Wade Nichols

Wade Nichols (born Dennis Posa, 28 October 1946, Freeport, New York - died 28 January 1985, aged 38) was an American adult film actor, soap opera actor and disco singer. He made his first adult film, Boy 'Napped, in 1975 at the age of 28 under the name Wade Nichols, and later appeared in straight pornography. From 1979 to 1984 he played Police Chief Derek Mallory on the soap opera The Edge of Night under the name Dennis Parker, and in 1979 he released the disco album Like an Eagle. Note: crossover - porn-then-mainstream (soap opera and disco); Prabook notes the Social Security Index indicates a March 1985 death date, against the commonly given 28 January 1985.