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List of Days of Our Lives characters introduced in the 1960s

A list of notable characters from the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between November 8, 1965, and the end of 1969.

Tony Merritt is a character from the soap opera Days of Our Lives, portrayed by Richard Colla from 1965 to 1966, Don Briscoe in 1966, and Ron Husmann from 1966 to 1967.

Tony was engaged to Marie Horton but suffered from a blood disease that affected his health and decided to leave the night of their wedding believing she wouldn't want to see him suffer and die. When he returned to Salem, Marie had married his father, Craig. He tried to move on and accept Marie's choice. Eventually, he told his father the truth on why he called his wedding and Craig stepped aside to let Marie and Tony have a second chance at love. However, the trust between him and the whole Horton family was gone, so he and Marie ended their relationship and he left Salem later that year.

Craig Merritt is a character from the soap opera Days of Our Lives, portrayed by David McLean from 1965–67, and by Harry Lauter in 1966 temporary.

Ben Olson was a character from Days of Our Lives, who was the husband of Addie Horton, and portrayed by Robert Knapp.

His significant storyline was in 1965, when Ben and Addie moved to Paris, leaving their daughter Julie behind, and in the care of Addie's parents, Tom and Alice. In 1971, Ben died offscreen from a heart attack, which prompts Addie to return to Salem.

Steven Olson is a character from Days of Our Lives and is the older brother of Julie. He was portrayed by Flip Mark (1965–1966), James Carroll Jordan (1972), and then finally Stephen Schnetzer (1978–1980, 2024).

Briefly introduced in 1965, Steve when with parents when they decided to move to Paris, France. After his father died in 1971, Steven remained in Paris to finish his schooling, even though his mother Addie returned to Salem. The following year, he returned to Salem after finishing school, but, when he was unhappy in Salem, he returned to Paris.

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