'Days of Our Lives' star Robert Kelker-Kelly, who played Bo Brady on nearly 600 episodes, dies at 62

From the Newshound archive · first published 5 October 2026 · last updated 6 October 2026.

Robert Kelker-Kelly collapsed at his St. Peters, Missouri home on Saturday, complaining of chest pain before becoming unresponsive, police said. He had retired from acting to become a professional pilot and flight instructor.

Kelker-Kelly is best remembered as Bo Brady on 'Days of Our Lives' from 1992 to 1995, winning a Soap Opera Digest Outstanding Lead Actor award.

Earlier this year, former co-star Lisa Rinna alleged in her memoir that he 'made my life a living hell on the set of Days' — he never publicly responded.

Rinna also claimed NBC provided security for her and co-star Kristian Alfonso for weeks after Kelker-Kelly's departure from the show.