Happy 59th Anniversary Days of Our Lives — See the Changing Cast Through the Years!

Viewers first traveled to Salem on Nov. 8, 1965, making this the 59th anniversary of Days of Our Lives. The NBC soap was created by the husband-and-wife team of Ted and Betty Corday, and is currently executive produced by their son, Ken Corday. Due to the show’s success, DAYS was expanded from 30 minutes to a full hour in April 1975 and in subsequent years been syndicated to numerous countries around the world. Although its run on NBC sadly came to an end on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, the soap didn’t miss a beat, airing its next episode the following Monday, Sept. 12, continuing to air on the streaming service Peacock where it remains one of its most popular programs.

Originally focusing on the Brady and Horton families, DAYS expanded to include others, including the DiMera and Kiriakis clans. Beloved matriarch Alice Horton, played by Frances Reid, remained with the soap from the very beginning right up until the veteran actress passed away in 2010. Currently, the longest-serving member of the cast is Suzanne Rogers (Maggie), who has been appearing on the soap since August 1973. Susan Seaforth Hayes comes in second, having played Julie at some point during all five decades that DAYS has been on the air.

Macdonald Carey and Frances Reid were beloved by viewers as Tom and Alice Horton.

Celebrate DAYS’ anniversary by taking a look at its changing cast through the years in our special gallery below!

1971: (back, l-r) John Clarke as Mickey Horton, Macdonald Carey as Tom Horton, John Lupton as Thomas “Tommy” Horton, Jr, Edward Mallory as Bill Horton, (front, l-r) Patricia Barry as Adelaide ‘Addie’ Horton Williams, Frances Reid as Alice Horton, Maree Cheatham as Marie Horton

1971: (clockwise from top left) Susan Flannery as Dr. Laura Horton, Denise Alexander as Susan Martin, Heather North as Sandy Horton, Marie Cheatham as Marie Horton, Frances Reid as Alice Horton, Macdonald Carey as Tom Horton, Susan Seaforth Hayes as Julie Banning

1972: (back row l-r) Peter Brown, Stanley Kamel, Susan Seaforth Hayes, MacDonald Carey, Susan Flannery, John Lupton, Frances Reid, Nancy Wickwire, Bill Hayes, Karin Wolfe, Edward Mallory, Jeanne Bates (front row l-r) Creator/executive producer Betty Corday, Denise Alexander,?Robert Clary, John Amour during the 7th Anniversary Party in 1972

1973 (seated l-r) Patricia Barry as Addie Olson, Macdonald Carey as Tom Horton, Susan Seaforth Hayes as Julie Banning, John Clarke as Mickey Horton (standing/back l-r) Mark Tapscott as Bob Anderson, Corinne Conley as Phyllis Anderson, Jed Allan as Don Craig

1976: (l-r) Brook Bundy as Rebecca LeClair, Suzanne Rogers as Maggie Horton, Rosemary Forsyth as Laura Horton, Mary Frann as Amanda Peters, Susan Seaforth Hayes as Julie Anderson, Bill Hayes as Doug Williams, Robert Clary as Robert LeClair, Edward Mallory as William “Bill” Horton, Peter Brown as Greg Peters, John Lupton as Tommy Horton, Richard Guthrie as David Banning

1978: (l-r front row) Mark Tapscott (Bob), Margaret Mason (Linda), Suzanne Rogers (Maggie), Martha Nix (Janice), John Clarke (Mickey), Macdonald Carey (Tom), Frances Reid (Alice), Natasha Ryan (Hope), Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie), Andrea Hall (Hattie) (l-r 2nd Row) Elaine Princi (Linda), Cindy Fisher (Patti), Stephen Manley (Billy), Jed Allan (Don), Deidre Hall (Marlena), Wesley Eure (Mike), Edward Mallory (Bill), Bill Hayes (Doug), Richard Guthrie (David) (l-r 3rd Row) Francine York (Lorraine), Tracey Bregman (Donna), Suzanne Zenor (Maggie), Fran Ryan (Rosie), Mary Frann (Amanda), Joseph Gallison (Neil), Kaye Stevens (Jeri), Robert Clary (Robert), Kate Woodville (Marie) (l-r Top Row) Marty Davich, Michael Dwight Smith (Danny), Rose Fonseca (Valerie), Don Frabotta (Dave), Frederic Downs (Hank), Eileen Barnett (Sister Anne), John Lupton (Tommy), Stewart Bradley (Lt. Danton), William H. Bassett (Walter)

1980: (l-r front row) Meg Wyllie (Mrs. Bishop), Jean Bruce Scott (Jessica), Frances Reid (Alice), Macdonald Carey (Tom), Suzanne Rogers (Maggie), Patty Weaver (Trish) (l-r middle row) Richard Hill (Kyle), Lanna Saunders (Marie), Quinn Redeker (Alex), Brenda Benet (Lee), Gloria Loring (Liz), Bill Hayes (Doug), Joseph Gallison (Neil), Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie), Jed Allan (Don), William Joyce (Kellam), Deidre Hall (Marlena), Dianne Harper (Leslie) (l-r back row) Paul Keenan (Todd), Charles Bateman (Maxwell), Harold Sylvester (Warren), Don Frabotta (Dave)

1988: (l-r) Billy Warlock as Frankie Brady, Charles Shaughnessy as Shane Donovan, Drake Hogestyn as John Black/Roman Brady, Richard Biggs as Marcus Hunter, Stephen Nichols as Steve “Patch” Johnson, Mary Beth Evans as Dr. Kayla Brady Johnson, Patsy Pease as Kimberly Donovan, Judi Evans as Adrienne Johnson, Genie Francis as Diana Colville, Christie Clark as Carrie Brady

2000: (front row l-r) Julianne Morris as Greta VonAmberg, Taylor Carpenter as Will Roberts, Austin Peck as Austin Reed, Alison Sweeney as Sami Brady, Josh Taylor as Roman Brady, Deidre Hall as Marlena Evans, Drake Hogestyn as John Black, Frances Reid as Alice Horton, John Clarke as Mickey Horton, Suzanne Rogers as Maggie Horton, Peter Reckell as Bo Brady, Kristian Alfonso as Hope Brady, Joseph Mascolo as Stefano DiMera (2nd row l-r) Frank Parker as Grandpa Shawn Brady, Peggy McCay as Caroline Brady, John Aniston as Victor Kiriakis, Lauren Koslow as Kate Roberts, Bryan Dattilo as Lucas Roberts, Arianne Zuker as Nicole Walker, James Reynolds as Abe Carver, Renee Jones as Lexie Carver, Melissa Reeves as Jennifer Horton, Bill Hayes as Doug Williams, Susan Seaforth Hayes as Julie Williams (3rd row l-r) Andrea Hall-Gengler as Hattie Adams, William Utay as Dr. Wilhelm Rolf, Valerie Wildman as Fay Walker, Matt Cedeno as Brandon Walker, Patrika Darbo as Nancy Wesley, Kevin Spirtas as Craig Wesley, Tanya Boyd as Celeste Perrault, Steve Blackwood as Bart Beiderbecke, Millicent Martin as Lili Faversham (back row l-r) Heather Olson as Jan Spears, Aaron Van Wagner as Jason Masters, Farah Fath as Mimi Lockhart, Jason Cook as Shawn Brady, Kirsten Storms as Belle Black, Jay Kenneth Johnson as Philip Kiriakis, Nadia Bjorlin as Chloe Lane, Kyle Lowder as Brady Black

2015 (l-r) Eric Martsolf as Brady Black, Judie Evans as Adrien Kiriakis, Jen Lilley as Thersea Donovan, John Aniston as Victor Kiriakis, Meredith Scott Lynn as Anne Milbauer, Josh Taylor as Roman Brady, Peggy McCay as Caroline Brady, Stephen Nichols as Steven Johnson, Mary Beth Evans as Kayla Brady, Greg Vaughan as Eric Brady, Alison Sweeney as Sami Brady, Drake Hogestyn as John Black, Christopher Sean as Paul Narita, Deidre Hall as Dr. Marlena Evans, Bill Hayes as Doug Williams, Susan Hayes as Julie Willimas, Kate Mansi as Abigail Deveraux, Robert Scott Wilson as Ben Rogers, Kristian Alfonso as Hope Brady, Missy Reeves as Jennifer Horton, Suzanne Rogers as Maggie Horton, Casey Moss as JJ Deveraux, Camila Banus as Gabi Hernandez, James Reynolds as Abe Carver, Sal Stowers as Lani, A. Martinez as Eduardo, Thaao Penghlis as Tony DiMera, Bryan Dattilo as Lucas Roberts, Lauren Koslow as Kate Roberts, Joe Mascolo as Stefano DiMera, Billy Flynn as Chad DiMera

2020: (l-r, back row) Tamara Braun (Ava), Brandon Beemer (Shawn), Martha Madison (Belle), Wally Kurth (Justin), Judi Evans (Bonnie), Suzanne Rogers (Maggie), Sal Stowers (Lani), Lamon Archey (Eli), Lauren Koslow (Kate), Josh Taylor (Roman), Stephen Nichols (Steve), Mary Beth Evans (Kayla), Bryan Dattilo (Lucas), Stacy Haiduk (Kristen), Eric Martsolf (Brady), Jay Kenneth Johnson (Philp), Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe), Arianne Zucker (Nicole), Paul Telfer (Xander), Linsey Godfrey (Sarah), Lucas Adams (Tripp), Lindsay Arnold (Allie). (l-r, front row) Emily O’Brien (Gwen), Matthew Ashford (Jack), Cady McClain (Jennifer), Brandon Barash (Stefan), Camila Banus (Gabi), Billy Flynn (Chad), Marci Miller (Abigail), John Aniston (Victor), Bill Hayes (Doug), Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie), Drake Hogestyn (John), Deidre Hall (Marlena), James Reynolds (Abe), Victoria Konefal (Ciara), Robert Scott Wilson (Ben), Galen Gering (Rafe), Isabel Durant (Claire), Mike Manning (Charlie)