Bill Hayes
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
William "Bill" Foster Hayes III (born June 5, 1925) was an American actor and a Billboard Hot 100 #1 recording artist. Following a successful career as a musician which began in the late 1940s, he began to focus on dramatic acting parts in the late 1960s, which led him to be cast in a role that gained him additional fame to a younger generation. This new chapter in his career began in 1970 when he originated the character of Doug Williams on NBC's Days of Our Lives, which he continues to play r...
Known For
Filmography
Never Can Say Good-bye
2018
as Daniel
Big Men
2014
Miracle at Gate 213
2013
as Louis Darling
Childstar
2004
as Hockey Announcer
9 Dead Gay Guys
2002
as Dirty Ole' Irish Tramp
China: The Panda Adventure
2001
as Narrator
Frasier
1993
as Neil 'Sully' Sullivan
Wrestling with God
1990
as Thomas Campbell
Hooperman
1987
as Buddy Stern
Matlock
1986
as George Dutton
The Making of Rock & Rule
1983
as Narrator (voice)
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Days of Our Lives
1965
as Doug Williams
Once Upon a Mattress
1964
as Minstrel
The Cardinal
1963
as Frank Fermoyle
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
Wonders of Puerto Rico
1958
Decoy
1957
as Gordon Troy
Caesar Presents
1955
Stop, You're Killing Me
1952
as Chancellor 'Chance' Whitelaw
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Colonel Fairfax
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
Your Show of Shows
1950
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self