Wayne Northrop

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Wayne Northrop
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Wayne Alan Northrop

(1947-04-12) April 12, 1947 (age 76)
OccupationActor
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(m. 1981)
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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 .

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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]

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