Edward Mallory Dies

Edward Mallory, who portrayed angst-ridden Dr. Bill Horton on the NBC daytime drama "Days of Our Lives" for 14 years, has died following a long illness, family members said. He was 76.

Mallory had been ill for several years with a combination of ailments that she declined to identify, his widow, Suzanne, said. He died Wednesday.

Mallory, of Salisbury, Pa., appeared on the soap opera from 1966 to 1980. He played an underdog surgeon who pined for and eventually married his brother's wife after years of keeping secret that he had fathered her son.

Rest In Peace, Edward.