Longtime soap star Robert Kelker-Kelly, known for his role as Bo Brady on “Days of Our Lives,” has died at the age of 62.
St. Kelly died Oct. 3 in Missouri, Kathleen Diebold Hargrave, division manager of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office in St. Charles, Mo., told NBC News.
According to the statement, the cause of death is unknown at this time. The timeline for death certification is normally 12 weeks, depending on the medical examiner’s office.
TMZ was the first to report the news.
Witchita, a Kansas native, began her daytime television career playing the role of Sam Fowler on “Another World” from 1987 to 1990.
He began playing rebel-turned-police detective Bo Brady on “Days of Our Lives” in 1992, after Peter Reckell, the actor who originated the role nearly a decade earlier, left the series.
Kelker-Kelly’s character was involved in a love triangle with Hope Brady, played by Kristian Alfonso, and Billie Reed, played by Lisa Rinna.
Rinna made headlines earlier this year when she detailed her rocky behind-the-scenes relationship with Kelker-Kelly in her memoir: “You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It: An Intimate New York Times Bestselling Memoir About Hollywood, Getting Old, and Having It All.
Kelker-Kelly left “Days of Our Lives” when Reckell resumed her role as Bo in 1995.
Kelker-Kelly, later Dr. He returned to “Another World” from 1996 to 1998 to portray professional race car driver Bobby Reno, who turned out to be Shane Roberts.
The actor later took on the role of Stavros Cassadine on the TV series “General Hospital,” appearing in more than 40 episodes from 2001 to 2014.
Kelker-Kelly won the Soap Opera Digest Award for outstanding leading actress in 1994 and won another award the following year for hottest soap couple, which she shared with Rinna.
According to IMDB, Kelker-Kelly was married to “Days of Our Lives” star Miriam Parrish from 1997 to 2013.