Jerry Douglas, who portrayed the patriarch John Abbott on the CBS daytime drama The Younger and the Stressed for greater than 30 years, died Tuesday in Los Angeles after a short sickness, the community introduced. He was 88.
Douglas joined the solid of The Younger and the Stressed in March 1982 as Abbott, the rich chairman of Jabot Cosmetics.
When viewers first met him, he was a single father serving to youngsters Jack, Ashley and Traci navigate maturity. In later years, Abbott wed Jill Foster, they usually had a son, Billy. He additionally had a number of romantic reunions together with his estranged ex-wife, Dina Mergeron.
Abbott was a mainstay in Genoa Metropolis till his loss of life in 2006. He then made appearances as a ghost who continued to counsel his youngsters, together with his final look on the present coming in 2016.
“Jerry got here to Y&R in 1982 with a formidable résumé of credit,” government producer Anthony Morina stated in an announcement. “Our present was fortunate to have an actor of his caliber be part of the Y&R solid and introduce the viewers to the long-lasting Abbott household. His contribution to the legacy of Y&R as Abbott household patriarch John Abbott remains to be felt to today. He can be sorely missed.”
Douglas was born Jerry Rubenstein on Nov. 12, 1932, in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He received a soccer scholarship to play quarterback at Brandeis College, the place he graduated with a B.S. diploma in economics.
After faculty, Douglas studied with Uta Hagen in New York and Jeff Corey in Los Angeles, then made his film debut as a gangster within the thriller Blast of Silence (1961).
Douglas saved busy with guest-starring activates such reveals as The Untouchables, The Donna Reed Present, The Outer Limits, Fight!, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Mannix, The F.B.I., The Streets of San Francisco, S.W.A.T. and The Rockford Information. Extra lately, he confirmed up on episodes of Chilly Case, Melrose Place and Arrested Improvement.
He additionally appeared in such movies as Avalanche (1978), Mommie Dearest (1981), The Godson (1998) and Oliver Stone’s JFK (1991).
Douglas was a screenwriter and playwright who developed tasks with Josh O’Connell by their manufacturing firm, O’Connell/Douglas Productions. He additionally was a singer who recorded the 2007 album The Greatest Is But to Come.
Survivors embrace his spouse of 37 years, Kym Douglas, a way of life/magnificence professional who co-hosted the Hallmark Channel present House & Household and has served as a frequent visitor on The Ellen DeGeneres Present; youngsters Jod, Hunter and Avra; two grandchildren; and nieces together with Solo Rubenstein, a world advertising and marketing government at Common Photos.
