Robert Gentry (September 29, 1940 – September 17, 2022) was an American actor who was known for his work on several daytime soap operas. Gentry was born in

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on September 29, 1940. He was one of the actors to play the role of Ed Bauer on ''

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''. He initially portrayed Ed from 1966 to 1969, and left the role to appear on a new ABC soap opera, ''The Best of Everything.''. Gentry returned nearly 30 years later to play the role of Ed on a

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basis from 1997 to 1998. Gentry played two characters on '' Another World''. From 1979 to 1981, he played the character of the opportunistic Philip Lyons, then returned in 1997–98 to play the role of Detective Craig Morris. In 1983, he had the short-term role of Giles Morgan on ''

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''. His longest tenure, however, was on ''

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'', where he played the part of Ross Chandler for seven years (1983–1990). As the nephew of powerful

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, Ross was revealed to be the illegitimate son of

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. In 1990, on '' Generations'', he played the role of villain Jordan Hale Gentry also played the part of Richard Hunt on ''

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'' from 1994 to 1995, as well as several other shorter roles on other serials, including ''

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'' where he played Elliot, the Forrester family attorney. Gentry has also turned up periodically as a guest on a number of primetime series. In the early-1970s he co-starred with

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in the film ''

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''. Gentry died on September 17, 2022, at the age of 81.

Recognition

In 1988, Gentry was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his ''All My Children'' role.

References

External links

* 1940 births 2022 deaths American male soap opera actors {{US-tv-actor-1940s-stub