Soap star Robert Kelker-Kelly, Bo Brady on 'Days,' dies at 62
Robert Kelker-Kelly, who played Bo Brady on Days of Our Lives and Stavros Cassadine on General Hospital, has died at 62. He died Saturday evening at his home in St. Peters, Missouri. Police said nothing appeared suspicious, and a cause of death has not been released.
Robert Kelker-Kelly, a daytime TV star best known for playing Bo Brady on Days of Our Lives, has died at 62, the Los Angeles Times and ABC7 reported.
He died Saturday evening at his home in St. Peters, Missouri,. Police told the Times that nothing seemed suspicious and that he had complained of chest pain. An official cause of death has not been released, although ABC7, citing Variety, said he had a medical event.
Kelker-Kelly spent most of his acting career on daytime soap operas, where he spent years playing heroes and one well-known villain. He joined Another World in 1987 and appeared in more than 400 episodes through 1998, according to the Times.
His biggest role came in 1992, when he took over the part of Bo Brady on Days of Our Lives from Peter Reckell. Kelker-Kelly went on to play Bo in more than 586 episodes through 1995, the Times said.
He later played the villain Stavros Cassadine on General Hospital, a role he held off and on from 2001 to 2014, and he also played the character on the spinoff Port Charles, ABC7 said.
He did not always get along with castmates. Actor Lisa Rinna, who starred with him on Days, described him as a bully in her memoir, the Times noted.
Born April 18, 1964, in Wichita, Kansas, Kelker-Kelly later stepped away from acting and became a professional pilot, according to the Times. He was married twice, to Linda Ratner starting in 1988 and to Miriam Parrish starting in 1997, and both marriages ended in divorce. He is reportedly survived by his daughter, Amelia Rose Kelly.
What we know: Kelker-Kelly died Saturday at his home in Missouri, and police found nothing suspicious.
What we don't: The official cause of death and plans for a memorial.
Where outlets agree The Los Angeles Times and ABC7 both report that Kelker-Kelly, 62, played Bo Brady on Days of Our Lives and Stavros Cassadine on General Hospital before his death on Saturday.
Where they differ The Times reports that police said he complained of chest pain, while ABC7 cites Variety's description of a medical event and notes that no cause has been released.