Y&R - RIP Jerry Douglas (John Abbott)

[titan1978]

Sad news.  I always enjoyed him as John and thought it was a huge mistake to kill him off.

[kalbir]

Y&R's Twitter has posted

 

[Chris B]

Such sad news! He was a charming man and the perfect head for the Abbott family. He had chemistry with everybody young and old and he deserved more time on the show. 

[YRfan23]

 

[soapfan770]

Screen shot from Jess’s FB post:

 

 

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[YRfan23]

Poor Jess, She's dealt with a lot with losing her husband and now TV husband. 

 

[DaytimeFan]

I always felt that John Abbott and Bill Bell were two sides of the same coin: strong family patriarchs beloved by their children. 

Jerry exuded a warmth and class that was special. His onscreen chemistry with all the actors who played his children, Jeanne Cooper, and of course Jess Walton was tremendous.

[Paul Raven]

Hopefully Y&R will have the Abbott children gather to remember John as an onscreen tribute to Jerry.

[Ryan Chamberlain]

I hate to hear this.

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[DemetriKane]

This is sad

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. RIP Jerry I loved me some him. John and the abbotts are the family of Genoa city.

[amybrickwallace]

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[Cat]

Sad news. Jerry Douglas had old-school movie-star presence on a show like Y&R and his character was an anchor.

LML killing him off and then bringing back a kooky lookalike as a sop to fans was a terribly short-sighted move. It was a JFP move, done to provide an Emmy reel for Y&R that year. No more, no less. 

May he RIP. He was obviously beloved by members of the cast.

[Roman]

I just saw Jess Walton had posted about this. tears run down my face at this moment. What a fine, fine actor, and a true gentleman. 

May he forever Rest easy.

[Fevuh]

Oh my Gosh, so sorry to hear this.  And I can't believe I never connected or knew that Kym Douglas was his wife.  I loved her on the Ellen show.  

[Planet Soap]

Wow!! RIP to a legend