Since the creation of “The Young and the Restless” in the United States in 1973, many dramas have taken place in Genoa… Unfortunately, sometimes fiction meets reality and the interpreters of the characters we love so much. We… AlloCiné also offers here to pay tribute to them through our slideshow.
Gene Cooper, Christoph St. John, Jerry Douglas…
Among the actors of the cult series, one of the most visible deaths is Jeanne Cooper. The star has slipped into the skin of Catherine Chancellor since the start of the series. He also played this role for 40 years, until 2013, the year of his death! Never forgotten, the main character appeared several times in the stories thanks to flashbacks or “appearance” scenes. The park, where the fictional characters roam, still bears his name!
Unforgettable actors and characters
Also, how can we forget Jerry Douglas who played Johnny? The patriarch of the Abbott clan, who was killed off in 2006, however, also returned in The Young and the Restless (whose return date was reported in TF1), particularly in the sequences where he preached the good word to the often tormented Jack (Peter Bergman). With existential crises…
Christoph St. John finally saw his fortunes crumble when his schizophrenic son took his own life in 2014. Devastated, Neal Winters’ translator finds himself stuck in a downward spiral in 2019, until his own death at the age of 52… His co-stars always describe him as sunny, cheerful and hard-working. Find it in our slideshow below.
Gene Cooper (Katherine Chancellor)
The actress portrayed the great Catherine Chancellor, one of the most powerful women in Genoa City, from the show’s debut in 1973 until her death in 2013. Then he was the last historical actor! The star succumbed to respiratory failure related to tobacco-related chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. After his death, “Fires of Love” often honored him with nostalgic sections.
Jerry Douglas (John Abbott)
He, who played John Abbott regularly between 1982 and 2006 (then occasionally until 2016), died aged 88, a few days before his birthday in 2021. For a long time, many viewers regretted the death of the viewer. character in the 2000s. His return to the series then took place as a ghost, with apparitions or “apparitions”! Shortly before his death, Jerry Douglas hit the set of The Young and the Restless and had a great time with his fictional family. A tribute episode was dedicated to him in June 2023 in the United States.
Andrea Evans (Patti Williams)
The actress was Patti Williams’ most prominent interpreter in the 1980s. Subscribing to the series, the audience could see it only once, passions, but also love, fame and beauty. Andrea Evans died on July 9, 2023 after a battle with cancer. To remind you, the character of Patty Williams in The Young and the Restless was remade in 2009 and she was portrayed by Stacey Hajduk.
Sally Kellerman Constance Bingham
The former star of MASH (a cult series in the US) only appeared on The Young and the Restless for a few months. She played Constance, a shrunken and wealthy old lady with whom Adam (then played by Justin Hartley) became close. Sally Kellerman died in 2022 at the age of 84 in a nursing home in Los Angeles.
Christoph St. John (Neil Winters)
At the end of 2014, the actress mourned the death of her son, Julian, who committed suicide. After this tragic loss, the actor was never able to climb the slope… Neil Winters’ interpreter died on February 3, 2019, his autopsy revealed that he died of a heart attack related to heavy alcohol consumption and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Young and restless on the film set, Christophe St. John always tried to create a positive and festive working atmosphere before his disappearance, as reported by each of his partners.
Bo Caser (Brock Reynolds)
Bo Caser joined the soap opera The Young and the Restless in 1974 as Brock Reynolds, the son of Catherine Chancellor. He left the series in 1980, but reprized the role on an ad hoc basis from 1984 to 2013. His character was also the father of Mackenzie, a particularly popular heroine in the early 2000s. The actor died on December 30, 2014 and the exact reasons. His death was never made public.
Carolyn Conwell (Mary Williams)
How can we forget Paul’s (Doug Davidson) very (also?) invasive mother? From 1980 to 2004, Carolyn Conwell voiced Mary Williams, the detective’s mother hen. He was asked to return to the series, but old age and illness prevented him. He breathed his last in October 2012 at the age of 82.
Quinn Redeker (Rex Sterling)
The actor played Rex Sterling in The Young and the Restless. The hero was associated with the iconic figure of the soap opera: he was actually the husband of Catherine Chancellor (Jean Cooper)! But before playing the character from 1987 to 1994 (and then briefly in 2004), the actor portrayed another major character in the series in 1979: Nick Reed, the abusive father of Nick (Melody Thomas Scott)! Quinn Redeker died of natural causes at the age of 86 at the end of 2022.
Terry Lesterjack Abbott
In 1980 Jack landed in Genoa. Before being cast by Peter Bergman (who had been giving his features since 1989), the role of the playboy of the Abbott family was played by Terry Lester. The latter left the series because he felt that Jack was left behind. According to him, his partner Lorali Bell (Cricket), the daughter of the creators of The Fires of Love, went too far… This also stood out in the skin of Mason Capwell in Santa Barbara. He died in 2003 at the age of 53 after two heart attacks.
Sharon Farrell Florence Webster
Sharon Farrell arrived in Genoa in 1991 as Florence Webster. This character was none other than the mother of one of the most popular characters of the series at the time, Nina. Together, the two women face off against one of the show’s greatest villains: the devilish David Kimble (Michael Corbett)! He played in the series until 1997. The actor died of natural causes in May 2023.
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