Wayne Northrop dead at 77: Days Of Our Lives actor dies following battle with Alzheimer’s

Actor Wayne Northrop, who had a long-running role on Days Of Our Lives, has passed at age 77.

The actor’s publicist Cynthia Snyder told Deadline that Northrop died Friday at the Motion Picture and Television Woodland Hills Home following a years-long battle with Alzheimer’s. 

His wife, Lynn Herring Northrop, said in a statement shared with the outlet that her husband took his final breath ‘in the arms of his family.’ 

‘Wayne was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s 6 years ago. He took his last breath in the arms of his family,’ she said. 

‘We wish to thank the most caring and amazing place, The Motion Picture and Television Home for taking such great care of him. Wayne touched so many people with his sense of humor and wit. 

‘A husband for 43 years, the best dad ever to his two boys, Hank and Grady, and a rancher who loved his cows and was a friend to many.’ 

Northrop was on Days Of Our Lives in over 1000 episodes; pictured with co-star Deirdre Hall