Benjamin Hendrickson - wikipedia Benjamin Hendrickson For the baseball player, see Ben Hendrickson. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2013 ) Benjamin Hendrickson ( 1950 - 08 - 26 ) August 26, 1950 Huntington, New York July 3, 2006 ( 2006 - 07 - 03 ) ( aged 55 ) Huntington, New York Cause of death Suicide by gunshot to the head Occupation Actor Benjamin Hendrickson ( August 26, 1950 -- July 3, 2006 ) was an American actor known for playing Harold `` Hal '' Munson, Jr., the Chief of Detectives for the mythical town of Oakdale on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns. Contents 1 Theater and film 2 Television 3 Death 3.1 On screen 4 References 5 External links Theater and film Hendrickson was born in Huntington, New York. He studied at the prestigious Juilliard School as part of the institution 's first drama division class and was a founding member of John Houseman 's The Acting Company. Prior to his television appearances, Hendrickson acted in theatre. From 1973 to 1984, he appeared in a host of productions that included The Elephant Man ( taking over the title part in 1981 after serving as David Bowie 's understudy ), Awake and Sing and Strider. Hendrickson also acted in feature films. His credits include Dreams Do n't Die ( 1982 ), Manhunter ( 1986 ), Russkies ( 1987 ), Regarding Henry ( 1991 ), Consenting Adults ( 1992 ) and Spanking the Monkey ( 1994 ). Television Hendrickson made appearances on daytime television in the early 1980s ; his credits included Another World, Texas, and a notable role on Guiding Light as the villainous Silas Crocker. Years later, he also appeared as a judge on Boston Legal. However, Hendrickson was best known for playing Harold `` Hal '' Munson Jr., the Chief of Detectives for the mythical town of Oakdale on the long - running daytime soap opera As the World Turns. He played Hal for over 20 years, from October 1985 to September 2004 and from June 2005 to July 2006. Hal was initially a short - term role, but as Hendrickson joked, when he `` impregnated the leading lady '' ( the character of Margo, then played by Hillary B. Smith ), he signed a contract with a longer term. Hendrickson won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for playing Hal in 2003. During his acceptance speech, he honored his source of moral support with a joke : `` To my mother, who scrimped and saved to send me to Juilliard to study the classics... I 'm sorry. '' Death Hendrickson 's body was discovered on July 3, 2006 at his Huntington, New York home. The Suffolk County Police labeled his death a suicide ; his body had been found with a gunshot wound to the head. On screen Since daytime soap operas follow tape - ahead shooting schedules, Hendrickson 's final scenes on As the World Turns were broadcast July 12, 2006, nine days after his death. The July 12 episode featured a brief dedication at the end alerting viewers to his death. A July 5, 2006 TV Guide article indicated that the role would not be recast ; the show addressed the fate of the character onscreen in October 2006, and had Hal Munson die in the line of duty. References Jump up ^ As the World Turns Veteran Dead at 55 - Soaps News TVGuide.com Archived March 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Benjamin Hendrickson, ' As the World Turns ' Actor, 55, Is Dead - New York Times Jump up ^ As the World Turns Says Goodbye to Hal Munson - Soaps News TVGuide.com Archived March 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. 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Knight ( 2001 ) Josh Duhamel ( 2002 ) Benjamin Hendrickson ( 2003 ) Rick Hearst ( 2004 ) Greg Rikaart ( 2005 ) Jordan Clarke ( 2006 ) Rick Hearst ( 2007 ) Kristoff St. John ( 2008 ) Jeff Branson / Vincent Irizarry ( 2009 ) Billy Miller ( 2010 ) Jonathan Jackson ( 2011 ) Jonathan Jackson ( 2012 ) Scott Clifton / Billy Miller ( 2013 ) Eric Martsolf ( 2014 ) Chad Duell ( 2015 ) Sean Blakemore ( 2016 ) Steve Burton ( 2017 ) Greg Vaughan ( 2018 ) LCCN : no00010676 SNAC : w6rb9nxg VIAF : 16763802 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Benjamin_Hendrickson&oldid=813069647 '' Categories : 1950 births 2006 deaths American male actors who committed suicide American male film actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors People from Long Island Suicides by firearm in New York ( state ) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winners 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors Juilliard School alumni Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles needing additional references from March 2013 All articles needing additional references Articles with hCards Articles with IBDb links Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Español فارسی Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 1 December 2017, at 15 : 50 ( UTC ). 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Question: actor who plays hal munson on as the world turns
Answer: Benjamin Hendrickson