Drake Hogestyn, who played John Black on “Days of Our Lives” for over 30 years, died at age 70 in September 2024 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Rather than recasting John, “Days of Our Lives” ...

Days of Our Lives spoilers suggest that before John Black (Drake Hogestyn) entered the picture, the love of Marlena Evans’ ...

I've never had a mountain that high to climb as an actor before in my life,' he reveals of saying goodbye to his TV dad, Drake Hogestyn.

While Drake Hogestyn was dying of pancreatic cancer last year, the “Days of Our Lives” cast and crew filmed his character John Black’s funeral as they prepared to say goodbye to the actor himself.

If you're getting choked up watching Days of our Lives this week, it's for good reason. As Salem laid John Black to rest on ...

Like sands through the hourglass. “Days of Our Lives” officially killed off Drake Hogestyn’s character, John Black, on Monday. The emotional episode came eight months after Hogestyn passed ...

Eight months after Days of Our Lives star Drake Hogestyn died at age 70 after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he died onscreen; On the June 2 episode, Hogestyn's character John Black ...

On June 9, the daytime soap began mourning the loss of Drake Hogestyn’s longtime character, John Black, in a collection of episodes that were filmed concurrent with the actor’s final days last ...

Drake Hogestyn, the soap icon who played John Black on Days of Our Lives since 1986, died last September from pancreatic cancer. Nine months later, John is finally being laid to rest on Days, and ...