Doug Sheehan, Veteran of General Hospital and Knots Landing, Dead At 75

Daytime Emmy Award nominee Doug Sheehan, best known for roles on ABC’s General Hospital and CBS’ Knots Landing, has passed away. He was 75.

Doug Sheehan, Rest In Peace

Per the Wyoming-based Kane Funeral Home, the actor “passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday morning, June 29, 2024, with his loving wife at his side.” A cause of death was not disclosed.

With guest appearances in Charlie’s Angels and Kaz under his belt, Sheehan burst onto the daytime scene as unlucky-in-love do-gooder Joe Kelly (of the Kelly’s Diner Kellys) who romanced Heather Webber. His three-year stint at GH ended in 1982, and he subsequently joined the cast of Knots Landing where he toiled for four seasons as Ben Gibson, the perennial runner-up for Val Ewing’s affections.

In the 1990s, Sheehan play parented Clueless‘ Cher Horowitz (after succeeding Michael Lerner in the role) and titular Sabrina, The Teenage Witch and he co-headlined the sitcom Day by Day alongside Linda Kelsey.

His other credits MacGyver, Columbo, Promised Land, Style & Substance, Diagnosis: Murder, and What I Like About You.

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