Overview
- SAG‑AFTRA New York Local publicly confirmed the death of Tom Ligon at age 85 and honored his long record of union service.
- Ligon was best known for playing Lucas Prentiss on The Young and the Restless, a role he played from 1978 to 1982 and that became central to the soap’s early storylines.
- He sustained a multi-decade career on stage, in film and on television with Broadway and off‑Broadway credits and films that include Paint Your Wagon, Jump and Bang the Drum Slowly.
- A SAG‑AFTRA member since the 1960s, Ligon served on the New York Local Board and as National Seniors Committee chair and NY Seniors Committee co‑chair while promoting member education and a single‑union merger.
- Born in New Orleans and discovered by Tennessee Williams in college, Ligon was predeceased by his wife in 2009 and had no family statement or funeral arrangements reported as of the latest coverage.