Twenty-seven Side Characters From the Gellar Years

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BROOKE ENGLISH

Julia Barr played the role of Brooke English from 1976 to 2006 (with an interruption in 1981 when the role was played briefly by Harriet Hall). The character was married four times, the last time to Edmumd Gray. At the end of the show in 2011 she returned and was engaged to Adam Chandler.

EDMUND GREY

John Callahan played Edmund Grey, illegitmate son of Hugo Merick, from 1992 to 2005. The character was married to Dr. Maria Santos Grey (Eva LaRue) for seven years. Callahan and La Rue were married in real life in 1996, and divorced in 2004.

ADAM CHANDLER

David Canary played Adam Chandler from 1983 until the end of the show. Of Chandler's 12 marriages, the second was to Erica Kane. When AMC ended he was single and engaged to Brooke English (Julia Barr). 5 of his 9 children reached adulthood.

BIANCA MONTGOMERY

Lacey Chabert was the third person to play Bianca Montgomery (1992-93). Daughter of Erica Kane, Bianca eventually became Co-owner of Cambias Industries, and founder of the Miranda Montgomery Center for Women and Children.

BIANCA MONTGOMERY (2)

The fourth person to play Bianca Montgomery, Gina Gallagher, did so from 1993-97. In 1993, she also was Kim in the made-for-TV short film DOTTIE GETS SPANKED, the cast of which also included Ashley Chapman of SWANS CROSSING.

DETECTIVE DEREK FRYE

William Christian played Detective Derek Frye from 1991 to 2005. The character would later become Chief of Police, and would be briefly married to Officer Mimi Reed.

NURSE RUTH PARKER

Mary Fickett (d. 8 September 2011) played Nurse Ruth Parker from the beginning of the show until 1996, when she was replaced by Lee Meriwether. Ficket resumed the role of Ruth after Meriwether was fired in 1999. In 2000, Fickett retired, and two years later Meriwether was re-hired for the part. In 1973, Fickett won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement by an Individual in Daytime Drama. The character was originally married to alcoholic car salesman Ted Brent. After he died in a car accident, she married Dr. Joe Martin.

OFFICER MIMI REED FRYE

Shari Headley played Officer Mimi Reed Frye of the Pine Valley police force in various episodes between 1991 and 2005.

MONA KANE TYLER

Mona was played by Frances Heflin (d. 1 June 1994) from 1970 to 1994. She was once an Administrative Assistant at Pine Valley Hospital. Mona was the widow of Dr. Charles Tyler, and formerly married to Erica's father Eric Kane.

MYRTLE FARGATE

Myrtle ran a botique in Pine Valley, and was Ray Cummings' mother and the widow of Nigel Fargate. The character was played by Eileen Hurley from 1976 - 2008. Hurley died on 8 October 2008.

NICK DAVIS

Larry Keith (d. 17 July 2010) played Nick Davis, the father of Phil Brent and sometimes Erica Kane's lover from 1970 to 2005.

TRAVIS MONTGOMERY

Daniel Hugh Kelly played Travis Montgomery (former race car driver and father of Bianca) in 1993 and 1994.

TREVOR DILLON

James Kibberd took over the role of Trevor Dillon from David Jordan in 1989. The character was nicknamed "Uncle Porkchop", and was married to the homicidal Janet Marlowe Dillon. He was a former mercenary who became a police detective. Later he would become a lawyer and purchase a law firm from Jackson Montgomery. Janet would eventually kill Trevor by locking him in a freezer.

CARLA DELANEY BENTON

Felicity LaFortune played Charla Delaney Benton, one of whose many assumed names was Laurel Banning. She was the mother of autistic Lily Benton Montgomery. She embezzled to pay Lily's tuition, accidentally killed her abusive ex-husband, was paralyzed in an auto accident, and finally was inadvertently shot in the head. For a time, she was married to Jackson Montgomery.

OPEL COURTLANT

Jill Larson played Opal Courtlant from 1989 to 2011. Divorced from Palmer Courtlant, Opal once dated Del Henry, who would later become involved with Kendall Hart.

DR. MARIA SANTOS

Eva LaRue played Dr. Maria Santos from 1993 to the end of the show. The character was born in San Antonio, Texas, and is a neurosurgeon.

CHARLIE BRENT

Christopher Lawford, the oldest son of Peter Lawford, played Charlie Brent from 1992 to 1996, taking over the role from Charles van Eman. The character was Hayley Vaughan's partner at the Pine Valley Investigations Detective Agency (and her romantic interest as well).

DR. JOSEPH HENRY MARTIN SR.

Ray MacDonnell played Dr. Joseph Henry Martin Sr. on All My Children from the show's inception on 5 January 1970 until MacDonnell's retirement on 5 January 2010. He returned for five episodes in 2011. The character is AMC's longest running original character, the second longest being his former daughter-in-law Erica Kane.

In 2005, MacDonnell received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Daytime Emmys. The actor retired because AMC moved production from New York to Los Angeles, and he was not replaced. His character, Dr. Martin, along with Martin's longtime wife Ruth (Mary Fickett, sometimes Lee Meriwether) left Pine Valley in 2010 and retired to Florida.

PEGGY MOODY

Half of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara, Anne was Peggy Moody

DIMITRI MARICK

Michael Nader portrayed multi-millionaire Hungarian Count Dimitri Marick from 1991 to 2001.

ALICE HART

Rochelle Oliver played Alice Hart, Kendall's adoptive mother. Alice is married to William Hart, and the couple resides in Florida.

LIVIA FRYE

Tonya Pinkins played Livia Frye, sister of Detective Derek Frye, from 1991 until the end of the show. The character was married to Tom Cudahy (Richard Shoberg), the owner of the local health club, and was, for a while, an associate of lawyer Jack Montgomery. She defended Kendall Hart in the Michael Cambias murder trial.

WILLIAM HART

Bill Raymond played William Hart, Kendall's adoptive father.

HAYLEY VAUGHAN

Kelly Ripa played Hayley Vaughan from her introduction on Thanksgiving Day, 1990, until the end of the show. Hayley was at various times a private investigator, the CEO of Enchantment, and the host of a TV fashion show called Waves. She was married three times, to Will Cortlandt, Alex McIntyre, and Mateo Santos (although that last marriage was invalid).

RICHARD FIELDS

James A. Stephens played film star Richard Fields, Kendall Hart's biological father. The character died of a heart attack in 1994.

MO GREEN

Jerry Stiller played Richard Fields' agent Mo Green.

JACKSON MONTGOMERY

Walt Willey played Jackson Montgomery from 1987 until the end of the show in 2011. The character is Erica Kane's lawyer and had three separate affairs with her. The couple would eventually would marry in 2004.

CORVINA LANG

Malgorzata Zajackowska played Corvina Lang, sister of Anton Lang, from 1992 to 1997. She was Dimitri's housekeeper. In 1999 she was Mrs. Mueller in 'SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE' with Sarah Michelle Gellar.