Wayne Morton (January 5, 1945) is an American actor, voice actor and comedian who appeared as Dr. Roland, mistakenly lined up to do brain surgery on Mindy when she is confused for another patient in the hospital, and who has to face down a Mork intent on saving her, in Season 2's Mork's Heath Hints.
Biography[]
Born Wayne Charles Morton on January 5, 1945 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, He attended Mary D. Bradford High School in Kenosha, and went on to study Theatre Arts and Music at Ripon College.
He has been married to Susan Morton since November 15, 1980. and lives in North Fort Myers, Florida.
He is currently an actor at Asolo Repertory Theatre and in the TheatreZone in Florida. [1]
Career[]
Aside from a thriving continuing Theatre career, following his graduation from Ripon College, Wayne Morton got his screen debut on TV's Medical Centre in 1970. After that he embarked on a career on TV and in voice acting that has continued for 40 years, and has been seen in shows such as MASH, Dukes of Hazzard, Happy Days, Private Benjamin, and Newhart, as well as being the Meineke muffler spokesman. [2]
Filmography[]
| Year | TV Series | Episode(s) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Medical Center | The Combatants | Ed Cagle |
| 1979 | The Bad News Bears | Run Down | Sid |
| 1979 | Mork & Mindy | Mork's Health Hints | Doctor |
| 1979-1983 | Happy Days | Richie Falls in Love
You Get What You Pay For |
Bartender
Dwight Mesmer |
| 1981 | WKRP in Cincinnati | Ask Jennifer | Herb's Cousin |
| 1981 | M*A*S*H | The Life You Save | Enlisted Man |
| 1982 | Private Benjamin | Real World | Manager |
| 1982 | T.J. Hooker | The Survival Syndrome | Delbert Worth |
| 1983-1984 | Whiz Kids | Programmed for Murder
The Network Watch Out! |
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| 1984 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Happy Birthday, General Lee | Customer |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Night of the Meek/But Can She Type?/The Star | Manager (segment "Night of the Meek") |
| 1986-1987 | Mama's Family | Mama and Dr. Brothers
Grandma USA |
Eddie Edwards |
| 1987 | New Monkees | Minister Bob
The Game of Games |
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| Year | Movie | Role | |
| 2005 | Factotum | Mantz | |
| 2011 | Thin Ice | The Real Gorvy | |
His voice work commenced with The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1978) before he took on the recurring role of Ben Grimm / The Thing in both The Thing animated TV series (1979) and in Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979). He also did voices for Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano (1980); The Flintstones: Jogging Fever (1981).
He remains active in the theatre, while his most recent screen credit is for the TV Movie The Neapolitan (2018)[3]
Mork & Mindy[]
Wayne appeared as Dr. Roland (credited only as The Doctor on IMDB, though he is addressed by name in the episode), who arrives in to relative mayhem in the Hospital room Mindy is in. There he finds the Nurse trying to stop a Mork, dressed in surgical scrubs, from taking a high as a kite Mindy out of the room and the hospital, before they can mistakenly operate on her brain rather than her tonsils. The Nurse, and Dr. Roland both, have her down as Mrs. MacDonald, due for said brain surgery, and Dr. Roland takes the Nurses side in trying to get Mindy, massively enjoying herself, back from a doggedly protective Mork. A situation that results in Mindy wandering happily around the narrow ledges of the exterior of the building while Mork is dragged into a pitch fight with the Nurse and Dr. Roland until the arrival of the Hospital Administrator sorts things out.
Note: Wayne Morton went on to appear in a recurring role in Whiz Kids which starred Jeffrey Jacquet, and also appeared in the Twilight Zone episode that Pam Dawber appeared in, though not in the same segment as she did.