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'Days of Our Lives' Actor Robert Kelker-Kelly Dies: Report

The actor’s death was confirmed by a Missouri medical examiner, and police said he had complained of chest pain before becoming unresponsive.

  • Actor Robert Kelker-Kelly died on Saturday, October 3, 2026, in Missouri at age 62, best known for playing Bo Brady on 'Days of Our Lives' and Stavros Cassadine on 'General Hospital'.
  • Kelker-Kelly launched his career originating Sam Fowler on 'Another World' before joining 'Days' in 1992, where he played Bo Brady for nearly 600 episodes and won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in 1994.
  • Following his soap tenure, Kelker-Kelly married 'Days' co-star Miriam Parrish in 1997 and later retired from acting to become a professional pilot after their 2011 divorce.
  • Earlier this year, former 'Days' co-star Lisa Rinna alleged in her memoir that Kelker-Kelly 'made my life a living hell on the set of DAYS,' claiming he was 'verbally abusive' and unpredictable.
  • Kelker-Kelly made brief returns to 'General Hospital' as Stavros Cassadine in 2002, 2003, and 2013 to haunt Luke Spencer, though the cause of his death remains unknown.
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Robert Kelker-Kelly, 'Days of Our Lives' and 'General Hospital' star, dies at 62

The soap opera star appeared on three major TV shows, and worked alongside Lisa Rinna.

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Sad news for the American television world. Actor Robert Kelker-Kelly, emblematic face of the series Days and Lives, died on October 3, 2026 at the age of 62. He leaves behind him a girl named Amelia Rose Kelly.

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USA Today broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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