Taurean Blacque
(born Herbert Middleton Jr.; May 10, 1940 – July 21, 2022) 

Taurean Blacque, who portrayed the streetwise Det. Neal
Washington on all seven seasons of the acclaimed NBC
cop show Hill Street Blues. His family announced he died
Thursday in Atlanta following a brief illness.

From 1989-90, Blacque played Henry Marshall opposite
Vivica A. Fox and others as an original castmember on
the NBC daytime soap opera Generations.

Blacque was a Christian and his faith influenced his desire
to be involved with adoption. In 1989, he was asked by
President George H. W. Bush to serve as a national
spokesman for adoption.

Don Knotts on the live soap opera ‘Search for Tomorrow’

Don Knotts’ first role on television was on the CBS soap opera
Search for Tomorrow from 1953-54. His character was named
Wilbur Peterson, a neurotic guy who didn’t talk much. He would
only speak to one person, his sister. it was Don’s first and only
serious professional role.

Jesse Donald Knotts (July 21, 1924 – February 24, 2006)

Virginia Clark (as Helen) and David Gothard (Left), cast members
of “The Romance of Helen Trent”. Man at right is unidentified.

From the National Radio Hall Of Fame Gallery.

Jared Christopher Martin
(December 21, 1941 – May 24, 2017)

(FoxNews) – Jared Martin, who played Sue Ellen’s handsome
rodeo cowboy love interest on the CBS-TV series  "Dallas,
( April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991) has died.

The actor’s son told The Hollywood Reporter Martin died at
his home in Philadelphia Wednesday after a battle with
pancreatic cancer.

The Manhattan-born Martin was best known for his role on
"Dallas," joining the show in 1979 as the adopted son of
Clayton Farlow, played by Howard Keel.

Dark Shadows is a gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on 
the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The
series depicted the lives of the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine.

The show became extremely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins,
played by Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, appeared a year into its run.

Dark Shadows featured an array of characters including ghosts, witches,
werewolves, zombies, and warlocks. Time travel and a parallel universe 
were also featured. Some characters were played by more than one actor.

The introduction of Vampire Barnabas Collins in 1967.

John Herbert "Jonathan" Frid
(December 2, 1924 – April 14, 2012)