Bill Horton Recast on Days
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John Martin will bring Bill Horton back to Salem for Alice's memorial.
More news out of Salem regarding the upcoming tribute to Alice Horton (and her portrayer, Frances Reid): Just when you thought all the Days of our Lives returnees had been announced comes word from Soap Opera Digest that John Martin -- best known as Frederick on The Young and the Restless (from 2002 until '05) and Hank on Sunset Beach (1997 through '99) -- has been cast as Bill Horton. Bill, one of Alice's sons, is a former Chief of Surgery at Salem University Hospital ... and is presumed to be currently living in Africa.
There's a sad reason for the recast; the previous actors who played Bill -- Ed Mallory and Christopher Stone -- have both passed away. Thankfully, John is no stranger to Salem, having appeared briefly on the show in 1985.
Alice's memorial will air sometime in June -- and will feature not only John as Bill, but also a bevy of former Days stars.
Who are you most looking forward to seeing back in Salem?
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Comments
Its going to be a great reunion, Can anybody tell me what happened to the original Mickey did he die and when?
I loved Ed Mallory as well & he will always be Bill H for me, but how classy of DOOL to recast the role for this tribute- kudos to them- they got it right! I haven't actually watched DOOL in recent yrs, but am very much anticipating Alice's tribute/memorial episode & who knows- since my Zen left AMC, I've been w/o a soap, so maybe I'll get hooked on DOOL again. I watched the famous Bill, Mickey & Laura tringle back in the day when I was in HS & I can honestly say, to this day, that is my all-time fav soap triangle!
I didn't know Ed Mallory died. When I was a young housewife back in the day, the love triangle of Mickey and Laura Horton and Mickey's brother Bill was a weekly cliff hanger over who Michael's father was, Mickey or Bill's. Seems like yesterday!!