Ex-Guiding Light and Dallas star passes away

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Daniel Pilon has passed away. He played Alan Spaulding on Guiding Light and Renaldo Marchetta on Dallas.

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He was also on Ryan's Hope, The Hamptons and Days.

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R.I.P. I have some of his work as Alan on tape.

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DANIEL PILON

ROMANCE THEATER Unknown Role "Love in the City of Kings" week of 12/6/82

THE HAMPTONS Nick Atwater 1983

DAYS OF OUR LIVES Waiter 1984

DALLAS (Re)Naldo Marchetta 1984-85

RYAN'S HOPE Max Dubujak 1984-86

GUIDING LIGHT Alan Spaulding 1988-89

DAYS OF OUR LIVES Professor Gavin Newirth 1992

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Sorry for him and his loved ones. He couldn't ever really hold a candle to Chris Bernau, but honestly, no one could. He did his best. He was a very handsome man.

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