Thom Christopher,One Life to LiveStar, Dies at 84: 'He Was Always a Gentleman'

Mar. 15, 2025

Thom Christopher.Photo:Steven Bergman/AFF-USA.com / MEGA

Steven Bergman/AFF-USA.com / MEGA

TheOne Life to Livefamily is mourning another of their own.

Thom Christopher, who played villain Carlo Hesser on the long-running soap opera, died on Thursday, Dec. 5. He was 84.

“He was always a gentleman, always supportive, and he and his wife Judith who proceeded him in death, where [sic] always gracious to me and welcoming,” Crivello, who played Christopher’s son on the soap, wrote. Christopher’s wife Judith died in 2019 at age 88.

Thom Christopher holds his Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award at the 19th Daytime Emmy Awards in June 1992.Vinnie Zuffante/Getty

Vinnie Zuffante/Getty

“Thom and I worked together on the #abc daytime series #onelifetolive in the 1990s. We’re seen here with the lovely #audrylanders who played my sister, and Thom my father. It was a wonderful time, difficult hours and long days, but joyful each minute.”

“May Thom fly on Wings of Angels to be beside his beloved Judith, and may they enjoy each other’s company once again, beside the ‘Pearly Gates’ of heaven,” Crivello, 69, concluded his post.

Christopher starred in 56 episodes ofOne Life to Live, beginning in 1991. He made his final appearance on the soap in 2008.

Anthony D. Call, Tonja Walker, Thom Christopher on ‘One Life to Live’ in 1992.Kimberly Butler/ABC/courtesy Everett

Kimberly Butler/ABC/courtesy Everett

Christopher’s death marks the latest of several stars from the soap, which premiered in 1968 and ran until 2013.

Last December,Ellen HollyandKamar de los Reyesboth died, the former in her sleep at age 92 and the latter at age 56 after a short battle with cancer.

Holly made history with her role as Carla Benari onOne Life to Liveas she was the first Black person to secure a long-term contract on a daytime soap in 1968. She played the role until 1980, and later briefly reprised it from 1983 to 1985.

Reyes had made an impact on the soap but had also spread his wings and was working on several other projects at the time of his death. He played villain Antonio Vega onOne Life to Livefrom 1995 to 2009 and was also known for starring inSleepy Hollowand the CW’sAll American, which he was filming at the time of his death.

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Andrea Evans, who was also known for her role as Tina Lord on the soap as well asThe Young and the Restless, also lost her battle with cancer last year anddied in July 2023 at age 66. In a statement, her manager Nick Leicht called the actress “a tremendous talent and an absolute joy to work with.”

source: people.com