Don MacLaughlin
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Don MacLaughlin was an American
soap opera
actor
.
He was born on November 24, 1906, in Webster, Iowa
, under the name William Donald McLaughlin.
He originated the role of lawyer Chris Hughes on As the World Turns
in 1956, and played the role until his death in 1986. Contract negotiations kept him (and his on-screen wife Helen Wagner
) off the soap for most of the early 1980s, but the show finally welcomed the two back in a big storyline with heavy uses of past clips from the show: in the story, Chris and his wife Nancy were celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary. In real life, As the World Turns was celebrating its thirtieth anniversary on the air.
Prior to TV, MacLaughlin starred as the title character on radio's David Harding, Counterspy
in the 1940s and 50s. Old time radio sites have broadcasts available.
He died on May 28, 1986, and is buried in West Dover, Vermont.
United States
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soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
actor
Actor
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.
He was born on November 24, 1906, in Webster, Iowa
Webster, Iowa
Webster is a city in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 110 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Webster is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, under the name William Donald McLaughlin.
He originated the role of lawyer Chris Hughes on As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
in 1956, and played the role until his death in 1986. Contract negotiations kept him (and his on-screen wife Helen Wagner
Helen Wagner
Helen Wagner was an American actress. Born in Lubbock, Texas, she is best known for her long running role as Nancy Hughes McClosky on the soap opera As the World Turns. Wagner also played the role of Trudy Bauer during the initial TV years of Guiding Light in the early 1950s...
) off the soap for most of the early 1980s, but the show finally welcomed the two back in a big storyline with heavy uses of past clips from the show: in the story, Chris and his wife Nancy were celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary. In real life, As the World Turns was celebrating its thirtieth anniversary on the air.
Prior to TV, MacLaughlin starred as the title character on radio's David Harding, Counterspy
Counterspy (radio series)
Counterspy was an espionage drama radio series that aired on the NBC Blue Network and Mutual from May 18, 1942 to November 29, 1957....
in the 1940s and 50s. Old time radio sites have broadcasts available.
He died on May 28, 1986, and is buried in West Dover, Vermont.