‘Days of Our Lives’ star Robert Kelker-Kelly’s 911 dispatch audio reveals desperate attempt to save actor’s life

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-05 · by Leah Bitsky, Sarah Jones

Quick Summary

Emergency dispatch audio from October 3 reveals a frantic attempt by first responders to save "Days of Our Lives" actor Robert Kelker-Kelly's life after he suffered a cardiac arrest at his Missouri home around 8:16 p.m. The caller reported being unable to remove the unconscious and unresponsive 62-year-old man from bed, with CPR in progress upon arrival. Despite efforts including advanced lifesaving techniques by paramedics and first responders, Kelker-Kelly was pronounced dead at the scene. Law enforcement confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances, but the official cause of death has yet to be determined.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

Robert Kelker-Kelly, a 62-year-old actor known for his role as Bo Brady in the soap opera "Days of Our Lives," died on October 3, 2021, in Missouri. He was found unconscious and not breathing by police who arrived at his home around 8:16 p.m., where they attempted CPR but were unsuccessful. Emergency dispatch audio reveals that first responders responded to a call for an adult male patient experiencing cardiac arrest; he was later pronounced dead on the scene.

Kelker-Kelly began his acting career in 1987 with "Another World" and took over Bo Brady's role from Peter Reckell in 1992, appearing in nearly 600 episodes until 1995. He also portrayed Stavros Cassadine on "General Hospital."

Former co-star Eileen Davidson, known as The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, described Kelker-Kelly as unpredictable and verbally abusive, noting she often didn't know which version of him—“nice Robert” or “dark Robert”—she would encounter daily.

Written for “Actor Robert Kelker-Kelly Death” on 2026-10-05, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.

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Story

📰 Actor Robert Kelker-Kelly Death
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New York Post · 0.92 cosine similarity
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“Both articles describe the death of Robert Kelker-Kelly at his home in Missouri, with details matching on time, place, and the incident itself.”
New York Post
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“Both articles report on the death of Robert Kelker-Kelly, with ARTICLE B providing details about the emergency response efforts prior to his death.”

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Sarah Jones
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Topics

Page Six SSCAD TMZ The St. Peters Police Department the St. Charles County Ambulance District

Subjects

Page Six ORG · 3× Gaines PERSON · 1× Kelker-Kelly’s PERSON · 1× Kyle Gaines PERSON · 1× Missouri GPE · 1× Robert Kelker-Kelly’s PERSON · 1× SSCAD ORG · 1× TMZ ORG · 1× The St. Peters Police Department ORG · 1× the St. Charles County Ambulance District GPE · 1×

Narrative

First responders and paramedics responded to a call … for an adult male patient for a cardiac arrest,” Kyle Gaines, the Division Chief and Public Information Officer for the St. Charles County Ambulance District (SSCAD) told Page Six Monday.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-05

Claims (17 extracted, 0 hedged)

Emergency dispatch audio revealed the desperate attempt to save Robert Kelker-Kelly’s life before his tragic death. asserted
audio → reveal → death
“Caller is unable to remove patient from bed,” a responding officer said in the audio obtained by Page Six. asserted
officer → remove → Page
The dispatcher added that there are “units responding” to the incident and that “CPR is in progress.” asserted
CPR → add → progress
Another responding officer described the incident, sharing that a “62-year-old male” was “not conscious” and “not breathing.” asserted
male → respond → incident
An automated voice reported that there was a “cardiac arrest” at Kelker-Kelly’s address. asserted
voice → report → address
Page Six confirmed on Monday that the “Days of Our Lives” actor died on Oct. 3. asserted
actor → confirm → Oct.
We exclusively confirmed that he was in cardiac arrest when first responders attempted to save his life “ asserted
responders → confirm → life
First responders and paramedics responded to a call … for an adult male patient for a cardiac arrest,” Kyle Gaines, the Division Chief and Public Information Officer for the St. Charles County Ambulance District (SSCAD) told Page Six Monday. asserted
Gaines → respond → Page
Gaines continued, “They were dispatched where paramedics and first responders provided advanced life saving protocol techniques. asserted
paramedics → continue → techniques
Unfortunately the patient was pronounced deceased on scene.” asserted
patient → pronounce → scene
The St. Peters Police Department told TMZ the former actor was unconscious and not breathing when first responders arrived to his Missouri home on Saturday at around 8:16 p.m. asserted
responders → tell → Saturday
The outlet also confirmed that CPR was in progress when they arrived on the scene. asserted
they → confirm → scene
Law enforcement officials and paramedics attempted life-saving measures, but to no avail. asserted
officials → attempt → avail
Police noted that there was nothing suspicious at the scene and that an official cause of death has yet to be released. asserted
cause → note → death
This story is developing… asserted
story → develop → ?
Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
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Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
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