All My Children

All My Childrenshook up the daytime soap opera world when it premiered in 1970.

However, she only won once (1999).

Despite that, she carried the new soap from its first episode to its last in 2011.

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He also worked onGeneral Hospital, and his last role came on an episode ofNCISin 2022.

Miller died by suicide in 2023 following a bipolar depression diagnosis (viaTV Line).

His crimes included theft, blackmail, kidnapping, and even murder.

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He started his career on Broadway before her casting in the daytime soap opera in 2006.

Carlson died 16 years later from idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (viaSCP Magazine).

She was a rock star named Zarf who arrived in Pine Valley and is suspected of murder.

Billy Miller as Richie Novak on All My Children

He finished his soap opera career onDays of Our Livesfrom 2008 to 2010.

Callahan died in 2020, one day after he suffered a stroke (viaTHR).

Fans watched him fall in love with and marry Dr. Maria Santos (Eva LaRue).

Jeffrey Carlson as Zoe Luper on All My Children

She played Emily Monroe Norton Kane, the first wife of Charles Foster Kane inCitizen Kane.

She then got steady work in movies until the 1960s, when she moved to television.

She died at 88 from pneumonia complications.

All My Children star John Callahan with his ex-wife and co-star Eva LaRue

He finally got his biggest breakout role in 1979 when he signed on toAll My Children.

He died in 2010 at 80 following pneumonia.

He also shared a hardened rivalry with fellow businessperson Adam Chandler.

Ruth Warrick as Phoebe Tyler Wallingford on the phone on All My Children

He appeared in plays likeHarriet, The Cherry Orchard,andAlice in Wonderland.

He was forced to retire fromAll My Childrenin 1983 when his hearing worsened.

He then died in 1986 after battling cancer.

James Mitchell as Palmer Cortlandt on All My Children

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Character:Hugh Franklin plays Dr. Charles Tyler onAll My Children.

Tyler is the Chief of Staff at Pine Valley Hospital and is a tough but kind doctor.

This gives him the chance to serve as a father to his new stepdaughter Erica Kane.

Hugh Hale Franklin as Dr Charles Tyler Ruth with Warrick as Phoebe Tyler Wallingford on All My Children

He also had a tragedy in his life, as his daughter Anne died in a car bomb.

She also had minor movie roles, but her debut on the big screen didn’t happen until 1970.

Heflin died of lung cancer in 1994 at the age of 73.

Frances Heflin as Mona Kane Tyler on All My Children

However, unlike others, she always took responsibility.

She appeared on the show for 24 years.

His biggest role beforeAll My Childrenwas on the Western seriesBonanza.

David Canary from All My Children

Canary died in 2015 at the age of 77.

He played Adam Chandler, a ruthless business tycoon who is Palmer Courtlandt’s main nemesis.

Chandler arrived in Pine Valley seeking revenge when his sister died by suicide after Palmer left her.

Marj Dusay as Vanessa Bennett on All My Children

Canary also plays Stuart Chandler, Adam’s twin brother, whom he accidentally kills.

Canary played Adam on the show from 1983 until 2011, making him one of the longest-running cast members.

Dusay died in 2020 at the age of 83.

Candice Earley As Donna Beck Tyler on All My Children

Her early roles included plays likeHair, Grease, andJesus Christ Superstar.

Earley died at 68 following an eight-year battle with MSA.

Donna had several big stories onAll My Children, from memory loss to failed marriages to losing her children.

Mark LaMura as Mark Dalton from All My Children

She lasted on the show from 1977 to 1992, although she returned to visit several times.

He also received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for the role.

He died in 2017 from lung cancer.

Louis Edmonds qs Langley Wallingford on All My Chilldren

He later returned to help Erica with her alcohol addiction, paying it back.

He then signed on toAll My Children, remaining from 1979 until 1992.

He earned three Daytime Emmy nominations forAll My Children.

Michael Nader as Dimitri Marick on All My Children

Edmonds developed throat cancer late in life and died at 77.

He showed up as a con man who married Phoebe Tyler for her money.

It was a great story at first, since they were a super couple over the age of 50.

Nancy Frangione as Tara Martin on All My Children

He joinedAll My Childrenin 1991, taking over the role of Dimitri Marick, and stayed there until 2001.

He died in 2021 after a battle with cancer.

She joined the cast in 1977 as her first-ever soap opera role, playing Tara Martin.

Mary Fickett as Ruth Martin on All My Children

She remained with the series until 1979 when she left to joinAnother World.

She died in 2023 at the age of 70.

Erica Kane was one of those characters, andTara Martin was another.

Nick Benedict as Phillip Brent on All My Children

Throughout the series, four actresses played Tara as she grew into adulthood.

Nancy Frangione starred as the character from 1977 to 1979.

She won a Tony Award for her stage work (Sunrise at Compobello).

Ray MacDonnell from All My Children

She won two Daytime Emmy Awards for the role.

She ended up retiring from acting in the 1990s and died in 2011 at the age of 83.

She is a nurse at Pine Valley Hospital and becomes a widow early on.

Eileen Herlie as Myrtle Fargate in All My Children

He went on to appear in TV shows likeIronside,Hawaii Five-O, andMission: Impossible.

He remained there until 1978 and then went on to have roles inDays of Our Livesyears later.

Benedict died in 2023 at the age of 77 after complications from spinal cord surgery.

Anthony Addabbo as Dimitri on All My Children

This includes an amnesia storyline, and then Phil gets drafted to Vietnam.

He is even presumed dead during the war before he returns to find Tara has moved on.

He starred onAll My Childrenfor 40 years as Dr. Joe Martin, the patriarch of the Martin family.

Philip Amelio as Scott Chandler from All My Children

MacDonnell died in 2021 at the age of 93.

She joinedAll My Childrenin 1976 as Myrtle Fargate and played the role until 2008.

She died that same year at 90 due to complications from pneumonia.

Patricia Barry as Peg English in All My Children

After Mona dies, Myrtle becomes Erica’s surrogate mother.

He began auditioning and earned roles inNightingalesandGeneral Hospitalbefore getting a role on the soapGenerations.

In 2001, he took over the role of Dimitri Martin, replacing Michael Nader in the role.

Chadwick Boseman in All My Children

He then moved on toAll My Childrenwhen he was 11 and stayed on the show for three years.

Amelio quit acting when he was 13.

She had a fun run onAll My Children, acting on the show from 1981 until 1982.

Esta TerBlanche as Gillian Andrassy from All My Children

Barry died from natural causes at the age of 93.

She showed up in 1981 as a mother who raised her adopted daughter, Brooke (Julia Barr).

Peg ended up dying in prison from a brain tumor.

Alec Musser as Del Henry from All My Children

When Boseman complained about racial stereotypes, the show fired him, and Michael B. Jordan replaced him.

Years later, they both starred in the MCU movieBlack Pantheras the main hero and villain.

Boseman died in 2020 at 43 from complications related to colon cancer.

Peter White as Lincoln Linc Tyler in All My Children

He only played the role in 2003 before Michael B. Jordan replaced him from 2003 to 2006.

Reggie is Jackson Montgomery’s adopted son, who is very protective of his cousin Bianca Montgomery.

Boseman left the role because he voiced concerns about racial stereotypes.

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And while he was fired, the producers put his concerns into motion when Jordan took over the role.

However, other than hosting the children’s showK-T.V., she had little other acting experience.

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Character:Ester TerBlanche played Gillian Andrassy onAll MyChildren.

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Gillian was a Hungarian princess who was married to Jake Martin and Ryan Lavery.

He took over the role of Del Henry, replacing Winsor Harmon.

His prize was only a 13-week contract, but he impressed the showrunner and stuck around for two years.

Musser died by suicide in 2024 at the age of 50 (viaTHR).

Del was Kendall’s ex-boyfriend, Dixie Cooney’s half-brother, and Di’s brother.

Tuler died in 2023 at the age of 86 after a battle with melanoma (viaTHR).

There were three actors alone in the first two years.

He ended up marrying Kelly Cole, and they moved away to make a fresh start.

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