Article: DAVID WAYNE, 81; CHARACTER ACTOR.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: Los Angeles Times

HOLLYWOOD David Wayne, whose Broadway, TV and film portrayals ran a gamut of characters ranging from a scientist trying to save the world to an ingenuous Asiatic bent on bringing happiness to GIs in a far-off land, is dead.

A daughter, Melinda, said Friday her father had died Thursday after a lengthy struggle with lung cancer. He was 81.

Winner of two Tony awards and nominated for an Emmy, the actor fit comfortably into lead and character roles in films and television, be they musicals, comedies or dramas.

Born Wayne David McKeekan in Traverse City, Mich., he majored in business administration at ...

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