Soap Opera Cast Lists and Character Guides- Cancelled and Current

[Paul Raven]

Search for Tomorrow

Andrea Whiting Reynolds...Virginia Gilmore...65-Aug 67...ex wife,Sam, mother of Len and Jamie (dec) Miss Gilmore left to take up a position teaching at Yale School of Drama

...Lesley Woods...Aug 67... 

...Nancy Marchand(temp)...71

...Joan Copeland...Feb 68-72 

 

Bruce Carson...Steve Nisbett..74-75...ward, Jo , +Amy +Jennifer

...Robby Benson...71-73... possibly 72-73

...Michael Maitland...73 Nov 71 he was 15 at the time

...Gary Tomlin...73-74

...Joel Higgins...75-78 

 

 

Tom Bergman...Peter Broderick...68-71 son, Stu...lawyer

...Ray Bellaran...73-77 Dec 71 12 years old

...Richard Kim Milford...71

...John James...77-78...

...Mitch Litrofsky...81-83..

...Robert LuPone...83..

Sam Reynolds...Robert Mandan ...65-70 +Jo Father of Len and Jamie (dec) ex husband to Andrea. Missing presumed dead. Returned mentally unstable .Kidnapped Jo and died .

...George Gaynes...Dec 71 

...Roy Shuman...71-72 possibly only 72

[Paul Raven]

Love of Life (more precise dates)

Vanessa Dale Raven Sterling Sterling...

     Bonnie Bartlett...1955-59 

...Peggy McKay...1951-55 

...Audrey Peters...April 27th 1959-80

Johnny Prentiss...Oren Jay       -71

...Raymond Cass    71-72

...Trip Randall...Sept 1972-78

 

Dr. Joe Carelli(Corelli) ...Tony LoBianco Sept 6 1972-73 +Tess 

...David Little...temp 

...Paul Michael Glaser...1971-72 

 

Bill Prentiss...   son of Charles Lamont; loved Tess; diagnosed with and succumbed to a  fatal blood disease

                                   Gene Bua...1967-Jan 28 72 

                                                     ..Phil Clark...1970    (temporary)      

Jason Ferris...Robert Alda...Aug 30 1966-67    Sharon's husband;  worked 

[Paul Raven]

Secret Storm

Pauline Tyrell Harris Fuller Rysdale...Haila Stoddard...54-61 62-70

 

[Paul Raven]

Pauline Tyrell Harris Fuller Rysdale... Haila Stoddard 54-61 62-68 69-70

[jam6242]

I found several references re Robby Benson already playing Bruce in 1971.  The earliest mention I found was from August 1971.  This one was from October 1971.

 

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[slick jones]

@danfling   The characters you mentioned in Soap Hoppers are :  Sharon Walters   portrayed by Sylvia White and Sally Marshall  played by Judy Kercheval.

[Paul Raven]

Variety has Michael Maitland coming in Nov 71. So maybe Robby was first then Michael took over and Robby returned?

Another mystery to be solved...

Edited January 29, 2023 by Paul Raven

[jam6242]

Found an article from November 1971 that said Michael was a "new recruit" to SFT.  An article from September 1971, announcing that Robby had been cast in the film, Jory, said that he would be on SFT until he left to film in Mexico, which was due to start on November 17, 1971.  So maybe Michael was just a replacement until Robby finished filming Jory?  Though I haven't found anything about Robby returning to SFT.

Edited January 29, 2023 by jam6242

[Paul Raven]

Ok. You might be right and Robby originated the role and played it for a few months and then Maitland took over and continued until Gary Tomlin assumed the role.

We know from past experience that published dates in reference books can be way off.

Thanks for all your detective work!

[Paul Raven]

As The World Turns

Doris Haley...Kathleen Klein 1976

[Paul Raven]

As The World Turns

Hank Barton         Tom's roommate, got him hooked on speed went to jail

                          Peter Burnell     67        

                         Paul Falzone      67     

                         Gary Sandy  69- May 70    

[slick jones]

AS THE WORLD TURNS

Added to page 149 Cast List

 

Hank Barton         Tom's roommate, got him hooked on speed; went to jail

                          Peter Burnell     67        

                         Paul Falzone      67     

                         Gary Sandy  69- May 70    

Charlie Bowling     Adam Grupper   1996

Dr. Bellows    African-American prison physician, who encouraged Roy McGuire to go into medicine

                      Brock Peters        66

                       P. Jay Sidney   67        14 episodes early 67. Refused to continue in the role w/o a contract

Martin Chedwyn      Simon Prebble   1996 Lisa's final ex-husband

          (YOUNG)    Matthew Mabe 1996

 

Doris Haley           Kathleen Klein                1976

 

Reverend ____ Sommers   Robert Phelps   1992-93; 1997-98

                              Richard Seff     1993

Darlene Williams     Michelle Brin     1988

removed

Darlene      Michelle Brin         1988   last name: Williams

 

THE EDGE OF NIGHT

 

Dr. ___ Forbes       David Cooper-Wall       1981

 

Cynthia Gregory      Cynthia Gregory     1981     singer    Cast Crawl  May 7, 1981

 

Officer Middleton      Carlos Sarrasco        1981   credited as Police Officer  5/7/81

 

 

 

LOVE OF LIFE

 

Dr. Joe Carelli(Corelli) ...Tony LoBianco September 6,1972-73 +Tess 

 

Jason Ferris...Robert Alda    August 30, 1966-67    Sharon's husband;  worked 

 

Nurse Myrtle Oliver            Justine Johnson          July 1968

Johnny Prentiss...Oren Jay       -71

...Raymond Cass    71-72

...Trip Randall...September 1972-78

Bill Prentiss   son of Charles Lamont; loved Tess; diagnosed with and succumbed to a  fatal blood disease                                Gene Bua...1967-January 28, 1972 

                              Phil Clark...1970    (temporary)    

 

Vanessa Dale Raven Sterling Sterling...

       Peggy McKay...September 24,1951-55 

                 Bonnie Bartlett...1955-59 

          Audrey Peters      April 27, 1959-February 1, 1980

 

 

THE GUIDING LIGHT

 

 

Baroness Alexandra Spaulding __ __ Von Halkein Thorpe Foley

   On and off boss at Spaulding Enterprises. Daughter of Brandon; sister of Alan; half-sister of Victoria and Amanda; mother of Nick McHenry and Lujack; former wife of Leo, Roger, and Cyrus; affairs with Eric Luvonoczek, Locke Walls, Mike Bauer; Ross, Warren. Mark Jarrett, H.B., Fletcher, Buzz, Hawke and Edmund.  Secret-keeper and puppeteer of people's lives with a jealous streak (not to mention slightly criminal; would do anything to or for her family, depending on the day.

               (young)    Danielle McGovern       3/1988

              (young)   Jenna Cunningham

                  (young)  Casey Weiant

       (temporary)  Lydia Bruce   1984

      (temporary)   Joan Copeland    1989      Contrary to another poster on this board Joan Copeland did briefly appear as Alexandra.

       Beverlee McKinsey    1984-92

               Joan Collins  2002

           Marj Dusay  1993-97; 2002-09

 

Nurse Mick        Aleta Mitchell      3/1988

 

Alan Spaulding    

      (Young)   Robert Dekelbaum       3/1988

            (young)  Joey Donnelly

       (young)  Jeff Branson      2004

     (temporary)    David Bailey 1979

    (temporary)    Wayne Tippit   1982

 Christopher Bernau 1977-84; 1986-88

          Daniel Pilon  1988-89; 1989; 1990

                 Ron Raines    1993-2009

 

 

Young Vera          Sharon Washington       3/1988

 

??????      Susan Harney     prior to a 1970 article

 

 

 

THE SECRET STORM

 

Mary Lou Glenway Carver...Joanna Miles    November 1967-68..ex wife, Frank 

 

Erik Fulda...George Reinholt        .November 1967-68 affair, Mary Lou 

 

Wendy Porter       .teenage daughter,Tony     

                        ...Rita MacLaughlin...?- November, 1966..

                        ...Julie Mannix...November, 1966-69       

Pauline Tyrell Harris Fuller Rysdale...Haila Stoddard... 1954-61; 1962-68; 1969-70

 

 

 

 

 

 

[David_Vickers]

On GH, dayplayer Chautal Lewis as Nurse Chanel, was refered to by TJ, as "Nurse Williams" on the 1/18 episode. 

[Paul Raven]

A Time to Live

some extra characters/info

Mrs Ferber

Dawson (private investigator)

Ken Essex

[Paul Raven]

Love of Life

Sharon_____Ferris...Eileen Letchworth   August 66-67    believed to have attempted suicide over Jason's friendship with Vanessa (set up by Nell)

Anna _____ Krakauer ...Jocelyn Brando...April 1966-67      Mickey's mom

Arden Delacourt...Geraldine Brooks...May -Sept 6 1971

Sally Bridgeman Rollins...Cathy Bacon...1969-June 20 73 drug habit ;+Jamie

 

Dr. Otto Kreisinger.. quack   doctor that tried to convince Bill Prentiss he had a cure for his blood disease    

                              ...Barnard Hughes      1971

                       Leon B. Stevens ? - Sept 6    1971   husband, Lydia Bruce

Rick Latimer...Paul Savior...1960-66 owned nightclub 

...Michael Ebert...1966-70 

...Edward Moore 1970-72

...Jerry Lacy August 1 1972-78 Y&R,

Judith Cole...Marsha Mason.. reporter ... October 1971-72.