Beloved Days of Our Lives actor, Frank Parker, has died from complications of Parkinson's disease and dementia, according to Deadline.
He was 79.
The report goes on to state that he passed away on September 26 in Vacaville, CA.
Parker is best known for starring on NBC soap, Days of Our Lives as Shawn Brady. He starred on the show on and off between 1983 to 2008.
His final storyline on the daytime TV series found Shawn giving up his oxygen mask to his son, Bo following an airplane disaster.
It was one of the most shocking storylines to rock the show and a dramatic exit for someone who appeared on it for almost 25 years.
Parker also appeared on other TV shows throughout his time in the spotlight, including:
Gomer Pyle: Usmc, Daktari and Hogan’s Heroes, Mission: Impossible, Mod Squad, Little House on the Prairie, S.W.A.T., Wonder Woman, Lost in Space,...
He was 79.
The report goes on to state that he passed away on September 26 in Vacaville, CA.
Parker is best known for starring on NBC soap, Days of Our Lives as Shawn Brady. He starred on the show on and off between 1983 to 2008.
His final storyline on the daytime TV series found Shawn giving up his oxygen mask to his son, Bo following an airplane disaster.
It was one of the most shocking storylines to rock the show and a dramatic exit for someone who appeared on it for almost 25 years.
Parker also appeared on other TV shows throughout his time in the spotlight, including:
Gomer Pyle: Usmc, Daktari and Hogan’s Heroes, Mission: Impossible, Mod Squad, Little House on the Prairie, S.W.A.T., Wonder Woman, Lost in Space,...
- 9/26/2018
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
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