Cleaning soap opera legend Thom Christopher, who portrayed mob boss Carlo Hesser on ABC’s One Life to Dwell, has died. He was 84.
Christopher’s passing was confirmed by his former TV son, Anthony Crivello (who performed Johnny Dee Hesser), who shared the information on his Fb web page. “My pricey pal of a few years, actor #ThomChristopher handed immediately,” Crivello wrote.
He continued, “He was at all times a gentleman, at all times supportive, and he and his spouse Judith, who preceded him in demise, the place at all times gracious to me and welcoming.”
“Thom and I labored collectively on the #abc daytime collection #onelifetolive within the Nineties,” Crivello added alongside photographs from the present. “We’re seen right here with the stunning #audrylanders who performed my sister, and Thom my father. It was an exquisite time, troublesome hours and lengthy days, however joyful every minute.”
He concluded, “Could Thom fly on Wings of Angels to be beside his beloved Judith, and should they get pleasure from one another’s firm as soon as once more, beside the ‘Pearly Gates’ of heaven.”
Born on October 5, 1940, in Queens, New York, Christopher attended Ithaca Faculty and studied appearing on the Neighborhood Playhouse. He obtained his begin on daytime tv on the cleaning soap opera The Fringe of Evening, enjoying the position of Noel Douglas.
His different credit embrace the character of Hawk, a half-man, half-bird warrior within the second season of Buck Rogers within the twenty fifth Century in 1981. He additionally appeared in episodes of Simon & Simon, T. J. Hooker, Homicide, She Wrote, Regulation & Order, and Guiding Mild.
Nevertheless, he’s finest identified for enjoying Carlo Hesser (and his twin brother Mortimer Bern) on One Life to Dwell from 1990 to 2008. His efficiency earned him a Daytime Emmy for Excellent Supporting Actor in 1992. He was nominated once more in 1993, twice, for One Life to Dwell and for his half as Dante Partou on ABC’s Loving.
His remaining appearing credit score got here within the 2017 film ADDicted.