Bryan Cranston recently reflected on his work with the late Bill Hayes in a comment on the actor's obituary on Deadline. Cranston worked with Hayes on Days Of Our Lives, what he describes as one of his first professional acting jobs.
Bill Hayes, who has died aged 98, was an actor best known in the US for his 52-year stint, on and off, as convicted con artist-turned-lounge singer Doug Williams on the long-running NBC soap Days of Our Lives; in Britain he was best known as the singer of The Ballad of Davy Crockett, the theme song of the Walt Disney TV show Davy Crockett (1954) screened by ITV, episodes of which were edited into two films, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955) and Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (
We also learned today of the death of a daytime tv icon. For five decades, Bill Hayes played one of the longestrunning characters on days of our lives, originating the role of Doug Williams in 1970. He also met his wife on the show, Actress Susan seaforth hayes. Bill hayes was 98. Now to vermont where a State Trooper is being hailed a hero for rescuing a child from an icy pond. Bodycam video shows Trooper Michelle Archer racing from her Cruiser And Right into the water where an 8yearold girl had fallen through thin ice. She pulled the girl back to shore where another trooper helped carry the child to an ambulance. It happened last month, and the child has made a full recovery. Next on the cbs weekend news, meet the photographer whose Passion Project is documenting what happens on its golden gate bridge. Happens on i glden gate bridge. You a bounty of science,
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