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'Days of our Lives' star Robert Kelker-Kelly's cause of death revealed

29 October 2026 at 23:37

Robert Kelker-Kelly, the actor best known for playing Bo Brady on "Days of Our Lives," died from arteriosclerotic heart disease, the St. Charles County medical examiner confirmed to Fox News Digital.

The medical examiner ruled his death natural.

Kelker-Kelly, who also worked as a professional pilot, experienced chest and left arm pain shortly before his death at age 62, according to a St. Peters Police Department report obtained by Fox News Digital.

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His wife, Allison Kelly, told police she picked up her husband from Spirit of St. Louis Airport at approximately 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3. During the drive home, Kelker-Kelly complained of pain in his chest and left arm and asked her to pull over so he could vomit, the report stated.

Kelly asked her husband whether he needed to go to the hospital. He declined, instead asking her to take him home so he could lie down.

After arriving at their Missouri residence, Kelker-Kelly changed his clothes and got into bed. He continued experiencing pain and asked his wife to get him an aspirin, according to the report.

When Kelly returned from the kitchen, she found her husband unresponsive and not breathing.

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She immediately called 911 and began performing CPR, the report stated.

St. Peters police and the St. Charles County Ambulance District responded to the home shortly after 8 p.m.. Paramedics attempted lifesaving measures, but Kelker-Kelly was pronounced dead at 9:09 p.m.

According to the report, Kelly told investigators her husband had no known medical conditions and was not taking prescription medications. She also said he had not had any serious injuries or had surgery during the previous year.

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Police told Fox News Digital at the time that investigators found no suspicious circumstances at the scene.

"Mr. Kelly had reportedly complained of chest pain shortly before becoming unresponsive, and the circumstances appeared consistent with a medical event," police said.

The St. Charles County Medical Examiner's office released Kelker-Kelly without requesting further investigation, according to the report.

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Born April 18, 1964, in Wichita, Kansas, Kelker-Kelly built a career playing characters in several of daytime television's best-known soap operas.

He began his soap opera career as Sam Fowler on "Another World" in 1987 before joining "Days of Our Lives" in 1992.

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Kelker-Kelly took over the role of Bo Brady from original actor Peter Reckell, replacing an actor who had helped establish the character on the long-running NBC drama.

He remained on the series until 1995 and won the 1994 Soap Opera Digest Award for outstanding lead actor.

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After leaving "Days of Our Lives," Kelker-Kelly joined the cast of ABC's "General Hospital," playing a different kind of character.

He portrayed Stavros Cassadine, a villainous member of the powerful Cassadine family, from 2001 to 2003. He later reprised the role in 2013 and 2014.

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Patrick Stewart, legendary 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men' actor, dies at 86

29 October 2026 at 20:00

Sir Patrick Stewart, the legendary British actor best known for portraying Captain Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek" and Professor Charles Xavier in the "X-Men" franchise, has died at 86, according to a statement shared on his Instagram account.

Stewart died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home, surrounded by family and friends and cared for by his wife, Sunny, following a battle with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia, the statement said.

This is a developing story; check back later for updates.

Barbara Barrie, Oscar-nominated 'Barney Miller' and 'Suddenly Susan' actress, dead at 95

29 October 2026 at 00:31

Barbara Barrie has died at age 95 after a terminal cancer diagnosis, according to a report.

The "Barney Miller" actress’s death at her home in New York City was medically assisted, her daughter told The New York Times.

The Oscar-nominated actress’s TV and film career spanned multiple decades from the 1950s until last year.

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Barrie was known for her small screen roles as Barney Miller’s wife on "Barney Miller," a police series that ran from 1975 to 1982, and as Brooke Shields’ grandmother on "Suddenly Susan."

She was nominated for an Academy Award for 1979’s "Breaking Away," and she won best actress at the Cannes Film Festival for 1964’s "One Potato, Two Potato."

She lost to Meryl Streep for "Kramer vs. Kramer" at the Oscars.

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She also played Goldie Hawn’s mother in 1980’s "Private Benjamin."

Barrie was also a prolific Broadway actress who was nominated for a Tony for her performance in the original 1970 cast of Stephen Sondheim’s "Company."

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The 95-year-old made her Broadway debut in "The Wooden Dish" in 1955 after she moved to New York when she graduated from college in Texas, telling the Akron Beacon Journal in 1963 that she only went there because of a man.

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"To tell you the truth, the only reason I went was because I had a boyfriend who was living there. We were supposed to get married but couldn’t right away," she said. "Since I had gone to all the trouble of moving to New York, I figured I might as well try to act."

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Barrie told the Westside Rag in 2024 she has been acting for 55 years, and "I think it took 45 years to become a good actor. I think it takes that long. You strip away everything. You strip away all the junk. You strip away all the egos. You strip away all the temperament, and you just deal with the person you’re playing. That’s all you have to do, but it takes years to learn that."

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