Wayne Tippit
Known for Acting · 44 credits
- Born
- 1932-12-19
- Died
- 2009-08-28
- Place of birth
- Lubbock, Texas, USA
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.
Known For
TV Shows (24)
The X-Files
1993
as Detective Thompson
Seinfeld
1989
as Captain
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Buck Wilson
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as FBI Agent / Howard Mitchell / Elliott Whitfield
Melrose Place
1992
as Palmer Woodward
Chicago Hope
1994
as Walter Emmons
Baywatch
1989
as Thomas Hastings
Quantum Leap
1989
as Henry Mackenzie
Mad About You
1992
as Manny Gantz
Hunter
1984
as Dick Frost
The Rockford Files
1974
as Agent Dan Shore
Matlock
1986
as Sen. David Hopkins / Assistant D.A. Jerry Carlisle
L.A. Law
1986
as Leo Hackett
Jake and the Fatman
1987
as Hugh Lawson
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Wade Swanson
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Magistrate Thomas Branford
Murphy Brown
1988
as John Q. Bryant
Dear John
1988
as Everett Sutton
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
as Cinco Supporter
The Torkelsons
1991
as Strickland
Two of a Kind
1998
as Father Conrad
Dark Shadows
1991
as Dr. Hiram Fisher
Kate McShane
1975
as Federal agent
Rage of Angels
1983
as Dunninger
Movies (20)
JFK
1991
as FBI Agent - Frank
Nurse Betty
2000
as Doctor
Rollercoaster
1977
as Police Captain Christie
MadHouse
1990
as Grindle
When We Were Young
1989
as Sam
The Final Days
1989
as Senator Edward Gurney
Honor Thy Mother
1992
Noon Wine
1985
as Mr. Burleigh
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
1991
as Tillman
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
1986
as Bill Moon
Dancer, Texas Pop. 81
1998
as Keller's Grandfather
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
1970
as Dr. Miller
Money, Power, Murder.
1989
as Dunphy
Running Against Time
1991
as FBI Agent Landry
The Ernest Green Story
1993
as Principal Matthews
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
1990
as Chuck McAuliffe
Follow Your Heart
1990
as Sheriff Quinn
Pipe Dreams
1976
as Mike Thompson
The Black Box Murders
1975
Illusions
1983
as Cliff
About Wayne Tippit
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. With 44 credits spanning from 1970 to 2007, Wayne Tippit has appeared in 20 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Wayne Tippit Movies
- JFK (1991) — as FBI Agent - Frank
- Nurse Betty (2000) — as Doctor
- Rollercoaster (1977) — as Police Captain Christie
- MadHouse (1990) — as Grindle
- When We Were Young (1989) — as Sam
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