Actor Alan Dysert dies at age 75

Actor Alan Dysert died on October 23, 2026, at the age of 75. ComingSoon, TV Insider, The Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline all report that his wife, Michele Dysert, announced his death in a Facebook post. ComingSoon reports that he died following a battle with a rare cancer. TV Insider describes the illness as an aggressive, incurable cancer, while The Times of India states that he had fought the disease for a decade. [1][2][3][4][10]

Dysert was best known for his role as the con man Sean Cudahy on the network television soap opera All My Children. TV Insider reports that he appeared on the ABC series from 1980 to 1990, while The Hollywood Reporter states that he played the character across two stretches from 1979 through 1990. [1][2][3][4]

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Dysert detailed his health struggles in a 2023 memoir titled Lights, Camera, Cancer!, in which he wrote about dealing with a rare and aggressive form of cancer for more than 12 years. TV Insider notes that his wife also remembered him as a musician, writer, filmmaker, and teacher. [2][3]

All My Children originally aired on ABC from January 1970 to September 2011 before a brief digital revival in 2013. [13]