Soap opera actor Robert Kelker Kelly dies at age 62

Actor Robert Kelker Kelly died on October 3 at his home in St. Peters, Missouri, at the age of 62. The Hollywood Reporter, ComingSoon, Variety, and Deadline all reported his death. According to reports from The Hollywood Reporter, ComingSoon, and Variety, police officers responded to a report of an unconscious man who was not breathing after complaining of chest pain, with the circumstances appearing consistent with a medical event. [1][3][4][5]

Deadline reported that St. Peters police officers responded to his home at approximately 8:16 p.m. Authorities at the scene attempted life-saving measures, but those efforts were unsuccessful, according to The Hollywood Reporter. [1][5]

Kelker Kelly began his acting career playing Sam Fowler on Another World starting in 1987, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He was best known for playing Bo Brady on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1992 to 1995, and he later played Stavros Cassadine on ABC's General Hospital. [1][3][4][13][14]