Members Chrissy81730 Posted January 13 Members Share Posted January 13 Rip 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRfan23 Posted January 13 Members Share Posted January 13 So sad to hear this! Please register in order to view this content he lived a full life! My heart goes out to his family and Susan especially! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members teplin Posted January 13 Members Share Posted January 13 He really seemed to enjoy life and he was obviously deeply in love with Susan and his family. My heart breaks for them. Thanks, Bill, for all the years of enjoyment. You will be missed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted January 13 Members Share Posted January 13 Very sad news. A career that goes back 70 years. Did Bill tape any more scenes yet to be seen? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Liberty City Posted January 13 Members Share Posted January 13 Per TheWrap: ❝ One of the longest-running characters on the beloved soap opera, Hayes starred as Doug Williams since 1970 and continued playing him as the foundation of the Williams-Horton family throughout his life for over 50 years and 2,000 episodes, the last of which aired December 2023. ❞ "the last of which" makes it appear as if the Christmas episode(s) were his final appearances, which I kind of felt when I watched them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcar03 Posted January 13 Members Share Posted January 13 (edited) These outlets usually just go to IMDb for episode count information. IMDb is not an accurate source when it comes to daytime soaps for the number of episodes an actor has appeared in. Though in this case it looks like Bill's number is pretty close to what Jason47 has on his website. Edited January 13 by jcar03 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jam6242 Posted January 13 Members Share Posted January 13 Bill lived a full life but I'm still sad to read the news. It's hard to imagine Susan without him. She was devoted to him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MichaelGL Posted January 13 Members Share Posted January 13 Omg I knew this would happen but I didn’t know now!! DAYS better do him justice 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Liberty City Posted January 13 Members Share Posted January 13 Please register in order to view this content Even Deadline Hollywood cites he made appearances through 2023. Guess we wait to hear if he's due to appear again this year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JAS0N47 Posted January 13 Members Share Posted January 13 GOODBYE, BILL Please register in order to view this content Before television existed, Bill enlisted in the Navy Air Corps the moment he turned 18 in June 1943. He spent the last two years of World War II training to be a fighter pilot. Soon after the war ended, he became part of the fabric of television, first as a singer on "Your Show of Shows." In 1955, his rendition of "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" hit # 1 on the Billboard charts for five weeks. In 1970, he was cast as Brent Douglas (aka Doug Williams) on "Days of Our Lives", a role he would continue to play, off-and-on, over the course of the next 54 years. It was thanks to "Days" that he met Susan Seaforth. They married in 1974, and their characters married on "Days" in 1976. I found out five days ago that things were not going well. I spent the past five days reminiscing, remembering the time I was first put into contact with Bill years ago. I found out then that the man fans saw on "Days" for the past six decades was just as you saw him on screen: genuine, caring, full of life...a wonderfully nice man. He was so pleased to be sent his first script page from his debut episode in 1970 and immediately signed it for me. Through the years, we would stay in touch via email. He rarely took more than a day to respond back. As such a long-time fan of "Days", I was always in awe that he was just an email away if ever I had a "Days" question or just wanted to say hello. I will always cherish his friendship. My condolences to Susan, his children and the rest of his family. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRfan23 Posted January 13 Members Share Posted January 13 Thats so wonderful @JAS0N47 you and him had that special bond!! I’m know those are memories you will cherish forever!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wendy Posted January 13 Members Share Posted January 13 While not unexpected, Bill Hayes' passing hurts. My heart goes out to his wife, Susan, and the extended Days family as well as his real-life loved ones. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted January 13 Members Share Posted January 13 Yes, I went for DAVY CROCKETT immediately, too! I am so sad. But, I have been very concerned with him being offstage so much in December. So sorry for Susan to have to go for what I'm sure will be many years without him. His Doug Williams features strongly in much of my earliest soap memories. May light perpetual shine upon him. May he find heaven to be the perfect place for a song & dance man looking for a new place to rest his head. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dolphziggler Posted January 13 Members Share Posted January 13 He lived a very successful, long life. We all should be so lucky. RIP to a real legend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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