Soap Opera Cast Lists and Character Guides- Cancelled and Current

[slick jones]

THE DOCTORS

Dan Allison's wife is named Tammy.She has a brain tumor and is in a hospital 3 hours away. Her sister, Meg(possibly May) also Never Seen, watches his son Billy, until the current episodes on Retro.

Nurse...4/15/70...took care of Gary...?????

[slick jones]

UPDATES

LOVE OF LIFE

Constance Stratton was a sculptor(Martha Galphin---also on TD)

Restaurant Patron...Gary Adler                 TD, ATWT, AW, OLTL, DOOL, GH, SFT, SOM

SOMERSET

Judge (Greg Mercer murder trial) Sept. 76??  ...Leon B. Stevens

Doctor...Gary Adler                             TD, ATWT. LOL, OLTL, DOOL, GH, SFT, AW

THE DOCTORS

Fred Haislip...George L. Smith...5/70     Corrigan Plant Employee

Mrs. Krupa...????...4/16/70...clinic patient, burn

Mrs. Matthews...Never Seen...4/70     Neighbor, the Allisons, took care of Billy

Mr. Turner...???...4/24/70...clinic patient

Dr. Sigrid Vorst...Martha Galphin...4/70...interviewed for job in Nick's lab                   EON, LOL, SFT

Carl...????...fix-it-man, Carolee and Emma     5/12/70

Frank...Marc Alaimo  ...manifestation of Maggie's head injury                                          SOM, MHMH

Police Interrogator...Gary Adler                     SFT, SOM, OLTL, DOOL, LOL, GH, AW, ATWT

 

Katherine Squire began in 4/70 as Emma Simpson

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Police Officer...Gary Adler                                   SOM, TD, DOOL, GH, AW, ATWT, OLTL, LOL

 

 

 

 

[slick jones]

THE DOCTORS

Ann Marie...girl @ Greta's Birthday...5/25/70...?????(previously appeared as Greta)

The Pollard girl...girl @ Greta's party...5/25/70...????

Mark...boy @ Greta's party...5/25/70...???? 

Boy @ Greta's party...5/25/70...?????

Ellen...African-American student Nurse w/ Julie...5/13/70

Len...Guard...Barry Dunleavy...5/18/70

All added to the Doctors List.

[slick jones]

I received a bunch of old soap magazines from Eddie Drueding last night(68-80) I went through about seven magazines and found about 25 cast names from various shows. I'll post them all when I finish....Lots of new info!!!!!

[Paul Raven]

Fantastic!! Early Xmas present - can't wait to see the updates.

BTW are u going to do a cast list for Bright Promise?

[slick jones]

Yep, BP over the weekend. 

Updates to LOL,LIAMST,SS,SOM,SFT, AND MORE. 

I'm about a third through them. Filling in some character's roles for some actors.  Coming along well.

[slick jones]

At some point in the next day or so, I'll post what I got from the magazines I received.  Quite a bit of new info, and with my hunt n peck ... Well, sometime . Bright Promise by Sunday!!!

[slick jones]

So here's what I've found so far. I'm not adding into the lists for a couple days...A couple may already be in the lists...

LOVE OF LIFE:

Mrs. Dennis... Eleanor Phelps             TD, SS, SOM, GL   Mother, John     *AMC

Chuck Levine...Phillip Vandervoort

Dean Newman...Jack Ryland             AW, ATWT, GL, TD, OLTL, SS, SFT, LIAMST

Max...Radio Talk Show Host...1974...Tom Aldredge           RH,SFT, GL

Bartender...Floyd Levine                  LIAMST, SS

??????...Audrey Landers                 DAL, DAL 2.0, SOM, OLTL,SS, SFT

???????...Lisa Cameron            AW, ATWT, SS, TD

??????....Roberta Feldner             ATWT

 

Jameson Parker was up for the role of Ben Harper when Christopher Reeve took on the role..

 

LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING

Ann Makalian...(Blind Girl)...Stephanie Braxton..........           KC, SS, DAL, EON, AMC, RITUALS,-UNAIRED PILOT

Selma Radnitz...Ellen Barber...                             RH, OLTL, SS, SOM, 

Groupie...Ellen Barber...(this could be same role as Selma, it lasted 2 days)

Dr. Dorothy Knowland...Judith Searle...67.....                   SFT, SOM

Doctor...Floyd Levine                                      LOL, SS

Dr. Ellis (Robert Drew) was a psychiatrist that worked with Laura

William Gray Espy was an extra in a scene on LIAMST

?????....Peter Rattray                           RH, AW, SFT, BP, LOV

???......Ed Winter                            SOM, SS, DAL, FC, KL, DYN, SOAP

The following 4 actors were in a cast picture, 1971. When I go through the issues again, I'll post it...:

Tiberia Mitri...    AW, ATWT            71

Mitchell Goldman                             71

Michael Nicholas                              71

Ed Setrakian                                     71   ATWT, RH

 

SECRET STORM

Mrs. McGovern...Betty Wragge             Radio soaps

Karl (?) Novick(?)...Richard Kuss              LOL  , DAL, SFT, SANTA, DAL, FC, RH         1967

Leonie...Holly Hill...                   1968

Proprietress of Paris Bistro...Odette Myrtil                1965

Detective...Floyd Levine                             LOL, LIAMST

?????....   Erik Rhodes                        GL

??????....  John Fink                             LOL, MHMH, Ally

 

SOMERSET

Sylvia Norton...????...dated Julian...1976, after Kate Thornton

Dr. Halstead...Dino Narizzano         deleting "abortionist"                            SFT,HTSAM, TD

?????.......Leon Russom                    AMC, AW, ATWT, LIAMST, GL, LOL, PC....SFT

Minister played by James Rae(Ray)  married Jerry and Heather.

 

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Jose Hernandes appeared in 1971

Cindy French (Alison Argo) dated Tom B and Gary W., she was Tory Carson's babysitter

Terry Foster Benjamin was married to /jay Benjamin, her brother was James Foster

Rita...Vera Moore... 5 months in 1970   also :AW and EON for 2 months 1n 1971

Louise Halliday was John Wyatt's ex girlfriend in 73

Carla...1970...Cathy Burns   (I have a character named Marcia at the same time...not sure which is the right name)

Police Chief...1974...Phillip Sterling...(Sterling played an unknown character in 1969)...GL, TD, SOM, LOL, SIS, ATWT, EPNAS, EON, AW

These are from Tess on Danfling's site:

Millicent Ashton...Barbara Baxley...the character was the Mother of Teddy Ashton, the disastrous fellow that caused Patti's paralysis in the 50s. Millicent took too many pills (accidentally) when someone tried to take Teddy away from her.   1957

Dr. Leonard...Millicent's doctor1957...???    They were on when Larry Hagman was appearing as Curt Williams

From an article about Richard Higgs Suicide posted on The Doctor's FB page:

"short term role on SFT after The Doctors and before his final role as Andrew Marriott on LOL"(not word for word)

 

THE DOCTORS

(from Magazines)

Lauri Lyn  Walters...(confirmed)...Brooke Taylor

Mrs. Walters...Jenny Karnell   (mother, LL)

Mr. Walters...Roger Rathburn  (father, LL)               GL, OLTL, Gossip Girl, SOM

The role of Jeff the Doctor in 5/80 was played by Richard Manchester

The Nurse Sam played by Jeramiue Rain  now has a last name, Tolliver

Sigrid James(Nurse Sigrid Allen) also played the character Nurse Collins

Actor Robert Anthony played an unknown role in 1971                              DS

Actor Robert Milli played an unknown character before his role on LIAMST in 1967.    AMC, AW, GL, LIAMST, OLTL, SOM

(via Daytime Royalty,)

our AmyBrick Wallace, Monika posted a script signed by Michael Kearney...he played Charlie Lang  ***1967****

(via Retro Reruns)

Tiger Powers...A Rabbit

5/29/70...Nurse...?????

June 1970...Nurse Ryker(Cathy)...????Carol Pfander???

                     ...Mrs. Halstead...Jacqueline Paige        Greta's Nanny    

6/5/70...The Frolic....(4)...Barbershop Quartet...?????

                             ...3 Student Nurses

                               ...Student Nurse in Matt Powers' skit

6/11/70...Mrs. Cooper...Carmen Zapata    patient with hurt arm

              ...Mr. Rozzutto...????...clinic patient

              ...Dr. Newton...???...Tammy Allison's wake

6/16/70...Luigi...waiter(Nick& Sigrid Vorst)...??????

6/18/70...Christina...????....Allison maid

6/19/70...Student Nurse with Julie at the clinic

               ....Patient with Maggie/Julie...?????

A few more to come, along with BP Tomorrow.

Edited December 24, 2015 by slick jones

[slick jones]

On TD...  Michael Kearney was Charlie Lang in 1967.

Carmen Zapata was on GH, Santa, FR, FC, Y&R, and ES

 

BRIGHT PROMISE

SEPTEMBER 29, 1969-MARCH 31, 1972                NBC

BANCROFT

 

Professor Abbott... Harry Townes     FC

Vince Adams... Forrest Compton      8/70-              AW, ANC, EON, LOV, VIY, TBD, ATWT, OLTL

Elaine Bancroft...Jennifer Leak,,3/,1971               AW, OLTL, Y&R, GL, RH

Sylvia ______Bancroft...Ann Jeffreys...      1971                GH, PC, FC

                                   ...Regina Gleason    8/ 1971                  DOOL, BJ

Jim Boswell....Eric James          1969-71

                    ...Terry Guerin        1969

Phoebe Boswell...Never Seen

Professor Tom Boswell...Dana Andrews       1969-1970           FC

District Attorney Bob Corcoran...Phil Carey       1972                  OLTL

Marion Boswell Connolly... Marion Brash...      1970-71              EON, SFT, SS, TCSC\

Dr. _____Crosley...Gary Clarke           5/71         DYN, GH

Charles Diedrich...Anthony Eisley          8/71           KL, CAP, ADWL

Martha Pierce Ferguson...Susan Brown    1969-71         YM, Y&R, RTPP, BH90210, GH, PC, EON, SANTA, FTR, ATWT

Professor William Ferguson ...Paul Lukather   1969-71              BE

                               ...John Napier                                SFT

Mr. Gibson...Walter Brooke    11/71-72                DOOL, 3STH, OMF, TBD, PB, LOL, HC, GH, FC, YM, KL, DAL

Dr. Tracey Graham... Dabney Coleman     71-72 MHMH, FF

Jody Harper...Sherry Alberoni     8/71-72

Barbara Jenkins...Pat Woodell 1969

Anne Boyd Jones...    Colleen Gray  1969-70            DOOL, GH

                            ...Gail Kobe 4/70-72      PP, DHSJ

Howard Jones...Mark Miller         3/70--72             GH, PFL(IF)

Isabel___Jones...Lesley Woods    3/70-71    AMC, TN, B&B, RTPP, GH, SFT, SS, EON, YDM, FC, DAL, KL, DOOL, FITW

Clara Ryan Kelzy...Ruth MacDevitt            1969-70         WTR, TD, YDM

Faye Kendall...Kimetha Laurie...ATWT, EON, LOL

David Lockhart....Tony Geary          2/71-72                   GH,. Y&R, GHNS, PC

David Martin...David Pritchard     69   

Chet Matthews...  Gary Pillar       1969-72               AW, GL, GH

Jennifer Matthews...Nancy Stephens       1969-70             PROV, ALLY, BH90210, FR, ES, DOOL

Professor Mitchell...Ivor Francis    9/70-72          GH, ES, MHMH, DS

Dean Henry Pierce...Tod Andrews  1969                   FL

                             ...David Lewis       1969-72              GH, LOL, CVVR, Y&R

Sandra Jones Pierce...Pamela Murphy...1970-72      SFT, GH, OPW, DAL   

                              ...Susannah Darrow...1969-70        DYN

Stuart Pierce ....Peter Rattray       1969-72         AW,SFT, RH, LOV, LIAMST

Albert "Bert" Porter ...Peter Hobbs 1969.              SS, AOMH, KL, COL, DOOL, DYN, PP,DAL

Alice Porter... Synda Scott      1969

Mike Porter...???...  69 impregnated Dawn          

Nurse Samantha Pudding   Cheryl Miller 1/72  

   Nurse Radford...Brigid Bazlen...2/72        DOOL, Hawkins Falls

Lt. Rutkowski  ...   Edmund Gilbert      5/70  DAL, GH

ADA Stephens...Robert Hogan  1971              ATWT, AW, PP, COLBYS, GH, DOOL, SOMH, OLTL, YM

Professor George Townley...Nigel McKeand                      1969-70

Dr. Brian Walsh...John Considine/....5/71-72        AW, Y&R, SANTA, DYN, COLBYS,KL, EPNAS

Liz Waters...Betsy Jones Moreland...                              MS

Red Wilson...Richard Eastham   7/71-72

Dr. Amanda Winnegar...June Vincent   1971-72            GH, DHSJ

                              ...Anne Seymour   4/71       GH AW, FYH Radio

Emily Woodhue...???...  town librarian   7/70

 

Dawn...???...  impregnated by  Mike Porter, died  69

Pecos...Robert Viharo...       12/71                   DS

 

Bartender...Don Frabotta    1972                     DOOL

Gypsy...Annette O'Toole      1972

Judge...  Rusty Lane   70   Peyton Place, CV,VR

 

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

Edward Ansara...10/71

Erick Baer   7/71

Val Bisoglio...   11/71               TD, EON

Shirley Blackwell...2/71

Tim Brown...3/70      CAP, Colbys

Barry Cahill  8/70   Santa, DYN, Y&R

Richard Cherney   7/71

Peter Church   2/71

Annette Davis ...2/71

Joe Di Santi

Don Dubbins...8/71           Y&R, DYN, CAP, KL, Peyton Place

Steve Dunne...3/71

Ben Frank...2/71

Liza Garson...7/71

Michael Grayson...8/71

Melissa Greene...7/71

Ben Hammer...8/71               Santa, PP, SFT. EON, GL

John Hawker...12/71

Cindy Henderson...11/71

Diana Herbert   1/72

Tammy Kaplan...6/71

Cynthia Lynn...9/71

Tom McAleer ...7/71

Judith McConnell                      GH, AW, ATWT, MP, OLTL, SANTA, BAY, PAS, BH90210, MISTRESSES

Catherine McLeod...6/70            DOOL

Byron Morrow...7/71    DOOL, Y&R,PP, DAL, ES, BE

Murray Pollock...6/71

Bartlett Robinson..6/70.PP

Fran Ryan...9/71       RTPP, DOOL, GH, Colbys, FC, MHMH

Willard Sage...5/71

Charles Sailor                           RTPP,GH, DOOL

Maxine Sams...7/71

Kenneth Smedberg... 9/71

M. Jonathon Steele...7/71

Hunter Von Leer...7/71           GH, DAL

Ben Wright...5/71

 

Edited September 24, 2018 by slick jones

[slick jones]

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Francine...Barbara Pitcher  (of The Doctors, Nurse Anderson)

Ms. Pitcher also appeared in many other bit parts, according to a friend that is in contact with her.   Another mystery  solved!!!

 

[danfling]

Erik Rhodes was also on The Guiding Light (having replaced Don Scardino) and also on the Califoria-based serial General Hospital.

Eleanor Phelps also appeared on All My Children (I think that she played the aunt of Mary Fickett.)

James Ray was on The Edge of Night (as the ex-husband of Millette Alexander) and on another show (possibly Dark Shadows?).

Back to Eleanor Phelps:   Mary Fickett had to miss a Christmas or Christmas Eve episode and was replaced by Willi Burke (or Willi Apell), who was the actress who had replaced Barbara Britton on One Life to Live after Miss Britton's death.   (I think that she was also a replacement on Love of Life.)   Shortly after this, Mary Fickett was written off All My Children for a week or two.   It was said that her character was away taking care of a sick aunt.   After Miss Fickett's return, Eleanor Phelps came to Pine Valley for awhile as the aunt.   (I never had thought about this, but this could have been part of a plan to take the place of  Kay Campbell's character (Kate Martin) after the death of Miss Campbell.)   I don't think that Miss Phelps had much warmth, as Miss Campbell did.

[Paul Raven]

Thanks Danfling.Having posts from people who actually watched the shows and remember these minor characters is invaluable.As we see from The Doctors reruns,a great number of characters/actors have been forgotten.

[slick jones]

According to Soapcentral's profile, Ruth's aunt's name was Clara...for whatever that is worth. I'll refer to her as Clara when I post AMC.

 

 I'll be adding all that info to the lists shortly(next 2 days), but wanted to say thanks for all the extra information that has been brought up.

[Paul Raven]

Here's a list of Bright Promise performers as listed in Variety by year and month.

Some of these dates don't correspond to your list Slick and in some instances this may be because they were recurring players and Variety mentioned them for one of their appearances(not necessarily their first).For some of the actors,Variety says '________,in for additional segments of Bright Promise' so their debut date could be earlier.

1970

Tim Brown Mar

Mark Miller Mar

Lesley Woods Mar

Gail Kobe Apr

Bartlett Robinson June

Catherine McLeod June

Barry Cahill Aug

Forrest Compton Aug

Ivor Francis Sep

 

1971

 

Tony Geary Feb

Steve Dunne March

Jennifer Leak March

Ann Seymour April

John Considine May

Willard Sage May

Gary Clarke May

Ben Wright May

Tammy Kaplan June

Murray Pollock June

Liza Garson July

Erick Baer July

Hunter Von Leer July

M Jonathan Steele July

Richard Eastman July

Melissa Greene July

Richard Cherney July

Tom McAleer July

Byron Morrow July

Regina Gleason Aug

Don Dubbins Aug

Sherry Alberoni Aug

Anthony Eisley Aug

Ben Hammer Aug

Michael Grayson Aug

Fran Ryan Sept

Cynthia Lynn Sep

Kenneth Smedberg Sep

Maxine Sams July

Edward Ansara Oct

Walter Brooke Nov

Annette O'Toole Nov

Cindy Henderson Nov

Val Bisoglio Nov

Cindy Henderson Nov

John Hawker Dec

Robert Viharo December

 

1972

 

Cheryl Miller Jan

Diana Herbert Jan

Peter Church add eps Feb

Shirley Blackwell Feb

Annette Davis Feb

Brigid Brazlen Feb

Ben Frank Feb  

[slick jones]

That's awesome PaulRaven...I'll do some updating soon...