Wayne Northrop
{{Short description|American actor (1947–2024)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Wayne Northrop
| image = Michael Culhane-Wayne Northrop.jpg
| caption = Northrop as Michael Culhane on Dynasty (1981)
| birth_name = Wayne Alan Northrop
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|4|12}}
| birth_place = Sumner, Washington, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|11|29|1947|4|12}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1975–2006
| spouse = {{marriage |Lynn Herring|May 9, 1981}}
| children = 2
}}
Wayne Alan Northrop (April 12, 1947 – November 29, 2024) was an American actor known for his parts in soap operas such as Dynasty and Days of Our Lives. Wayne Northrop died on November 29th, 2024 in Los Angeles, California of complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 77 years old.
Career
Northrop portrayed chauffeur Michael Culhane on Dynasty from the pilot episode, "Oil" (1981), until the season one finale, "The Testimony" (1981).{{Cite book |last=Schemering |first=Christopher |author-link=Christopher Schemering |title=The Soap Opera Encyclopedia |date=September 1985 |pages=80–81 |publisher=Ballantine Books |isbn=0-345-32459-5}} He returned in the seventh season premiere "The Victory" (1986),{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GBNQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RwgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6781,5146261|title=Loren gives bravura performance in Courage|work=The Spokesman-Review|via=news.google.com|date=September 23, 1986|page=B5|access-date=November 15, 2018}} and left again in the 1987 episode "The Sublet".{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_7QfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M9cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3054,1091659|title=Ranching focus of show|first=Faye|last=Zuckerman|work=The Gadsden Times|via=news.google.com|date=January 7, 1987|access-date=December 4, 2017}}
Northrop is best known as Roman Brady on Days of Our Lives, a character he played from 1981–1984, and again from 1991–1994.{{cite web|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/theactors/northrop_wayne.php|title=About Days: About the Actors: Wayne Northrop|website=SoapCentral|access-date=November 15, 2018}} He next portrayed Rex Stanton on Port Charles from 1997 to 1998.{{cite web|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/pc/whoswho/rex.php|title=Who's Who in Port Charles: Rex Stanton|website=SoapCentral|access-date=November 15, 2018}} In August 2005, Northrop returned to Days as a new character named Dr. Alex North.
Personal life and death
Northrop was born in Sumner, Washington, and earned a B.A. in communications from the University of Washington.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/many-women-get-carried-away-by-super-soaper-wayne-northrop-but-hes-lynn-herrings-to-have-and-to-hold-vol-19-no-8/|title=Many Women Get Carried Away by Super Soaper Wayne Northrop, but He's Lynn Herring's to Have and to Hold|first=Doris Klein|last=Bacon|work=People|date=February 28, 1983|access-date=November 15, 2018}} He married actress Lynn Herring on May 9, 1981, in Jennings, Louisiana.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=266&dat=19830323&id=ph0vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P9wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1369,2916246|title=Wayne Northrop Gains Following in a Soap|first=Jerry|last=Buck|work=Kentucky New Era|via=news.google.com|date=March 23, 1983|access-date=November 15, 2018}} They had two sons: Hank Wayne, born on January 9, 1991, and Grady Lee, born on July 20, 1993.{{cite web|url=https://tvsourcemagazine.com/2009/08/1939-one-on-one-with-lynn-herring/|title=A New World, One on One with Lynn Herring|work=TVSource Magazine|first=Jen|last=Snyder|date=August 6, 2009|access-date=November 15, 2018}}
Northrop died of complications from Alzheimer's disease at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital, on November 29, 2024, at the age of 77.{{cite web |last1=Garner |first1=Glenn |title=Wayne Northrop Dies: ‘Dynasty’ & ‘Days of Our Lives’ Actor Was 77 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/wayne-northrop-dies-77-dynasty-days-of-our-lives-actor-1236190499/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 1, 2024}}
Television filmography
- Dynasty as Michael Culhane (1981, 1986–1987) (original cast)
- Days of Our Lives as Roman Brady (1981–1984, 1991–1994)
- Days of Our Lives as André DiMera (1983)
- Port Charles as Rexford "Rex" Stanton (1997–1998)
- Days of Our Lives as Alex North (2005–2006)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0636127|name=Wayne Northrop}}
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Category:American male soap opera actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Male actors from Washington (state)
Category:People from Sumner, Washington
Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in California