Kenard Charles Wayne (5 October 1922 – 30 September 1993) was an Australian actor.

Career Wayne made his film debut in Sons of Matthew (1949) and appeared in a number of movies including Dust in the Sun (1958). Wayne had a featured role as a submarine officer using an American accent in 1959's On the Beach filmed in Melbourne.

He also worked in radio and was best known for his role as private eye Larry Kent in the series I Hate Crime.Richard Lane, The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama, Melbourne University Press, 1994 p266 Wayne auditioned for the part of Larry Kent, after the first choice for the lead felt through. He played him for all three seasons. According to colleague and friend Charles Tingwell, being so identified with Larry Kent hurt Wayne from being cast in other roles.

Wayne relocated to Britain in the early 1960s where he worked in London for 13 years, appearing in series such as The Saint, No Hiding Place, Dixon of Dock Green and Coronation Street.

He returned to Australia in 1972 to become a regular guest artist on television movies and series,'Larry Kent Comes Home', The Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday, 28 December 1972 p4 including the miniseries Serpent in the Rainbow (1973) and Power Without Glory (1976), police procedural series Homicide and Matlock Police, sitcom Doctor Down Under and soap operas Punishment, A Country Practice and E Street, continuing to act until the early 1990s. He also had a minor role as a bartender in the 1989 American film The Punisher, which was filmed in Australia.

On stage in Australia, Wayne appeared in productions of These Positions Vacant (1945), Get a Load of This (1945), Ah, Wilderness! (1948), The Big Knife (1957), Curly on the Rack (1958) and That Championship Season (1974). His stage credits in the UK included Happy as a King (1953), Licence to Murder (1963), Twelve Angry Men (1963–1964) and The Odd Couple (1966–1967).

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1950 Sons of Matthew Barney O'Riordan 1957 Three in One First Cab Driver Anthology film, segment "The City" 1958 Dust in the Sun Justin Bayard 1958 Double Cross Short film 1959 On the Beach Lt. Benson 1962 Two and Two Make Six Maj. Calhoun 1962 Solo for Sparrow Baker 1963 The Small World of Sammy Lee Barman 1963 On the Run Bryce 1965 Up from the Beach Pfc. Solly 1965 The Liquidator Tank Crewman (uncredited) 1967 The Dirty Dozen Master Sgt. Fredericks (uncredited) 1968 Nobody Runs Forever Ferguson 1973 The Mackintosh Man Uncredited 1977 Alibis Harry 1982 Brothers Bureau Chief 1986 Death of a Soldier Captain Burman 1989 The Punisher Bartender

Television Year Title Role Notes 1955 The Adventures of Long John Silver Gil Bligh 1 episode 1958 The Multi-Coloured Umbrella Joe TV play 1960 Deadline Midnight Binnie 1 episode 1960–1965 ITV Play of the Week Digger / Mr Warner / Norton / Defence Attorney Stevens TV plays, 4 episodes 1961 One Step Beyond Guard Episode: "The Stranger" 1961 The Guns of Navarone Soldier (uncredited) 1961; 1962 Armchair Theatre Parkes / Vice-president 2 episodes 1962 Reunion Day Jack Hudson TV movie 1962 Out of This World Jason Kemper 1 episode 1962 The Saint Gilroy Episode: "The Element of Doubt" 1962; 1963 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre Bryce / Baker 2 episodes 1963 Richard the Lionheart Auctioneer 1 episode 1963 No Hiding Place Henderson Episode: "Four Faces of Clare" 1963 The Plane Makers Bluey Peters Episode: "Any More for the Skylark?" 1965 The Wednesday Play Gingo / Prisoner in Black Maria / Staff Cross TV plays, 3 episodes 1964; 1965 Dixon of Dock Green Frank Price / Bert Bridges 2 episodes 1966 Knock on Any Door Stan Williams 1 episode 1969 Coronation Street Barman 1 episode 1970 ITV Saturday Night Theatre Col Ulysses S. Feather Episode: "Lay Down Your Arms" 1970 Mogul Edward Johnson Episode: "Who Did You Say Inherits the Earth?" 1972 Boney Charlie 1 episode 1973 The Adventurer Director 1 episode 1973 Division 4 Inspector Crane 1 episode 1973 Serpent in the Rainbow 4 episodes 1973; 1975 Homicide Sgt Tom Taylor / Geoffrey Thompson 2 episodes 1974 Lindsay's Boy TV movie 1975 Certain Women 1 episode 1973; 1975 Matlock Police Reg Logan / Chilla Davis / Bruce Johnston / Frank Nash 4 episodes 1976 Silent Number Simpson 1 episode 1976 The Professional Touch TV movie 1976 The Bushranger TV movie 1976 The Sullivans Army Sergeant 1 episode 1976 Power without Glory Ted Thurgood Miniseries, 5 episodes 1978 Father, Dear Father in Australia Sgt Ryan 1 episode 1978–1982 Cop Shop Rod Willis / Taverner / Doug Freeman 6 episodes 1979 Doctor Down Under Professor Wilkinson 3 episodes 1981 Punishment CPO Jack Hudson 1982 A Country Practice Merv Jeffreys 2 episodes 1982 Deadline Fire Officer TV movie 1983 Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet Voice Animated film 1984 The Dismissal Liberal Senator Miniseries, 2 episodes 1984 A Tale of Two Cities Voice Animated film 1984 Special Squad Ted Baker Episode 7: "The Second Mr. Swift" 1986 Charley's Web Richard Wilson TV movie 1988 Rafferty's Rules Henry Plummer 1 episode 1989 E Street Wolfgang Weissman 1 episode 1992 G.P. Curly 1 episode

Theatre Year Title Role Notes 1945 These Positions Vacant Independent Theatre, Sydney 1945 Get a Load of This Tivoli Theatre, Sydney 1948 Ah, Wilderness! Minerva Theatre, Sydney 1953 Happy as a King Dancer Princes Theatre, London, Grand Theatre, Blackpool 1957 The Big Knife Independent Theatre, Sydney 1958 Curly on the Rack Harry Finton Elizabethan Theatre, Sydney 1963 Licence to Murder Lieutenant O'Brien Golders Green Hippodrome, London, Vaudeville Theatre, London 1963–1964 Twelve Angry Men Queen's Theatre, London 1966–1967 The Odd Couple Oscar Madison (replacement) / Speed Theatre Royal, Brighton, Golders Green Hippodrome, London, Opera House, Manchester, Grand Theatre & Opera House, Leeds, Queen's Theatre, London 1974 That Championship Season UNSW Old Tote Parade Theatre, Sydney

Radio (partial) Year Title Role Notes 1946–1947 The Clock Radio series 1950–1952 I Hate Crime Larry Kent Radio series

References

External links Ken Wayne at National Film and Sound Archive

Cuttings on Ken Wayne at National Library of Australia Australian theatre credits at AusStage