American actor (born 1947)
Wayne Northrop
Born Wayne Alan Northrop
(1947-04-12 ) April 12, 1947 (age 77) Occupation Actor Spouse
Children 2
Wayne Alan Northrop (born April 12, 1947) is an American actor known for his parts in soap operas such as Dynasty and Days of Our Lives .
Career
Northrop portrayed chauffeur Michael Culhane on Dynasty from the pilot episode, "Oil " (1981), until the season one finale, "The Testimony " (1981).[1] He returned in the seventh season premiere "The Victory " (1986),[2] and left again in the 1987 episode "The Sublet ".[3]
Northrop is best known as Roman Brady on Days of Our Lives , a character he played from 1981–1984, and again from 1991–1994.[4] He next portrayed Rex Stanton on Port Charles from 1997 to 1998.[5] In August 2005, Northrop returned to Days as a new character named Dr. Alex North .[4]
Television filmography
Personal life
Northrop was born in Sumner, Washington , and earned a B.A. in communications from the University of Washington .[6] He married actress Lynn Herring on May 9, 1981, in Jennings, Louisiana .[6] [7] They have two sons: Hank Wayne, born on January 9, 1991, and Grady Lee, born on July 20, 1993.[8]
References
^ Schemering, Christopher (September 1985). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia . Ballantine Books. pp. 80–81. ISBN 0-345-32459-5 .
^ "Loren gives bravura performance in Courage " . The Spokesman-Review . September 23, 1986. p. B5. Retrieved November 15, 2018 – via news.google.com.
^ Zuckerman, Faye (January 7, 1987). "Ranching focus of show" . The Gadsden Times . Retrieved December 4, 2017 – via news.google.com.
^ a b "About Days : About the Actors: Wayne Northrop" . SoapCentral . Retrieved November 15, 2018 .
^ "Who's Who in Port Charles : Rex Stanton" . SoapCentral . Retrieved November 15, 2018 .
^ a b Bacon, Doris Klein (February 28, 1983). "Many Women Get Carried Away by Super Soaper Wayne Northrop, but He's Lynn Herring's to Have and to Hold" . People . Retrieved November 15, 2018 .
^ Buck, Jerry (March 23, 1983). "Wayne Northrop Gains Following in a Soap" . Kentucky New Era . Retrieved November 15, 2018 – via news.google.com.
^ Snyder, Jen (August 6, 2009). "A New World , One on One with Lynn Herring" . TVSource Magazine . Retrieved November 15, 2018 .
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