Ray MacDonnell obit

Ray MacDonnell Dies: Actor Who Appeared On ‘All My Children’ For More Than 40 Years Was 93 – Report

 

He was not on the list.

Ray MacDonnell, who played Dr. Joe Martin on ABC’s All My Children for more than 40 years, died June 10 of natural causes at his home in Chappaqua, New York, according to a report from Michael Fairman TV. He was 93.

Born on March 5, 1928, MacDonnell appeared early in his career on series such as Robert Montgomery Presents, The Jack Benny Program, Producers’ Showcase and Armstrong Circle Theatre.  He was born March 5, 1928 in  Lawrence, Massachusetts.

While he also portrayed Philip Capice on CBS soap The Edge of Night from 1961-69 and played Dick Tracy in a pilot that was not picked up, he is best known for his appearances on multiple iterations of All My Children between 1970 and 2013.

MacDonnell was an original cast member on the daytime soap, which debuted on ABC in 1970, and would stay with the show for more than four decades. While he officially retired from the series in 2009, he returned in 2011 for a number of appearances, featuring in its final episode. Two years later, he reprised the role of Martin family patriarch in Prospect Park’s online revival of the soap.

MacDonnell also appeared on Broadway in Mame, opposite Angela Lansbury and Ann Miller. He received the Daytime Emmys’ Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.

The actor is survived his his wife, Patricia, as well as his three children, Kyle, Daniel and Sarah. According to Michael Fairman TV, MacDonnell’s memorial will be held privately.

 

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All My Children

8.0

TV Series

Joe Martin

2013

31 episodes

 

Susan Lucci, Debbi Morgan, Rebecca Budig, Cameron Mathison, and Darnell Williams in All My Children (1970)

All My Children

6.8

TV Series

Joe MartinDr. Joe Martin

1970–2011

807 episodes

 

All About Erica

5.0

Video

Joe Martin

1994

 

Sharon Gabet and Larkin Malloy in The Edge of Night (1956)

The Edge of Night

7.7

TV Series

Philip CapicePhil Capice

1961–1969

13 episodes

 

Dick Tracy (1967)

Dick Tracy

6.8

TV Movie

Dick Tracy

1967

 

Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)

Car 54, Where Are You?

7.7

TV Series

Juror (uncredited)

1961

1 episode

 

Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)

Armstrong Circle Theatre

7.5

TV Series

Sam Rubin

1959–1960

2 episodes

 

The Catholic Hour (1953)

The Catholic Hour

5.7

TV Series

David

1960

1 episode

 

Producers' Showcase (1954)

Producers' Showcase

7.4

TV Series

1955

1 episode

 

Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)

The Jack Benny Program

8.5

TV Series

1954

1 episode

 

Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

Robert Montgomery Presents

7.9

TV Series

1953

1 episode

 

Self

A Closer Look

Self

ReleasedTV Series

1991

1 episode

 

Home Again, Home Again

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Self - Earl (2015)

2015

 

More All My Children

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Self - 'Dr. Joe Martin'

2013

1 episode

 

Lisa Rinna and Ty Treadway in SoapTalk (2002)

SoapTalk

5.3

TV Series

Self

2005

2 episodes

 

The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

6.5

TV Special

Self - Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

2004

 

Biography (1987)

Biography

7.7

TV Series

Self

2003

1 episode

 

The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

8.8

TV Special

Self

2001

 

All My Children 25th Anniversary Special (1995)

All My Children 25th Anniversary Special

TV Movie

Self

1995

 

Mike Douglas in The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

The Mike Douglas Show

7.0

TV Series

Self - Actor

1976

1 episode

 

Archive Footage

Dick Tracy Special (2010)

Dick Tracy Special

6.0

TV Movie

Dick Tracy (archive footage, uncredited)

2010

 

All My Children: Daytime's Greatest Weddings

4.6

Video

Joe Martin (archive footage)

1993