Before Drake Hogestyn's tragic death, he appeared on 'Days of Our Lives' for the last time on Sept. 9. Read about Hogestyn's final performance as John Black on the long-running soap opera.

The longtime soap actor died on Sept. 28 from pancreatic cancer, but three weeks earlier, he appeared on 'Days of Our Lives' for the last time on Sept. 9

Longtime “Days of Our Lives” star Drake Hogestyn, who played John Black for nearly four decades, has died at age 70.