Dawson Leery's father has been cast to play Papa Ford.

http://soapoperadigest.com/news/breaking/

What a waste of a great actor in a lame role.

This will be his second time on the show. He played a short-term role on OLTL in the late-80's.

Are we assuming this is contract/long-term? I mean, is he gonna be the new Mitch? lol

What Vee said!

Yes, he played a lawyer on OLTL around 1989 or so. I think he represented Gabrielle or someone?

It's a shame such a charismatic and talented actor is playing a generic creep who will be there to prop the disastrous Edsels. The sad thing is back before soaps started their big downward spiral a short term guest stint could be electric. Like Shipp's run as Douglas Cummings on ATWT. He was only on there for about five or six months but he changed Oakdale for years and years.

At least we might get some kind of amusing homoeroticism in his scenes with the Fjords.

Wasn't he on AMC as well?

Wasn't he on AMC as well?

Yes, in 1992 as Carter, an abusive ex-husband of a character named Galen... He ultimately became obsessed with Natalie...

Hopefully he can add SOME layers to this lame sounding character. I first knew him as the woman beating Carter Jones on AMC (which led to his crossover to Loving) and I thought he was terrific--but they did write the character with a soft side, getting into his own abuse as a kid, and then his loving relationship with a blind Natalie (before she realized who he was...)

Are we assuming this is contract/long-term? I mean, is he gonna be the new Mitch? lol

According to the casting call, the role was described as "heavily recurring."

I always thought he was mighty fine.

Gah, this has to be the most painful invasion of a family for a soap ever!

To me he'll always be Kelly Nelson from GL half of one of my first supercouples: Kelly and Morgan. I can practically hear the strains of You Needed Me playing now.

Edited September 22, 201015 yr by marceline

This might make me watch I know him from the Flash

Jessica Leccia and him and 20 years apart in age. Oh Lord. They are gonna make the poor woman look even older than she does now.

Note to the bizarre melting plastic, mouth-breathing Fords -- this is how a hunk should look.