On June 9, the daytime soap began mourning the loss of Drake Hogestyn’s longtime character, John Black, in a collection of episodes that were filmed concurrent with the actor’s final days last ...

Days of Our Lives icon Deidre Hall (Marlena) lost two men she loved dearly last year. Drake Hogestyn (John) and Wayne Northop ...

Drake Hogestyn's Days of Our Lives costars are paying tribute to him in wake of his death. The longtime soap star, who portrayed John Black on the series since 1986, died just one day shy of his ...

Longtime “Days of our Lives” star Drake Hogestyn played John Black for nearly 40 years, Instagram/ @drakehogestyn “After putting up an unbelievable fight, he passed peacefully surrounded by ...

Drake Hogestyn and Deirdre Hall on 'Days of Our Lives'. She told John — whom she married three times: first in 1986, then in 1999, ...

Drake Hogestyn, the “Days of Our Lives” star who appeared on the show for 38 years, died Saturday, his family confirmed. He was 70. The actor was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and his ...

Drake Hogestyn in Los Angeles, California in October 2023. The actor was cremated at Rose Family Funeral Home in Simi Valley, and no autopsy was performed following his death. TMZ was first to ...

Drake Hogestyn, the beloved Days of Our Lives star who played John Black for 38 years, has died. He was 70. The actor was just one day shy of his 71st birthday when he died on Sept. 28, 2024 ...

Hogestyn's John Black has been a "Days" mainstay since 1986. ... Here's how the late Drake Hogestyn's iconic “Days of Our Lives” character was written off after nearly 40 years.

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 ...

Days of Our Lives Star Drake Hogestyn was able to approve and film the way his beloved character died on the Peacock soap before he passed away on Sept. 28. In a new interview, Executive Producer ...

Before the actor’s death, Corday checked in with Hogestyn about the plot twist for his thoughts. “I wanted to make sure Drake signed off on this, and he was totally in favor of it," he recalled.