Bill Hayes
Birthday
1925/06/05
Day of death
2024/01/12 (98 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Harvey, Illinois, USA
Also know as
William Foster Hayes III
Biography
William "Bill" Foster Hayes III (born June 5, 1925) was an American actor and a Billboard Hot 100 #1 recording artist. Following a successful career as a musician which began in the late 1940s, he began to focus on dramatic acting parts in the late 1960s, which led him to be cast in a role that gained him additional fame to a younger generation. This new chapter in his career began in 1970 when he originated the character of Doug Williams on NBC's Days of Our Lives, which he continues to play r...Read more
Acting
(1963) The Cardinal
as Frank Fermoyle
(1990) Wrestling with God
as Thomas Campbell
(2001) China: The Panda Adventure
as Narrator
(1952) Stop, You're Killing Me
as Chancellor 'Chance' Whitelaw
(2004) Childstar
as Hockey Announcer
(2018) Never Can Say Good-bye
as Daniel
(2013) Miracle at Gate 213
as Louis Darling
(1958) Wonders of Puerto Rico
as ---
(2014) Big Men
as ---
(2003) 9 Dead Gay Guys
as Dirty Ole' Irish Tramp
(1964) Once Upon a Mattress
as Minstrel
(1983) The Making of Rock & Rule
as Narrator (voice)
(1986) Matlock
as ---
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Colonel Fairfax
(1950) Your Show of Shows
as ---
(1957) Decoy
as Gordon Troy
(1955) Caesar Presents
as ---
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1993) Frasier
as Neil 'Sully' Sullivan
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
(1965) Days of Our Lives
as Doug Williams
(1959) The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
(1987) Hooperman
as Buddy Stern
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self