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

Hogestyn died on September 28, and his final episode of the daytime hit had already aired prior to his demise. Per a rep for the soap, the last installment “in which Drake appears did air on September 9, 2024.”

Drake Hogestyn, a fixture on the soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” has died at 70 from pancreatic cancer. For nearly 40 years, he starred as John Black.