Fans are sad about the sudden death of GENERAL HOSPITAL actor Doug Sheehan, who was 75 years old.On the famous soap opera, Doug played Joe Kelly. He \u201cpassed away peacefully\u201d in his home in Big Horn, Wyoming.<\/p>\n
The Kane Funeral Home put the news of his death on its website. The funeral home said that Doug died \u201cwith his loving wife [Cate Abert] by his side.\u201d The cause of death has not yet been made public, and no other information has been shared.<\/p>\n
Fans of \u201cLOVED HIM\u201d took to social media to mourn the actor after the sad news spread a week later. On July 8, someone wrote on X, \u201cVery sad news.\u201d\u201cLoved him as Joe.\u201d <\/p>\n
Even though Ben and Val had some nice times together, I always wanted Gary and Val. Too many beloved soap vets are leaving us,\u201d wrote someone else. \u201cI am sorry for the loss of Doug Sheehan and will pray for his family.\u201d<\/p>\n
He played Joe Kelly on General Hospital from 1979 to 1982. It breaks my heart to hear this. A third said, \u201cHe will be missed.\u201d \u201cSorry to see that General Hospital and Knots Landing alum Doug Sheehan has passed,\u201d a fourth note said. \u201cI met him at a press event many years ago, and I recall him being just as amiable as his on-screen persona suggested he was.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh no, unfortunately, another great General Hospital actor has died.\u201d Doug Sheehan is an entertaining, charming, and very skilled person. The part of Joe Kelly.<\/p>\n
In addition to Knot\u2019s Landing, he did a lot of other work. An additional writer said,Doug\u2019s roles on General Hospital and Knots Landing were very popular. He was in more than 100 episodes of each show. THIS IS LIFE MADE FOR TV Doug\u2019s career began when he was in an episode of Charlie\u2019s Angels in 1978. He was born in Santa Monica, California, in 1949. From then on, <\/p>\n
he played lawyer Joe Kelly on General Hospital all the time. Regular might not be the right word for him because he was in 205 episodes from 1979 to 1982. A Daytime Emmy nomination was made for him for this role as Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Daytime Drama Series. <\/p>\n
He went on to get many more TV roles, including one on CBS\u2019s Dresden, a spinoff of Dallas. From 1983 to 1988, he played reporter Ben Gibson. In Season 8, when his character went to South America, he left the show. <\/p>\n
Doug talked about his TV fame and how hard it is to become famous on an episode of The Arsenio Hall Show in 1989.\u201cEveryone knows that casting directors, not producers, run Hollywood.<\/p>\n
\u201d They don\u2019t watch what you\u2019re doing\u2026Basically, I\u2019ve spent the whole time breaking down walls with daytime, nighttime, and half-hour comedy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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