David Wayne

 David Wayne, born Wayne James McMeekan (January 30, 1914 – February 9, 1995)

When World War II began Wayne volunteered as an ambulance driver with the British Army in North Africa. When the United States entered the war he joined the United States Army. 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 Actor, Supporting or Featured (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 Portrait of Jennie (1948). In films, Wayne most often was cast as a supporting player, such as the charming cad and singer/songwriter/neighbor opposite Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn in Adam's Rib (1949). He portrayed the child killer, originally played by Peter Lorre, in the remake of M (1951), a chance to see him in a rare leading role. Wayne also appeared in four films with Marilyn Monroe (more than any other actor): As Young as You Feel (1951), We're Not Married (1952), O. Henry's Full House (1952), and How to Marry a Millionaire (1953). He costarred in The Tender Trap (1955) with Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, and Celeste Holm. He also played the Mad Hatter, one of the recurring villains in the 1960s television series Batman. Wayne was known for his role as Dr. Charles Dutton in Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain (1971). He also appeared as Uncle Timothy Jamison in the NBC sitcom, The Brian Keith Show and played Charles Dutton in The Good Life.

In 1978, Wayne played Digger Barnes in 4 episodes of the CBS soap opera Dallas. He was married from 1941 until his wife's death in 1993, they had 3 children. Wayne died on February 9, 1995 from lung cancer, he was 81.