All My Children (ABC 1970)

Long running soap that concerned itself with the lives of the many incumbents of the Chandler family and the Martin family who were involved in a long running rivalry with the Chandler’s, the show has never been afraid to tackle the odd controversial subject in it’s time and was the first daytime soap to tackle the issue of abortion. The show was actually first mooted by Nixon back in the early sixties but didn’t reach the air until 1970. The show has stayed consistently near the top of the ratings since the late 1970’s.

USA | ABC | 1970 – continuing (first episode: Monday 5 January 1970 | 1.00pm)

Creator: Agnes Nixon | Original music by Dina Dore (1970-1990), Carlina Paul (1970-1990)

Important Cast Member Have Included :- Rosemary Prinz as Amy Parker Tyler (1970) | Susan Lucci as Erica Kane Martin Brent Cudahy Chandler | Ray MacDonnell as Dr. Joseph “Joe” Martin, Sr. MD (1970-) | Ruth Warrick as Phoebe Tyler-Wallingford (1970-) | Julia Barr as Brooke English Cudahy Chandler Martin Martin #2 (1976-1981, 1982-) | Mary Fickett as Ruth Parker Brent Martin, R. N. #1 (1970-1996, 1999-present) | Alan Dysert as Sean Cudahy (1979-1981, 1988-1991) | Raúl Dávila as Hector Santos (1994-1996) | Louis Edmonds as Lenny Wlasuk (aka Professor Langley Wallingford) (1979-1995) | Eugene J. Anthony as Stan ‘Mr. U’ Ulatowski (1988-1991) | Terrell Anthony as Tad Martin (temporary replacement) (1990) | Matthew Anton as Thaddeus “Tad the Cad” Gardner Martin #1 (1973-1974) | Joel Fabiani as Barry Shire #2 (1999-present) | Ali Farahnakian as Dr. Bill Stannart (2002) | Antonio Fargas as Les Baxter (1982-1983, 1987) | Dylan Fergus as. Timothy “Timmy|Tim” Hunter Dillon #3 (2002-present) | William Ferriter as Kurt Sanders (1980-1981) | John Fiedler as Noel (1996) | John Fiore as Hendricks (1999) | Brian Fitzpatrick as Mitchell “Mitch” Beck (1987-1988) | Jim Fitzpatrick as Pierce Riley #1 (1995-1996) | Larry Fleischman as Benjamin “Benny|Bingo” Sago #1 (1976-1979) | Steve Fletcher as Matthew Connolly (#2) (1989) | Bourke Floyd as Geo (1999-2000) | David Forsyth as Jim Thomason #2 (1997-1998)|Bob Thomasen (1998) | Charles Frank as Jeffrey Martin (#2) (1970-1975, 1988, 1995) | Hugh Franklin as Dr. Charles Tyler (1970-1983, 1985) | Zen Gesner as Braden Lavery (1997-1998) | Brian Lane Green as Brian Bodine #3 (1993-1994) | Finola Hughes as Dr. Alexandra “Alex” Devane Marick (1999-2001)|Anna Devane Hayward (2001-present) | Jack Stauffer as Dr. Charles “Chuck” Tyler, II #1 (1970-1972) | Ralph Waite as Bart (2001) | Christopher Wines as Dr. Jeffrey “Jeff” Martin #1 (1970) | Dom DeLuise as Traffic Cop (1991) | Tina Louise as Tish Pridmore (1994) | Lee Meriwether as Ruth Parker Brent Martin, R. N. #2  (1996-1999) | Gina Belafonte as Polly (1987-1988) | Maureen O’Sullivan as Olive Whelan (1981) | Elizabeth Taylor as Chairwoman Trannell (1983) | Melody Anderson as Natalie Marlowe Hunter Courtlandt Chandler Dillon, R. N. #2 (1992-1993) | Samantha Eggar as Charlotte Devane (2000) | Sarah Michelle Gellar as Kendall Hart Lang Henry #1 (1993-1995)