Overview
- Robert Kelker-Kelly died on Saturday, October 3, 2026, after being found unconscious at his home in St. Peters, Missouri, and emergency crews were unable to revive him.
- Local police reported the call came in around 8:16 p.m., described the scene as non‑suspicious, and said he had complained of chest pain before losing consciousness.
- The Missouri medical examiner confirmed his death to media outlets but has not publicly released an official cause, though some reports described an apparent cardiac event pending autopsy and toxicology results.
- Kelker-Kelly was best known for daytime soap roles including Sam Fowler on Another World, Bo Brady on Days of Our Lives, and Stavros Cassadine on General Hospital, and he won a Soap Opera Digest award in 1994.
- After leaving regular acting he worked as a professional pilot from about 2003 to 2015, and his name had recently returned to public attention following Lisa Rinna’s memoir alleging verbal abuse during their time on Days of Our Lives.