Y&R ALUM BRETT HADLEY DIES AT 92

Brett Hadley, who played no-nonsense police detective Carl Williams on Y&R from 1980-90 and 199899, passed away at the age of 92.

Hadley was born in Louisville, KY on September 25, 1930 and later attended the University of New Mexico, where he studied drama. In addition to his stage credits, the actor amassed a long list of guest-starring roles on prime-time TV shows and also appeared in movies like The Mad Bomber, Funny Lady and Next of Kin. Hadley joined the Genoa City ranks when then-Head Writer William J. Bell expanded Paul Williams’s family, which included father Carl and Carl’s deeply-religious wife, Mary, played by Carolyn Conwell, who died in 2012. Here are some sentiments from his former co-stars.

Lauralee Bell (Christine): “Brett was the sweetest guy. Biggest smile and the believability of he and Doug Davidson [Paul] being father and son was like no other!”