Wayne James McKeenan (January 20, 1914 – February 9, 1995), known professionally as David Wayne, was an American actor of stage and screen whose career spanned more than fifty years.
Originally from Traverse City, Michigan, he was a noted Broadway and Off-Broadway actor, winning Tony Awards for Finian's Rainbow and The Teahouse of the August Moon. His notable film roles included Adam's Rib, The Three Faces of Eve (co-starring with Joanne Woodward in her Academy Award-winning role), and The Andromeda Strain. He played the title character’s police inspector father on Ellery Queen and Blanche’s daddy in one episode of The Golden Girls.
Wayne was married to Jane Gordon from 1941 to her death in 1993; they had three children together. He died of lung cancer at the age of 81.
Filmography on TV Tropes:
- Portrait of Jennie (1948) as Gus O’Toole
- Adam's Rib (1949) as Kip Lurie
- M (1951) as Martin W. Harrow
- O. Henry's Full House (1952) as Horace
- How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) as Freddie Denmark
- The Three Faces of Eve (1957) as Ralph White
- The Sad Sack (1957) as Cpl. Larry Dolan
- The Andromeda Strain (1971) as Dr. Charles Dutton
- The Front Page (1974) as Bensinger
- Tubby the Tuba (1975) as Pee-Wee the Piccolo (voice)
- The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) as Col. T. R. Clydesdale
- An American Christmas Carol (1979) as Merrivale
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957) as Sam Jacoby (1 episode)
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Walter Bedeker (1 episode)
- Wagon Train (1960) as Shadrack Bennington (1 episode)
- Route 66 (1962) as Caine (1 episode)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) as Andrew Anderson (1 episode)
- The Virginian (1963) as Martin Reese (1 episode)
- Burke's Law (1964) as Al “The Bomber” Devlin (1 episode)
- Batman (1966–67) as Jervis Tetch/The Mad Hatter (4 episodes)
- Night Gallery (1971) as Dr. Mill (1 episode)
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972) as Wally Sensibaugh (1 episode)
- Banacek (1973) as Walter Tyson (1 episode)
- Mannix (1973) as Boston (1 episode)
- Ironside (1973) as Dr. Ian Rice (1 episode)
- Gunsmoke (1973–75) as Judge Warfield/Rev. Arthur Byrne (2 episodes)
- Hawaii Five-O (1974) as S R Horus (1 episode)
- Barney Miller (1975) E.J. Heiss (1 episode)
- Ellery Queen (1975–76) as Insp. Richard Queen
- The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1976) as John Addams (1 episode)
- Dallas (1978) as Digger Barnes (4 episodes)
- Eight is Enough (1979) as Matt (2 episodes)
- The Love Boat (1983–85) as Dwight Scoffield/Max Marshall (2 episodes)
- St. Elsewhere (1984–85) as Dr. George Wyler (3 episodes)
- Murder, She Wrote (1985) as Cyrus Leffingwell (1 episode)
- Newhart (1985) as Mr. Pittman (1 episode)
- Trapper John, M.D. (1986) as Stanley Riverside Sr. (1 episode)
- The Golden Girls (1986) as Big Daddy (1 episode)
Tropes associated with David Wayne:
- Fake Irish: His Tony Award-winning performance as a leprechaun in the stage musical Finian's Rainbow also netted him the Irish-accented role in Portrait of Jennie.
