Wayne Tippit was an American television and stage character actor.
18 Facts About Wayne Tippit
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Wayne Tippit was best known to television audiences for playing Ted Adamson on the 1970s and 1980s CBS soap opera, Search for Tomorrow, for five years.
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Wayne Tippit later portrayed Palmer Woodward, the father of Heather Locklear's character, Amanda Woodward, on the Fox primetime soap opera, Melrose Place, during the 1990s.
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Gerald Wayne Tippit was born on December 19,1932, in Lubbock, Texas.
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Wayne Tippit initially enrolled at what is called Texas Tech University, where he pursued drama and speech.
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However, Tippit transferred to the University of Iowa, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in fine arts in 1953.
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Wayne Tippit enlisted in the United States Army following his graduation, where he produced a radio show.
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Wayne Tippit moved to New York City after leaving the Army in order to pursue stage and theater roles.
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Shortly after arriving in New York City in the late 1950s, Wayne Tippit appeared in small parts on Broadway in Only in America and Tall Story.
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In 1959, Wayne Tippit was cast in the CBS soap opera, The Secret Storm, where he portrayed the character, Jerry Ames.
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Wayne Tippit remained on the soap opera for six years, while simultaneously working as an advertising spokesman for several consumer products.
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Wayne Tippit continued to perform in stage roles in New York City during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
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Wayne Tippit found acclaim in the late 1960s in a pair of off-Broadway shows, MacBird and The Boys in the Band.
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Wayne Tippit remained in the cast of Search for Tomorrow for five years.
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Wayne Tippit appeared in The Dream Team and Madhouse, and portrayed the FBI agent, Frank, in 1991's JFK.
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Wayne Tippit received a single lung transplant in 2000 as treatment for severe emphysema.
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Wayne Tippit died of respiratory failure after a long illness with multiple complications at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on August 28,2009, at the age of 76.
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Wayne Tippit was survived by his wife, Carole Macho Tippit; daughters Sarah Tippit and Kate Tippit Avron; and four grandchildren.