Soap Opera Cast Lists and Character Guides- Cancelled and Current

[slick jones]

Thanks @David_Vickers. I'm in the process of December/January Additions to the GH List. I missed that!   

[David_Vickers]

You're welcome., just noticed by leaving the "n" out of Chauntal lol. Been a hobby of mine to keep up with current cast lists of soaps.  

[Paul Raven]

Where The Heart Is

Robert Jardin...Keith Charles...Nov 1971 -1972      murdered by Margaret in front of Peter

Tony Monroe...David Bailey...September 1969-70 .

[Paul Raven]

General Hospital

Dr Peter Lindsay  June 28 - Dec 9 66 attracted to Meg

Pamela Carter debut July 5 - Oct 13 66 divorcee patient attracted to Phil Brewer. Later files a complaint that Phil misdiagnosed her symptons. 

Carol Lindsay Peter's wife wants a divorce Sept 9 - Dec 9 66

BE Norgaard Carol's lawyer Oct 66

Bill Longworth 66 also

Mr Reed alcoholic patient who gives booze to Eddie Weeks May 66

Richard Mckee heart  patient w Jessie when she goes into labor April 66

Jean Logan April 66 cancer patient

Carrie Billings elderly patient March 66

Marion Billings Carrie's daughter in law

Eddie and Angie last date Sept 22 66

Kent Harmon patient Aug 66

Nancy Brewer born May 9-dies Aug 1 66

Dr Rockford Nancy Brewer's doctor

Harold Bender reporter investigating the Lindsay divorce Nov 66

Polly Prentice debuts  Dec1 66

Tom Baldwin debuts Dec 12 66

Bob Chandler art student interested in Polly debuts Dec 66

Gail Williams nurse Audrey sets up with Phil

Henry Pinkham debuts Dec 19 66

Mildred Hauser Henry's patient Dec 66

Edited February 4, 2023 by Paul Raven

[Paul Raven]

The Best of Everything

Josh Jordan          Owned the building the characters lived in, married to Violet

                                        ...John Rust   March - July

.                                       ..Peter Harris July- September

[jam6242]

The Clear Horizon

Per the February 24, 1962, The Daily Capital News, the full name of the character played by James Edwards was Corporal Mack Davis.  His wife's (Kim Hamilton) name was Gloria.

[slick jones]

THE CLEAR HORIZON

JULY 11, 1960-JUNE 11, 1962 CBS

CAPE CANAVERAL, ARLINGTON

Lois Adams...Denise Alexander 

Colonel Theodore Adams...William Roerick 

Major Allen...Tom Brown 

Mitchell Corbin...Richard Coogan        2/62

Corporal Mack  Davis...James Edwards    1960-62

Gloria ___ Davis     Kim Hamilton       1960-62

Captain Farrell...Bill Berger

Betty Howard...Jan Shepard 

______Kirov     ??????     .bad guy

Jeannette_______ Levy...  ??????         pregnant wife, Sig

Lt. Sig Levy...Michael Fox 

Dr. Malkova..               .Lydia Markova

Lt. Doug Merrill...Hal England

First Officer Mikel...John Mitchum

Frances______ Mosebey...      Eve McVeagh

Sgt. Harry Mosebey...      Rusty Lane

Lloyd Nolan

Dr. Enid Ross...Lee Merriweather       4/62

Ann_____ Selby...Phyllis Avery

Greg Selby...Craig Curtis 

Ricky Selby...Jimmy Carter

                         ...Charles Herbert

Roy Selby...Ed Kemmer

Captain Sorine             (Russian Officer).      ..Earl Hammond 

Colonel Tate...Ted Knight 

Eddie Tinker...Beau Bridges    drowning victim  3/62

CPO Warren...Charles Keane

Frank...Bill Allyn

Julian... ???????

 Child              Ricky Kelman

Piano Player            Kip Walton...3/7/62

 

?????????????????

...Grace Albertson

... Hal Cooper   2/16/62

....James Gavin

...George Gobel

...Mary Jackson

...Richard "Denny" Niles  2/12/60

......Narda Onyx

....Richard Vath...12/60

 

 

[Paul Raven]

Love Is A Many Splendored Thing

Mark Elliott...Sam Wade...1968

...David Birney...1968-70 

...Michael Hawkins...1970-71 

...Vince Cannon    Nov 15 1971- Jan 26 72

...Tom Fuccello.. Feb 2 1972-73 

[FrenchFan]

Didn't Tom Fuccello and Barbara Stanger debut on the same day ? replacing Vince Cannon and Veleka Gray.

[Paul Raven]

Yes, according to Variety they both debuted Feb 2.

[Paul Raven]

Guiding Light

Pauline- secretary to Dr Gwen Harding ... Patrice King Brown (co host Pittsburgh Today)Oct 11,12,14 1983

 

The Doctors

Stella Turner...Monica May...64-65...beautician, visits Brock uneducated widow with a longing for refinement

 

[slick jones]

SEARCH FOR TOMORROW

 

 

Bruce Carson   ..ward, Jo , +Amy +Jennifer

...Robby Benson...? - November 1971

...Michael Maitland...   November 1971-73  (Started at age 15)

...Gary Tomlin...73-74

...Steve Nisbett..74-75.

...Joel Higgins...75-78 

 

 

Stuart Thomas "Tom" Bergman Jr.     Stu and Marge's son, a lawyer

...Peter Broderick...68-71 

...Richard Kim Milford...71

...Ray Bellaran...      December 1971 (age 12)-77

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

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

...Robert LuPone...83..

 

Emily Rogers Hunter...+Len, +Nick, daughter of Dr. Bob Rogers

              ...Pamela Murphy...March 1966-67 

                  Louise Shaffer...7/67-68

                 ..Kathryn Walker...72-73 

 

 

 

Andrea Whiting Reynolds....ex wife,Sam;  mother of Len and Jamie (dec) 

           Virginia Gilmore...65- August 1967  Miss Gilmore left to take up a position teaching at Yale School of Drama

             ..Lesley Woods...August 1967-68  

           ..Joan Copeland..        February 1968-72 

    .    ..Nancy Marchand (temp)   71

 

Sam Reynolds     Dated Jo;  Father of Len and Jamie (dec) ex husband to Andrea. Missing presumed dead. Returned mentally unstable .Kidnapped Jo and died .

.Robert Mandan ...65-70 

...George Gaynes...     December   1971 

...Roy Shuman..                1972 

 

Melissa Hayley Weldon...Linda Bove     March 14 73- ?1973 deaf woman came to Henderson hospital as a result of a car accident. Revealed to be deaf on April 3.

 

?????

Tom Brennan

 

 

 

 

LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING

 

Laura Donnelly Elliott...

           Donna Mills...1967-70

           Veleka Gray...1970-71

           Barbara Stanger...February 2, 1972-73

Mark Elliott

             Sam Wade...1968

              David Birney...1968-70 

              .Michael Hawkins...1970-71 

               Vince Cannon     November 15, 1971- January 26, 1972

                Tom Fuccello.. February 2, 1972-73 

 

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)

Arden Delacourt    Geraldine Brooks  May -Sept 6 1971     She was a devotee of quack doctor Otto Kreisinger (Leon Stevens) who falsely led Bill Prentiss to believe he could cure his fatal blood disease. At first it appeared that Arden was a shill for Kreisinger, but in the end it was clear she believed him. I forgot whether or not she died, but once Kreisinger was outed he was apprehended (off-camera) while walking down a street mumbling incoherently to himself.      (courtesy of a friend from Facebook).   

 

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

 

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 

 

 

Rick Latimer     owned nightclub 

                   Paul Savior...1960-66 

                   Michael Ebert...1966-70 

                     Edward Moore 1970-72

                     Jerry Lacy August 1, 1972-78 

 

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

Sally Bridgeman Rollins...Cathy Bacon...1969-June 20, 1973 drug habit ;+Jamie

 

 

THE BEST OF EVERYTHING

Josh Jordan          Owned the building the characters lived in

                                        ...John Rust    March - July

.                                       ..Peter Harris         July- September

 

WHERE THE HEART IS   

Robert Jardin...Keith Charles  November 1971-1972      murdered by Margaret in front of Peter

Tony Monroe...David Bailey...September 1969-70 .

              Reporter married to Ruth but living with Christine; father of Paul. Went to Israel on assignment

 

More coming later.

Apologies for the delays in getting these posted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[slick jones]

A TIME TO LIVE

JULY 5, 1954-DECEMBER 31, 1954 NBC

CHICAGO'

Chick Buchanon...Len Weyland 

Julie Byron Bannister...Pat Sully   newspaper proofreader/ wannabe reporter

Madge _______Byron...Vi Berwick   (Julie's aunt)

Paul Chaney...Tom Neal

Dr, Clay...        Dana Elcar 

DL Dawson ...  Sid Landis     Private Investigator

Lt. Miles Dow..       Dort Clark 

Anne Dugger...Rosemary Kelly

Ken Essex      ?????

John Eustice...Will Hussung 

Lenore _____Eustice...Barbara Foley

District Attorney ___ Ferber   ?????

Mrs. ___ ___   Ferber      ??????

Arthur Hogan...  Ned Locke

Harry  Kroger ... Carlton KaDell

Rudy Marian...Zachary Charles 

Greta Powers...Jeanne Jerrens

.....Zohra Lampert 

Justin Powers...John Devoe (later a stage manager on DS, AMC)

Russ Reed... Sid Landis

Don Richards     Reporter

...John Himes 

...Larry Kerr

Ellie Ross...Estelle Luttrell

Carl Sherman...Jack Lester  (Jack Swineford)  managing editor

     TEMPORARY--Producer/Director Alan Beaumont stepped into the role of Carl Sherman when Jack Lester was unavailable at the last moment.

Donna Sims....Muriel Monsel 

 

 

Bernice... Jacqueline Burkley

Christopher...   Charles Baum

Daphne...Toni Gilman 

Edna...  Kay Miller

Felix...  Jim Kodi

Lucy...Nell Clark

Patricia...Beverly Younger

.Pete... Jim Andelin    

Quinn....  Howard Caine

 

NBC- 10:30-10:45pm EDT, Mon thru Fri; DEBUT; A Time To Live; from WNBQ(Chi), to the net. Sustaining. Pkgr & Creator- Adrian Samish(NY); Exec Prod- Adrian Samish; Prod & Dir- Alan Beaumont(NBC Chi); Writer- Bill Barrett. New dramatic series, starring Pat Sully as Julie Byron as a proofreader on an Eastern big city daily newspaper who wants to be reporter; with Larry Kerr as Don Riker, a fellow reporter; Viola Berwick as Julie's Aunt Madge Byron; Jack Lester as managing editor Carl Sherman, Len Wayland as Chick Buchanan, and Carlton KaDell as Kroger. The program replaces One Man's Family in this time spot. The latter program moves to 3-3:15pm.

 

Updated

[slick jones]

 

 

THE GUIDING LIGHT

Pauline- secretary to Dr Gwen Harding ... Patrice King Brown (co host Pittsburgh Today)Oct 11,12,14 1983

 

AS THE WORLD TURNS     

Detective ___ Berns    Eugene Smith   Sept. 1968-?; 5/1970-?      Likely a cop interested in Tom Hughes and the Michael Shea murder.

 

THE DOCTORS

 

Bucky Lang.. Robert Hennessy .. brother, Charlie  December 1966- March 1967

Charlie Lang...Michael Kearney...66- March 1967        

                        Shawn Campbell     66

Millette ___  Lang...    Lynne Rogers     December 1966- March 1967   patient with difficult pregnancy

Paul Lang..  Robert Burr    stunt pilot...husband, Millette  December 1966-March 1967

Stella Turner...Monica May...64-65...beautician, visits Brock;  uneducated widow with a longing for refinement

 

 

THE EDGE OF NIGHT

?????     Michael Thoma       1960s Dayplayer

 

 

 

OLTL additions next

[slick jones]

NM

 

Edited February 16, 2023 by slick jones