Life changed forever for Days of Our Lives’ Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie) and, indeed, all of the cast, when Bill Hayes passed away at 98, after over half a century as Salem’s beloved Doug Williams.

One week after the death of longtime Days of Our Lives actor Bill Hayes, his wife Susan Seaforth Hayes - with whom he co-starred on the daytime soap for more than 50 years - is thanking fans for their ...

“I was supposed to confront Denise and try to cause her to have a heart attack but instead bring on my own labor pains,” Seaforth Hayes recalled for Soap Opera Digest in 2018. So “I gave it ...

Days of our Lives star Susan Seaforth Hayes remembered her husband, Bill Hayes, on the first anniversary of his death. Weeks after the hit Peacock soap paid tribute to Bill with Doug’s passing ...

To make it even more bittersweet, Susan Seaforth Hayes’ Julie gave the eulogy for Doug. It was similar to the one she did for his portrayer and her real-life husband, Bill Hayes. Now that the ...