# Another World (TV series)

Another World is an American television soap opera that aired on NBC from May 4, 1964, to June 25, 1999. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J. Bell, and was produced by Procter & Gamble Productions at NBC Studios, 1268 East 14th Street in Brooklyn.
Set in the fictional town of Bay City, the series originally opened with announcer Bill Wolff intoning its epigram, "We do not live in this world alone, but in a thousand other worlds," which Phillips said represented the difference between "the world of events we live in, and the world of feelings and dreams that we strive for." Another World focused less on the conventional drama of domestic life as seen in other soap operas, and more on exotic melodrama between families of different classes and philosophies.
In 1964, Another World was the first soap opera to talk about abortion when such subjects were taboo. It was the first soap opera to do a crossover, with the character of Mike Bauer from Guiding Light, which was also created by Irna Phillips, coming from Springfield to Bay City. It was also the first to expand to one hour, then to ninety minutes, and then back to an hour. It was the first soap opera to launch two spin-offs, Somerset and Texas, as well as an indirect one, Lovers and Friends, which would be renamed For Richer, For Poorer. Another World was also the second soap opera with a theme song to chart on the Billboard record charts, "(You Take Me Away To) Another World" by Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris, in 1987.
On April 12, 1999, NBC announced it was canceling Another World. Its final episode aired on June 25, 1999. It was replaced with another soap opera, Passions, on July 5, 1999.

## Development

In 1963, NBC approached PGP about Irna Phillips creating a new serial for them. She decided to base it on the concept of living not only in real life, but simultaneously living in an alternate world of hopes and desires. Attorney Mitchell Dru (played by Geoffrey Lumb), who had previously been a character on As the World Turns, became a character on Another World during the early years of the program (1964-1971). Two characters from another CBS soap opera, The Guiding Light—attorney Mike Bauer and his daughter Hope—did cross over in 1966, remaining for a year before returning to The Guiding Light. Expectations were so high that Another World had six weeks of commercial time sold in advance.
On November 22, 1963, a group of executives (including Executive producer Allen M. Potter and director Tom Donovan) met at the VMLY&R ad agency in New York to discuss the show's opening story, the death of William Matthews, when they heard the news of another death in Dallas: the assassination of President Kennedy.
After opening with a death in the core Matthews family, Irna planned to follow up with an out-of-wedlock pregnancy, a septic abortion, a shooting, and a murder trial. As Allen M. Potter explained, "Irna just didn't want to take a chance on waiting for the ratings. She felt that with this kind of showy story she could build an audience more quickly." Said Tom Donovan, "In construction, Irna was attempting to follow the structure of As the World Turns. Irna would never conceive of a story not based on a family."

## Cancellation

On April 12, 1999, as part of a shakeup of the network's daytime and early morning schedules (in which NBC also canceled NBC News at Sunrise (with newcomer Early Today replacing it as the network's early-morning newscast) and picked up the daytime talk show Later Today (a short-lived spinoff of Today) in exchange for the withdrawal of the talk show Leeza (which was renewed for the 1999–2000 season and subsequently sold into first-run syndication) from the network's schedule), NBC announced that it would not renew Another World, ending the series' run after 35 years once the show's previous renewal agreement ended that June. Many reasons abounded for Another World's cancellation, with one of the more notable events occurring in the summer of 1998: the network's San Francisco affiliate at the time, KRON-TV (now a CW owned-and-operated station) – at the time one of NBC's highest-rated stations – stopped airing the show altogether to air the syndicated Howie Mandel Show in its timeslot, leaving Days of Our Lives and Sunset Beach as the only NBC soap operas that the station cleared on its schedule, and resulting in additional erosion of the program's already below-mediocre ratings. Independent station KICU-TV picked up the show and aired it for the rest of its run (with NBC logo bugs and end-credit vocal network promotions removed), but the series still experienced a steep ratings decline in the Bay Area market as KRON refused to guide viewers to the program's new home.
* Victoria Wyndham on Another World and another life

## Cast

| Actor | Character | Duration |
| David Ackroyd | Dave Gilchrist | 1974–77 |
| Mason Adams | Frank Prescott | 1976–77 |
| Denise Alexander | Mary McKinnon | 1986–89, 1991 |
| Vera Allen | Grandma Matthews | 1964 |
| Christopher Allport | Tim McGowan | 1973–74 |
| Christine Andreas | Taylor Benson | 1990–91 |
| Gerald Anthony | Rick Madison | 1991–92 |
| John Aprea | Lucas Castigliano | 1989–93 |
| John Aprea | Alexander Nikos | 1997–98 |
| Elizabeth Ashley | Emma Frame Ordway | 1990 |
| Lewis Arlt | David Thatcher | 1983–84 |
| Lewis Arlt | Ken Jordan | 1990–91 |
| Humbert Allen Astredo | Joe Bruno | 1970 |
| Richard Backus | Ted Bancroft | 1979 |
| David Bailey | Russ Matthews | 1973–81, 1989, 1992 |
| Christine Baranski | Beverly Tucker | 1983 |
| Joseph Barbara | Joe Carlino | 1995–99 |
| Judith Barcroft | Lenore Moore | 1966–71 |
| Judith Barcroft | Pharmacist | 1988 |
| Alice Barrett | Frankie Frame | 1989–96, 1999 |
| Alice Barrett | Anne O'Donnell | 1999 |
| Brad Bedford | Jamie Frame | 1972–73 |
| Richard Bekins | Jamie Frame | 1979–83 |
| Doris Belack | Madge Murray | 1966–68 |
| Joy Bell | Caroline Stafford | 1988–91 |
| Barbara Berjer | Bridget Connell | 1985–98 |
| Theodore Bikel | Henry Davenport | 1982–83 |
| Pamela Blair | Bonnie Broderick | 1994 |
| Stephen Bogardus | Sandy Cory | 1993 |
| John Bolger | Gabe McNamara | 1995–97 |
| Laura Bonarrigo | Lindsay | 1991 |
| Jay Bontatibus | Russell Boyd | 1996 |
| Linda Borgeson | Alice Matthews Frame | 1981–82 |
| Carla Borelli | Reena Bellman | 1979–80 |
| Jennifer Bransford | Pamela | 1982 |
| Lisa Brenner | Maggie Cory | 1995–96 |
| Jacqueline Brookes | Beatrice Gordon | 1975–76 |
| Anne Rose Brooks | Diana Frame Shea | 1981–82 |
| Randy Brooks | Marshall Lincoln Kramer III | 1994–95 |
| Gail Brown | Clarice Hobson Ewing | 1975–86 |
| Kimberlin Brown | Shelly Clark | 1999 |
| Kale Browne | Michael Hudson | 1986–93, 1995–98 |
| Chris Bruno | Dennis Wheeler | 1991–93 |
| Jensen Buchanan | Marley Hudson | 1991–94, 1997–98 |
| Jensen Buchanan | Vicky Hudson | 1991–99 |
| Richard Burgi | Chad Rollo | 1986–88 |
| Warren Burton | Jason Dunlap | 1980–82 |
| Jordi Caballero | Pedro | 1993 |
| Jane Cameron | Nancy McGowan | 1984–87, 1989, 1993 |
| David Canary | Steve Frame | 1981–83 |
| John Capodice | Luigi | 1987 |
| Amy Carlson | Josie Watts Sinclair | 1993–98 |
| Kevin Carrigan | Derek Dane | 1989–90 |
| Gabrielle Carteris | Tracy Julian | 1988 |
| Justin Chambers | Nick Hudson | 1995 |
| Liza Chapman | Janet Matthews | 1964–66 |
| Jordan Charney | Sam Lucas | 1967–70, 1973–74 |
| Hank Cheyne | Scott LaSalle | 1986–88 |
| Robin Christopher | Lorna Devon | 1994–97 |
| Brent Collins | Wallingford | 1984–88 |
| Kevin Conroy | Jerry Grove | 1980-81 |
| John Considine | Vic Hastings | 1974–76 |
| John Considine | Reginald Love | 1986–88 |
| Alicia Coppola | Lorna Devon | 1991–94 |
| Nicolas Coster | Robert Delaney | 1970, 1972–76, 1979–80 |
| Jacqueline Courtney | Alice Matthews Frame | 1964–75, 1984–85, 1989 |
| Christopher Cousins | Greg Houston | 1986–87 |
| Matt Crane | Matthew Cory | 1988–99 |
| Steven Culp | Tom Nelson | 1982 |
| Russell Curry | Carter Todd | 1984–86 |
| Augusta Dabney | Laura Baxter | 1964–65 |
| Patti D'Arbanville | Christy Carson | 1992–93 |
| Irene Dailey | Liz Matthews | 1974–86, 1987–94 |
| Lenore Dana | Sylvie Kosloff | 1978–79 |
| Linda Dano | Felicia Gallant | 1983–99 |
| Terry Davis | Stacey Winthorp | 1982–84 |
| Wanda De Jesus | Gomez | 1986 |
| Judy Dewey | Blaine Ewing Cory | 1984–85 |
| Colleen Dion | Brett Gardener | 1992–94 |
| Robert Doran | Jamie Frame | 1973–78 |
| James Douglas | Eliot Carrington | 1972–74 |
| Val Dufour | Walter Curtin | 1967–72 |
| Carmen Duncan | Iris Wheeler | 1988–94 |
| Charles Durning | Gil McGowan | 1972 |
| Virginia Dwyer | Mary Matthews | 1964–75 |
| Hilary Edson | Stacey Winthrop | 1989–91 |
| Robert Emhardt | Mac Cory | 1973–74 |
| Tom Eplin | Jake McKinnon | 1985–86, 1988–99 |
| William Gray Espy | Mitch Blake | 1979–82, 1986–90 |
| Judi Evans | Paulina Cory Carlino | 1991–99 |
| Sandra Ferguson | Amanda Cory Sinclair | 1987–93, 1998–99 |
| Jose Ferrer | Reuben Moreno | 1983 |
| John (Jerry) Fitzpatrick | Willis Frame | 1975-76 |
| Steve Fletcher | Hank Kent | 1992–94 |
| Ann Flood | Rose Livingston | 1986-87 |
| Constance Ford | Ada Lucas Hobson | 1967–92 |
| Faith Ford | Julia Shearer | 1983–84 |
| David Forsyth | John Hudson | 1987–97 |
| Nancy Frangione | Cecile DePoulignac | 1981–84, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1995–96 |
| Elizabeth Franz | Alma Rudder | 1982-83 |
| Morgan Freeman | Roy Bingham | 1982–84 |
| Ed Fry | Adam Cory | 1986–89 |
| Sharon Gabet | Brittany Peterson | 1985–87 |
| Joseph Gallison | Bill Matthews | 1964–69 |
| Priscilla Garita | Kathy Wolikowski | 1993 |
| Robert Gentry | Philip Lyons | 1979–81 |
| Timothy Gibbs | Gary Sinclair | 1995–98 |
| Thomas Gibson | Sam Fowler | 1990 |
| Joanna Going | Lisa Grady | 1987–89 |
| Ricky Paull Goldin | Dean Frame | 1990–93, 1995, 1998 |
| James Goodwin | Kevin Anderson | 1991–93 |
| Elain R. Graham | Etta Mae Burrell | 1996–99 |
| Kelsey Grammer | Dr Canard | 1982 |
| Charles Grant | Evan Frame | 1988–90 |
| Micki Grant | Peggy Nolan | 1965–72 |
| Brian Lane Green | Sam Fowler | 1991–93 |
| Cathy Greene | Sally Ewing | 1975–78 |
| Kim Morgan Greene | Nicole Love | 1983–84 |
| Thomas Ian Griffith | Catlin Ewing | 1984–87 |
| Robyn Griggs | Maggie Cory | 1993–95 |
| Sam Groom | Russ Matthews | 1966–71 |
| Sam Groom | Jacob McAllister | 1999 |
| Troy Hall | Tito Banacek | 1998–99 |
| Mike Hammett | Dennis Wheeler | 1972–78 |
| Susan Harney | Alice Matthews Frame | 1975–79 |
| Harriet Sansom Harris | Cathy Harris | 1983 |
| Steve Richard Harris | Zak Wilder | 1998–99 |
| Jackée Harry | Lily Mason | 1983–86 |
| Edmund Hashim | Wayne Addison | 1969 |
| Anne Heche | Marley Love | 1987–91 |
| Anne Heche | Vicky Hudson | 1987–91 |
| David Hedison | Spencer Harrison | 1991–96, 1999 |
| Laurie Heineman | Sharlene Hudson | 1975–77 |
| Alice Hirson | Marsha Davis | 1970 |
| Robert Hogan | Vince McKinnon | 1987–89, 1991 |
| Anna Kathryn Holbrook | Sharlene Frame Hudson | 1988–91, 1993–97, 1999 |
| Seth Holzlein | Jamie Frame | 1970 |
| Tim Holcomb | Jamie Frame | 1978–79 |
| Kaitlin Hopkins | Kelsey Harrison | 1992–94 |
| James Horan | Denny Hobson | 1981–82 |
| Allison Hossack | Olivia Matthews | 1989–92 |
| Robert Hover | Russ Mathews | 1971–72 |
| Anne Marie Howard | Nicole Love | 1987–89, 1993 |
| Tresa Hughes | Emma Frame Ordway | 1975–76 |
| Michelle Hurd | Dana Kramer | 1991–97 |
| Sarah Hyland | Rain Wolfe | 1997–98 |
| Maggie Impert | Rachel Cory Hutchins | 1971–72 |
| Clifton James | Striker Bellman | 1979–80 |
| B.J. Jefferson | Ronnie Lawrence | 1988–91 |
| Barry Jenner | Evan Webster | 1976–77 |
| Georgann Johnson | Ellen Bishop Grant | 1970 |
| Christine Jones | Amy Gifford | 1977 |
| Christine Jones | Janice Frame Cory | 1978–80, 1989 |
| John Karlen | Casey | 1970 |
| Billy Kay | Jeremy | 1998 |
| Charles Keating | Carl Hutchins | 1983–85, 1991–99 |
| Susan Keith | Cecile DePoulignac | 1979–81 |
| Robert Kelker-Kelly | Sam Fowler | 1987–90 |
| Robert Kelker-Kelly | Shane Roberts | 1996–98 |
| Mary Page Keller | Sally Frame Ewing | 1983–85 |
| Ted King | Ron Nettles | 1993 |
| Charles Kimbrough | Dr. Abbott | 1988 |
| Maeve Kinkead | Angie Perrini | 1977–80 |
| Christopher Knight | Leigh Hobson | 1980–81 |
| Alla Korot | Jenna Norris | 1991–93 |
| Jane Krakowski | Tonya | 1989 |
| Brian Krause | Matthew Cory | 1997–98 |
| Ilene Kristen | Madeline Thompson | 1995 |
| Eriq La Salle | Charles Thompson | 1987 |
| Sofia Landon Geier | Jennifer Thatcher | 1983 |
| Sofia Landon Geier | Donna Love | 1990–91, 1993 |
| Laurie Landry | Nicole Love | 1986–1987 |
| Laurence Lau | Jamie Frame | 1986–1990 |
| Kathleen Layman | M.J. McKinnon | 1984-1986 |
| Jennifer Leak | Olive Randolph | 1976–1979 |
| Mark Lenard | Dr. Ernest Gregory | 1964-1965 |
| Rosetta LeNoire | Gloria Metcalf | 1972 |
| Rhonda Lewin | Vicky Hudson | 1986 |
| Jennifer Lien | Hannah Moore | 1991–92 |
| Audra Lindley | Liz Matthews | 1964–69 |
| Ray Liotta | Joey Perrini | 1978–81 |
| Cleavon Little | Captain Hancock | 1982 |
| John Littlefield | Gary Sinclair | 1998–99 |
| Lindsay Lohan | Alli Fowler | 1996–97 |
| Geoffrey Lumb | Mitchell Dru | 1964–71 |
| Robert LuPone | Neal Cory | 1985–86 |
| Dorothy Lyman | Gwen Parish Frame | 1976–80, 1989 |
| Carol Lynley | Judge Martha Dunlay | 1989 |
| David Andrew Macdonald | Jordan Stark | 1998–99 |
| Elizabeth MacRae | Gertrude Beaudine | 1980 |
| Elizabeth MacRae | Aunt Rose | 1988 |
| William H. Macy | Frank Fisk | 1982 |
| Laura Malone | Blaine Ewing Cory | 1978–84 |
| Kristen Marie | Cheryl McKinnon | 1986–88 |
| Daniel Markel | Sam Fowler | 1990–91 |
| Hugh Marlowe | Jim Matthews | 1969–82 |
| Ben Masters | Vic Strang | 1982 |
| Patricia Mauceri | Angie Perrini | 1976–77 |
| Donald May | Grant Wheeler | 1982 |
| Kevin McClatchy | Nick Hudson | 1995–96 |
| Grayson McCouch | Morgan Winthrop | 1993–96 |
| Malachy McCourt | Priest | 1989 |
| John C. McGinley | Ned | 1985–86 |
| Maeve McGuire | Elena DePoulignac | 1982–83 |
| Beverlee McKinsey | Emma Frame Ordway | 1972 |
| Beverlee McKinsey | Iris Carrington | 1972–80 |
| Julian McMahon | Ian Rain | 1993–95 |
| Aiden McNulty | Jamie Frame | 1972 |
| Anne Meacham | Louise Goddard | 1972–82 |
| Joanna Merlin | Dr. Emily Cole | 1982 |
| Joanna Merlin | Vivian Cory | 1987 |
| Taylor Miller | Sally Frame Ewing | 1985–86 |
| Mike Minor | Royal Dunning | 1983–84 |
| Mark Mortimer | Nick Hudson | 1996–99 |
| Joe Morton | Abel Marsh | 1983–84 |
| Joe Morton | Leo Mars | 1983–84 |
| Laura Moss | Amanda Cory Sinclair | 1996–98 |
| James Noble | Rev. Harris | 1977 |
| Christopher Noth | Dean Whitney | 1988 |
| David O'Brien | Alan Glaser | 1986–87 |
| Jodi Lyn O'Keefe | Maggie Cory | 1995 |
| Gretchen Oehler | Vivien Gorrow | 1978–80, 1983–84, 1988–90 |
| David Oliver | Perry Hutchins | 1983–85 |
| Julie Osburn | Kathleen McKinnon | 1984–86, 1989, 1991, 1993 |
| Beverley Owen | Paula McCrea | 1971–72 |
| Petronia Paley | Quinn Harding | 1981–87 |
| Lee Patterson | Kevin Cooke | 1979–80 |
| Pamela Payton-Wright | Hazel Parker | 1979–80 |
| Lisa Peluso | Lila Roberts | 1997–99 |
| Beverly Penberthy | Pat Matthews Randolph | 1967–82, 1989 |
| Luke Perry | Kenny | 1988–89 |
| Valarie Pettiford | Courtney Walker | 1988–90 |
| Wesley Ann Pfenning | Alice Matthews Frame | 1979 |
| Jeff Phillips | Matthew Cory | 1998 |
| Julie Phillips | Sally Frame Ewing | 1979–80 |
| James Pickens, Jr. | Zack Edwards | 1986–90 |
| Christina Pickles | Elena DePoulignac | 1977–79 |
| Mark Pinter | Grant Harrison | 1991–99 |
| John Pititto | Manny | 1990–93 |
| Brad Pitt | Chris | 1987 |
| Rick Porter | Larry Ewing | 1978–86, 1989 |
| Jim Poyner | Dennis Carrington Wheeler | 1978–80 |
| Clayton Prince | Reuben Lawrence | 1988–90 |
| William Prince | Ken Baxter | 1964–65 |
| Nicholas Pryor | Tom Baxter | 1964 |
| Dack Rambo | Grant Harrison | 1990–91 |
| Luke Reilly | Ted Bancroft | 1983–84 |
| George Reinholt | Steve Frame | 1968–75, 1989 |
| Ving Rhames | Czaja Carnek | 1986 |
| Kim Rhodes | Cindy Brooke | 1996–99 |
| Christopher Rich | Sandy Cory | 1981–85 |
| Joan Rivers | Meredith Dunston | 1997 |
| Eric Roberts | Ted Bancroft | 1977 |
| Chris Robinson | Jason Frame | 1987–89 |
| Barbara Rodell | Lee Randolph | 1967–69 |
| Michael Rodrick | Cameron Sinclair | 1998–99 |
| Howard Rollins | Ed Harding | 1982 |
| Julius La Rosa | Renaldo | 1980 |
| Rhonda Ross Kendrick | Toni Burrell | 1997–99 |
| Carol Roux | Melissa Matthews | 1964–70 |
| Hansford Rowe | Louis Washburn | 1981 |
| Jennifer Runyon | Sally Frame Ewing | 1981–83 |
| William Russ | Burt McGowan | 1977–78 |
| Leon Russom | Willis Frame | 1976–80 |
| Jack Ryland | Vince McKinnon | 1984–85 |
| Michael M. Ryan | John Randolph | 1964–79 |
| Gary Sandy | Michael Thayer | 1969 |
| Carlos Sanz | Victor Rodriguez | 1993–94 |
| Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Billy Cooper | 1990–93 |
| Dahlia Salem | Sofia Carlino | 1995–98 |
| Philece Sampler | Donna Love Hudson | 1987–89 |
| John Saxon | Edward Gerald | 1985–86 |
| Don Scardino | Chris Chapin | 1985–86 |
| Stephen Schnetzer | Cass Winthrop | 1982–99 |
| Fred J. Scollay | Charley Hobson | 1977–80 |
| Kyra Sedgwick | Julia Shearer | 1982–83 |
| Robert Sedgwick | Hunter Bradshaw | 1984–85 |
| Diego Serrano | Tomas Rivera | 1994–97 |
| Ted Shackelford | Ray Gordon | 1975–77 |
| Jonathan Sharp | Sergei Radzinsky | 1999 |
| Carole Shelley | Iris Wheeler | 1980 |
| Charles Siebert | Stuart Philbin | 1972 |
| Henry Simmons | Tyrone Montgomery | 1997–99 |
| Joseph Siravo | Barry Denton | 1994 |
| Tina Sloan | Dr. Olivia Delaney | 1980–81 |
| Marcus Smythe | Peter Love | 1985–87 |
| Sally Spencer | M.J. McKinnon | 1986–87 |
| Taylor Stanley | Remy Woods | 1998–99 |
| Helen Stenborg | Helga Lindeman | 1977–78 |
| Nadine Stenovitch | Josie Watts Sinclair | 1998–99 |
| Frances Sternhagen | Jane Overstreet | 1971 |
| Paul Stevens | Brian Bancroft | 1977–85 |
| Rich Stevens | Himself | 1987–89 |
| Robin Strasser | Rachel Cory Hutchins | 1967–72 |
| Duke Stroud | Vince McKinnon | 1986 |
| Shepperd Strudwick | Jim Matthews | 1964–69 |
| Anna Stuart | Donna Love Hudson | 1983–86, 1989–99 |
| Eric Morgan Stuart | Chris Madison | 1996–99 |
| Susan Sullivan | Lenore Moore | 1971–75 |
| Dolph Sweet | Gil McGowan | 1972–77 |
| Robin Thomas | Mark Singleton | 1983–85 |
| Victoria Thompson | Janice Frame Cory | 1972–74 |
| Cali Timmins | Paulina Cory Carlino | 1990–91 |
| Russell Todd | Jamie Frame | 1990–93 |
| Gary Tomlin | Morgon Simpson | 1979 |
| Patrick Tovatt | Zane Lindquist | 1985–86 |
| Joey Trent | Russ Matthews | 1964–65 |
| Susan Trustman | Pat Matthews Randolph | 1964–67 |
| Vana Tribbey | Alice Matthews Frame | 1981 |
| Christine Tucci | Amanda Cory Sinclair | 1993–95 |
| Janine Turner | Patricia Kirkland | 1986–87 |
| Michael Tylo | Lord Peter Belton | 1980 |
| Mark Valley | Father Pete | 1993 |
| Paul Michael Valley | Ryan Harrison | 1990–97 |
| Paul Wasilewski | Sean McKinnon | 1999 |
| Cynthia Watros | Vicky Hudson | 1998 |
| Douglass Watson | Mac Cory | 1974–89 |
| Ann Wedgeworth | Lahoma Lucas | 1967–70 |
| Ellen Wheeler | Marley Love | 1984–86, 1998–99 |
| Ellen Wheeler | Vicky Hudson | 1985–86 |
| Betty White | Brenda Barlowe | 1988 |
| Persia White | K.C. Burrell | 1999 |
| Nancy Wickwire | Liz Matthews | 1969–71 |
| Kathleen Widdoes | Rose Perrini | 1978–80 |
| Kate Wilkinson | Clara Hudson | 1987–89 |
| Murial Williams | Helen Moore | 1965–68, 1970–76 |
| Alicia Leigh Willis | Alexandra Fowler | 1999 |
| Alexandra Wilson | Josie Watts Sinclair | 1988–91 |
| Henry Winkler | Intern | 1972 |
| Eric Scott Woods | Evan Frame | 1994–95 |
| Victoria Wyndham | Rachel Cory Hutchins | 1972–99 |
| Victoria Wyndham | Justine Duvalier | 1995, 1997 |
| Stephen Yates | Jamie Frame | 1983–85 |

## Spin-offs

The show spawned two spin-offs: Somerset (1970–1976) and Texas (1980–1982). (In 1970, the two shows were known as Another World: Bay City and Another World: Somerset before reverting to their unique names.) One primetime special aired in 1992: Another World: Summer Desire.
A "viewer-directed," text-based continuation of the series called Another World Today existed online, initially sanctioned by TeleNext Media, the production arm of Procter & Gamble.

## Airtimes

While individual NBC affiliates had the right to air any show whenever they wished, most of the affiliates (almost all of them, in the earlier days of television) aired the show when it would be transmitted to the network's direct affiliates.
On March 5, 1979, the show moved to 90 minutes, making it the first US soap opera to do so. The show moved back to 60 minutes on August 1, 1980.
In the mid-to-late 1990s, when Another World was in its final ratings slump, many affiliates swapped Another World's time slot with Days of Our Lives, which usually aired an hour earlier. Other affiliates transferred Another World to their morning schedule. One station, KXAS, aired Another World on a different local channel (KXTX) that had a programming and promotion agreement with KXAS, for a time in the late 1990s.
The network aired the show at the following times throughout its history:
* May 4, 1964, to January 3, 1975: 3:00–3:30 PM
* January 6, 1975, to March 2, 1979: 3:00–4:00 PM
* March 5, 1979, to August 1, 1980: 2:30–4:00 PM
* August 4, 1980, to June 25, 1999: 2:00–3:00 PM

## Theme songs

A number of theme songs were used throughout the run of the series. The most sustained was "(You Take Me Away to) Another World," which was performed by Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris. The song was used from 1987 to 1996.
Morris's and Gayle's song was only the second daytime serial theme to become a chart hit; released as a country pop single in 1987, it rose to number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. (The first was "Nadia's Theme" from The Young and the Restless, which had charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976.)

## Notable alumni

Many well-known film and television actors and celebrities appeared on Another World early in their careers:
* Scott Bakula (Quentin Mills)
* Christine Baranski (Beverly Tucker)
* Laurie Bartram (Karen Campbell)
* Chris Bruno (Dennis Wheeler)
* Amy Carlson (Josie Watts)
* Gabrielle Carteris (Tracy Julian)
* Justin Chambers (Nick Hudson)
* Alicia Coppola (Lorna Devon)
* Marcia Cross (Tanya)
* Faith Ford (Julia Shearer)
* Morgan Freeman (Roy Bingham)
* Marcus Giamatti (Jeff)
* Joanna Going (Lisa Grady)
* Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Canard)
* Thomas Ian Griffith (Catlin Ewing)
* Jackeé Harry (Lily Mason)
* Anne Heche (Marley Hudson / Vicky Hudson)
* Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Billy Cooper)
* Sarah Hyland (Rain Wolfe)
* Michael Jeter (Arnie Gallo)
* Mary Page Keller (Sally Frame)
* Charles Kimbrough (Dr. Abbott)
* Christopher Knight (Leigh Hobson)
* Jane Krakowski (Tonya)
* Eriq LaSalle (Charles Thompson)
* Matt Lauer (art gallery patron)
* Audra Lindley (Liz Matthews)
* Ray Liotta (Joey Perrini)
* Lindsay Lohan (Alli Fowler)
* Dorothy Lyman (Gwen Parrish Frame)
* Wendie Malick (henchwoman)
* Terrence Mann (Griffen Sanders)
* Nancy Marchand (Irene Kimbalt / Therrese Lamonte)
* Hugh Marlowe (Jim Matthews)
* Rue McClanahan (Caroline Johnson)
* John C. McGinley (Ned Barry)
* Nancy McKeon (birthday party guest)
* Julian McMahon (Ian Rain)
* Debra Messing (Daisy)
* Donna Murphy (Morgan Graves)
* James Noble (Rev. Harris)
* Chris Noth (Jimmy / Dean Whitney)
* Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (Maggie Cory)
* Ed O'Neill (Lenny)
* Paul Perri (Joey Perrini)
* Luke Perry (Kenny)
* James Pickens, Jr. (Zack Edwards)
* Brad Pitt (Chris)
* Billy Porter (Billy Rush)
* Ving Rhames (Czaja Carnek)
* Christopher Rich (Sandy Cory)
* Kim Rhodes (Cindy Brooke)
* Eric Roberts (Ted Bancroft)
* William Converse-Roberts (Blue)
* Howard E. Rollins, Jr. (Ed Harding)
* Gary Sandy (Michael Thayer)
* Don Scardino (Chris Chapin)
* Kyra Sedgwick (Julia Shearer)
* Ted Shackelford (Ray Gordon)
* Tony Shalhoub (Phillipe)
* Henry Simmons (Tyrone Montgomery)
* Jean Smart (bus passenger)
* Rena Sofer (Joyce Abernathy)
* John Spencer (Frank Julian)
* David Strathairn (Dave Wilcox)
* Susan Sullivan (Lenore Moore)
* Dolph Sweet (Gil McGowan)
* Janine Turner (Patricia Kirkland)
* Mark Valley (Father Pete)
* Paul Wesley (Sean McKinnon)
* Dondre Whitfield (Jesse Lawrence)
* Billy Dee Williams (asst. district attorney)
Others who were dayplayers or extras included: Dan Futterman, Zach Grenier, Melissa Joan Hart, Frankie Muniz, Donna Pescow, Reginald VelJohnson, and Ming-Na Wen.
* Elizabeth Ashley (Emma Frame Ordway)
* Atlantic Starr (themselves)
* Theodore Bikel (Henry Davenport)
* Charles Durning (Gil McGowan)
* Dick Cavett (Oliver Twist (a magician))
* Jose Ferrer (attorney Reuben Marino)
* Roberta Flack (herself)
* Crystal Gayle (herself)
* Anita Gillette (Loretta Shea)
* Virginia Graham (herself)
* Donna Hanover (Judge Ellen Landregan)
* David Hedison (Spencer Harrison)
* Liberace (himself)
* Darlene Love (Judy Burrell)
* Marla Maples (dinner date)
* Ronnie Milsap (himself)
* Michael Minor (Royal Dunning)
* Gary Morris (himself)
* Dack Rambo (Grant Harrison)
* Joan Rivers (Meredith Dunston)
* Al Roker (himself)
* John Saxon (Edward Gerard)
* Alexander Scourby (Lowell Pendleton)
* Ann Sheridan (Kathryn Corning)
* Betty White (Brenda Barlowe)
* Chely Wright (herself)

## Awards
### Daytime Emmy Awards
#### Drama series and performer categories

| Category | Recipient | Role(s) | Year(s) |
| Outstanding Drama Series | N/A | N/A | 1976 |
| Lead Actor | Douglass Watson Charles Keating | Mac Cory Carl Hutchins | 1980, 1981 1996 |
| Lead Actress | Laurie Heineman Irene Dailey Linda Dano | Sharlene Frame Liz Matthews Felicia Gallant | 1978 1979 1993 |
| Supporting Actress | Anna Kathryn Holbrook | Sharlene Hudson | 1996 |
| Younger Actress | Ellen Wheeler Anne Heche | Marley Hudson/Vicky Hudson Marley Hudson/Vicky Hudson | 1986 1991 |

#### Other categories

* 1995 "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series"
* 1995 "Outstanding Original Song"
* 1994 "Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Drama Series"
* 1994 "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Series"
* 1993 "Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Drama Series"
* 1992 "Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team"
* 1992 "Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Drama Series"
* 1990 "Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Drama Series"
* 1990 "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Series" (tied with All My Children)
* 1989 "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Series"
* 1975 "Outstanding Drama Series Writing"
* 1974 "Outstanding Art Direction or Scenic Design" (tied with The Young and the Restless)

### Other awards

* Directors Guild of America Award (1992)

## Executive Producers / Head Writers

The following helmed Another World during its 35-year run:
| Years | Executive Producer(s) | Head writer(s) |
| May 1964 – March 1965 | Allen M. Potter | Irna Phillips with William J. Bell |
| March – October 1965 | Doris Quinlan | James Lipton |
| November 1965 – February 1969 | Paul Robert 1965–1966; Mary Harris 1966–1969 | Agnes Nixon |
| February 1969 – August 1971 | Mary Harris; Lyle B. Hill | Robert Cenedella |
| August 1971 – May 11, 1979 | Paul Rauch | Harding Lemay |
| May 14, 1979 – November 1979 | Paul Rauch | Tom King |
| November 1979 – December 1980 | Paul Rauch | Tom King, Robert Soderberg |
| December 1980 - November 1981 | Paul Rauch | L. Virginia Browne |
| November 1981 – November 1982 | Paul Rauch | Corinne Jacker |
| November 1982 | Paul Rauch | Robert Soderberg |
| November 1982 – December 1983 | Paul Rauch; Allen M. Potter | Robert Soderberg, Dorothy Ann Purser |
| December 1983 – February 1984 | Allen M. Potter | Dorothy Ann Purser |
| March – June 1984 | Allen M. Potter | Richard Culliton |
| July 1984 – January 1985 | Allen M. Potter | Richard Culliton, Gary Tomlin |
| January – July 1985 | Stephen Schenkel | Gary Tomlin |
| August 1985 – March 1986 | Stephen Schenkel, John Whitesell | Sam Hall, Gillian Spencer |
| March 1986 – January 1988 | John Whitesell | Margaret DePriest |
| February – April 1988 | John Whitesell; Michael Laibson | Sheri Anderson |
| April – September 1988 | Michael Laibson | Donna Swajeski (WGA Strike) |
| September 12, 1988 – November 10, 1988 | Michael Laibson | Harding Lemay |
| November 1988 – November 1992 | Michael Laibson | Donna Swajeski |
| November 1992 – November 1994 | Michael Laibson; Terri Guarnieri; John Valente | Peggy Sloane, Samuel D. Ratcliffe |
| November 1994 – August 1995 | John Valente; Jill Farren Phelps | Carolyn Culliton |
| August 1995 – May 1996 | Jill Farren Phelps | Tom King, Craig Carlson |
| May 1996 – January 1997 | Jill Farren Phelps; Charlotte Savitz | Margaret DePriest |
| January – March 1997 | Charlotte Savitz | Elizabeth Page, Tom King, Craig Carlson |
| March – April 1997 | Charlotte Savitz | Tom King, Craig Carlson |
| April – December 1997 | Charlotte Savitz | Michael Malone |
| December 1997 – May 1998 | Charlotte Savitz | Richard Culliton |
| May – July 1998 | Charlotte Savitz | Richard Culliton, Jean Passanante |
| July 1998 | Charlotte Savitz | Jean Passanante |
| July 1998 – June 1999 | Charlotte Savitz; Christopher Goutman | Leah Laiman, Jean Passanante |

## On location tapings

Another World production left the studio to film exterior scenes several times. Some of these locations included:
* Arizona, United States
* Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, United States
* Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
* Majorca, Spain
* New York (state), United States
* St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
* Wyoming, United States