Doug Williams (Days of Our Lives) (original) (raw)

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Fictional Character

Soap opera character

Doug Williams
Days of our Lives character
Portrayed by Bill Hayes
Duration 1970–1984 1986–1987 1993–1996 1999–2024
First appearance February 9, 1970
Last appearance July 11, 2024
Classification Former; recurring
Created by William J. Bell
Introduced by Betty Corday
In-universe informationOther namesBrent Douglas (birth name)OccupationRetired Former Owner of Doug's Place Former Singer at Sergio's Former Mayor of Salem Former Con-manHalf-brothersByron CarmichaelSpouse Kim Douglas (until 1972) Addie Horton (1972–1974) Julie Olson Williams (1976–1979, 1981–1986, 1994–present) Lee DuMonde (1979–1980) ChildrenHope Williams Douglas LeClaireStepsonsDavid BanningGrandchildrenShawn-Douglas Brady Zack Brady Ciara BradyOther relativesClaire Brady

Doug Williams is a fictional character on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives, portrayed by Bill Hayes from 1970 until 2024. After 1999, Hayes made recurring appearances as Doug, notably airing during the holiday seasons,[1] with his final appearance on July 11, 2024,[2][3] six months after his death on January 12, 2024.[4][5]

For his portrayal of Doug Williams, Bill Hayes was given the Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.[6] Hayes was also nominated for Emmy Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series in 1975 and 1976. In 2020, Charlie Mason from Soaps She Knows placed Doug at #15 on a list of the 35 most memorable characters from Days of Our Lives, saying "The erstwhile Brent Douglas has come a long way from his humble beginnings. The smooth-talking con man became a good guy — so good, in fact, that viewers deemed him worthy of the heroine at No. 8 [Julie Olson]".[7]

  1. ^ Kelly, Jennifer (6 February 2020). "A Tribute to Days of our Lives Bill Hayes As He Celebrates 50 Years on the Show As Doug Williams". soaps.sheknows.com. SheKnows Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ Maloney, Michael (January 14, 2024). "Friends Pay Tribute to 'Days of Our Lives' Star Bill Hayes: 'A Wonderful, Kind and Giving Man". Variety. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Instagram".
  4. ^ Levinsky, Mara (January 13, 2024). "Days of Our Lives Legend Bill Hayes Dies At 98". Soap Opera Digest. United States: A360media. ISSN 0164-3584. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Tapp, Tom (January 13, 2024). "Bill Hayes Dies: Days of Our Lives Legend Was 98". Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "BILL HAYES '47 RECEIVES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT DAYTIME EMMYS". Depauw.edu. DePauw University. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. ^ Mason, Charlie (6 October 2020). "Days of Our Lives' 35 Most Memorable Characters Ever [PHOTOS]". Soaps She Knows. Retrieved 11 July 2023.