As the World Turns Cast List
- Barney Miller, FishAbraham Charles Vigoda (; February 24, 1921 – January 26, 2016) was an American actor known for his portrayals of Salvatore Tessio in The Godfather (1972) and Phil Fish in Barney Miller (1975–1977, 1982) and Fish (1977–1978).
- As the World TurnsAgim Kaba (born February 16, 1980) is an American actor, artist and filmmaker. He is known for his role of Aaron Snyder on As the World Turns.
- Another World, As the World Turns, TexasBenjamin Hendrickson (August 26, 1950 – July 3, 2006) was an American actor known for playing Harold "Hal" Munson, Jr., the Chief of Detectives for the mythical town of Oakdale on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns.
- The Young and the Restless, All My Children, As the World TurnsCady McClain (born Katie Jo McClain; October 13, 1969) is an American actress, singer, and author.
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The Young and the Restless, In the Heat of the Night, As the World TurnsChristian Jules LeBlanc (born August 25, 1958 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina) is an American actor, best known for his role as Michael Baldwin on The Young and the Restless.- The Lying Game, As the World Turns, RockvilleAlexandra Chando (born July 28, 1986) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Maddie Coleman in the CBS soap opera, As the World Turns and for her dual role as identical twins, Emma Becker and Sutton Mercer in the ABC Family drama series, The Lying Game.
- As the World TurnsColleen Zenk (born January 20, 1953) is an American actress best known for her role as Barbara Ryan in the daytime TV drama As the World Turns, a role she played from September 1978 until the show left the air in September 2010.
- Veronica Mars, Big LoveAmanda Seyfried, an American actress, singer, and model, was born on December 3, 1985, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Raised in a close-knit family, she began her career in the spotlight as a child model, then transitioned into acting in the late 1990s with recurring roles in soap operas such as As the World Turns and All My Children. Seyfried's early years in the industry were marked by her dedication and determination to make a name for herself, which eventually led to her breakthrough role in 2004. In 2004, Seyfried became a household name through her portrayal of Karen Smith, the ditzy Plastic in the cult-classic film, Mean Girls. This role catapulted her career and opened doors to more significant opportunities, including lead roles in popular films like Mamma Mia! and Letters to Juliet. Seyfried's ability to embody a range of characters, from comedic to dramatic, has been a testament to her versatility as an actress. A pivotal moment in her career was her portrayal of Linda Lovelace in the biographical drama Lovelace, where she demonstrated her depth and maturity as an actress. In addition to her acting career, Seyfried has also made her mark in the music industry. Her vocal talents were displayed in the musical film Mamma Mia!, where she performed several songs that showcased her range and tone. She has also released singles for various movie soundtracks, further cementing her status as a multi-talented entertainer. Throughout her career, Seyfried has received numerous nominations and awards for her performances, including a nomination for an Academy Award for her role in Mank.
- As the World Turns, The Edge of Night, Captain Video and His Video RangersDonald Francis Michael Hastings (born April 1, 1934), is a longtime American actor, singer, and writer best known for his 50-year role as Dr. Robert "Bob" Hughes on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns. Hastings was the third actor to portray Hughes and is the longest serving cast member of an American television soap opera, after the death of matriarch Helen Wagner of the same series. Hastings has been active in show business since 1940 and on television itself since 1947, primarily on soap operas. A rare exception was his appearance as Dave Carter in the 1958 episode "The Savage Payoff" of Beverly Garland's groundbreaking crime drama, Decoy.
- As the World Turns, Our Private WorldEileen Fulton (born September 13, 1933) is an American actress. Fulton was born as Margaret Elizabeth McLarty in Asheville, North Carolina and is known for her television role as Lisa Grimaldi on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, a role that she played almost continuously for 50 years (with two notable interruptions) from May 18, 1960 until the show's ending on September 17, 2010.
- The Doctors, As the World Turns, The Edge of NightElizabeth Hubbard (August 22, 1933 – April 10, 2023) was an American actress, recognized for her role as Althea Davis on the NBC daytime soap opera The Doctors (1964-69, 1970-78, 1981-82) and powerful businesswoman Lucinda Walsh on As the World Turns (1984-2010). She also played roles on The Edge of Night, One Life to Live, and Guiding Light.
- As the World Turns, Guiding LightEllen Dolan (born October 16, 1955 in Monticello, Iowa, USA) is an American actress.
- Heroes, The Secret Circle, ProbeAshley Diane Crow (born August 25, 1960) is an American actress. She is best known for her role of Sandra Bennet on the television show Heroes.
- Another World, As the World Turns, Hollywood HeightsGrayson Jonathan McCouch (born October 29, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Dusty Donovan on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns. He also starred as Don Masters on the Nick at Nite family drama Hollywood Heights.
- As the World TurnsGregg Marx (born April 3, 1955) is an American actor known mainly for his work on daytime soap operas. He first played the role of David Banning on Days of Our Lives from 1981 to 1983. He then moved to As the World Turns where he portrayed Tom Hughes from December 7, 1984 to 1987. Marx won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 14th Daytime Emmy Awards in 1987. Since leaving As the World Turns, he has made relatively few screen appearances. He voiced a fictional commercial in an episode of Two and a Half Men in 2007. Gregg Marx is a grandson of Gummo Marx of the Marx Brothers.
- Austin Peck (born April 9, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his work in daytime soap operas.
- Longmire, Saving GraceBailey Chase (born Bailey Chase Luetgert; May 1, 1972) is an American stage and television actor. Chase is known for his role as Butch Ada in the television series, Saving Grace, a starring role as Graham Miller in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and roles as Christopher "Chris" Robert Hughes (from 2003–2005) in the soap opera, As the World Turns , Beckett 'Becks' Scott in Ugly Betty, Sean Everett in Damages, and Deputy Branch Connally in A&E's crime thriller, Longmire. Chase has also starred in the thriller, Summoned, alongside Cuba Gooding, Jr.; Tao of Surfing; Sex, Death, & Bowling; and No Beast So Fierce.
- As the World TurnsHelen Wagner (September 3, 1918 – May 1, 2010) was an American actress.Born in Lubbock, Texas, she is best known for her long-running role as Nancy Hughes McClosky on the soap opera As the World Turns. After appearing in the soap opera for some 50 years, at the time of her death she was the longest serving actor on an American soap opera. She played the role of Trudy Bauer during the initial TV years of Guiding Light in the early 1952. She appeared on the 1953 early soap Valiant Lady, as well as on 1954 primetime programs including The World of Mr. Sweeney, Mister Peepers, Inner Sanctum, and the Philco-Goodyear Playhouse.
- As the World Turns, The First Olympics: Athens 1896Hunt Block (born February 16, 1954) is an American actor. Block graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
- Hell on Wheels, As the World Turns, The CapeJennifer Ferrin (born February 25, 1979) is an American actress.
Another World, The Edge of Night, From These RootsBarbara Berjer (June 12, 1920 – October 20, 2002) was an American actress from Seattle, Washington. She was born Barbara Berger, but her surname was often mispronounced as "burger", so she changed it to "Berjer".Among her many soap opera credits were her long-term roles as alcoholic actress Lynn Franklin on From These Roots (1958–1961); the fourth Claire English Lowell Cassen Shea (Ellen Stewart's mother) on As the World Turns (1965–1971); Barbara Norris Thorpe (replacing Augusta Dabney) on Guiding Light (1971–1981; she reprised the role for a few episodes in 1989, and on a recurring basis from 1995 to 1996); and Scottish nanny Bridget Connell on Another World (1985–1996) who raised both Victoria Love and Jake McKinnon. It was during her stint as Claire on "ATWT" where Claire married younger doctor Michael Shea who had an affair with the much married Lisa Miller. After Claire was killed after being hit by a car, she was cast as the younger Barbara on "GL". Because of her popularity on Another World, she returned several times for dream sequences after Bridget died. Berjer is one of the few actors in daytime history to be featured on two soaps at the same time ("Guiding Light" and "Another World", both Procter & Gamble-owned shows). Barbara also had a short term role as Irene Griffin on The Edge of Night in 1965. In late 1983, she had a one-day appearance on All My Children as the secretary Erica Kane talks to in vain in an effort to reach Adam Chandler. Berjer died of pneumonia in New York City in 2002.- As the World TurnsJennifer Landon (born August 29, 1983) is an American actress, known for her role as Gwen Norbeck Munson in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, for which she won three consecutive Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series.
- Chicago P.D., The Mob Doctor, As the World TurnsJesse Lee Soffer (born April 23, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Will Munson on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns and received three Emmy nominations for his work on the show. Since 2014, he has starred as Det. Jay Halstead on the NBC drama Chicago Fire, in a recurring role, and its police procedural spin-off Chicago P.D., as part of the main cast. He is also known for his role as Bobby Brady in the comedy The Brady Bunch Movie and its sequel A Very Brady Sequel..
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Drive, 2000 Malibu RoadBrian Keith Bloom (born June 30, 1970) is an American actor, voice actor and screenwriter. He is perhaps best known as the voice of Captain America in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, Varric in the Dragon Age series, B.J. Blazkowicz in the Wolfenstein series, Nick Reyes in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Pike in The A-Team, the latter two of which he also co-wrote.
- As the World TurnsJessica Dunphy (born October 23, 1984) is an American actress. Originally from Glenside, Pennsylvania, Dunphy's most prominent roles include Devin Pillsbury on The Sopranos and Alison Stewart on the soap opera As the World Turns from 2002 to 2005. She has appeared in the films Storytelling (2001) and Pizza (2005).
- Brooke Alexander (born December 13, 1963) is an American actress. In 1980 she was Miss Hawaii World, later crowned Miss World America, giving her the right to compete in the 1980 Miss World pageant where she placed as 6th runner-up. She is best known for her role as con-artist Samantha Markham in As the World Turns (1994–1996). Alexander was born in Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii. She attended college at UCLA. She originated the role of con-artist Samantha Markham on As the World Turns in 1994 and played the role until 1996. She has had roles in Magnum, P.I., Island Son, P.S. I Luv U, Tattingers, and The Last Nightmaster and has also appeared on One Life to Live as Julia Michaels (2001). She was host of the WorldBeat on CNN, then moved to Fox News in a correspondent capacity, also appearing daily in segments previewing the day's program schedule. From 2006 to 2007, she was a host of the "Real Simple" lifestyle television program based on the magazine of the same name. In early 2008, Alexander worked as a commercial spokeswoman for the "Energy Tomorrow" campaign [1] from the American Petroleum Institute. In 2011 she appeared on the episode "Loa Aloha" in the first season of Hawaii Five-0, as Diana Meachum.
- Dawson's Creek, The Flash, SistersJohn Wesley Shipp (born January 22, 1955) is an American actor known for his various television roles. He played the lead Barry Allen on CBS's superhero series The Flash from 1990 to 1991, and Mitch Leery, the title character's father, on the drama series Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2001. Shipp has also played several roles in daytime soap operas including Kelly Nelson on Guiding Light from 1980 to 1984, and Douglas Cummings on As the World Turns from 1985 to 1986 (which earned him his first Daytime Emmy Award). He portrays both Barry Allen's father, Henry Allen, Jay Garrick/Flash and Earth-90 Barry Allen/Flash on the current The Flash series on The CW network.
- The Bold and the Beautiful, As the World TurnsJon Hensley (born August 26, 1965, in Browns Mills, New Jersey) is an American actor, singer and songwriter, best recognized for his portrayal of Holden Snyder on the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns, a role he held from 1985 until the series finale on September 17, 2010. He later portrayed Dr. Meade on The Bold and the Beautiful from 2012 to 2013.
- As the World Turns, Game Change, I'll Take ManhattanBorn on December 3, 1960, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Julie Anne Smith, known professionally as Julianne Moore, is an award-winning actress and author of international acclaim. With a career spanning over three decades, her work in film, television, and theatre has earned her numerous accolades and recognition as one of the most talented actresses of her generation. Moore initially embarked on her acting journey with minor television roles before making a significant breakthrough in the soap opera As the World Turns, where she received a Daytime Emmy Award. Her ascension to prominence continued with performances in films such as Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and Far From Heaven, demonstrating a knack for choosing complex, layered characters. Moore's portrayal of an Alzheimer's patient in Still Alice brought her Academy Award recognition, underlining her ability to captivate audiences with nuanced performances. Beyond her acting prowess, Moore is also a successful children's book author. Her literary contributions include Freckleface Strawberry and My Mom is a Foreigner, But Not to Me, both of which have been positively received by critics and readers alike. A vocal advocate for gun control and LGBT rights, Moore uses her platform to amplify societal issues, further establishing her as not just an exceptional artist, but a committed activist as well.
- As the World Turns, River RidgeJulie Pinson (born November 7, 1967) is an American actress, best known for her work with soap operas. Her best-known roles include Eve Lambert on Port Charles, Billie Reed on Days of Our Lives and Janet Ciccone on As the World Turns. Pinson also had a brief twelve-episode run as Shiloh on The Young and the Restless in 2004. She has also appeared on River Ridge as Kimberly Reeves.
