For more than 50 years, he and his wife Susan Seaforth Hayes served as the cornerstone of the Williams-Horton family.
Executive producer Ken Corday stated in a statement, “I have known Bill for the most of my life and he embodied the heart and soul of ‘Days of Our Lives.'”
“Bill’s unforgettable legacy will live on in our hearts and the stories we tell, both on and off the screen, even though we are grieving and will miss him.”
Bill Hayes appeared in a number of well-known television shows in addition to his well-known part on Days of Our Lives, such as Matlock and Frasier. He appeared in television versions of well.
known musicals in the 1950s and 1960s, including Kiss Me, Kate and Once Upon a Mattress. Additionally, he played John Brooks in the Little Women TV movie from 1958.