The late actor approved of his character's death scene, which will air in an upcoming episode of the soap opera

In the aftermath of the heartbreaking death of Days of Our Lives star Drake Hogestyn, news has surfaced that the actor filmed John Black’s death scenes. One of the major heroes of Salem, John, and Hogestyn are missed equally. His co-stars spoke out about their reactions to filming those scenes and how they got through them.

Before actor Drake Hogestyn died following a pancreatic cancer battle, he reportedly approved of his Days of Our Lives character also dying. “We were rolling the dice because it’s difficult to tell a story of someone’s death or a character’s death while the actor is still alive;

Days of Our Lives Star Drake Hogestyn was able to approve and film the way his beloved character died on the Peacock soap before he passed away on Sept. 28. In a new interview, Executive Producer Ken Corday said he needed to explain to viewers why Hogestyn’s character,

Days of Our Lives has had to say a painful goodbye to too many beloved actors lately — and their legendary characters. But due, in part, to the show’s advanced shooting schedule, the onscreen and offscreen farewells tend to be very far apart.