PEOPLE previously confirmed that Hogestyn died on Sept. 28 from pancreatic cancer at age 70. Eight months later, his Days of Our Lives character, John Black, took his final bow on the June 2 ...

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Allison Sweeney reprised her role as Sami Brady on Days of our Lives to bid an emotional farewell to her late TV step-dad, John Black, played by the late, great Drake Hogestyn.

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It’s the end of an era for Days of Our Lives, as the beloved character John Black said his final goodbyes on Monday’s (June 2) episode, eight months after his portrayer, Drake Hogestyn, passed ...

Days of Our Lives has officially bid farewell to Drake Hogestyn. PEOPLE previously confirmed that Hogestyn died on Sept. 28 from pancreatic cancer at age 70.

Because the cast knew that Hogestyn was in his final days off-camera, Martsolf said emotions while filming were high. “There was literally zero acting going on during those three days,” he shared.