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Bill Hayes Net Worth


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Bill Hayes net worth is
$11 Million

Bill Hayes Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Throughout the 70s and a good part of the 80s, Bill Hayes and his second wife, Emmy-winning Susan Seaforth Hayes, reigned as the Lunt and Fontanne of daytime soaps. Prior to this he had become a noted singer/actor on the Broadway stage and in night clubs. Born William Foster Hayes III in Harvey, Illinois, on June 5, 1925, and raised in the Midwest... 
Full NameBill Hayes
Net Worth$11 Million
Date Of BirthJune 5, 1925
Place Of BirthHarvey, Illinois, USA
Height1.75 m
ProfessionActor, Singer
EducationDePauw University
NationalityAmerican
SpouseSusan Seaforth Hayes, Mary Hobbs
IMDB
NominationsDaytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Movies9 Dead Gay Guys, China: The Panda Adventure, The Cardinal, Stop, You're Killing Me
TV ShowsDays of Our Lives, Your Show of Shows, Caesar Presents
Star SignGemini
#Quote
1All I had heard about soap operas were derogatory: the writing was bad, the plotting was bad, that type of thing. But when I got there, the actors were incredibly good, the writing was excellent. Everything about it was wonderful. [The Arizona Republic, March 21, 1997]
#Fact
1Co-starring with Lee Meriwether in the nostalgic play "I Remember You" at the Norris Theater in the Los Angeles area. [May 2005]
2He met and married first wife Mary Hobbs while he was a student at DePauw University. They had five children.
3He and Susan made the cover of Time magazine in 1976.
4Son-in-law of actress Elizabeth Harrower.
Bill Hayes, Susan Seaforth Hayes
Bill Hayes, Susan Seaforth Hayes

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Never Can Say Goodbye: When Love and Hate Survive DeathannouncedDaniel
Days of Our Lives1972-2016TV SeriesDoug Williams Jack Devereaux John Palmer ...
Miracle at Gate 2132013TV MovieLouis Darling
Childstar2004Hockey Announcer
9 Dead Gay Guys2002Dirty Ole' Irish Tramp
Frasier2002TV SeriesNeil 'Sully' Sullivan
China: The Panda Adventure2001Narrator
Days of Our Lives' 35th Anniversary2000TV MovieDoug Williams
Wrestling with God1990Thomas Campbell
Cop Rock1990TV SeriesThomas J. Wagner
Matlock1988TV SeriesGeorge Dutton
Hooperman1988TV Series
Cade's County1972TV SeriesPaul Ross
The Interns1970TV SeriesVern Anderson
Once Upon a Mattress1964TV MovieMinstrel
The Cardinal1963Frank
True Story1961TV SeriesLarry Foster
The Bell Telephone Hour1960TV Series
The Voice of Firestone1959TV Series
Kiss Me, Kate1958TV MovieBill Calhoun (Lucentio)
Little Women1958TV MovieJohn Brooks
The United States Steel Hour1958TV SeriesSpike Hunter
Decoy1957TV SeriesGordon
The Yeoman of the Guard1957TV MovieCol. Fairfax
Columbia Musical Travelark: Wonders of New Orleans1957ShortSinger
Columbia Musical Travelark: Wonders of Ontario1956ShortSinger
Columbia Musical Travelark: Wonders of Manhattan1955ShortSinger
General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein1954TV MovieJoe Taylor (segment 'Allegro')
Armstrong Circle Theatre1952TV Series
Stop, You're Killing Me1952Chancellor 'Chance' Whitelaw

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Cop Rock1990TV Series performer - 1 episode
Good Old Days Part II1978TV Special performer: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett"
Once Upon a Mattress1964TV Movie performer: "NORMANDY"
Columbia Musical Travelark: Wonders of New Orleans1957Short performer: "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans"
Columbia Musical Travelark: Wonders of Manhattan1955Short performer: "Manhattan Data"
General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein1954TV Movie performer: "You Are Never Away"
Stop, You're Killing Me1952performer: "You're My Ever-Loving" - uncredited
Your Show of Shows1950TV Series performer - 1 episode

Camera Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
8 Seconds1994additional assistant camera

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
George!1972dog trainer

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Untitled Bill Hayes DocumentaryDocumentary post-production
Searching for Eddie Running Wolf2015Documentary voice
The 83rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade2014TV MovieHimself
Lifestyle Magazine2011TV Series documentaryHimself
SoapTalk2005TV SeriesHimself
Days of Our Lives' Christmas2001TV SpecialHimself / Doug Williams
Intimate Portrait2001TV Series documentaryHimself
A Journey in Faith1999VideoHimself
50 Years of Soaps: An All-Star Celebration1994TV MovieHimself
Hour Magazine1985TV SeriesHimself
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade1981TV MovieHimself
The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1981TV SpecialHimself - Performer
The Hollywood Squares1973-1979TV SeriesHimself
Password Plus1979TV SeriesHimself - Celebrity Contestant
The 21st Annual TV Week Logie Awards1979TV SpecialHimself
The Mike Douglas Show1976-1978TV SeriesHimself - Co-Host / Himself - Actor / Himself / ...
Good Old Days Part II1978TV SpecialHimself
The 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards1977TV SpecialHimself
Donahue1977TV SeriesHimself
Celebrity Bowling1976TV SeriesHimself
Three for the Money1975TV SeriesHimself
Dinah!1975TV SeriesHimself
The Andy Williams Show1971TV SeriesHimself - Singer
The Bell Telephone Hour1965TV SeriesHimself - Singer
That Regis Philbin Show1964TV SeriesHimself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1964TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The DuPont Show of the Week1961TV SeriesHimself
Here's Hollywood1961TV SeriesHimself
Music for a Spring Night1960TV SeriesHimself - Singer
The Bing Crosby Show1959TV SeriesHimself
The Voice of Firestone1959TV SeriesHimself
Oldsmobile Music Theatre1959TV SeriesHimself
The Bing Crosby Special1959TV MovieHimself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show1958-1959TV SeriesHimself
The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show1958TV SeriesHimself
The Bing Crosby Special1958TV SpecialHimself -commercials
The Big Record1957-1958TV SeriesHimself
The 12th Annual Tony Awards1958TV SpecialHimself - Performer
Max Liebman Spectaculars1956TV SeriesHimself
Columbia Musical Travelark: Wonders of Washington, D. C.1956Documentary shortSinger
Texaco Star Theatre1955TV SeriesHimself
Max Liebman Presents: Variety1955TV MovieHimself - Guest
Your Show of Shows1950-1953TV SeriesHimself - Vocalist / Himself - Guest Performer
The Ed Sullivan Show1953TV SeriesHimself
This Is Show Business1951TV SeriesHimself
The Star-Spangled Revue1950TV MovieHimself
Fireball Fun-For-All1949TV SeriesHimself

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1977SoapySoapy AwardsOutstanding ActorDays of Our Lives (1965)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1976Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama SeriesDays of Our Lives (1965)
1975Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama SeriesDays of Our Lives (1965)

Known for movies

Doug Williams / Jack Devereaux / Dakota Lee / John Palmer

Days of Our Lives (1972-2016)
as Doug Williams / Jack Devereaux / Dakota Lee / John

Frank

The Cardinal (1963)
as Frank

Chancellor 'Chance' Whitelaw

Stop, You're Killing Me (1952)
as Chancellor 'Chance' Whitelaw

Singer

Columbia Musical Travelark: Wonders of Manhattan (1955)
as Singer