Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Beloved Soap Star Dies – The Bold and the Beautiful Loses Great Veteran

Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Beloved Soap Star Dies - The Bold and the Beautiful Loses Great Veteran

Days of Our Lives (DOOL) spoilers reveal that a huge part of the NBC soap’s history has died – as well, The Bold and the Beautiful has lost a beloved veteran. Joseph Campanella passed away at the age of 93 on Wednesday. DOOL fans will recall Campanella for his role as the ruthless Harper Deveraux. He was a hated villain, which means Campanella did his job right! You can’t have good guys without the bad ones.

Harper was a powerful senator who eventually went on a violent rampage. His victims included Eve (Kassie DePaiva), Kayla (Mary Beth Evans), Kim (Patsy Pease) and many more. Harper ultimately faced a grim fate after a faceoff with his adopted son, Jack (Matthew Ashford).

Campanella played on Days of Our Lives from 1987-1888 and again in 1990. He also appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful from 1996-2005 as Jonathan Young, starring in over 100 episodes. Of course, soaps weren’t Campanella’s only projects. According to Variety, Campanella had roles in over 200 films and TV shows. He was featured on Mary Tyler Moore, Mannix, The Love Boat and more.

Campanella also did some work on Broadway. He even went on to become a voice actor for several animated shows in the ‘90s. It’s clear that Campanella had a long and steady career. Days viewers will certainly remember Campanella and the exciting edge he brought to Harper.

Campanella is survived by his wife, Jill Campanella. They were married for 53 years, so that was also quite an accomplishment. Campanella also leaves behind seven sons and eight grandchildren. It sounds like he lived a very full and vibrant life.

As for what’s ahead in Salem, Days of Our Lives spoilers say more shockers are coming up for May sweeps. DOOL watchers won’t want to miss all the action ahead. We’ll give you updates as other Days news emerges. Stay tuned to the NBC soap and don’t forget to check CDL often for the latest Soap spoilers, updates and news.