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Wayne Northrop, ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘Dynasty’ Actor, Dies at 77


Wayne Northrop, an actor known for his work on "Days of Our Lives," "Dynasty" and "Port Charles," has died. He was 77.

Northrop died Friday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund’s retirement home in Woodland Hills, Calif., his publicist told Variety. In 2005, Northrop rejoined the cast of the NBC soap opera as Dr. Alex North, a medical school classmate of Dr. Marlena Evans. He eventually booked his first television role in an episode of “Police Story” and continued to make guest appearances in series such as “Cold Case,” “The Haunting of Lisa” and The Deidre Hall Story.” Northrop also worked on the NBC special “You Are the Jury: The State of Arizona v. Dr. Evan Blake” (1986) and the CBS TV movie “Guts and Glory: The Bill Johnson Story” (1985).

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Wayne Northrop Dies: ‘Dynasty’ & ‘Days of Our Lives’ Actor Was 77