Soap opera star dies at 86

Quinn Redeker was an actor and screenwriter known for longtime roles on “Days of Our Lives” and “The Young and the Restless.”

Acting career

Redeker’s early career included such movies as “The Andromeda Strain,” “The Candidate,” and “Ordinary People.” Also a screenwriter, he had his biggest writing success in 1978 when a script he cowrote was adapted into the script for “The Deer Hunter.” In 1979, Redeker began playing con man Alex Marshall on “Days of Our Lives;” he remained with the soap opera through 1987. While he appeared on “Days of Our Lives,” he also had short-lived roles on “The Young and the Restless,” but after his departure from “Days,” he joined “The Young and the Restless” in a long-running role. He played Rex Sterling, another con man, through 1994 and returned for a guest appearance in 2004. Redeker’s other TV appearances included a starring role in the 1977 TV movie “The Love Boat II” as well as guest spots on “The Rockford Files,” “Fantasy Island,” “Starsky & Hutch,” and “CSI: Miami.”

Tributes to Quinn Redeker

 

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