Question: This "Passons" soap opera character was portrayed at one time by an American actor born in what year?
Context: Ian Smith (born 19 June 1938) is an Australian soap opera character actor, television producer (associate) and television screenwriter, best known today for his long-running itinerant role as bespectacled Harold Bishop in the soap opera "Neighbours", since 1987, when the series was taken over by Network Ten. Justin Scott Hartley (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor.  He is known for his television roles that include Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera "Passions" (2002–2006), Oliver Queen on The CW's superhero drama series "Smallville" (2006–2011), and Adam Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless" (2014–2016) which earned him an Emmy nomination.  Hartley appeared in the recurring role of Patrick Osbourne in the third season of the television series "Revenge".  As of 2016, he stars in the NBC drama series "This Is Us". Victoria Newman is a fictional character from "The Young and the Restless", an American soap opera on the CBS network.  Created by William J. Bell, she is currently portrayed by Amelia Heinle.  Victoria was born onscreen in 1982 and was portrayed by child actress Ashley Nicole Millan for her first eight years.  Having been rapidly aged to a teenager, Victoria returned to the soap opera and was portrayed by Heather Tom.  Tom portrayed the character into her early adult years and remained in the role for twelve years.  Due to creative differences, Tom left the soap opera in 2003 and Heinle, who took over on March 21, 2005, was cast in the role. Philip James "Phil" Mitchell is a long-standing fictional character from the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Steve McFadden.  Phil was introduced to the soap opera on 20 February 1990, and was followed by his brother, Grant (Ross Kemp), sister Sam (Danniella Westbrook/Kim Medcalf) and mother Peggy (Jo Warne/Barbara Windsor).  Phil is one of the major introductions made by executive producer Michael Ferguson, who wanted to bring in some macho, male leads.  Phil and his brother Grant became popularly known as the Mitchell brothers in the British media with Phil initially portrayed as the more level-headed of the two thugs.  Storylines featuring the Mitchell family dominated the soap opera throughout the 1990s, with Phil becoming a popular and long-running male protagonist into the 2000s and the 2010s.  McFadden temporarily left the series in late 2003 then returned in March 2005 for a short stint, before making a permanent return in October 2005.  McFadden took a hiatus from the series at the end of Phil's liver cirrhosis storyline with the character departing on 6 February 2017.  He returned on 24 July. Kenneth "Ken" Barlow is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by William Roache.  Ken was created by Tony Warren as one of "Coronation Street's" original characters.  He debuted in the soap's first episode on 9 December 1960.  Having appeared continuously since the programme's inception, December 2010 marked Ken's 50th anniversary on-screen.  At this time, Roache officially became the longest-serving actor in a televised soap opera.  Roache was honoured at the 2010 Guinness World Records ceremony for the achievement, when he surpassed actor Don Hastings from the American soap opera "As the World Turns", who previously held this title.  Roache stated in 2010 that he has no plans to leave the role and will remain in "Coronation Street" for as long as they will have him. Roger Howarth (born September 13, 1968) is an American actor.  He played character Todd Manning on the daytime drama "One Life to Live" ("OLTL"); the character earned Howarth a Daytime Emmy Award in 1994, and is cited as an icon in the soap opera genre.  He left the series in 2003 and joined soap opera "As the World Turns", where he played the character of Paul Ryan until the series final episode in 2010.  Howarth returned to "OLTL" in May 2011, eventually deciding to continue the role on "General Hospital" in March 2012.  He now portrays Franco on "General Hospital," the character formerly created and portrayed by James Franco.  In addition to his soap opera work, Howarth has guest starred in television shows such as "Prey" and "Dawson's Creek". Fox Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera "Passions" and was portrayed by Justin Hartley from December 17, 2002—February 10, 2006, and Mark Cameron Wystrach from February 14, 2006—September 7, 2007.  Actor Nick Stabile took over the role temporarily following the 2004 Summer Olympic Games (which preempted Passions for a few weeks), while Hartley's wife, fellow Passions star Lindsay Hartley was on maternity leave.  Fox, as played by Hartley, was a fan favorite amongst "Passions" viewers. Victor Newman is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless".  He has been portrayed by Eric Braeden since 1980.  Initially a guest character who was to last for eight to twelve weeks, Victor has evolved into the soap opera's leading male figure.  Created by William J. Bell as a "despicable, contemptible, unfaithful wife abuser", the character was planned to be killed off and never heard of again.  However, after Bell saw Braeden's performance, he decided to sign the actor onto a contract.  Braeden was hesitant to work on a soap opera, but eventually signed a contract, and has remained on the series as a regular cast member for a total of thirty-seven years.  The character is widely described as ruthless, and while loving to those he holds dear, is considered a villain.  Over the years, he has also been the center of several controversial plots and relationships. John Black is a fictional character from "Days of Our Lives", an American soap opera on the NBC network.  He has been played by actor Drake Hogestyn since 1986, with a break in between from January 2009 to September 2011.  John was created by script writers Sheri Anderson, Thom Racina and Leah Laiman as The Pawn in 1985 and introduced by executive producers Betty Corday and Al Rabin.  John becomes one of "Days of Our Lives' " most popular characters when he is revealed to be the presumed dead Roman Brady (Wayne Northrop) with plastic surgery and amnesia.  However, Northrop's return in 1991 led to Hogestyn's Roman being retconned into the entirely separate character of John Black, which also establishes the supercouple pairing of John and Marlena, due to John's affair with Roman's wife, Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall).  During the time in which he believes he is Roman, John picks up the mantle of Roman's feud with the notorious international criminal Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo).  John and Stefano's feud is central to the character's history as Stefano is partly responsible for John's memory loss.  Their lives are further intertwined in 2008 when the two are falsely led to believe they are half brothers—a story that was later disproved.  Hogestyn's portrayal has made him one of daytime's most popular and recognizable stars.  Hogestyn was attributed with helping the series out of its ratings slump in the 1980s.  He was often featured in soap opera magazines such as "Soap Opera Digest" and "Soap Opera Weekly". Colleen Carlton is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless", last portrayed by Tammin Sursok.  The character was born onscreen during the episode airing on March 5, 1992, as the daughter of Brad Carlton (Don Diamont) and Traci Abbott (Beth Maitland).  After leaving the soap opera three years later, the character returned as a teenager in 2001, portrayed by Lyndsy Fonseca, who remained in the role until 2005.  The following year, the role was recast with Adrianne León, who portrayed the character for a year until Sursok took over.  Colleen died onscreen in 2009.  In 2010, an uncredited actress reprised the role in a dream.
Answer: 1977