Hogestyn died in September 2024 from pancreatic cancer, around the same time the soap opera filmed the death of his character ...

Hogestyn's long-running "Days" character John Black is being laid to rest at an emotional ceremony this week after the actor ...

While Drake Hogestyn was dying of pancreatic cancer last year, the “Days of Our Lives” cast and crew filmed his character John Black’s funeral as they prepared to also say goodbye to the actor himself ...

“Days of Our Lives” officially killed off Drake Hogestyn’s character, John Black, on Monday. The emotional episode came eight months after Hogestyn passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 70 ...

An emotional montage of his onscreen love story with Deirdre Hall played before his character flatlined in an emotional ...

Executive producer Ken Corday approached Hogestyn’s family and got permission to bring John’s story to an end this way, and they signed off on it. “Drake, as the consummate storyteller that ...

A graduate of Northwestern University, she has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Peacock Days of Our Lives has officially bid farewell to Drake Hogestyn. PEOPLE previously confirmed that Hogestyn ...

ISA agent John Black is being given a loving funeral on Days of Our Lives during the week of June 9, 2025. This also marks the final farewell of Drake Hogestyn, the actor who played John Black for ...

Soap fans who don’t even watch Days of Our Lives are well aware that the iconic Drake Hogestyn had died in September 2024.

Hogestyn's John Black has been a "Days" mainstay since 1986. The actor died at the age of 70 in 2024 from pancreatic cancer.

Like sands through the hourglass. “Days of Our Lives” officially killed off Drake Hogestyn’s character, John Black, on Monday. The emotional episode came eight months after Hogestyn passed ...