Drake Hogestyn, the longtime Days of Our Lives star who played John Black, has died. He was 70. Hogestyn, who was one day shy of his 71st birthday when he died on Saturday, September 28, battled pancreatic cancer,

Best known for playing the slippery John Black and his myriad personalities for nearly 40 years on Days Of Our Lives, Drake Hogestyn has died. In a statement shared on Instagram, the show confirmed Hogestyn died of pancreatic cancer. He was 70.

Drake Hogestyn, who played mysterious and heroic John Black on “Days of Our Lives” for nearly four decades, died Saturday morning.