Drake Hogestyn of ‘Days of Our Lives’ Dead At 70

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by Abril Elfi

OAN

September 30, 2024

Actor Drake Hogestyn attends the Days Of Our Lives’ 50th Anniversary Celebration at Hollywood Palladium on November 7, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Days Of Our lives)

“Days Of Our Lives” star Drake Hogestyn, has died after fighting a battle with pancreatic cancer.

On Saturday, the show announced that Hogestyn, who played John Black on the hit soap opera for nearly 40 years, “passed away peacefully” surrounded by loved ones, just one day before his 71st birthday.

“It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Drake Hogestyn,” the statement read. “He was thrown the curve ball of his life when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but he faced the challenge with incredible strength and determination.”

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