Keith Wayne (January 16, 1945 â€" September 9, 1995), born Ronald
Keith Hartman, was an American actor known for his only role as Tom in
the George A. Romero's cult film Night of the Living Dead (1968).Keith
was born in Washington, Pennsylvania. His father was Vincent W.
Hartman. His mother was Margaret Warga Hartman; she was a member of
the First United Methodist Church of Houston and the Order of the
Eastern Star, 97 Chartiers Chapter. In 1962, he graduated from
Chartiers-Houston High School. He graduated from Mansfield State
College in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, where he majored in music and was
a fixture in university theatrical productions. During his college
career he led a popular dance band called Ronnie and the Jestors.Wayne
appeared in only one film, George A. Romero's 1968 horror classic
Night of the Living Dead. Following the completion of the film, he
worked as a singer for a number of years with The Bill Roberts Show,
Keith Wayne and the Unyted Brass Works and others. In the early 1980s
he became a chiropractor. He wrote a column for a number of years
called Chiropractic Corner in Hardgainer magazine under the name of
"Dr. R. Keith Hartman". Wayne's last paper was a work called How to
Find Chiropractic Help, Bursitis and Tendinitis, Sternum Noises, Knee
and Neck Care; plus the Notice of the Death of Dr. Hartman.Wayne died
by suicide on September 9, 1995.
Keith Hartman, was an American actor known for his only role as Tom in
the George A. Romero's cult film Night of the Living Dead (1968).Keith
was born in Washington, Pennsylvania. His father was Vincent W.
Hartman. His mother was Margaret Warga Hartman; she was a member of
the First United Methodist Church of Houston and the Order of the
Eastern Star, 97 Chartiers Chapter. In 1962, he graduated from
Chartiers-Houston High School. He graduated from Mansfield State
College in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, where he majored in music and was
a fixture in university theatrical productions. During his college
career he led a popular dance band called Ronnie and the Jestors.Wayne
appeared in only one film, George A. Romero's 1968 horror classic
Night of the Living Dead. Following the completion of the film, he
worked as a singer for a number of years with The Bill Roberts Show,
Keith Wayne and the Unyted Brass Works and others. In the early 1980s
he became a chiropractor. He wrote a column for a number of years
called Chiropractic Corner in Hardgainer magazine under the name of
"Dr. R. Keith Hartman". Wayne's last paper was a work called How to
Find Chiropractic Help, Bursitis and Tendinitis, Sternum Noises, Knee
and Neck Care; plus the Notice of the Death of Dr. Hartman.Wayne died
by suicide on September 9, 1995.
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