Larry Bryggman - wikipedia Larry Bryggman Larry Bryggman Arvid Laurence Bryggman ( 1938 - 12 - 21 ) December 21, 1938 ( age 78 ) Concord, California, U.S. Occupation Film, television actor Years active 1975 - present Spouse ( s ) Jacqueline Schultz ( 1992 - 1997 ) Tracey Hanley ( ? - present ) 2 children Arvid Laurence `` Larry '' Bryggman ( born December 21, 1938 ) is an American actor. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Partial filmography 5 References 6 External links Early life Bryggman was born in Concord, California of Swedish descent ; his father worked for a neon sign company and his mother was a piano teacher. Bryggman attended the City College of San Francisco as well as the American Theatre Wing in New York City. He made his off - Broadway debut in 1962, with A Summer Ghost. Career Bryggman is known for his role as Dr. John Dixon in the soap opera As the World Turns, a role he played from July 18, 1969 to December 14, 2004. Originally the role was a minor background part, which only required Bryggman to work two episodes, but he was later hired to a contract in 1970. For his role as Dr. Dixon, Bryggman received two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Drama, in 1984 and 1987. He has also made several notable appearances in major films, most notably... And Justice for All, Die Hard with a Vengeance and Spy Game. In December 2004, Bryggman 's picture suddenly stopped appearing in the opening credits of As the World Turns. Although many actors were rarely seen on the show, As the World Turns had a history of keeping its veteran actors under contract. After a few weeks of not appearing in the opening credits, it was revealed that Larry Bryggman decided to quit after being offered a large pay cut. Though no onscreen attempt was made to explain the character 's absence -- his character simply stopped appearing -- vintage clips of Bryggman were featured in ATWT 's fiftieth anniversary show in April 2006. For the show 's final episodes, it was explained that Dr. John Dixon had been working at Johns Hopkins for an undisclosed period of time, but had been asked by Dr. Reid Oliver to return to Oakdale Memorial to consult on the ailing Christopher Hughes. In 2005, Bryggman starred as the Judge in the Atlantic Theater Company 's off - Broadway and Los Angeles productions of the David Mamet farce Romance, for which he received universal rave reviews and a nomination for the 2005 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. James C. Taylor for the Los Angeles Times called Bryggman 's performance `` one of the finest comedic performances seen on an American stage this decade ''. Bryggman has twice been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play ; in 1994 for Picnic, and in 2001 for Proof. He also appeared in the original 1976 Broadway cast of Checking Out. Beginning on August 27, 2010, Bryggman returned to ATWT for 12 episodes, before the show finished its run on September 17, 2010. Personal life From 1982 - 1987, he was married to As the World Turns co-star Jacqueline Schultz. His present wife, Tracey Hanley, was an assistant director on Guiding Light. Son Ryan Hanley was born in 2000, and daughter Riley Claire was born on June 11, 2003 in Manhattan. Partial filmography ( edit )... And Justice for All ( 1979 ) - Warren Fresnell Hanky Panky ( 1982 ) - Stacy Die Hard with a Vengeance ( 1995 ) - Insp. Walter Cobb Spy Game ( 2001 ) - Troy Folger Side by Each ( 2008 ) - Salty Family Games ( 2013 ) - Roan References Jump up ^ Larry Bryggman Biography Jump up ^ Larry Bryggman Biography - Yahoo ! Movies Jump up ^ ATWT News ATWT Vet Larry Bryggman Sent Packing As The World Turns @ soapcentral.com Jump up ^ Side By Each - Cast Jump up ^ http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=4603/ Jump up ^ Internet Broadway Database : Proof Production Credits Jump up ^ http://soapcentral.com/atwt/theactors/bryggman_larry.php External links Larry Bryggman on IMDb Larry Bryggman at the Internet Broadway Database Larry Bryggman at AllMovie SoapCentral actors page Die Hard Films Die Hard Die Hard 2 Die Hard with a Vengeance Live Free or Die Hard A Good Day to Die Hard Video games Die Hard Die Hard Arcade Die Hard Trilogy Die Hard Trilogy 2 : Viva Las Vegas Die Hard : Nakatomi Plaza Die Hard : Vendetta Die Hard Other John McClane The Detective novel film Nothing Lasts Forever 58 Minutes Dynamite Cop Val Verde Roderick Thorp Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Macdonald Carey ( 1974 ) Macdonald Carey ( 1975 ) Larry Haines ( 1976 ) Val Dufour ( 1977 ) James Pritchett ( 1978 ) Al Freeman Jr. ( 1979 ) Douglass Watson ( 1980 ) Douglass Watson ( 1981 ) Anthony Geary ( 1982 ) Robert S. Woods ( 1983 ) Larry Bryggman ( 1984 ) Darnell Williams ( 1985 ) David Canary ( 1986 ) Larry Bryggman ( 1987 ) David Canary ( 1988 ) David Canary ( 1989 ) A Martinez ( 1990 ) Peter Bergman ( 1991 ) Peter Bergman ( 1992 ) David Canary ( 1993 ) Michael Zaslow ( 1994 ) Justin Deas ( 1995 ) Charles Keating ( 1996 ) Justin Deas ( 1997 ) Eric Braeden ( 1998 ) Anthony Geary ( 1999 ) Anthony Geary ( 2000 ) David Canary ( 2001 ) Peter Bergman ( 2002 ) Maurice Benard ( 2003 ) Anthony Geary ( 2004 ) Christian LeBlanc ( 2005 ) Anthony Geary ( 2006 ) Christian LeBlanc ( 2007 ) Anthony Geary ( 2008 ) Christian LeBlanc ( 2009 ) Michael Park ( 2010 ) Michael Park ( 2011 ) Anthony Geary ( 2012 ) Doug Davidson ( 2013 ) Billy Miller ( 2014 ) Anthony Geary ( 2015 ) Tyler Christopher ( 2016 ) Scott Clifton ( 2017 ) VIAF : 21967968 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Larry_Bryggman&oldid=815595047 '' Categories : 1938 births Male actors from California American male film actors American people of Swedish descent American male soap opera actors American male television actors Living people Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winners American male stage actors Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Articles with IBDb links Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Français Nederlands Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 15 December 2017, at 20 : 31. 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Question: who played dr john on as the world turns
Answer: Arvid Laurence "Larry" Bryggman