"DAYS OF OUR LIVES" LONGEST TENURE
(5 or more
years)
As “Days of
Our Lives” nears its 46th anniversary on November 8, 2011 there are 91
actors who have been with the show in the same role
for more than five years. Actors currently on
the show are listed in
italics.
Rank. Actor
(Character)
Tenure
1. Frances Reid
(Alice Horton)
42 Years, 2 Months
2. John Clarke
(Mickey Horton) 38
Years, 3 Months
3. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Horton)
36 Years, 11 Months
4.
James Reynolds (Abe
Carver) 28
Years, 11 Months
5. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams)
28 Years, 9 Months
6. Deidre Hall
(Marlena Evans)
28 Years, 5 Months
7. Macdonald Carey (Tom
Horton) 28
Years, 3 Months
8. Peggy McCay (Caroline
Brady)
25 Years, 9 Months
9. Bill Hayes
(Doug Williams) 25
Years, 7 Months
10. John Aniston (Victor
Kiriakis)
24 Years, 10 Months
11. Drake Hogestyn (John Black)
23
Years, 1 Month
12. Frank
Parker (Grandpa Shawn
Brady) 22 Years, 7 Months
13. Peter Reckell
(Bo Brady)
22 Years
14. Don Frabotta
(Dave) 21
Years, 11 Months
15. Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady)
21 Years, 9 Months
16. Ron
Leath
(Henderson)
21 Years, 1 Month
17. Alison Sweeney
(Sami
Brady)
18 Years, 10 Months
18. Renee Jones (Lexie
Carver) 18
Years, 4 Months
19. Joseph Gallison (Neil Curtis)
17 Years, 8
Months
20. Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Deveraux)
17 Years, 3 Months
21. Marty Davich
(Marty)
16 Years, 5 Months
22. Bryan Dattilo
(Lucas Horton)
16 Years, 1 Month
23. Lauren Koslow
(Kate Roberts)
15 Years, 10 Months
24. Edward Mallory (Bill
Horton)
14 Years, 1 Month
*. Josh Taylor
(Roman
Brady)
14 Years, 1 Month
26. Jed Allan
(Don Craig)
12 Years, 11 Months
27. Christie Clark
(Carrie Brady)
12 Years, 8 Months
28. Joseph Mascolo
(Stefano
DiMera) 12 Years,
7 Months
29. Tanya Boyd
(Celeste Perrault) 12 Years, 4
Months
30. Lisa Williams
(Lisa)
12 Years, 2 Months
31. Arianne
Zucker (Nicole
Walker) 11
Years, 6 Months
32. Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux)
11 Years
33. Thaao
Penghlis (Tony/Andre
DiMera) 10 Years, 9 Months
34.
Harris Kendall
(Marie) 9
Years, 10 Months
*. Louise
Sorel (Vivian
Alamain)
9 Years, 10 Months
36. Josh
Taylor (Chris
Kositchek) 9
Years, 2 Months
37. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla
Johnson) 9
Years, 1 Month
38. Steve Blackwood (Bart Biederbecke)
8 Years, 8 Months
39.
Peter Brown (Greg
Peters)
8 Years, 6 Months
*.
Susan Flannery (Laura Horton)
8 Years, 6 Months
41. Patsy
Pease (Kimberly
Brady) 8
Years, 5 Months
42. Charles Shaughnessy (Shane Donovan)
8 Years, 4 Months
43. John Lupton
(Tommy
Horton)
8 Years, 3 Months
44. Austin Peck (Austin
Reed) 8
Years, 1 Month
*. Paul Strickland
(Chuck)
8 Years, 1 Month
46. Quinn Redeker (Alex
Marshall) 8
Years
47. Ivan G'Vera (Ivan Marais)
7
Years, 11 Months
*.
Stephen Nichols (Steve
Johnson)
7 Years, 11 Months
49. Robert Clary (Robert
LeClair) 7 Years,
9 Months
50. Mark Tapscott (Bob
Anderson) 7
Years, 8 Months
51. Nadia Bjorlin
(Chloe
Lane)
7 Years, 7
Months
52. Farah Fath (Mimi Lockhart)
7 Years, 6
Months
53. Jay Kenneth Johnson (Philip
Kiriakis) 7
Years, 3 Months
54. Will
Utay
(Dr. Wilhelm
Rolf)
7 Years, 1 Month
*. Patty Weaver
(Trish Clayton)
7 Years, 1 Month
56. Jason
Cook (Shawn
Brady)
6 Years, 11 Months
57. Denise Alexander (Susan
Hunter) 6
Years, 10 Months
58. Wayne Heffley (Vern Scofield)
6
Years, 9 Months
*.
Shawn & Taylor Carpenter (Will Roberts)
6 Years, 8 Months
60. Wesley
Eure (Mike
Horton)
6 Years, 7 Months
61. Judi
Evans (Adrienne
Kiriakis) 6
Years, 6 Months
*. Gloria Loring
(Liz
Chandler)
6 Years, 6 Months
*. Arleen Sorkin
(Calliope Bradford) 6
Years, 6 Months
64. Margaret Mason (Linda
Anderson)
6 Years, 5 Months
65. Wally
Kurth (Justin
Kiriakis) 6
Years, 3 Months
66. Leann
Hunley (Anna
DiMera)
6 Years, 2 Months
67. Lanna Saunders (Marie
Horton)
6 Years
68. Patrika
Darbo (Nancy
Wesley)
5 Years, 11 Months
*.
Joy Garrett (Jo Johnson)
5
Years, 11 Months
*. Wayne Northrop (Roman
Brady)
5 Years, 11 Months
71. Merritt
Yohnka
(Joey)
5 Years, 10 Months
72. Jacee
Jule
(Patty)
5 Years, 9 Months
73. Kevin
Spirtas (Craig
Wesley)
5 Years, 8 Months
74. Lisa
Trusel
(Melissa Anderson)
5 Years, 7 Months
*. Anna
Werner
(Eliana)
5 Years, 7 Months
76. Samantha Barrows (Noel
Curtis)
5 Years, 6 Months
*.
Frederic Downs (Hank
Wilson)
5 Years, 6 Months
*. Bradley Hallock (Eric
Brady)
5 Years, 6 Months
79. Jaime Lyn Bauer (Laura
Horton)
5 Years, 5 Months
*. Roark
Critchlow (Mike
Horton)
5 Years, 5 Months
*. James
Scott (E.J.
DiMera)
5 Years, 5 Months
82. Crystal Chappell (Carly
Manning)
5 Years, 4 Months
*. Corinne Conley (Phyllis
Anderson)
5 Years, 4 Months
*. Mary
Frann (Amanda
Howard)
5 Years, 4 Months
85. Stewart Bradley (Lt.
Danton)
5 Years, 2 Months
*. Ryan Brennan (Max
Brady)
5 Years, 2 Months
87. John de
Lancie (Eugene
Bradford)
5 Years, 1 Month
*. Richard
Guthrie (David
Banning)
5 Years, 1 Month
*.
Kyle
Lowder
(Brady
Black)
5 Years, 1 Month
*. Kaye
Stevens (Jeri
Clayton) 5
Years, 1 Month
91. Scott
Groff (Shawn-Douglas
Brady) 5 Years