Celebrating the Legacy of Bill Hayes, a Days of Our Lives Icon

Bill and Susan, 81, found love both on and off-screen, as the two Days of Our Lives stars were married from 1974 until Bill's death in January ... Doug (Bill Hayes, in his last episode) and Julie (Susan Seaforth Hayes) share a loving moment. Everett/Bobby (Blake Berris) is caught off guard ... Bill Hayes, who starred on “Days of our Lives” for some 50 years, has died. He was 98. "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. Hayes passed away on January 12, 2024, at the age of 98. His final appearance on Days of Our Lives was in July of that year. This week on "Days of our Lives," the series celebrates the life of the late Bill Hayes and his iconic character Doug Williams. The late actor, who portrayed Doug Williams on NBC's long-running soap opera for 53 years, shared his last scene with his on-and-off-screen ... Longtime soap opera star Bill Hayes, known for his role as Doug Williams on "Days of Our Lives," died at the age of 98 years old. Bill Hayes, the actor who played the Doug Williams on the veteran daytime drama Days of Our Lives for over 50 years, died at 98, ... Bill and Susan Hayes, the darlings of Days of our Lives, have put forth not only their own love story, but so many stories from Days... See more. From the ...