Scott Bryce, Actor Known For 'as The World Turns,' Dies At 68

Scott Bryce, nan character champion known for originating nan domiciled of Craig Montgomery connected nan soap opera “As nan World Turns,” has died. He was 68.

Bryce died Sunday evening “surrounded by his loving woman Jodi Stevens-Bryce and loving boy Jackson Bryce,” his supplier Ken Melamed told The Times by email connected Tuesday. “He was beloved by all!”

The character revealed past twelvemonth that he had been diagnosed pinch Stage 3 esophageal and tummy crab successful 2024.

“This evening my begetter mislaid his long-fought conflict pinch cancer. What began arsenic shape 3 esophageal crab yet dispersed and became encephalon tumors that took his life distant from him,” Bryce’s son, Jackson, wrote successful a tribute posted Sunday to Instagram. He said his begetter approached his treatments pinch “pride and courage, and an unshakable belief that somehow, everything would activity out.”

“May his spot and relentless belief everlastingly unrecorded wrong me,” he added. “He fought nan hardest and astir honorable conflict I person ever witnessed.”

Born Jan. 6, 1958, successful New York, Bryce followed successful nan footsteps of his character parents. His father, Ed, portrayed Bill Bauer connected nan daytime play “Guiding Light” for years, while his mother, Dorothy, was known for her domiciled connected nan infirmary soap “The Doctors.”

Bryce made his tv debut arsenic Craig Montgomery connected CBS’ long-running soap “As nan World Turns” successful 1982. He received 2 Daytime Emmy nominations for his portrayal of nan charming but ruthless businessman, whom he portrayed disconnected and connected from 1982 to 2008. The characteristic was known for his ambition and mysterious business dealings but besides had a estimation for being unlucky successful love. One early romanticist liking was Betsy Stewart, who was portrayed by Meg Ryan from 1982 to 1984.

Finn Carter, who played Montgomery’s wife, Sierra Esteban, connected nan show, shared a tribute to Bryce connected Instagram Monday.

“My sadness knows nary bounds. My gratitude for Scott knows moreover fewer,” Carter wrote. “Scott was nan champion hubby a female could inquire for. As an character he was fearless, kind, generous and everlastingly looking for ways to grow. And what a consciousness of humor!”

Over nan people of his decades-long career, Bryce appeared connected shows specified arsenic “The Facts of Life,” “The Golden Girls,” “Murphy Brown,” “L.A. Law,” “The Good Fight,” “Law & Order” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”

He besides portrayed Mike McQueen, nan begetter of a cheerleader (Leslie Bibb) connected nan millennial teen play “Popular.” McQueen marries nan mother of his daughter’s precocious schoolhouse rival (Carly Pope) successful nan series, which ended connected a cliffhanger successful 2001 aft its cancellation.

“When asked what he wanted group to retrieve astir him, he said, ‘I was a one-take actor. Two takes, max,’” Jackson Bryce wrote successful his tribute. “In moving pinch Dick Wolf connected NBC, board would schedule him astatine nan extremity of nan time because they knew it wouldn’t return long.”

In summation to his onscreen work, Scott Bryce was a theatre character arsenic good arsenic a head and a producer, pinch credits including nan 2010 tv movie “Frederick Douglass, From Slavery to Freedom” and nan satirical web bid “Steamboat.”

“My dada besides made judge I knew his top accomplishment that came astatine 50 years old, becoming a Dad,” boy Jackson said successful his tribute. “He is simply a portion of everything I’ve done and everything I will do.”