‘All My Children’ star Alan Dysert dead at 75 after ‘incurable cancer’ diagnosis

Health · First reported 26 Oct, 17:59 · Updated 18:58

Actor Alan Dysert, known for playing Sean Cudahy on All My Children, died at 75, his wife Michele announced. He had disclosed an incurable cancer diagnosis in his 2023 memoir, but his wife did not confirm a cause of death.

Michele Dysert announced her husband’s death on Facebook and said he died Friday at age 75; she did not specify a cause of death.
Dysert wrote in his 2023 memoir, Lights, Camera, Cancer!, that he had a rare, aggressive and incurable cancer; his treatment included four major surgeries, chemotherapy and 29 CT scans.
He played Sean Cudahy on All My Children and appeared in 79 episodes from 1980 to 1990; the article also describes his work as an actor, musician, writer, filmmaker, producer and acting teacher.