“Days of Our Lives” star Drake Hogestyn died Saturday following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The actor passed away at age 70, just one day before his 71st birthday.
Hogestyn, best known for his long-running role as John Black on the hit soap opera for 38 years, put up an “unbelievable fight” and “passed away peacefully, “ his family announced in a statement on the show’s Instagram account.