Education
He was educated at Clifton College.
He was educated at Clifton College.
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). 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 at the Strand for four years.
The two would go on to appear in other films together, often playing similar characters.
Their other joint credits include Crook"s Tour (1941), Millions Like Us (1943), Dead of Night (1945), lieutenant"s Not Cricket (1949), Quartet (1948), Passport to Pimlico (1949), and Night Train to Munich (1940). Wayne also appeared alone in other films including the Ealing comedy The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) and Obsession (1949).
He was a leading member of The Stage Golfing Society.