Soap legend dies as tributes pour in for 'supportive gentleman'

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The 84-year-old actor's death was confirmed by his son, Anthony Crivello, in a social media post. He wrote on Facebook on Thursday: "My dear friend of many years, actor #ThomChristopher passed today.

He was always a gentleman, always supportive, and he and his wife Judith, who [preceded] him in death, were always gracious to me and welcoming.” Sharing pictures from the past, his 69-year-old said: "I worked together on the #abc daytime series #onelifetolive in the 1990s. “We’ve seen here with the lovely #audrylanders who played my sister, and Thom, my father.

It was a wonderful time, difficult hours and long days, but joyful each minute. May Thom fly on Wings of Angels to be beside his beloved Judith, and may they enjoy each other’s company once again, beside the ‘Pearly Gates’ of heaven.” The actor was best known for starring as Carlo Hessler on ABC’s soap opera One Life to Live.The role as mob boss Carlo Hesser and his twin brother Mortimer Bern on the soap earned him a Daytime Emmy Award.The star's friend Steven Bergman also confirmed the news of his passing on Facebook.

He wrote: “Thom has been sick for quite awhile now and fought through it all like a champ. We spoke 2-3 times a month and always had great long conversations.