{"id":13793,"date":"2026-10-06T14:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/?p=13793"},"modified":"2026-10-06T14:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:35:08","slug":"days-of-our-lives-and-general-hospital-actor-dies-at-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/?p=13793","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Days of Our Lives\u2019 and \u2018General Hospital\u2019 actor dies at 62"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The soap opera world is mourning the loss of a beloved star.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Robert Kelker-Kelly, best known for his role as Bo Brady on Days of Our Lives<\/em>, has died at the age of 62.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Was broke before \u2018Days\u2019<\/h2>\n

According to TMZ and the St. Peters Police Department, officers were called to Kelker-Kelly\u2019s home in Missouri after he complained of chest pain.<\/p>\n

They found him unconscious and not breathing and tried to save his life, but sadly, their efforts were unsuccessful. His cause of death has not yet been made public.<\/p>\n

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Born April 18, 1964, in Wichita, Kansas, Kelker-Kelly began acting in 1987 when he landed the role of Sam Fowler on Another World<\/em>. He became a familiar face to soap fans, eventually appearing in more than 400 episodes.<\/p>\n

In 1992, he joined Days of Our Lives<\/em> <\/a>as Bo Brady, the former bad boy who became a police hero. Kelker-Kelly played Bo Brady opposite Kristian Alfonso\u2019s Hope Brady and Lisa Rinna\u2019s Billie Reed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI auditioned for the role because I was broke,\u201d he later admitted.<\/p>\n

Pulled it off in grand style<\/h2>\n

Kelker-Kelly took over the role from Peter Reckell, who had originally played Bo, facing the unenviable task of replacing an extremely popular actor in such a pivotal role. But the Kansas-born actor pulled it off in grand style, making the character his own and winning over fans who could easily have missed his predecessor.<\/p>\n

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\u201dI just came in and did the best job I could and did what I could, within certain parameters, to make the role my own,\u201d he told Evansville Courier and Press in 1993.<\/p>\n

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A few years later, Kelker-Kelly moved over to Port Charles<\/em> and General Hospital<\/em>, where he took on the role of the villainous Stavros Cassadine.<\/p>\n

He quickly made the character his own, delivering a chilling performance as one of the soap\u2019s most memorable villains.<\/p>\n

He returned to General Hospital<\/em> in 2013 and made his final onscreen appearance the following year.<\/p>\n

Starring with Lisa Rinna<\/h2>\n

His work on Days of Our Lives<\/em> also earned him an Outstanding Lead Actor award at the Soap Opera Digest Awards in 1994. A year later, he and Lisa Rinna<\/a> were named Hottest Soap Couple.<\/p>\n

In newspaper interviews, Kelker-Kelly spoke highly of his co-star.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s a wonderful actress, very relaxed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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But acting wasn\u2019t his only passion. Kelker-Kelly was also a professional pilot, something that gave him a life outside the soap opera world.Over the years, he appeared in several other TV shows, including Jack\u2019s Place<\/em>, Touched by an Angel<\/em>, Maybe This Time<\/em> and Rescue 77<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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He was married twice, first to Linda Rattner and later to Miriam Parrish. Both marriages ended in divorce.<\/p>\n

For the many viewers who watched him over the years, Kelker-Kelly will always be remembered as one of those familiar soap stars who became part of their daily lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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