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'Days of our Lives' star Robert Kelker-Kelly's cause of death revealed

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Giang-Paunon, S. (2026, October 29). 'Days of our Lives' star Robert Kelker-Kelly's cause of death revealed. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/days-of-our-lives-star-robert-kelker-kelly-cause-of-death-revealed

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-29 · by Stephanie Giang-Paunon

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Robert Kelker-Kelly, known for his role as Bo Brady on "Days of Our Lives," died at age 62 from arteriosclerotic heart disease, a natural cause, according to the St. Charles County medical examiner. On October 3, Kelly experienced chest and left arm pain shortly after arriving home from work; despite seeking aspirin for relief, he was found unresponsive by his wife and pronounced dead soon after emergency services arrived.
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Robert Kelker-Kelly, a 62-year-old actor best known for his role as Bo Brady on "Days of Our Lives," died from arteriosclerotic heart disease, according to the Office of the Regional Medical Examiner in St. Charles, Missouri. The medical examiner confirmed this after Kelker-Kelly was found unresponsive and not breathing at his home on October 3rd following chest pain earlier that evening.

Kelker-Kelly's wife, Allison Kelly, had picked him up from Spirit of St. Louis Airport around 7:30 PM when he complained of chest and left arm pain during the drive home. He declined hospital treatment, opting instead to lie down at their Missouri residence before his condition worsened.

Emergency personnel were dispatched shortly after 8:16 PM and attempted to revive Kelker-Kelly using advanced life-saving measures, but ultimately pronounced him dead at the scene with no suspicious circumstances noted initially by authorities.

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Stephanie Giang-Paunon
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Fox News Digital Missouri Spirit of St. Louis Airport St. Charles County St. Peters

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Kelker-Kelly PERSON · 8× Kelly PERSON · 4× Fox News Digital ORG · 3× Bo Brady PERSON · 2× St. Charles County GPE · 2× St. Peters GPE · 2× Allison Kelly PERSON · 1× Missouri GPE · 1× Robert Kelker-Kelly PERSON · 1× Spirit of St. Louis Airport ORG · 1×

Narrative

Kelker-Kelly took over the role of Bo Brady from original actor Peter Reckell, replacing an actor who had helped establish the character on the long-running NBC drama. He remained on the series until 1995 and won the 1994 Soap Opera Digest Award for outstanding lead actor. After leaving "Days of Our Lives," Kelker-Kelly joined the cast of ABC's "General Hospital," playing a different kind of character. He portrayed Stavros Cassadine, a villainous member of the powerful Cassadine family, from 2001 to 2003.
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🔮 During the drive home, Kelker-Kelly complained of pain in his chest and left arm and asked her to pull over so he could vomit, the report stated.

Claims (20 extracted, 7 hedged)

Robert Kelker-Kelly, the actor best known for playing Bo Brady on "Days of Our Lives," died from arteriosclerotic heart disease, the St. Charles County medical examiner confirmed to Fox News Digital. asserted
examiner → know → Digital
The medical examiner ruled his death natural. Kelker-Kelly, who also worked as a professional pilot, experienced chest and left arm pain shortly before his death at age 62, according to a St. Peters Police Department report obtained by Fox News Digital. His wife, Allison Kelly, told police she picked up her husband from Spirit of St. Louis Airport at approximately 7:30pm on Oct. 3. uncertain
she → rule → Oct.
During the drive home, Kelker-Kelly complained of pain in his chest and left arm and asked her to pull over so he could vomit, the report stated. uncertain
report → complain → her
Kelly asked her husband whether he needed to go to the hospital. asserted
he → ask → hospital
He declined, instead asking her to take him home so he could lie down. uncertain
he → decline → him
After arriving at their Missouri residence, Kelker-Kelly changed his clothes and got into bed. asserted
Kelly → arrive → bed
He continued experiencing pain and asked his wife to get him an aspirin, according to the report. uncertain
He → continue → report
When Kelly returned from the kitchen, she found her husband unresponsive and not breathing. asserted
husband → return → kitchen
She immediately called 911 and began performing CPR, the report stated. asserted
report → call → CPR
St. Peters police and the St. Charles County Ambulance District responded to the home shortly after 8pm. asserted
police → respond → pm
Paramedics attempted lifesaving measures, but Kelker-Kelly was pronounced dead at 9:09pm. asserted
Kelly → attempt → 9:09pm
According to the report, Kelly told investigators her husband had no known medical conditions and was not taking prescription medications. uncertain
husband → accord → medications
She also said he had not had any serious injuries or had surgery during the previous year. asserted
he → say → year
Police told Fox News Digital at the time that investigators found no suspicious circumstances at the scene. asserted
investigators → tell → scene
"Mr. Kelly had reportedly complained of chest pain shortly before becoming unresponsive, and the circumstances appeared consistent with a medical event," police said. uncertain
police → complain → event
The St. Charles County medical examiner released Kelker-Kelly without requesting further investigation, according to the report. uncertain
examiner → release → report
Born April 18, 1964, in Wichita, Kansas, Kelker-Kelly built a career playing characters in several of daytime television's best-known soap operas. asserted
Kelly → bear → operas
He began his soap opera career as Sam Fowler on "Another World" in 1987 before joining "Days of Our Lives" in 1992. asserted
He → begin → 1992
Kelker-Kelly took over the role of Bo Brady from original actor Peter Reckell, replacing an actor who had helped establish the character on the long-running NBC drama. He remained on the series until 1995 and won the 1994 Soap Opera Digest Award for outstanding lead actor. After leaving "Days of Our Lives," Kelker-Kelly joined the cast of ABC's "General Hospital," playing a different kind of character. He portrayed Stavros Cassadine, a villainous member of the powerful Cassadine family, from 2001 to 2003. asserted
He → take → 2003
He later reprised the role in 2013 and 2014. asserted
He → reprise → 2013
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