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 grave ...

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 ...

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 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 plays the role of John Black on the Peacock soap opera Days of Our Lives. John Black is among the longest-running characters on the daytime show, introduced on November 18, 1985.

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 ...

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