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R.I.P.

Soap Vet Jed Allan Passes Away

Jed Allan
Jed Allan Jed Allan Photo Shoot Palm Desert, Ca March the 20th. 2015 © D Guignebourg/jpistudios.com 310-657-9661 ***** Please Use in USA rights only ******* Credit: JPI

Jed Allan, best known to soap fans as CC Capwell on SANTA BARBARA and Don Craig on DAYS, passed away on March 9 at the age of  84. Allan was also known for playing Rush Sanders on BEVERLY HILLS, 90210, father to Ian Ziering’s Steve. In a lengthy Instagram post, his SB co-star, A Martinez (ex-Cruz) wrote, “Jed was a pro’s pro in every sense, and an inspired artist in the moments when the red lights came on — he was fearless, and his work moved millions. I first met him in the early seventies, when his son Mitch Brown and I were cast mates on the TV series, The Cowboys. With his effervescent wife Toby at his side, he quietly asked me to keep a watchful eye out for Mitch, as it was his first gig. Jed was already a star by then, and he was as warm and articulate and charming as anyone I’d ever met. A decade later, when he came to Santa Barbara, the show finally began to find its eventually glorious stride. I LOVED working with him, as did everyone else who got the chance. Years later, he visited me backstage during the difficult run of a play I was doing — offered typically generous support — and then spoke of the loss of Toby, the love of his life, who had passed away shortly before, with literally no warning. (It was hard to imagine a human being missing another more…) In my dream, the two of them are dancing together again tonight — a great comfort to all who’ve known and loved them over the years. Condolences now to their wonderful sons, and gratitude to Jed for his unerring joy in the telling of stories, and for offering always the embrace of his massive heart. #JedAllan #ForceOfNature#TheFamilyYouChoose.”

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