A new week in Days of Our Lives means new characters joining and leaving the show, as has always been the case with the ...

Hogestyn joined “Days of Our Lives” in 1986. He appeared on the hit soap opera for 38 years and filmed more than 4,200 episodes.

The “Days of Our Lives” cast recently said goodbye to one of their own, both onscreen and off. Drake Hogestyn, who played John Black on “Days of Our Lives” for over 30 years, died at age ...

When life imitates art. While Drake Hogestyn was dying of pancreatic cancer last year, the “Days of Our Lives” cast and crew filmed his character John Black’s funeral as they prepared to say ...

The “Days of Our Lives” cast recently said goodbye to one of their own, both onscreen and off. Drake Hogestyn, who played John Black on “Days of Our Lives” for over 30 years, died at age ...

Everyone was holding hands to the point where our hands were getting white." Hogestyn first joined Days in 1986, his only significant prior screen role being a main part in the 1982-1983 musical ...