Robert Gentry obit

R.I.P. Robert Gentry – ‘All My Children’ and ‘Guiding Light’ Actor Dies at 81

 

He was not on the list.

Best known for his portrayal of Ed Bauer on “Guiding Light” (1966-1969; 1997-1998) and Ross Chandler on “All My Children” (1983-1989), veteran soap star Robert Gentry has died.

His death was first reported in the Fall/Winter 2022 issue of SAG-AFTRA magazine as part of the publication’s “In Memoriam” listing which honors the memory of members whose deaths were reported to the actor’s union between July 1 – October 31, 2022.

Gentry reportedly died on Saturday, September 17, 2022. The actor was 81 years old at the time, just 12 days shy of his next birth.

Gentry made his television acting debut in 1965, appearing in the soap opera “The Doctors.” In 1970, he made a name for himself playing Dr. John Carr on the short-lived daytime drama “A World Apart.” He would go on to appear in several other soaps, including “One Life to Live,” “Generations,” “The Bold and the Beautiful,” “Days of our Lives” and “Another World.” In primetime, he had guest appearances in episodes of “Gunsmoke,” “Fantasy Island,” “Matlock” and “New York Undercover,” among others.

 

The cause of death remained unknown at press time.

Actor

 

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

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1983–2007

33 episodes

 

Ice-T, Sam Waterston, Mariska Hargitay, Camryn Manheim, Christopher Meloni, Jeffrey Donovan, Mehcad Brooks, Kelli Giddish, and Danielle Moné Truitt in Law & Order (1990)

Law & Order

Barry Pratt

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2001

1 episode

 

Another World (1964)

Another World

Philip LyonsDetective Morris

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1980–1998

28 episodes

 

Vic Noto in Guiding Light (1952)

Guiding Light

Dr. Ed BauerEd BauerDr. Ed Bauer (aka Billy) #2 (1966-1969, 1997-1998)

TV Series

1966–1997

6 episodes

 

Malik Yoba in New York Undercover (1994)

New York Undercover

Neil J. Davis

TV Series

1996

1 episode

 

Days of Our Lives (1965)

Days of Our Lives

Dr. Roger HuntRichard Hunt (1994-1995)

TV Series

1994–1995

10 episodes

 

Heather Tom, Thorsten Kaye, and Katherine Kelly Lang in The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)

The Bold and the Beautiful

Elliott Parker

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1993

8 episodes

 

Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992)

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Winston Hope

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1992

 

Kelly Rutherford, Anthony Addabbo, and Kristoff St. John in Generations (1989)

Generations

Jordan Hale #2Jordan Hale #2 (1990)

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1990–1991

74 episodes

 

Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)

Matlock

Jim Steinbach

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1990

2 episodes

 

Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)

Hunter

Ben Linder

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1990

1 episode

 

William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)

Jake and the Fatman

Capt. Carrier

TV Series

1990

1 episode

 

Kristen Alderson, Kassie Wesley DePaiva, Erika Slezak, Trevor St. John, and John-Paul Lavoisier in One Life to Live (1968)

One Life to Live

Giles Morgan

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1983

2 episodes

 

Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)

Fantasy Island

Dick Stanton

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1978

1 episode

 

Robert Forster and Linda Evans in Standing Tall (1978)

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Tom Sparkman

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1978

 

Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)

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Gene Knox

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1977

1 episode

 

Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)

Police Story

Luntner

TV Series

1976

1 episode

 

Cannon (1971)

Cannon

Bill Braden

TV Series

1975

1 episode

 

Gunsmoke (1955)

Gunsmoke

Tucker

TV Series

1975

1 episode

 

The F.B.I. (1965)

The F.B.I.

Leo Miles

TV Series

1973

1 episode

 

Victor Buono in Assignment: Vienna (1972)

Assignment: Vienna

(as Bob Gentry)

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1973

1 episode

 

Polly Bergen, Donna Mills, Paul Burke, Judy Carne, and Barbara Feldon in The Wide World of Mystery (1973)

The Wide World of Mystery

Henri ClervalHenry Clerval

TV Series

1973

2 episodes

 

Dear Dead Delilah (1972)

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Richard

1972

 

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

The Streets of San Francisco

Rex Riley

TV Series

1972

1 episode

 

A World Apart (1970)

A World Apart

Dr. John Carr (1970-1971)

TV Series

1970

 

James Daly in Medical Center (1969)

Medical Center

Peter Marshall

TV Series

1970

1 episode

 

N.Y.P.D. (1967)

N.Y.P.D.

Artie

TV Series

1967

1 episode

 

The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean (1966)

The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean

Vance

1966

 

David O'Brien in The Doctors (1963)

The Doctors

Brad Murphy

TV Series

1965

7 episodes