Mary Beth Evans, left, and Drake Hogestyn present the award for outstanding daytime talk series host during the 50th Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello ...

Drake Hogestyn portrayed John Black on "Days of our Lives" for nearly 4,300 episodes. (Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock via Getty Images) "He was the most amazing husband, father, papa, and actor.

Like sands through the hourglass. “Days of Our Lives” officially killed off Drake Hogestyn’s character, John Black, on Monday. The emotional episode came eight months after Hogestyn passed ...

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 Black ...

Hogestyn's John Black has been a "Days" mainstay since 1986. ... Here's how the late Drake Hogestyn's iconic “Days of Our Lives” character was written off after nearly 40 years.

Drake Hogestyn, the soap icon who played John Black on Days of Our Lives since 1986, died last September from pancreatic cancer. Nine months later, John is finally being laid to rest on Days, and ...

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 ...

Hogestyn’s costars filmed John’s funeral scene last fall, while Hogestyn was dying offscreen. “Drake, as the consummate storyteller that he is, said, ‘Absolutely.