# Wayne Heffley
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{{short description|American television and film actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Wayne Heffley
| image = Wayne Heffley in Man With a Camera (Profile of a Killer).jpg
| caption = Heffley in ''[Man with a Camera](/source/Man_with_a_Camera)'' (1958)
| birth_name = Arnold Wayne Heffley Jr.
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|7|15}}
| birth_place = [Bakersfield, California](/source/Bakersfield%2C_California), U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|11|19|1927|7|15}}
| death_place = [Montrose, California](/source/Montrose%2C_California), U.S.
| occupation = {{csv|Film|television actor}}
| years_active = 1952–2006
| relatives = [Jason Becker](/source/Jason_Becker) (grandson)
}}
'''Wayne Heffley''' (July 15, 1927 – November 19, 2008) was an American television and film actor, known for the role of Vern Scofield on ''[Days of Our Lives](/source/Days_of_Our_Lives)'', as well as over 100 other roles.
==Biography==
Heffley co-starred in the 1958 film ''[Submarine Seahawk](/source/Submarine_Seahawk)'' alongside [Brett Halsey](/source/Brett_Halsey) and [John Bentley](/source/John_Bentley_(actor)).[{{cite news| title=Top Movies of the Week| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/312768721/| newspaper=Lincoln Journal| date=January 18, 1959| page=16| via=Newspapers.com| access-date=April 28, 2024}}]
He appeared in S3 E14 of "The Wild, Wild West" as Deputy in "The Night of the Iron Fist" which aired 12/6/1967. Heffley also had several theatre roles.[{{cite news| title=Stage Society To Open New Play On February 14.| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/683926707/| newspaper=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News| date=January 31, 1958| page=14| via=Newspapers.com| access-date=April 28, 2024}}][{{cite news| title='Cowbird' due at Stage Society| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/580053496/| newspaper=Valley Times| date=February 8, 1958| page=07| via=Newspapers.com| access-date=April 28, 2024}}][{{cite news| title=Theather| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/578846865/?match=1&terms=%22Wayne%20Heffley%22%20actor| newspaper=LA Weekly| date=April 23, 1992| page=88| via=Newspapers.com| access-date=April 28, 2024}}] He died of kidney failure in 2008.[[http://www.jason47.com/days/heffleytribute.html Wayne Heffley Obituary]]
He was guitarist [Jason Becker](/source/Jason_Becker)'s maternal grandfather.
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1954 || ''[The Human Jungle](/source/The_Human_Jungle_(film))'' || Hood || Uncredited
|-
| 1955 || ''[The Eternal Sea](/source/The_Eternal_Sea)'' || Commanding Officer || Uncredited
|-
| 1958 || ''[Submarine Seahawk](/source/Submarine_Seahawk)'' || Commander Dean Stoker ||
|-
| 1959 || ''[Alfred Hitchcock Presents](/source/Alfred_Hitchcock_Presents)'' || Prosecutor || Season 4 Episode 31: "Your Witness"
|-
| 1959 || ''[The Trap](/source/The_Trap_(1959_film))'' || Lou Brann || Uncredited
|-
| 1959 || ''[Crime and Punishment U.S.A.](/source/Crime_and_Punishment_U.S.A.)'' || Rafe ||
|-
| 1957-1959 || ''[Highway Patrol](/source/Highway_Patrol_(U.S._TV_series))'' || Officer Dennis || television series, 1955–1959; regular
|-
| 1959 || ''[Battle Flame](/source/Battle_Flame)'' || Teach ||
|-
| 1960 || ''[Spartacus](/source/Spartacus_(film))'' || Slave Guard || Uncredited
|-
| 1960 || ''[Bat Masterson](/source/Bat_Masterson_(TV_series))'' || Jeff Taylor || S2E21 "Cattle and Canes"
|-
| 1960 || ''[Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series)](/source/Wanted_Dead_or_Alive_(TV_series))'' || Homer || season 2 episode 22 (''The Partners'')
|-
| 1961 || ''[The Outsider](/source/The_Outsider_(1961_film))'' || Corporal Johnson ||
|-
| 1961 || ''[The Twilight Zone (TV series)](/source/The_Odyssey_of_Flight_33)'' || 2nd Officer Wyatt ||
|-
| 1962 || ''[Birdman of Alcatraz](/source/Birdman_of_Alcatraz_(film))'' || Guard || Uncredited
|-
| 1963 || ''[A Gathering of Eagles](/source/A_Gathering_of_Eagles)'' || Radar Navigator || Uncredited
|-
| 1966 || ''[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea](/source/Voyage_to_the_Bottom_of_the_Sea)'' || Seaview Doctor || Season 2 Episode 16: "Deadly Creature Below!"
|-
| 1967 || ''[Gunn](/source/Gunn_(film))'' || Police Sergeant Ashford ||
|-
| 1967 || ''[The Invaders](/source/The_Invaders)'' || Jim Walton || Credited as Deputy episode Nightmare
|-
| 1968 || ''[Maryjane](/source/Maryjane_(film))'' || Ice Cream Company Manager ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[Johnny Got His Gun](/source/Johnny_Got_His_Gun_(film))'' || Captain ||
|-
| 1966-1972 || ''[Bonanza](/source/Bonanza)'' || Bert / Andy || television series, 1959–1973; 2-time guest-appearance
|-
| 1974 || ''[The Streets of San Francisco](/source/The_Streets_of_San_Francisco)'' || Detective Steiglitz || television series, 1972–1977; guest-appearance
|-
| 1974 || ''[Kojak](/source/Kojak)'' || Detective Steiglitz || television series, 1973–1978; guest-appearance
|-
| 1974-1975 || ''[Little House on the Prairie](/source/Little_House_on_the_Prairie_(TV_series))'' || Mr. Kennedy || television series, 1974–1984; 3-time guest-appearance
|-
| 1976 || ''[King Kong](/source/King_Kong_(1976_film))'' || Air Force General ||
|-
| 1976 || ''[The Waltons](/source/The_Waltons)'' || Carl Muntner || television series, 1971–1981; guest-appearance
|-
| 1977 || ''[Roots](/source/Roots_(1977_miniseries))'' || Telegrapher || television miniseries
|-
| 1977 || ''[Orca](/source/Orca_(1977_film))'' || Priest ||
|-
| 1978 || ''Uncle Joe Shannon'' || Store Manager ||
|-
| 1977-1979 || ''[Barnaby Jones](/source/Barnaby_Jones)'' || Carl Larkin / Sheriff Carson / Dr. Merlow || television series, 1973–1980; 3-time guest-appearance
|-
| 1979 || ''[The White Shadow](/source/The_White_Shadow_(TV_series))'' || Coach Stanley Harper || television series, 1978–1981, guest appearance
|-
| 1982 || ''[Hill Street Blues](/source/Hill_Street_Blues)'' || Gerson || television series, 1981–1987; guest-appearance
|-
| 1982 || ''[The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas](/source/The_Best_Little_Whorehouse_in_Texas_(film))'' || TV Station Manager ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[Testament](/source/Testament_(1983_film))'' || Police Chief ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[Airwolf](/source/Airwolf)'' || Lieutenant Grodin || television series, 1984–1986; 2-time guest-appearance
|-
| 1985 || ''[Trapper John, M.D.](/source/Trapper_John%2C_M.D.)'' || Chaplain || television series, 1979–1986; guest-appearance
|-
| 1986 || ''[Matlock](/source/Matlock_(1986_TV_series))'' || Wayne Cornell || television series, 1986–1995; guest-appearance
|-
| 1987 || ''[Black Widow](/source/Black_Widow_(1987_film))'' || Etta's Husband ||
|-
| 1987 || ''Beyond the Next Mountain'' || Postal Clerk ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[Evening Shade](/source/Evening_Shade)'' || Vernon || television series, 1990–1994; guest-appearance
|-
| 1989-2006 || ''[Days of Our Lives](/source/Days_of_Our_Lives)'' || Vern Scofield || television series, 1965-still; regular role
|-
|}
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|0373593}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male soap opera actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Male actors from Bakersfield, California
Category:1927 births
Category:2008 deaths
Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:Deaths from kidney failure in California
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