list of longest-serving soap opera actors
united states
Table:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Helen Wagner
Nancy Hughes
As the World Turns
1956–1981, 1983–2010
52 years
[52][53][54][55]

Don Hastings
Bob Hughes
As the World Turns
1960–2010
50 years
[56]

Eileen Fulton
Lisa Grimaldi
As the World Turns
1960–1965, 1965–1983, 1984–2010
50 years
[57]

Rachel Ames
Audrey March Hardy
General Hospital
1964–2007, 2009, 2013
43 years
[58]

Frances Reid
Alice Horton
Days of our Lives
1965–2007
42 years
[59][60]

Erika Slezak
Victoria Lord
One Life to Live
1971–2012, 2013—
52 years
[61]

Susan Lucci
Erica Kane
All My Children
1970–2011
41 years
[62]

Jeanne Cooper
Katherine Chancellor
The Young and the Restless
1973–2013
40 years
[63]

Ray MacDonnell
Joe Martin
All My Children
1970–2010, 2011, 2013—
51 years
[64]

John Clarke
Mickey Horton
Days of our Lives
1965–2004
39 years
[65][66]

Suzanne Rogers
Maggie Horton
Days of our Lives
1973–1984, 1985–2003, 2004—
49 years

Kathryn Hays
Kim Sullivan Hughes
As the World Turns
1972–2010
38 years
[67]

Leslie Charleson
Monica Quartermaine
General Hospital
1977—
47 years
[68]

Doug Davidson
Paul Williams
The Young and the Restless
1978—
46 years

Susan Seaforth Hayes
Julie Olson Williams
Days of our Lives
1968–1984, 1990–1995, 1999—
46 years

Patricia Bruder
Ellen Lowell
As the World Turns
1960–1995, 1998
35 years
[69]

Mary Stuart
Joanne Gardner
Search for Tomorrow
1951–1986
35 years
[70]

Larry Haines
Stu Bergman
Search for Tomorrow
1951–1986
35 years
[71]

Larry Bryggman
John Dixon
As the World Turns
1969–2004, 2010
35 years
[72][73]

Michael Storm
Larry Wolek
One Life to Live
1969–2004
35 years

Ruth Warrick
Phoebe Tyler Wallingford
All My Children
1970–2005
35 years
[74]

Marie Masters
Susan Stewart
As the World Turns
1968–1979, 1986–2010
35 years
[75]

Melody Thomas Scott
Nikki Newman
The Young and the Restless
1979—
45 years
[76]

Charita Bauer
Bert Bauer
Guiding Light
1950–1984
34 years
[77]

John Beradino
Steve Hardy
General Hospital
1963–1996
33 years
[78]

Peter Hansen
Lee Baldwin
General Hospital
1965–1986, 1992–2004
33 years
[79]

Eric Braeden
Victor Newman
The Young and the Restless
1980—
44 years
[80][81]

Jacklyn Zeman
Bobbie Spencer
General Hospital
1977–2010, 2013
36 years

Bill Hayes
Doug Williams
Days of our Lives
1970–1984, 1986–1987, 1993–1996, 1999—
43 years

Eileen Herlie
Myrtle Fargate
All My Children
1976–2008
32 years
[82]

Colleen Zenk
Barbara Ryan
As the World Turns
1978–2010
32 years
[83]

Deidre Hall
Marlena Evans
Days of our Lives
1976–1987, 1991–2009, 2011—
42 years

Kate Linder
Esther Valentine
The Young and the Restless
1982—
42 years

Stuart Damon
Alan Quartermaine
General Hospital
1977–2008, 2011, 2012, 2013
31 years
[84]

Robert S. Woods
Bo Buchanan
One Life to Live
1979–1986, 1988–2012, 2013—
42 years

James Reynolds
Abe Carver
Days of our Lives
1981–1990, 1991–2003, 2004—
41 years

Don MacLaughlin
Chris Hughes
As the World Turns
1956–1986
30 years

Henderson Forsythe
David Stewart
As the World Turns
1960–1990
30 years
[85]

Julia Barr
Brooke English
All My Children
1976–1981, 1982–2006, 2010, 2011, 2013—
40 years

James Mitchell
Palmer Cortlandt
All My Children
1979–2008, 2010
29 years

Macdonald Carey
Tom Horton
Days of our Lives
1965–1994
29 years

Philip Carey
Asa Buchanan
One Life to Live
1979–2007, 2008
28 years

Emily McLaughlin
Jessie Brewer
General Hospital
1963–1991
28 years

Peggy McCay
Caroline Brady
Days of our Lives
1983, 1985–2003, 2004—
38 years

Mary Fickett
Ruth Martin
All My Children
1970–1996, 1999–2000
27 years

David Canary
Adam Chandler
Stuart Chandler
All My Children
1983–2010, 2011, 2013—
38 years

Jerry Douglas
John Abbott
Alistair Wallingford
The Young and the Restless
1982–2009, 2010, 2011
27 years

Victoria Wyndham
Rachel Cory Hutchins
Justine Duvalier
Another World
1972–1999
27 years

Jess Walton
Jill Foster Abbott
The Young and the Restless
1987—
37 years

John McCook
Eric Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987—
37 years

Katherine Kelly Lang
Brooke Logan
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987—
37 years

Jerry Ver Dorn
Ross Marler
Guiding Light
1979–2005
26 years

Tina Sloan
Lillian Raines
Guiding Light
1983–2009
26 years

Elizabeth Hubbard
Lucinda Walsh
As the World Turns
1984–2010
26 years

Anthony Geary
Luke Spencer
General Hospital
1978–1983, 1984, 1993—
36 years

Josh Taylor
Chris Kositchek
Roman Brady
Days of our Lives
1977–1981, 1982–1987, 1997—
36 years

Susan Flannery
Stephanie Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987–2012
25 years

Ronn Moss
Ridge Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987–2012
25 years

Michael E. Knight
Tad Martin
Ted Orsini
All My Children
1982–1986, 1988–1990, 1992–2011
25 years

Kathleen Widdoes
Emma Snyder
As the World Turns
1985–2010
25 years

Denise Alexander
Lesley Webber
General Hospital
1972–1984, 1996–2009, 2013—
36 years

Anna Lee
Lila Quartermaine
General Hospital
1978–2003
25 years

Constance Ford
Ada Hobson
Another World
1967–1992
25 years

Peter Bergman
Jack Abbott
The Young and the Restless
1989—
35 years

Drake Hogestyn
John Black
Days of our Lives
1986–2007, 2008–2009, 2011—
35 years

Tracey E. Bregman
Lauren Fenmore
The Young and the Restless
1983–1995, 2000, 2001—
35 years

Patricia Elliott
Renée Divine Buchanan
One Life to Live
1987–2011
24 years

Walt Willey
Jackson Montgomery
All My Children
1987–2011
24 years

Robert Newman
Joshua Lewis
Guiding Light
1981–1984, 1986–1991, 1993–2009
24 years

Frances Heflin
Mona Kane Tyler
All My Children
1970–1994
24 years

Lauralee Bell
Christine Blair
The Young and the Restless
1983–2001, 2002–2006, 2010, 2011, 2012—
34 years

Kristian Alfonso
Hope Williams Brady
Gina Von Amberg
Days of our Lives
1983–1987, 1990, 1994—
34 years

Peter Reckell
Bo Brady
Days of our Lives
1983–1987, 1990–1992, 1995–2012
23 years

Scott Holmes
Tom Hughes
As the World Turns
1987–2010
23 years

Frank Parker
Shawn Brady
Days of our Lives
1983–1984, 1985–1989, 1990–2008
23 years

Carolyn Conwell
Mary Williams
The Young and the Restless
1980–2003, 2004
23 years

Robin Strasser
Dorian Lord
One Life to Live
1979–1987, 1993–2000, 2003–2011, 2013—
34 years

Shell Kepler
Amy Vining
General Hospital
1979–2002
23 years

Kristina Wagner
Felicia Jones
General Hospital
1984–2003, 2004–2005, 2007–2008, 2012—
33 years

Kristoff St. John
Neil Winters
The Young and the Restless
1991—
33 years

John J. York
Mac Scorpio
General Hospital
1991—
33 years

Jill Larson
Opal Cortlandt
All My Children
1989–2011, 2013—
33 years

Don Diamont
Brad Carlton
The Young and the Restless
1985–1996, 1998–2009
22 years

Frank Dicopoulos
Frank Cooper
Guiding Light
1987–2009
22 years

Maureen Garrett
Holly Norris-Bauer
Guiding Light
1976–1980, 1988–2006, 2009
22 years

Ellen Demming
Meta Bauer
Guiding Light
1952–1974
22 years

Ann Flood
Nancy Pollock
The Edge of Night
1962–1984
22 years

Beth Maitland
Traci Abbott Connolly
The Young and the Restless
1982–1996, 1999, 2001, 2006–
32 years

Peter Bartlett
Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe
One Life to Live
1991–2012, 2013—
21 years

Kimberly McCullough
Robin Scorpio
General Hospital
1985–1996, 1997, 1998–1999, 2000, 2004, 2005–2013, 2013—
31 years

Steve Burton (actor)
Jason Morgan (General Hospital)
General Hospital
1991-2012
21 years

Jon Hensley
Holden Snyder
As the World Turns
1985–1988, 1990–1995, 1997–2010
21 years

Maeve Kinkead
Vanessa Chamberlain
Guiding Light
1980–1987, 1989–2000, 2002, 2005, 2006–2009
21 years

Kim Zimmer
Reva Shayne
Guiding Light
1983–1990, 1995–2009
21 years

Michael O'Leary
Rick Bauer
Guiding Light
1983–1986, 1987–1991, 1995–2009
21 years

Audrey Peters
Vanessa Dale Sterling
Love of Life
1959–1980
21 years

Ron Tomme
Bruce Sterling
Love of Life
1959–1980
21 years

Hillary B. Smith
Nora Hanen
One Life to Live
1992–2012, 2013—
31 years

Alison Sweeney
Sami Brady
Colleen Brady
Days of our Lives
1993—
31 years

Maurice Benard
Sonny Corinthos
General Hospital
1993—
31 years

Kassie DePaiva
Blair Cramer
One Life to Live
General Hospital
1993—
31 years

Hunter Tylo
Taylor Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
1990–2002, 2004, 2005–2013
20 years

Ellen Dolan
Margo Hughes
As the World Turns
1989–1993, 1994–2010
20 years

Benjamin Hendrickson
Hal Munson
As the World Turns
1985–2004, 2005–2006
20 years

Jordan Clarke
Billy Lewis
Guiding Light
1982–1986, 1989–1993, 1996–1998, 1999–2009
20 years

Susan Brown
Gail Baldwin
General Hospital
1977–1985, 1992–2004
20 years

Santos Ortega
Will Hughes
As the World Turns
1956–1976
20 years

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