Robert Gentry (September 29, 1940 – September 17, 2022) was an American actor known for his work on daytime soap operas.
Career
Gentry was one of the actors to play Ed Bauer on ''
Guiding Light
''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. ''Guiding Light'' aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio ...
''. He portrayed Ed from 1966 to 1969, then left the role to appear on a new ABC soap opera, ''The Best of Everything.''. Gentry returned nearly 30 years later to play the role of Ed on a
recurring basis from 1997 to 1998.
Gentry played two characters on ''
Another World''. From 1979 to 1981, he played the character of the opportunistic Philip Lyons, then returned in 1997–98 to play the role of Detective Craig Morris. In 1983, he had the short-term role of Giles Morgan on ''
One Life to Live
''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as ...
''.
His longest tenure was on ''
All My Children
''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2 ...
'', where he played Ross Chandler,
the nephew of powerful
Adam Chandler, and illegitimate son of
Palmer Cortlandt, from 1983–1990. In 1990, on ''
Generations'', he played the role of villain Jordan Hale
Gentry played the part of Richard Hunt on ''
Days of Our Lives''
[ ] from 1994 to 1995, as well as shorter roles on other serials, including ''
The Bold & The Beautiful'' where he played Elliot, the Forrester family attorney.
Gentry appeared as a guest on a number of primetime series. In the early-1970s he co-starred with
Agnes Moorehead in the film ''
Dear Dead Delilah''. In 1988, Gentry was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his ''All My Children'' role.
Personal life
Gentry was born in
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
on September 29, 1940. He died on September 17, 2022, at the age of 81.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1940 births
2022 deaths
American male soap opera actors
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