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Wayne Tippit

Wayne Tippit

Actor · 1932–2009 · Lubbock, Texas, USA

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Biography

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.

Acted in 45

1990s

  1. 1998

    Two of a Kind

    Father Conrad · 1 episode

  2. Dancer, Texas Pop. 81

    Keller's Grandfather

  3. 1994
  4. 1993
  5. The Ernest Green Story

    Principal Matthews

  6. 1992
  7. Honor Thy Mother

    Movie

  8. 1991
  9. Running Against Time

    FBI Agent Landry

  10. Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story

    Tillman

  11. 1990

    Follow Your Heart

    Sheriff Quinn

1970s

  1. 1977

    Rollercoaster

    Police Captain Christie

  2. 1976

    Pipe Dreams

    Mike Thompson

  3. 1975

    Kate McShane

    Federal agent · 1 episode

  4. The Black Box Murders

    Movie

  5. 1974
  6. 1973
  7. 1972
  8. 1970

    Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon

    Dr. Miller