After college, she began her career in theater, performing at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival and for the Dramatists Guild of America in New York City. News of his death comes just one month after Douglas’ family and a bevy of “Y&R” co-stars gathered to celebrate his upcoming 89th birthday.Schulenburg was born in Cape Cod, Mass., and studied theater at DeSales University. On the big screen, he stole scenes in character roles in Faye Dunaway’s “Mommie Dearest,” Chuck Norris’ “Good Guys Wear Black” and Oliver Stone’s “JFK.” In addition to his signature soap role, Douglas also appeared in guest spots on classic ’70s series including “Mission: Impossible,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “The Rockford Files,” “Barnaby Jones,” “Quincy M.E.,” “Melrose Place” and “Cold Case.” Jerry Douglas (John Abbott), Eileen Davidson (Ashley Abbott), Terry Lester (Jack Abbott, later played by Peter Bergmen), Beth Maitland (Tracey Abbott) in a 1984 promo shot for “The Young and the Restless.” CBS/Courtesy Everett Collection However, eight months into law school, he gave up the books and started auditioning, according to his official IMBD bio.Īrmed with leading man looks, he quickly scored his first breaks with TV guest roles on popular 1960s shows such as “The Untouchables” and “The Donna Reed Show.” He enrolled in Brandeis University at 18 with hopes of earning a law degree in economics. 12, 1932, in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of Eastern European immigrants. No cause of death has been disclosed at this time.ĭouglas starred as the father of mainstay characters Jack, Ashley and Tracey Abbott in nearly 900 episodes of the CBS soap starting in 1981 until his character was killed off in 2016.īorn Gerald Rubenstein on Nov. His family confirmed that Douglas passed on Tuesday after a brief illness, TMZ reported Wednesday night. Jerry Douglas, the veteran actor best-known for playing Jabot Cosmetics tycoon John Abbott for 25 years on the soap opera “The Young and The Restless,” has died. ‘Glee’ creator reveals the show should have ended sooner than it did Harry Potter actor Leslie Phillips dead at 98 Aaron Carter’s final project, a TV pilot, to be released
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