doug davidson was the longest running actor on the young and the restless.
doug davidson was the longest running actor on the young and the restless.
who is the longest running actor on the young and the restless?
doug davidson
"the young and the restless" is an american television soap opera, created by william j. bell and lee phillip bell for cbs. it first aired on march 26, 1973. the longest-running current cast member is doug davidson, who has portrayed private investigator paul williams since may 23, 1978. jeanne cooper, who portrayed the soap opera's matriarch katherine chancellor, holds the record for the series' longest-running cast member, airing from november 1973 until her death in may 2013. melody thomas scott and eric braeden, who portray nikki and victor newman, are the second and third longest-running cast members, having joined in february 1979 and february 1980, respectively. kate linder has portrayed esther valentine since april 1982, and rounds out the series' top four longest-running cast members. the following list is of cast members who are currently on the show: both main and recurring members, as well as those who are debuting, departing or returning from the series.
list of the young and the restless cast members
bullet::::- 銭形平次 "zenigata heiji" (heiji, the detective) (1966–1984) - 888 episodes. the longest-running zenigata heiji, hashizo okawa (大川橋蔵 "ōkawa hashizō") made a total of 888 programmes, with several different co-stars, from 1966 until his death in 1984. hashizō ōgawa is recorded in the guinness book of records as the longest running actor in a one-hour long television series for his performance as heiji. (hashizō ōawa was originally an "onnagata", an actor who plays women's parts in kabuki.) sanae tsuchida was in the cast from 1970 to 1973.









































bullet::::- 銭形平次 "zenigata heiji" (1987) - 26 episodes
zenigata heiji