morgan
 
1979 Eight Is Enough (TV series)
Matt
Letter to One Bradford (1979) … Matt
 
1979 The Girls in the Office (TV movie)
Ben Nayfack
 
1978 The Gift of Love (TV movie)
O'Henry and Narrator
 
1978 Dallas (TV series)
Digger Barnes
Double Wedding (1978) … Digger Barnes
Bar-B-Que (1978) … Digger Barnes
 
1978 Lassie: A New Beginning (TV movie)
Amos Rheams
 
1978 Murder at the Mardi Gras (TV movie)
Mickey Mills
 
1978 Loose Change (TV mini-series)
Dr. Moe Sinden
 
1978 Family (TV series)
James Lawrence
The Covenant (1978) … James Lawrence
 
1978 Black Beauty (TV mini-series)
Mr. Dowling/Narrator
 
1977 Switch (TV series)
Dancer
Dancer (1977) … Dancer
 
1977 Big Hawaii (TV series)
Derby O'Brian
You Can't Lose 'Em All (1977) … Derby O'Brian
 
1977 Hunter (TV series)
 
1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
John Addams
The Mystery of the Ghostwriters' Cruise (1977) … John Addams
 
1977 In the Glitter Palace (TV movie)
Nate Redstone
 
1976 Delvecchio (TV series)
Jack Henderson
APB: Santa Claus (1976) … Jack Henderson
 
1976 Once an Eagle (TV mini-series)
Col. Terwilliger
 
1975 Phyllis (TV series)
Andrew Drake
Paging Dr. Lindstrom (1975) … Andrew Drake
 
1975 The Apple Dumpling Gang
Col. T.R. Clydesdale
 
1975 Tubby the Tuba
Pee-Wee the Piccolo (voice)
 
1975 Barney Miller (TV series)
E.J. Heiss
Bureaucrat (1975) … E.J. Heiss
 
1973-1975 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Judge Warfield / Reverend Byrne
I Have Promises to Keep (1975) … Reverend Byrne
Lynch Town (1973) … Judge Warfield
 
1975 Adams of Eagle Lake (TV series)
Captain Leighton
Treasure Chest Murder (1975) … Captain Leighton
 
1975 Superman (TV movie)
Dr. Abner Sedgwick
 
1970-1974 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Colonel Rufus Ryder / Grandpa Jubal
Return of the Big Cat: Part 2 (1974) … Grandpa Jubal
Return of the Big Cat: Part 1 (1974) … Grandpa Jubal
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant: Part 2 (1970) … Colonel Rufus Ryder
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant: Part 1 (1970) … Colonel Rufus Ryder
 
1974 Return of the Big Cat (TV movie)
Grandpa Jubal
 
1974 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
'Steele' / Raymond Lennox
Dark Legacy (1974) … Raymond Lennox/'Steele'
 
1974 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Horus
30,000 Rooms and I Have the Key (1974) … Horus
 
1973 The Brian Keith Show (TV series)
Uncle Timothy
Uncle Timothy (1973) … Uncle Timothy
 
1973 Ironside (TV series)
Ian
Downhill All the Way (1973) … Ian
 
1973 Faraday and Company (TV series)
Branigan
Say Hello to a Dead Man (1973) … Branigan
 
1973 Mannix (TV series)
Boston
To Quote a Dead Man (1973) … Boston
 
1973 Banacek (TV series)
Walter Tyson
Ten Thousand Dollars a Page (1973) … Walter Tyson
 
1972 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Wally Sensibaugh
In the Midst of Strangers (1972) … Wally Sensibaugh
 
1972 The Catcher (TV movie)
Armand Faber
 
1972 Cade's County (TV series)
Harley
One Small, Acceptable Death (1972) … Harley
 
1971-1972 The Good Life (TV series)
Charles Dutton
The Gardeners (1971) … Charles Dutton
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Dr. Mill (segment "The Diary")
 
1971 Medical Center (TV series)
Quentin Thayer
The Shattered Man (1971) … Quentin Thayer
 
1971 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Emory Ward
A Sister from Napoli (1971) … Emory Ward
 
1970 Matt Lincoln (TV series)
Doc
Doc (1970) … Doc
 
1970 The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (TV movie)
Colonel Rufus Ryder
 
1967 CBS Playhouse (TV series)
George Spears
Dear Friends (1967) … George Spears
 
1966-1967 Batman (TV series)
The Mad Hatter
 
1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
George Holloway
Holloway's Daughters (1966) … George Holloway
 
1966 Lamp at Midnight (TV movie)
Father Firenzuola
 
1964 Mr. Broadway (TV series)
John Zeck
Pay Now, Die Later (1964) … John Zeck
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Al 'The Bomber' Devlin
Who Killed the Horne of Plenty? (1964) … Al 'The Bomber' Devlin
 
1963 Cowboy and the Tiger (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1963 The Virginian (TV series)
Martin Reese
The Small Parade (1963) … Martin Reese
 
1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Alex Johnson
Apples Don't Fall Far (1963) … Alex Johnson
 
1963 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Eddie Jerome
The Boiling Point (1963) … Eddie Jerome
 
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Andrew Anderson
The Thirty-First of February (1963) … Andrew Anderson
 
1962 The Teahouse of the August Moon (TV movie)
Sakini
 
1962 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
The White Lie (1962)
 
1962 Naked City (TV series)
Herbert Konish
The Multiplicity of Herbert Konish (1962) … Herbert Konish
 
1962 Route 66 (TV series)
Caine
Aren't You Surprised to See Me? (1962) … Caine
 
1962 Kings of Broadway (TV movie)
 
1961 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Frank Willoughby
Delbert, Texas (1961) … Frank Willoughby
 
1961 Outlaws (TV series)
Darius Woodley / Roly McDonough
Roly (1961) … Roly McDonough
No More Pencils - No More Books (1961) … Darius Woodley
 
1961 The Big Gamble
Samuel Brennan
 
1961 Anatomy of an Accident (short)
John
 
1960 Wagon Train (TV series)
Shadrack Bennington
The Shad Bennington Story (1960) … Shadrack Bennington
 
1960 Overland Trail (TV series)
Lt. Adam King
Escort Detail (1960) … Lt. Adam King
 
1957-1960 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Arthur Martin / David Vincent
Do Not Disturb (1960) … Arthur Martin
Mr. Kensington's Finest Hour (1957) … David Vincent
 
1960 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
The Devil
 
1959 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Walter Bedeker
Escape Clause (1959) … Walter Bedeker
 
1959 The Last Angry Man
Woodrow Thrasher
 
1959 The Strawberry Blonde (TV movie)
Biff Grimes
 
1959 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Maj. Gen. von Tresckow
Operation Spark (1959) … Maj. Gen. von Tresckow
 
1957 The Frank Sinatra Show (TV series)
Joe Hearn
The Feeling Is Mutual (1957) … Joe Hearn
 
1957 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Willis Reynolds
Junior Miss (1957) … Willis Reynolds
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Dr. Kirk Allen
The Jet-Propelled Couch (1957) … Dr. Kirk Allen
 
1957 Suspicion (TV series)
James Mennick
Heartbeat (1957) … James Mennick
 
1957 The Three Faces of Eve
Ralph White
 
1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Sam Jacoby
One More Mile to Go (1957) … Sam Jacoby
 
1955-1957 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Egbert Floud
Darkness at Noon (1955)
 
1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Homer Bolton
 
1956 The Naked Hills
Tracy Powell
 
1955 The Tender Trap
Joe McCall
 
1955 Norby (TV series)
Preston Norby / Pearson Norby
The Promotion (1955) … Pearson Norby
Episode #1.10 (1955) … Preston Norby
Episode #1.11 (1955) … Preston Norby
Episode #1.7 (1955) … Preston Norby
Episode #1.9 (1955) … Preston Norby
 
1954 Hell and High Water
Tugboat Walker
 
1953 Omnibus (TV series)
John Ferris
The Sojourner (1953) … John Ferris
 
1953 Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Lt. Carl G. Schmidt
 
1953 Tonight We Sing
Sol Hurok
 
1953 The I Don't Care Girl
Ed McCoy
 
1952 Full House
Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
 
1952 We're Not Married!
Jeff Norris
 
1952 With a Song in My Heart
Don Ross
 
1951 As Young as You Feel
Joe Elliott
 
1951 Up Front
Joe
 
1950 My Blue Heaven
Walter Pringle
 
1950 Stella
Carl Granger
 
1950 The Reformer and the Redhead
Arthur Colner Maxwell
 
1950 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Jasper Hornby
The Dreams of Jasper Hornby (1950) … Jasper Hornby
 
1948-1949 Actor's Studio (TV series)
 
1949 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Macbeth (1949)
 
1948 Portrait of Jennie
Gus O'Toole
 
1948 Great Catherine (TV movie)
 
1944 Ditch and Live (short)
Pilot of ditching B-17 (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (10 titles)
1975 Superman (TV movie) (performer: "Revenge", "You've Got What I Need")
 
1974 The Front Page (performer: "Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine")
 
1974 Huckleberry Finn (performer: "Royalty")
 
1968 The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (performer: "The Happy Time/A Certain Girl")
 
1957 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Junior Miss (1957) (performer: "I'll Buy It")
 
1953 Down Among the Sheltering Palms (performer: "I'm a Ruler of a South Sea Island")
 
1953 The I Don't Care Girl (performer: "This Is My Favorite City" - uncredited, "Pretty Baby")
 
1952 With a Song in My Heart (performer: "HOE THAT CORN", "MONTPARNASSE")
 
1950 My Blue Heaven (performer: "What a Man" - uncredited, "Halloween" - uncredited)
 
1949 Adam's Rib (performer: "Farewell, Amanda" 1949)
 
Show ShowSelf (23 titles)
1979 A Place to Be (documentary)
Narrator
 
1979 John F. Kennedy: 1917-1963 (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1971 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 December 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The African Elephant (documentary)
Narrator
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.136 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The 25th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1971 Mooch Goes to Hollywood (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1968 The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer and Nominee: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
 
1965 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself - Co-Host
Episode dated 17 August 1965 (1965) … Himself - Co-Host
 
1956-1965 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 March 1965 (1965) … Himself
Episode dated 8 August 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1963 The 17th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1963 Stump the Stars (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 18 March 1963 (1963) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1961 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Himself
Dorothy Collins vs. David Wayne (1961) … Himself
 
1958-1959 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.20 (1959) … Himself
Episode #1.204 (1958) … Himself
 
1953-1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #11.30 (1958) … Himself
Episode #8.40 (1955) … Himself
Episode #7.35 (1954) … Himself
Episode #7.18 (1954) … Himself
Episode #7.6 (1953) … Himself
 
1957 The Big Record (TV series)
Himself - guest
Premiere (1957) … Himself - guest
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Himself - Host
The Sleeping Beauty (1955) … Himself - Host
 
1955 Ford Star Jubilee (TV series)
Himself
The Judy Garland Special (1955) … Himself
 
1954 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 7 February 1954 (1954) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1953 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
Episode dated 15 September 1953 (1953) … Himself - Contestant
 
1952 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Night Life (short)
Himself
 
1951 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Awards (documentary short)
Himself
 
1948 Tonight on Broadway (TV series)
Himself
Mister Roberts (1948) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2004 Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork (TV documentary)
Willard 'Digger' Barnes (uncredited)
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (documentary)
Freddie Denmark (archive footage: How to Marry a Millionaire [1953])
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'Adam's Rib'
 
1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV movie)
Himself
 
1963 Marilyn (documentary)
Himself (scene from "We're Not Married") (uncredited)
 

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The American Way (1939). Written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Lighting Design by Hassard Short. Scene Technician for Mr. Oenslager: Isaac Benesch. Assistant to Miss Sharaff: Anna Hill Johnstone and Florence Keady. Press Representative: John Peter Toohey... See more »

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Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Retired completely in 1993 after the death of his beloved wife of 52 years, Jane Gordon. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Aquarius