Wayne Tippit

Actor
BirthdayDec 19, 1932 (77 years old)
DeathdayAug 28, 2009
Place of birthLubbock, Texas, USA
GenderMale

Wayne Tippit (December 19, 1932 – August 28, 2009) was an American television and stage character actor. He was best known to television audiences for playing Ted Adamson on the 1970s and 1980s CBS soap opera, Search for Tomorrow, for five years. He later portrayed Palmer Woodward, the father of Heather Locklear's character, Amanda Woodward, on the Fox primetime soap opera, Melrose Place, during the 1990s.

Known for

Detective Thompson

Sep 10, 1993

JFK

7.6

FBI Agent - Frank

Dec 20, 1991

Captain

Jul 5, 1989

Henry Mackenzie

Mar 26, 1989

Thomas Hastings

Apr 23, 1989

Doctor

Aug 30, 2000

Buck Wilson

Sep 30, 1984

Manny Gantz

Sep 23, 1992

Palmer Woodward

Jul 8, 1992

Police Captain Christie

Jun 10, 1977

Mar 3, 1986

FBI Agent, Howard Mitchell, Elliott Whitfield

Oct 29, 1993

Agent Dan Shore

Sep 13, 1974

Dick Frost

Sep 18, 1984

Magistrate Thomas Branford

Sep 30, 1984

Grindle

Feb 16, 1990

Cinco Supporter

Feb 11, 2007

Leo Hackett

Sep 15, 1986

John Q. Bryant

Nov 14, 1988

Hugh Lawson

Sep 26, 1987

Detective Thompson

Sep 10, 1993

JFK

7.6

FBI Agent - Frank

Dec 20, 1991

Captain

Jul 5, 1989

Henry Mackenzie

Mar 26, 1989

Thomas Hastings

Apr 23, 1989

Doctor

Aug 30, 2000

Acting


Participated in 19 movies, 21 TV series


2000


1998

Father Conrad


1998

Keller's Grandfather


1993

FBI Agent, Howard Mitchell, Elliott Whitfield


1993

Detective Thompson


1993

Principal Matthews


1992

Manny Gantz


1992

Palmer Woodward



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