Editing Naunton Wayne

{{Short description|Welsh actor (1901–1970)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Naunton Wayne
| image         = Naunton Wayne.jpg
| imagesize     =
| caption       = Wayne in ''[[The Lady Vanishes]]'', 1938
| birth_name    = Henry Wayne Davies
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|df=yes|1901|6|22}}
| birth_place   = [[Pontypridd]], [[Glamorgan]], Wales
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|1970|11|17|1901|6|22|df=y}}
| death_place   = [[Tolworth]], Greater London, England
| other_names   =
| years_active  = 1932–1969
| spouse        =
}}

'''Naunton Wayne''' (born '''Henry Wayne Davies''',<ref name="timesobit">{{cite web|url=https://the.hitchcock.zone/wiki/The_Times_(18/Nov/1970)_-_Obituary:_Naunton_Wayne|title=Obituary: Naunton Wayne – The Times (18 November 1970)|year=2015|work=The Alfred Hitchcock Wiki|accessdate=19 February 2015}}</ref> 22 June 1901 – 17 November 1970), was a Welsh character actor, born in [[Pontypridd]], [[Glamorgan]], Wales.<ref name="ODNB">{{Cite ODNB|id=99637|title=Wayne, Naunton [formerly Henry Wayne Davies] (1901–1970)}}</ref>  He was educated at [[Clifton College]]. His name was changed by [[deed poll#Use for changing name|deed poll]] in 1933.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Room|first1=Adrian|title=Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed.|date=2012|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-5763-2|page=504|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eSIhzKnNUf4C&pg=PA504}}</ref>

==Stage actor==
His first London stage roles were in ''Streamline'' at the Palace in 1934 and in ''1066 and All That'' at the Strand in 1935 (where he provided comic continuity for other performers).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/pmh/naunton-wayne/past?page=2|title=Naunton Wayne – Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> His first full role was as Norman Weldon in ''Wise Tomorrow'' at The Lyric in 1937. He played Mortimer Brewster in ''[[Arsenic and Old Lace (play)|Arsenic and Old Lace]]'' at the Strand for four years.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wearing|first=J. P.|title=The London Stage 1940–1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mreCBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA94|year=2014|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|isbn=978-0-8108-9306-1|page=94}}</ref> He was a leading member of The Stage Golfing Society.<ref name=guardianobit>{{cite web |url=https://www.britmovie.co.uk/forums/actors-actresses/110339-basil-radford-naunton-wayne-3.html |title=Naunton Wayne: Guardian Obituary |work=Britmovie |year=2015 |accessdate=19 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219161848/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/forums/actors-actresses/110339-basil-radford-naunton-wayne-3.html |archive-date=19 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1949, he starred in [[Young Wives' Tale]], at the [[Savoy Theatre]].

From November 1956 he appeared in the long-running farce ''[[The Bride and the Bachelor]]'' at the [[Duchess Theatre]].

==Film actor==
He became best known for his role as a supporting character, [[Charters and Caldicott|Caldicott]], in the 1938 film version of ''[[The Lady Vanishes (1938 film)|The Lady Vanishes]]'',<ref name=nyt/> a role he repeated in three further films, alongside [[Basil Radford]] as his equally [[cricket]]-obsessed friend, Charters. The two would go on to appear in other films together, often playing similar characters.<ref name="edward">{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-british-film-moguls-ted-black/|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|date=1 December 2024|access-date=1 December 2024|title=Forgotten British Film Moguls: Ted Black}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/naunton-wayne-p75100|title=Naunton Wayne – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref> Their other joint credits include ''[[Night Train to Munich]]'' (1940), ''[[Crook's Tour]]'' (1941), ''[[Millions Like Us]]'' (1943), ''[[Dead of Night]]'' (1945), ''[[Quartet (1948 film)|Quartet]]'' (1948), ''[[It's Not Cricket (1949 film)|It's Not Cricket]]'' (1949), and ''[[Passport to Pimlico]]'' (1949).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/dec/29/film|title=Mustard and cress|first=Matthew|last=Sweet|date=29 December 2007|website=the Guardian}}</ref>

Wayne also appeared alone in other films including the [[Ealing Comedies|Ealing comedy]] ''[[The Titfield Thunderbolt]]'' (1953) and ''[[Obsession (1949 film)|Obsession]]'' (1949).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f56bf38|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311200420/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f56bf38|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 March 2016|title=Naunton Wayne}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Wayne married Gladys Dove, a concert pianist, in 1927 and they had two sons, Peter and John.<ref name=Gloucester>{{cite web | url=https://the.hitchcock.zone/wiki/Gloucestershire_Echo_(14/Jan/1949)_-_Film_Cricketer_Turns_to_Crime |title=Film cricketer turns to crime | year=1949 |accessdate=11 March 2017}}</ref>

==Death==
Wayne died in [[Tolworth]], in the county of [[Surrey]] on 17 November 1970, at the age of 69.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |title=Nauton Wayne, 69, British actor, dies |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1970/11/19/archives/naunton-wayne-69-british-actor-dies.html |accessdate=2 October 2017 |work=The New York Times |agency=United Press International |date=19 November 1970 }}</ref>

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==Filmography==
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* ''[[The First Mrs. Fraser (1932 film)|The First Mrs. Fraser]]'' (1932) as Compere
* ''[[Going Gay]]'' (1933) as Jim
* ''[[For Love of You]]'' (1933) as Jim
* ''[[Something Always Happens (1934 film)|Something Always Happens]]'' (1934) as Man Refusing to Help Peter (uncredited)
* ''[[The Lady Vanishes (1938 film)|The Lady Vanishes]]'' (1938) as Caldicott
* ''[[A Girl Must Live]]'' (1939) as Hugo Smythe
* ''[[Night Train to Munich]]'' (1940) as Caldicott
* ''[[Crook's Tour]]'' (1941) as Caldicott
* ''[[The Next of Kin]]'' (1942) as Careless talker on train (last scene)
* ''[[Millions Like Us]]'' (1943) as Caldicott
* ''[[Dead of Night]]'' (1945) as Larry Potter
* ''[[A Girl in a Million]]'' (1946) as Fotheringham
* ''[[Quartet (1948 film)|Quartet]]'' (1948) as Leslie (segment "The Facts of Life")
* ''[[It's Not Cricket (1949 film)|It's Not Cricket]]'' (1949) as Capt. Early
* ''[[Passport to Pimlico]]'' (1949) as Straker
* ''[[Stop Press Girl]]'' (1949) as The Mechanical Type
* ''[[Helter Skelter (1949 film)|Helter Skelter]]'' (1949) as Capt. Early (uncredited)
* ''[[Obsession (1949 film)|Obsession]]'' (1949) as Supt. Finsbury
* ''[[Double Confession]]'' (1950) as Inspector Tenby
* ''[[Trio (1950 film)|Trio]]'' (1950) as Mr. Ramsey (in segment Mr. Know-All)
* ''[[Highly Dangerous]]'' (1950) as Mr. Hedgerley
* ''[[Circle of Danger]]'' (1951) as Reggie Sinclair
* ''[[The Happy Family (1952 film)|The Happy Family]]'' (1952) as Mr. Filch
* ''[[The Tall Headlines]]'' (1952) as Police Inspector
* ''[[Treasure Hunt (1952 film)|Treasure Hunt]]'' (1952) as Eustace Mills
* ''[[The Titfield Thunderbolt]]'' (1953) as Blakeworth
* ''[[You Know What Sailors Are (1954 film)|You Know What Sailors Are]]'' (1954) as Captain Owbridge
* ''[[Operation Bullshine]]'' (1959) as Major Pym
* ''[[Double Bunk]]'' (1961) as 1st Thames Conservancy Officer
* ''[[Nothing Barred]]'' (1961) as Lord Whitebait
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0915614}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/people/Naunton-Wayne |title=Naunton Wayne Biography |work=Britmovie |year=2015 |accessdate=19 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219162949/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/people/Naunton-Wayne |archivedate=19 February 2015  }}

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