Bill Hayes A Timeless Icon of Days of Our Lives

The actress-wife of Bill Hayes, the actor who played the colorful Doug Williams on Days of Our Lives for more than 50 years, has released her first statement ... “It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of our beloved Bill Hayes,” a rep for the television series told PEOPLE on Friday. “One of ... Days of Our Lives fans got one more chance on Thursday to see Bill Hayes, the beloved actor who died in January at the age of 98. Days of Our Lives star Bill Hayes made his final appearance as Doug Williams on the Thursday, July 11, episode of the long-running soap opera six months after ... Bill Hayes: Days of Our Lives star dies ... The US actor Bill Hayes, who starred in the soap opera Days of Our Lives for more than five decades, ... "Days of Our Lives" star Bill Hayes originated the role of Doug Williams in 1970 and remained in the role off-and-on through 2023. Bill Hayes, a daytime TV legend who portrayed Doug Williams on Days of Our Lives for more than five decades, has died. He was 98. In January, a rep for Days of Our Lives confirmed that Hayes died at age 98. Six months before his passing, the Harvey, Illinois-born talent ... Bill Hayes, a longtime star of the NBC soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” died Friday at the age of 98. Hayes played the character of Doug Williams on the ... Thursday's episode of Days of Our Lives marked the final appearance of Bill Hayes as Doug Williams, six months after the longtime cast member's death at the ...