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Industry veteran Quinn Redeker has died at age 86.
Redeker’s daughter, Arianne Raser, confirmed her father died on Dec. 20 in a statement to PEOPLE. PerThe Hollywood Reporter, hediedin Camarillo, California, from natural causes.
PEOPLE has also reached out to Redeker’s rep for comment.
Born in Woodstock, Illinois, Redeker got his start as a stand-up comedian before later choosing to study acting. He was then able to build his career with dozens of television and film credits, includingThe Three Stooges Meet HerculesandThe Law.
Redeker’s most notable work on-screen is forDays of Our Lives. He played Alex Marshall on the soap series across an impressive 848 episodes, airing between 1979 to 1987.
His soap opera work also includesThe Young and the Restless. He played multiple characters across his 221-episode run, which occurred between 1979 to 2004.
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For his work onThe Young and the Restlessas Rex Sterling, Redeker received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations in 1989 and 1990 for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series.
Hislast on-screen rolewas as a SWAT Officer onKathy Bates' former seriesHarry’s Lawin 2012, though the part went uncredited.
Outside of acting, Redeker was a screenwriter and producer. His idea about soldiers playing Russian roulette led to the creation of the 1978 filmThe Deer Hunter, which won five out of its nine Oscar nominations, including best picture.
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