Soap Opera
15 Years After ‘All My Children’ Ended, What Happened to Walt Willey?
Walt Willey post All My Children career explored, from soap operas and film roles to his hopeful return as Jackson Montgomery in the AMC revival films.
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When All My Children ended in 2011, Walt Wiley‘s time as Jackson Montgomery came to a dramatic close, as the actor delivered one of the final monolgoues of the iconic series and took part in the series finale cliffhanger as he left his wife Erica Kane (Susan Lucci) who was headed to Hollywood to begin her film career, but now, fifteen years later, what is the once fan-favorite actor up to?
Following the conclusion of the ABC soap opera, Wiley has remained active, appearing in a handful of projects.
In 2013, Willey found himself booked and busy, appearing in two episodes of Thurston as Edmund Snead and one episode of Everyday Lies as Thompson Dobbs.
In 2014, the actor appeared on Gunslingers as James Butler Hickok and returned to the world of soaps with an appearance on the web-soap Tainted Dreams as Gregory Ashford, a role he would continue to play until 2017.
Wiley also made appearances on Characterz and Butcher the Bakers.
In 2023, Willey made his return to daytime television as Jackson Montgomery on the ABC soap opera General Hospital.
The actor’s most recent credit was joining fellow soap stars Rena Sofer and Tuc Watkins for the Nick Wilkinson-written and directed film, Death on the Brandywine.
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Will Walt Willey return for Lifetime’s All My Children continuation films?
It is currently unknown if he will reprise his role as Erica Kane’s on-again and off-again husband; however, considering the first film is expected to take a look at Erica Kane’s life in the years since the series cancellation, and given Willey’s recent appearance on LIVE! With Kelly and Mark, fans are hopeful that he may return to the franchise once again.
Back in 2020, Willey spoke about the potential of an All My Children reunion on the Dr. Oz show in an appearance with Lucci. During the visit, Willey shared, “Well, hope springs eternal, and then so it should. Every once in a while, there are rumblings and rumors. So, sure, of course there’s always a chance.”
As the script for the first two All My Children revival films have been completed, fans now wait for confirmation as to who from the original cast will retur and if Willey will once again return.
