Los Angeles: ‘The Young and the Restless’ star Brett Hadley is no more. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Brett, 92, died on Wednesday. The news of his death was shared by his close friend Darcy Lee. “He was a wonderful, sweet and kind person,” she said.
Hadley joined the daytime soap opera in 1980 as Doug Davidson’s father Paul Williams and remained with the show through 1990, when his character mysteriously disappeared.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, on September 25, 1930, Headley attended the University of New Mexico to study drama, then began his career at the venerable Goodman Theater in Chicago.
He made his onscreen debut in a 1969 episode of NBC’s The Name of the Game and appeared 10 times in various roles on ABC’s Marcus Welby, MD.
He starred in films such as Room 222, Ironside, Police Story, Kojak, The Waltons, The Rockford Files, The Colbys and Highway to Heaven and The Mad Bomber (1973), Funny Lady (1975), Next of Kin (1975). 1989) and The Babe (1992).
Headley’s last acting role was in 2015 when he starred in Anthony Lawrence’s comedy short Dreamcatchers.











