652 Episodes (2007-2009), Marj Dusay Why don't libraries smell like bookstores? 655 Episodes (2007-2009), Scott Foster 3 Episodes (2007-2007), Vanessa Simmons How I Met Your Mother, and Guiding Light. Robin came back to the role during the early 2000’s for infrequent episodes. To this day, Rebecca acts on General Hospital as Elizabeth Webber Spencer, a role she has had locked down since 1997. 187 Episodes (2007-2007), Tom Pelphrey 655 Episodes (2007-2009), Paul Anthony Stewart Geary also appeared in well-known films such as Fish Tank, Teacher’s Pet and Johnny Got His Gun. Jeff Branson (Shayne) now on Y&R as John Driscoll's (Coop) partner! Brandon `Lujack' Spaulding Luvonaczek/Nick McHenry Spaulding 652 Episodes (2007-2009), John Driscoll After a 7-year run, Thomas decided it was time to leave Melrose Place, and has since then been working consistently in TV and film. Sadly, Dusay passed away in January 2020, in her sleep, at 83 years old. The Young and the Restless would not have been the same if it wasn’t for Michael Baldwin. Since her departure, Fath has worked on another soap opera but traded NBC for ABC’s One Life to Live. Willey had small roles before All My Children, but the latter was his notable big break. Alison Sweeney, with her all-American baby blues and golden locks, was a safe bet from the start – which is why she began acting from the young age of only 8-years-old. Their daughter ended up following her parents’ footsteps: she is an actress best known for playing Skye in the show “13 Reasons Why”. 652 Episodes (2007-2009), Michelle Ray Smith Dr. Jim Frazier 655 Episodes (2007-2009), Jane Elliott The actress also appeared on a number of movies such as “Love Walked In” and “Pride & Loyalty”. Can you believe it's been 68 years since Guiding Light first aired?! James also appeared on The Love Boat, portraying several complex characters, including Robert Di Nardi, Enzo Carducci, and Dr. van Damme. Mindy Lewis Some might say she had an easy start, but the truth is Walton was very talented from the start. For 72 years “Guiding Light”, the longest-running soap opera ever, was part of American households either through radio, where it started, or television. Woods left the role of a Vietnam War veteran on One Life to Live in 1986, but returned to the role until the show was canceled in 2012. It was the role of Lisa McColl on As the World Turns that put Eileen Fulton on the map – and Fulton remained with the show for its entire 50-year run. Lorenzo kicked off his televised career through Falcon Crest as Lance Cumson in 1981 and remained there for nine years. O’Leary played the role of Dr. Frederick “Rick” Bauer from 1983 to 2009, for which he also received an Emmy nomination. Saying David Canary’s name, the first thing that usually comes to mind is either his role on Bonanza or All My Children. Henry Cooper Bradshaw After Guiding Light, Newman went on to appear as a guest star in several TV shows such as “Law and Order”, “NCIS” and “House of Cards”, and to appear on the blockbuster hit “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” as the Police Captain. and is currently part of the Nashville cast on CMT. They’ve had 2 children together: Travis and Sosie Ruth Bacon. Let’s find out what happened to the cast 57 years after its first episode. After “Guiding Light”, Bacon went on to star in the box-office hit “Footloose” (1984) which catapulted into stardom. Michael E. Knight is best known for his role as Tad Martin on the ABC soap All My Children, as his run spanned from 1983 and all the way through the show’s finale in 2011. Zeman, a New Jersey native, actually kick-started her career as a Bunny in the Playboy Club in 1972, which is why she found working in a show that has a continuously climactic plot so thrilling. His big debut, however, was in the 1977 film Fraternity Row as Collin. 652 Episodes (2007-2009), Nicole Forester After a brief relocation to Japan, she decided acting was her calling. Walton is still on the show today and is happily married to John James. Morton first broke into the business as “Search for Tomorrow’s” Dr. James Foster (1973 to 1974) and went on to play Dan Stennis on “Guiding Light” (1979), Dr. Abel Marsh/Leo Mars on “Another World” (1983 to 1984) and Zeke McMillan on “All My Children (2002). Another actor who got his professional acting career ignited in the late 1980’s is Matthew Ashford. As the World Turns flipped 180 degrees when Colleen Zenk entered the ring, playing Barbara Ryan in the daytime drama from as early as 1978 and right up until it was taken off the air in 2010. CBS News. Acclaimed and award-winning actor Kevin Bacon played the teenage alcoholic Tim “T.J.” Werner for one year from 1980 to 1981 on “Guiding Light”. His debut was as early as the very beginning of television in 1949, where Don appeared in Captain Video and the Video Rangers. 655 Episodes (2007-2009), Christopher Walken Cassie Layne Winslow Dr. Dorian Lord Vickers was Robin Strasser’s big break, as she began her career on One Life to Live in 1979 – a character she played on and off until 2013. She won four Daytime Emmy Awards for her work on the latter. Born in Munich, Germany, Tracey lived in Great Britain until she was 10, then her family relocated to sunny California. Advertising helps us continue to provide quality content. Fictional Springfield is the home of daytime's grande dame, the only current soap rooted in the early days of the medium. After this stint, James had the role of Jeff Colby on Dynasty right up until 1989. Since leaving the show in 2005, Michelle has starred in the short-lived American television series, Bionic Woman, and as the evil sorceress, Nimueh, in the BBC fantasy series, Merlin. Then, in 1987, Moss was given the opportunity to play Ridge Forrester in The Bold And The Beautiful, which he did until 2012. Savant was on the primetime drama from 2004 to 2012. 652 Episodes (2007-2009), Yvonna Wright In 1999, Holly Valance was cast in the long-running Australian soap, Neighbours. 652 Episodes (2007-2009), Bradley Cole Bissett became known for her persona of Jane Andrews Mancini on Melrose Place from 1992 to 1999, but briefly reprised the role in 2009 to revive the TV show. Throughout the years it became a launching pad for several of today’s biggest stars like Kevin Bacon, James Earl Jones, and Calista Flockhart. It began on radio in 1937 and jumped to TV on June 30, 1952, capturing the daily travails of the Bauers, Coopers, Lewises and Spauldings, including the always vivacious character Reva (played by the award-winning Kim Zimmer), daytime. List of Guiding Light cast members. Natalia is also widely known for her appearance on Days of Our Lives as Taylor Walker, which she landed after leaving General Hospital.