Soap actor commits suicide

[Dr. Jack]

Soap actor commits suicide
Benjamin Hendrickson, 'As the World Turns' vet, was 55

HUNTINGTON, New York (AP) -- Benjamin Hendrickson, an Emmy Award-winning actor on the "As the World Turns" soap opera, committed suicide this week with a gunshot to the head, police said.

Suffolk County police officers, called by concerned neighbors to Hendrickson's Long Island home, said they found him dead in his bed on Monday.

Hendrickson, 55, was a member of the first graduating class of the Juilliard School of Drama, along with actors Kevin Kline and Patti LuPone. He appeared on Broadway in the early 1980s as a replacement in the title role of "The Elephant Man" and in the 1984 revival of "Awake and Sing!"

He played Chief of Detectives Hal Munson for more than 20 years on CBS' "As the World Turns," winning a Daytime Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in 2003.

His last air date on the show will be July 12.

[jaypasco]

was that your favorite soap?

[Dr. Jack]

Never watched it. lol. I originally thought it was from the show "soap"

If I watch a soap it will be General Hospital. TY

[Hoosiercatdaddy]

how hard can it really be to play the role of soap?

[Dr. Jack]

Originally Posted by Hoosiercatdaddy

how hard can it really be to play the role of soap?

Go for it Cat.

We can call it

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