Jerry Douglas, the actor best known for playing patriarch John Abbott on the long-running soap opera “The Young and the Restless,” died Nov. 9 in Los Angeles after a brief illness. He w…
Jerry Douglas, the actor best known for playing patriarch John Abbott on the long-running soap opera “Douglas was a mainstay of CBS’ top-rated daytime serial for more than 30 years in the role of the square-jawed cosmetics magnate and pillar of “Y&R’s” fictional Genoa City.
“Jerry came to ‘Y&R’ in 1982 with an impressive resume of credits,” said Anthony Morina, “Y&R” executive producer. “Our show was lucky to have an actor of his caliber join the cast and introduce the audience to the iconic Abbott family. His contribution to the legacy of Y&R as Abbott family patriarch, John Abbott is still felt to this day. He will be sorely missed.”
Douglas began logging TV guest shots in the early 1960s on such series as “The Untouchables” and “The Donna Reed Show.” His many other credits include “The Rockford Files,” “Gunsmoke,” “Combat,” “Bonanza,” “Land of the Giants,” “Ironside,” “Mannix,” “Mission: Impossible,” “The F.B.I.,” “The Rookies,” “S.W.A.T.” and “Quincy.” Movie rules included Oliver Stone’s “JFK,” “Avalanche,” “The Godson,” “Head Over Spurs in Love” and “Mommie Dearest.
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