Cleaning soap star Invoice Hayes – greatest identified for his function reverse his real-life spouse, Susan, on “Days of Our Lives” – has died.

Hayes handed away Friday in Los Angeles, his rep confirmed to TMZ, though his reason for loss of life was not disclosed.

In 1970, Hayes landed the a part of lounge singing rip-off artist Doug Williams on NBC’s “Days of Our Lives.” Actress Susan Seaforth had already been employed for the cleaning soap opera, taking part in the pampered heiress Julie Olsen Banning Anderson Williams.

Hayes and Seaforth hit it off, getting married 4 years afterward October 12, 1974. The actors additionally tied the knot on the present – three separate occasions actually! — starting in October 1976.

Throughout their first nuptials on set, the couple learn their vows from their actual wedding ceremony.

In 1976, they grew to become the one daytime drama stars to be featured on the quilt of Time journal for an article titled, “Cleaning soap Operas: Intercourse and Struggling within the Afternoon.”

However, in 1984, the 2 clashed with producers over storylines, ensuing within the pairing down of their fashionable roles.

But, Hayes and Seaforth nonetheless appeared on “Days Of Our Lives” even after the present crossed over to the Peacock community in 2022.

Earlier than his legendary cleaning soap gig, Hayes was a singer who wrote the 1955 tune, “The Ballad of Davy Crocket,” which rocketed to Number one on the U.S. charts.

He was additionally an everyday persona on Sid Caesar‘s iconic TV selection sequence, “Your Present of Reveals.”

Invoice was 98.

RIP