Soap Opera Digesthas broken the news that actor Brett Hadley died at age 92.
He played stalwart Detective Carl Williams on “The Young and the Restless” from 1980 to 1990.
The fan-favorite returned to the sudser again in 1998, and left once more in 1999.
At the time, William J. Hadley’s former “Young and the Restless” co-stars shared their thoughts and memories of working with him.
Lauralee Bell (Chrisine Blair), the daughter of show creator William J.
Bell, stated, “Brett was the sweetest guy.
Biggest smile and the believability of he and Doug Davidson being father and son was like no other!”
He definitely owned that role.
I can still hear his voice.
There will never be another Carl Williams.
My heart goes out to his family and friends."
Lauren Fenmore’s portrayer Tracy E. Bregman cited the fun the cast had working with Hadley in her statement.
He will be very missed."
He was an old-fashioned guy."
You will be missed."
