Keith Wayne

Keith Wayne (January 16, 1945 — September 9, 1995), born Ronald Keith Hartman, was an American actor known for his (only) role as Tom in the George A. Romero film Night of the Living Dead (1968). 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, and then became a chiropractor. Wayne was born in Washington, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Mansfield University in Mansfield, PA, where he majored in music and was a fixture in university theatrical productions. During his college career he led an extremely popular dance band, Ronnie and the Jestors. He committed suicide on September 9, 1995, in Cary, North Carolina.