Bill Hayes

When Bill Hayes joined Days of Our Lives in 1970, he had already amassed an impressive resume. As a singer/entertainer, Hayes earned a gold record and made frequent appearances on Sid Caesar’s Your Show of Shows. On DAYS, the actor’s magical pairing with Susan Seaforth (Julie) led to real-life romance and a marriage in 1974. The duo also graced the cover of Time together in 1976, published a joint biography titled Like Sands Through the Hourglass in 2005, and received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Daytime Emmys in 2018. A father of five, Hayes played Doug from 1970-84, 1986-87, 1993-96 and 1999 until his real-life passing in 2024.