22 The Guiding Light Actors Who Have Passed Away 

I’d so rather watch GL and ATWT instead of the talk shows that are on now.

I loved guiding light and as the world turns

I watched Guiding Light till it got cancelled

I remember 'Nola' & 'Quinten' passing away close together...

Can't believe it's It's been 15 years since it was cancelled.

My mother and I were addicted to this show, thanks to my grandmother who had been along for the ride since it's days on radio. And she knew EVERYTHING about it.

My mother and I watched GL everyday. Couldn't wait to see what would happen next. We loved it. I miss those times, and the show. The characters were so interesting.

Michael Zaslow was my favorite.

so many Memories and so special Guiding Light was to me and still it. All the actors/actresses were amazing and so special.

Lisa Brown’s hurts the most.

For me, there was no one better than the GREAT Michael Zaslow. As a teenager, I had a HUGE crush on him. Loved the Roger Thorpe vs. Alan Spaulding storyline. Although, Alan was rich, powerful & influential, Roger ALWAYS managed to have Alan in the palm of his hand.(lol) This made Roger even more sexy to me as an amorous teenage girl at the time. I'll never forget writing a fan letter to the CBS Network for Michael and later receiving a lovely, authentic signed photo with a kind message. I was completely blown away and I treasured that photo with every part of my being. Everything I've ever heard &/or read of Michael Zaslow described him as a kind & caring man, which was quite different from his character of Roger Thorpe. He was a wonderful & very convincing actor. He, and Anthony Herrera's character of James Steinbeck on ATWT represented the two ABSOLUTE BEST and MOST deliciously villainous & exciting villains on daytime tv for me. Of course, Roger was always my very favorite of the two. Michael's portrayal of Roger Thorpe was OUTSTANDING, and his storyline always kept me interested and glued to the tv set. Michael Zaslow was absolutely GREAT, and I'll always remember his Roger Thorpe character as one of the greatest characters of daytime tv. He is sorely missed. God bless you ALWAYS Michael Zaslow. ❤❤

My favorite soap. Watched til the end 🥰

Was a die-hard fan of the show for many, many years... Actually grew up watching it with my beloved Grandmother (and best friend). Knew all the characters, good and bad alike- and Grandma and I were tuned in to CBS every weekday at 3 PM to catch up on 'the latest'. So fond of these memories!!! Thank you for the show, the stars who made the show as great as it was, and for contributing to the wonderful memories I will always have of my very dear, deeply devoted Grandmother.

I love guiding light and I watched the show until it was canceled ,but I love to see Kim Zimmer on the soap general hospital and bring back 🔙Robert newman as Ashland Locke

Thank you for sharing this. I miss my old time shows.

I liked ATWT and GL taped them even and watched them on the weekends when I didn’t have to work. I had a big crush on the actor that played Josh ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I enjoyed watching Guiding light wow! so many gone time flies thank all of you R.I.P. 🕊🕊🕊

My grandmothers favorite soap opera!!!! Roger Thorpe rivalry with The Spauldings and tormentor to his wife Holly is one of the great storylines in Soap history

One that was forgotten in this is tribute is TJ Hargrave. He played TJ Werner, the adopted son of a doctor couple. Hargrave left acting and became an employee of a financial firm that had offices in the World Trade Center. Hargrave died in the WTC on 9/11.

Loved lily and holden

I watched the Guiding Light on and off from 1985 until its cancelation in 2009. I sometimes have dreams about it.

Brings back Soo many memories. I been watching watching GL since the late 70s until it ended. Lol I was a child ...but back in the day, you watched what your parents looked it. That's the way it was! And you know what iam glad I did. Not just me, kids would be out playing during summer break, but when 2pm rolled around. Play time was over. We all went in for lunch, and to watch GL and ATWT

You forgot to mention Larkin Malloy who played Kyle Sampson on GL.

I remember finding out my grandfather was part of this program in advertising for P&G beginning in radio in 1930’s. My mother remembered visiting Irna Phillips..🌈🌟🦋

Michael zaslow was on one life to live also even returned to play his role with als

My mom watched this all through the 70s😢

We were robbed of more years with these actors. Loved this show. RIP. So many losses.

Thank you.

Michael also appeared on OLTL

Michael Zaslow also appeared in Star Trek as a red shirt we all know what happens to them at least one an episode his character was the lucky stiff He also portrayed David Renaldi on One Life to Live

I had the real pleasure of meeting Jerry Ver Dorn at a fan event. What a charming man he was! So personable and friendly. Odd how so many of these actors died at the age of "72"!!!

Quinn and Nola disappeared in the baloon after their wedding. Cannot believe they're all dead!

I watched it to the end

I miss it so much, great time in my life

How many times do we have to hear fictional town of Springfield?

My grandmother watched religiously

I miss Guiding Light

This was my favorite…I was so sad when it was cancelled

Lisa Brown played Iva Snyder on Aa The World Turns

I wish they would bring back as the world turns and guiding light instead of the talk

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Please cut time in half. Too long. Your extended description is basically the same for every character. Monotonous.

I watched until it got canceled, it was my favorite until the end

Michael zaslow also made his appearance on the premiere episode of Star Trek

Jerry ver Dorn who played Ross Marler also passed away.

It was my favorite

Watched for years, through High School in the 80s. Watched Guiding Light through the pre-empted time of OJ trial. Cynthia Watros earned her daytime award...after she was off the show I quit watching!

They had me thinking two of my favorite people Melissa Hayden and Justin I can't remember his surname who played Billy Lewis thinking they were gone.

Still miss

I would much prefer having GL and ATWT back instead of all of the silly talk shows.

Guiding Light was my favorite soap opera Reva and Josh sure miss this soap opera wish they would have a station to play old soap operas. I watched it till it was cancelled 😞

I can’t believe how many are gone. I remember most of them. I watched for years especially during the Phillip and Beth story.

I miss this show

I love me some Alan Spaulding the original Alan

I miss the Bauer barbeque

I watched this show my entire teenage years. Lujack, Beth, Alan Michael and Mindy were the main storylines that grabbed me every day

Get rid of the AI narrator. It's terrible!

Roger Thorpe was the greatest soap villian. I loved when he'd show up to parties uninvited and watch the responses of the other characters. Roger was hated and he loved it.

I did not know Jerry Verdorn passed away. RIP to all the actors

How I loved Josh Lewis!

Alexandra was Alan's sister, not his mother. Loved this show.

I miss the old days...truly a great time in my life

Loved the 80’s lineup.

I started watching Guiding Light when Nola and Quinton began and stayed with it. I miss it

Charita Bauer was The Guiding Light! I always found it fascinating that Charita & Bert had the same last name Bauer!

This show ROCKED in the 80s! I loved me some Lujack!❤

I'm 55 and started watching Guiding Light at the age of 14 and I really miss it

I saw Lisa Brown on Broadway. My sister and I were huge fans and bought tickets just to see her. And she Iva Snyder on ATWT, NOT Eva..

One of my favorite soaps growing up! Used to run home from school to watch this! Reva Shane was no joke on that show!

I remember when afternoons were filled with soaps. I watched Y and R, DOOL, AS THE WORLD TURNS, and Guiding Light. Now everything is just boring except Y and R.

I watched guiding light from when I was little till the very end. My favorite soap ever💜

I started watching the Guiding Light and As the World Turns as a little girl with my mother and continued to watch until the end. I still love and miss it 😢

I loved Ross and Billy ❤

I love this show and As the World Turns.

Loved, loved, loved this soap opera! Guiding Light and As The World Turns were my absolute faves. Roger Thorpe was the best "villain" hands down, on any soap. So sad he suffered and passed away from such a terrible disease like ALS. RIP to all of these talented stars.

Beverly Hills "Ninety Thousand Two Hundred and Ten?" AI reading is ridiculous and lazy on the part of the RU-vidr.

You missed Larkin Malloy, who played Kyle Hanson back in the 1980's.

Your thumbnail is misleading. Neither Jordan Clarke nor Melissa Hayden have passed away.

Charita Bauer WAS The Guiding Light.

It was my favorite soap. Watched it til the end!!

Guiding Light and ATWT were my favorite soaps.

I watched it till the end one of my favorites

You actually pronounced it "one Life to Life". I wont comment on how you said "Beverly Hills 90210"

I loved the Guilding Light

Get rid of the robot speaking. Beverly Hills nine thousand two hundred and ten? It’s a zip code! One Life to Live (pronounced like a “live concert” instead of like “live a long time”.

I didn't know, until a few years ago, that Lisa Brown's first husband played Floyd on Guiding Light.

I told my kindergarten teacher that I liked attending during the morning session, as I didn't like missing As The World Turns and The Guiding Light.

I loved GUIDING LIGHT ❣️

at 6:45, you say Alan had a complex relationship with his mother Alexandra, she was his sister.

I just loved this soap opera sure miss it😢

Loved this soap

Mary Stuart was my mentor from the time we met on SFT in 1983 until her death. But she is with me every day. What a trailblazer and multitalented lady. Glad so many of her soap moments are captured here on RU-vid.

OMG, Alex was his sister, not mother.

I loved watching Guiding Light, wish it was still on. 📺📺

This video is such a mess. How irresponsible to use a thumbnail of Melissa Hayden, who I believe to be very much alive and thriving (Morgan Englund mentioned in a recent interview that he stays in touch with her.). This video is fraught with errors, fraught with mispronunciations, fraught with inaccuracies (Christopher Bernau's section is particularly egregious), and fraught with the overuse of the term fraught... This video is a prime example of how AI still needs to come.

Gl was awesome during 80s and early 90s and then lost its way and I still miss the show .. Tks for posting ..if yiu can remember watching this in the 70s.. smile.. we are getting old

Guiding light was one of several soap opera's I grew up watching with my mom, as the world turns, bold and the beautiful. Were the top three we watched together.

90 thousand 210? One life to life?

Melissa Hayden (Bridget Reardon) is still alive. Not sure why you have her picture on here.

My mom watched this one, and As The World Turns, and All My Children, and Ryan's Hope and The Edge of Night.