Hogestyn’s final “Days of Our Lives” episode before his death aired on September 9, 2024. It saw his character share several emotional moments with his on-screen grandson, Tate (Leo Howard).

NEED TO KNOW Eight months after Days of Our Lives star Drake Hogestyn died at age 70 after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he died onscreen On the June 2 episode, Hogestyn's character John ...

While Drake Hogestyn was dying of pancreatic cancer last year, the “Days of Our Lives” cast and crew filmed his character John Black’s funeral as they prepared to say goodbye to the actor ...

If you need to go, it's okay." Hogestyn's character was completely wrapped in gauze, covering his face entirely, given that the actor was not the one playing John for the final scene.

Hogestyn's John Black has been a "Days" mainstay since 1986. The actor died at the age of 70 in 2024 from pancreatic cancer.

Days of Our Lives star Kristian Alfonso looks back on her friendship and working relationship with the late Drake Hogestyn.

Nine months since his death at 70 from pancreatic cancer, and from his final appearance on Days of Our Lives, soap legend Drake Hogestyn's longtime Days character, John Black, finally drew his last ...

As Drake Hogestyn was in the end stages of his battle with pancreatic cancer, his Days of Our Lives cast mates and creative team wondered how they were going to end the story for his long-running ...

Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn (pictured in 2022) co-starred as husband and wife John and Marlena on 'Days of our Lives' for several decades (Getty Images) ...

Matthew Ashford (Jack, above with Melissa Reeves, Jennifer) sums up his latest return to Days of Our Lives for the funeral of John Black, a plot turn prompted by late actor Drake Hogestyn’s ...

The actress describes learning of Hogestyn’s death as “devastating,” as she has so many wonderful and cherished memories of the years they spent together, both on camera and off.

The emotional episode came eight months after Hogestyn passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 70 on September 28, 2024, and it saw Black flatline in a hospital with his wife, Dr. Marlena ...