- Received a lung transplant in 2000.
- The lung transplant he received in 2000 was a single lung. He was being treated for emphysema.
- Studied speech and drama at what is now Texas Tech Unversity. Later transferred to the University of Iowa and received his bachelor's degree in fine arts in 1953.
- He was nominated for a 1974 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor in a Principal Role for his performance in William Inge's play, "The Dark At The Top of the Stairs" at the Ivanhoe Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
- Produced radio shows while serving in the Army.
- Distant cousin of Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit who was murdered by Lee Harvey Oswald shortly after Oswald assassinated President John F. Kennedy in November, 1963 in Dallas Texas. Wayne Tippit also had a small role as FBI Agent Frank in the 1991 film "JFK". Additionally in the first season of "The X Files" Tippit co-starred in the episode "Jersey Devil" which series star David Duchovny later played J.D. Tippit in the 1993 film "Ruby".
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