Soap Opera Cast Lists and Character Guides- Cancelled and Current

[slick jones]

THE DOCTORS

 

Eva________ Creighton...not yet seen...wife, Tim Creighton

Nurse Ferguson...????...12/26/69...Matt's desk

Mrs. Glendennon...Josephine Nichols...12/31/69...patient, with Julie F.      AW,WTHI,LOL,TEX,FITW

_______Harris...Never Seen...sister Simon

Greta Powers...12/25/69...????? ...daughter, Maggie

Tina...student nurse...12/23/69...Neva Small

Clinic Patient...12/25/69...???(possibly Zaida Coles' son)

Desk Nurse...12/30/69...???? Matt's desk

5 Student Nurses...????...decorating for XMas...12/23/69

 

Linda Buckley appeared on 1/2/70, not sure about the actress yet...

ATWT...MYSTERY ROLES

Will Pratt...assistant, Marsha Talbot...Gordon Lockwood 

SECRET STORM

Actor Michael Arlen appeared on SS.  His most notable performance, however, was in a cocaine smuggling ring.  He was arrested in 1973.

Additional information has been added to LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING AND LOVERS AND FRIENDS/FOR RICHER FOR POORER.    additional series and dates...

Edited September 26, 2015 by slick jones

[danfling]

I cannot remember who she played on Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, but  I do know that one of the little girl actress (very young) was the granddaughter of Patricia Benoit (Follow Your Heart, As the World Turns, Mr. Peepers).

 

 

Slick, I want to inquire about a character and performer about whom I had forgotten until this morning.

 

This was on All My Children.    The character was an African-American who was a co-worker and a friend to Philip Brent when Phil was working as a U. S. Park Ranger.   I know that he appeared at Phil's funeral.   I am thinking that the show tried to keep him following the funeral, but there was really nothing that the show could do to tie him to the other storylines.

Do you know the name of this character, or who played him?

 

It seems to me that they could have made this man the husband of Caroline.   When Caroline was introduced, she was a Viet Nam widow, but I think that having her first husband be this character would have made as much sense.

[slick jones]

I have Clem Watson played by Reuben Greene, who was involved with Caroline.

[danfling]

Thank you, Slick.   That's sound right, except that I had forgotten that Clem and Caroline had been friends.

 

Also, I want to correct that information that I posted about Love Is a Many Splendored Thing.    The young actor was Patricia Benoit's grandson, and he played Billy Garrison (if I am not mistaken).

[slick jones]

THE DOCTORS

Linda Buckley...Linda Sherwood

Gordon Dobbs...Kevin Conway   attorney, Althea   1/7/70

Student Nurse Kat "Kathy" Fisher...Erika Petersen

Nurse  Frobisher...??? ...back at Matt Powers' desk...

Mr. Gonzalez....???...Mexican attorney   1/13/70

Sally Granger...head of Nursing Honor Society...????1/6/70

Student Nurse Lea_____________......????...1/9/70

Dr. Dan Allison...Richard Higgs started today

 

[slick jones]

THE DOCTORS:

 2 Police Officers...Joel....????   1/19/70   arrived to break up fight between Nick/Steve

                               Jwnny's father  "                                                                                  "

[slick jones]

THE DOCTORS

Mr. Brennan...Bob Braun...1/26/70  reporter looking into Steve/Nick altercation

Dr. David Field...Not Yet Seen, potential lab employee

Mrs. Jannet...????...patient insists  she's pregnant   1/27/70

Mr. Cummings...????...attorney, Nick   1/21/70

Jean....???....1/28/70...wanted to go to concert

Joel, Cop,...Possibly George Welbes, not sure, so I'll post w/ an *

4 Student Nurses...1/23/70...????...welcoming back Carolee 

StudentNurse...1/28/70...?????..with Jean

Airline Clerk...Bill Cardille...70... with Carolee and Kathy Ryker

 

Temp Announcer 1/26/70-???...?????                              *****possibly Don Pardo*****

[slick jones]

THE DOCTORS

Arthur Corrigan...Never Seen...killed in car crash 2/70

Mrs.____ Corrigan...??????...died after surgery 2/70

Dr. Evans...????....several episodes 2/70(Gary Corrigan),,,

Clinic patient...infection...???...2/16/70

Nurse Fogerty...???...Matt's desk...2/17/70

Carl.. Paul Price....Engineering Employee 2/5/70...found lockbox

Nurse...???...2/10 and 2/12/70

Intern...Kevin Dobson...2/10 and 2/11/70

Police Officer...???... Matt/Corrigan accident...2/10/70

Marriage Clerk(Karen/Steve)...Paul Price...9/4/68

Leonard...James Greene..night guard...11/25/69   RH,KL,COLBYS,ALLY

 

Thanks to Skipeastport from Daytime Royalty for some cast info that he put up on DR and imdb.

Edited October 21, 2015 by slick jones

[robbwolff]

Mrs. Corrigan didn't die on the operating table. It was after surgery -- I assume when she was in the recovery room. And she did appear on screen in the recovery room albeit she didn't have any lines.

[slick jones]

 

MODERN ROMANCES

OCTOBER 4, 1954-SEPTEMBER 19, 1958   NBC

LOCATION UNKNOWN

 

Tad Denton...Sam Gray...      10/29/57    HF, RH, BENNETTS, EON,AW, ATWT, OLTL

Laura Farrell...Augusta Dabney       10/29/57       AW,ATWT,AWA,YDM, GL, GH,TD,OLTL, LOV, LIAMST

Rocky King...Roscoe Karns(Karnes)   2/56

Bill Talbot...Lin McCarthy    1/13-1/17 1958

 

Clara...Ketherine Meskill...1/13-1/17 1958         TD,EON,LOL,SFT, GL, WTHI, FHY

Julia...Hildy Parks...1/13-1/17  1958                 LOL

Robby...Dickie Olsen...10/29/57

Vernon...Lee Henry   1/13-1/17  1958

 

Hostess...Ilka Chase     6/2/58

Husband...Lew Parker  10/57

"Moralizer"... Gypsy Rose Lee     5/58

Schoolteacher involved with student...Audra Lindley   2/55     AW, SFT,EON, FTR

Student...Jeff Harris   2/55        EON

Wife...Betty Kean    10/57

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

Betty Sue Albert   3/57                                                   EON

Millette Alexander          EON,ATWT,FTR,OPW, TD

Leslie Barrett...   9/26/57                                           DS,AW,EON

Diana Barrymore                    12/55

Patricia Bosworth   7/56                                             EON,CMM, YDM

Don Briggs    week of 3/4/57                        SFT,CVVR

Sallie Brophy    week of 1/21/57              DHSJ,FYH, VIY

Fran Carlon...   week of 8/15/56                                  ATWT, HAMPTONS

John Cassavetes     "Mountain Love"     7/55

Ronald Dawson          9/23/56                                      EON, DS,?AMC

June Dayton            DOOL, Y&R, TBD,PB,ADWL

Pamela Fitzmaurice...   week of 12/17/56

Anne Flood           AMC, AW, ATWT, EON, FTR, OLTL, SFT

Connie Francis   week of 11/15/55,    May 1956          performed "Forgetting"

Marjorie Gateson    OMF, SS

Stuart Germain...  week of 4/2/56                            EON,SOM, OLTL

Daryl Grimes       week of 8/20/56

Neil Hamilton       week of 4/1/57

Dean Harens        GH, TBD, DWL, GW, PP

Signe Hasso   week of 3/7/56

Don Hastings       ATWT, EON, DWL, CVVR, OPW

Phyllis Hill         GH, MS

Betty Johnson  week of 10/22                    performed "I Dreamed"

Georgeann Johnson    ATWT, KL, AMC, SOM, AW, SIS, DAL, COLBYS, CVVR, TD

Barbara Joyce   6/57                                           EON,SS

John Kellogg   PP

Phyllis Love       "Mountain Love"    7/55

Jim Lowe       "Talking to the Blues" April 22. 1957         performed "Four Walls"

Robert Mandan    GH,DOOL, SANTA, SOAP, FTR,EON,SFT, TD, SIS

Joe Mantell     week of 2/8/56

Ross Martin     CMM, SFT

Lin McCarthy...57      episode titled Honeymood

James Millhollen      week of 4/9/56

Meg Mundy...        AMC, TD, GL, LOV, WotW

Kathleen Murray     TD, KF, YDM

Margaret Phillips    week of 10/22    "Benefit Performance"

William Prince     week of 3/4/57       AW, WotW, ATWT, EON, DAL, GL, YDM, AWA, SFT, PD, DYN

Marian Russell  week of 8/17/55                    FC

"Buffalo" Bob Smith...

Jimsey Somers

Fran Spanier  week of 3/14/56                        DOOL

Paul Stevens    AW, TEX, Y&R, TN, LIAMST

Gene Sultan   week of 5/30/56

Lawrence Weber    TD, TBD, EON, GL, LOL, SFT, SS, TEX, VL

Mary K. Wells         EON, ATWT, TBD, GG, LOL, RTPP, SS

 

NARRATORS:

Mel Brandt...     TD, FH

Martha Scott        GH, DAL, SOMH

TEMP NARRATORS WHILE MS. SCOTT FILMED THE TEN COMMANDMENTS APRIL/ MAY 1955:

Jayne Meadows (Allen)                        B&B, TEX, SIS

Madge Evans

Dorothy Hart

Margaret Hayes    FITW 

Kathy Norris                         ALSO 3 weeks in October 56

Margaret Truman

 

Episode Titles with Ross Martin:

The House Guests....5/6/55

Miss M.D.   7/13/56

The Transfusion    9/28/56

No Vacancy     12/7/56

The Misguided Man   7/19/57

 Modern Romances was a Soap/Anthology hybrid, most stories lasted a week

 

Edited February 26, 2018 by slick jones

[slick jones]

DOCTOR HUDSON'S SECRET JOURNAL

1955-1957 SYNDICATED

?????LOCATION??????

  Hugh Adams...Brett Halsey      55   Y&R,SFT,GH,LIAMST

Mr. Atkins...Carleton Young     55

Dr. Baker ...Phil Rich    56

Nurse Nell Barlow....Diana Brewster    57

Carolyn ___ Bennett...Marjorie Owens     55-56

Dr. __ Bennett...Jack Kelly   55-56

Joe Black...???       55

Grandma ____ Brown...?????    55

Barbara ___ Burke...Marianne Stephens   55

Ed Burke...?????....         55

Irene______Burke   ....?????    55

Dr. Don Burns...Peter M. Thompson     56-57

Reverend Bob Carlton...Chet Stratton      55       CVVR, TCSC

Mary _____Carlton...Diana Brewster    55

______Conroy...????   56

Dr. Craven...Eddie Ryder    57          GH

_____Daggett...??????     56

Walker Dearing...Liam Sullivan...57          DAL,KL,COLBYS,Y&R, BERR, DYN, FC, GH, SS, SANTA

Tom Denby...Dabbs Greer...57               ALLY, BRADYS, PP

Phil Durlach...Morgan Jones   56                    DAL

Shirley ____ Durlach...Susan Morrow    56

Clive Falkner...Carl Reid Benton   57

________ Feston...????      57

Mr. Foladare... Vinton Hayworth    56

Dr. Follansbee... Florenz Ames      57

Mrs. Grady...Olive Blackeney...55-57        housekeeper, Dr. Hudson

_____ Grogan    ....?????.....    56

Nurse Hakopian...Natalie Norwick...     57                 DS,RH

Alec Haley....Dub Taylor     56      

Mitch Harris...Ralph Votrion        57

Kathy Hudson...Cheryl Callaway    55-57                daughter

Dr. Wayne Hudson...John Howard   55-57            DOOL

Mrs. Kelso...Madge Cleveland   56

Nurse Beatrice Livingston...Ann Doran      56          KL

Martine Loomis...Hanna Landy    ??         Yellow Rose

Cora Lund...Jean Inness     55

_____ Martinez...Abel Fernandez   57

Peter Maxwell...Dabbs Greer...57          ALLY,PP, BRADYS

Molly McGuire...Betty Sinclair...??         YDM, hand that opened the book at the beginning of All My Children

Dr. McLean....Robert Patten    57     ambulance doctor              CAP

Dr. Robert Means...Philip Tonge...   55-57              

 Frances Mellin...Sally Brophy....FYH, VIY       56

Dr. Marion Merrill...Jean Howell...     57                DAL, DOOL

Joe Milton...?????     57

Mary Owens...Erin O'Brien Moore     57        PP

Dixie Dabney Parmenter....Jean Porter     57

Tom Parmenter...Wade Cagle     57

Dr. Oscar Perkins...Herbert Butterfield     57

Mr. Russell... Rex Lease     55

Mr. Sheriden...Arthur Shields...        55

Nurse Ann Talbot...Frances Mercer      55-57

Alice Taylor...????         56

Titus Thorpe...Percy Helton....     55-57

Dr. Trotter...Mickey Knox     56

Dr. Tim Watson...Joe Walker       56-57

William Werner....????...    56

Dr. Roy Weston...Jimmy Lydon...       56      FHY

Mrs. Wheeler...  Marjorie Bennett   56

 

Betty...nurse...Allene Roberts    57

Caroline...   Nancy Hadley    56

Diana...????    56

Georgie...Harvey Grant      55      friend, Kathy                      RT

Linda... Mimi Gibson     55

Mason...   ????....   57

Tacky...Nurse...Marie Owens  (AKA Blossom Rock)      55-57

Tony...Anthony Caruso...     57

 

Board Member...Kenneth Patterson    55

                        ...Justice Walker    55-57

Chairman of the Board...Fay Roope     55-57

Doctor...Raymond Greenleaf      56

          ....Jerry Paris    57

         ....Russell Hicks     56                  SS

           ....Edward Platt         ??             GH

Nurse...Renee Godfrey               55-57

Vice Chairman...Don Beddoe     55  

 

Will add the rest of the cast tomorrow.....

 

 

 

Edited August 28, 2018 by slick jones

[Paul Raven]

Colgate Palmolive were sole sponsors on MR and when they dropped sponsorship in May 56,Variety reported it was likely to be axed

Movie actress Signe Hasso appeared on Modern Romances week of March 7th 1956

Marian Russell one of the leads week of August 17th 1955

Fran Spanier lead week of March 14th 1956

Fran Carlon on the week of August 15th 1956

Stuart German week of April 2nd 1956

James Millhollen week of April 9th 1956

Gene Sultan Week of May 30th 1956

Singer Betty Johnson appeared week of October 22nd in her first acting role plugging new song 'I Dreamed'

Joe Mantell lead week of Feb 8th 1956

Ronald Dawson appeared Fri Sept 23

Jimsey Somers and Jeffrey Harris leads week of 

Patricia Bosworth July 56

Leslie Barrett Thurs Sept 26 1957

Barbara Joyce June 57

Betty Sue Albert March 57

[slick jones]

Thanks a bunch, Paul.   I added them to the list.

 

In the 3/3/70 episode of the Doctors, Maggie and Althea had a clinic patient that looked like Jack Ryland. Does anyone know if it was him? Over at Daytime Royalty, it was mentioned it looked like him.

[slick jones]

DOCTOR HUDSON'S SECRET JOURNAL

ACTORS THAT APPEARED:

Dorothy Adams  

Judith "Rachel" Ames        GH,PC

Jacques Aubuchon   56

Alice Backes     57

William Bakewell     56

Walter Baldwin    57

Anne Barton     57

Jeanne Bates    57    DAL, DOOL, Y&R

Linda Bennett   57

Whit Bissell   56     FC EPNAS, LHS, DOOL, PP

Mildred Bruce      57

Argentina Brunetti     57      GH

Alexander Campbell   55-57

Anna Lee Carroll    56

Betty Caulfield     57

Mike "Touch" Connors    56

Curtis Cooksey     56

Clancy Cooper    ??

Christopher Dark     57

Hal K. Dawson   55

James Dobson   56

Jay Douglas      56

Val Dufour     57     AW,SOM,SFT, EON . FL

Virginia Eiler     57

Junie Ellis   57

Isobel Elsom      57

Antony Eustrel   ???

Edith Evanson     57

Eddie Firestone   57  DAL

Everett Glass    56

Lisa Golm    ???

Ron Hagerthy      56

Helene Heigh   56-57

Ann Hillary   57

Robert Knapp  57    DOOL

Charlotte Knight    55

Gail Kobe     57     BP, PP

Louis Lettieri       57

Alfred Linder    57

John Marley   ??   3STH, PP

Gloria Marshall    56

Lewis Martin   ???

Natalie Masters      ???

Gloria McGee   57

Michael McHale    57

Tyler McVey       57

Paul Millard    57

Damian O'Flynn    57

Sammy Ogg    56

Hal Patterson   55

Robert Quarry    57

Mark Roberts   57          GH, Y&R, B&B , DYN, MISS SUSAN

Marilyn Saris      57

Vito Scotti     57       GH

Sarah Selby     56

Max Showalter   (aka Casey Adams)     57

Mickey Simpson    56

Sidney Smith    55-56

Marianne Stewart   57

Peggy Stewart    56

Gloria Talbott   56

Steven Terrell    ??

William Vedder   56

June Vincent   57     BP

Virginia Vincent    ??  KL

Helen Wallace   ??

Victoria Ward    ???

Fredd Wayne   57

Peggy Webber       57

Alan Wells   57

Larry White    ??

George Winslow   57

Grant Withers   57

Miriam Wolfe   57

Jane Yama    57

 

Edited August 28, 2018 by slick jones

[danfling]

Fran Carlon appeared on As the World Turns and The Hamptons.

Ronald Dawson appeared on All My Chldren.

Leslie Barrett appeared on Dark Shadows.   (His wife, Ruth Livingston appeared on All My Children.)

Patricia Bosworth appeared on The Edge of Night.

Virginia Vincent was on both Eight Is Enough and Peyton Place.

 

These performers may have appeared on other programs also.   Those are just some of the ones that I know of, offhand.