'Days of Our Lives' star Robert Kelker-Kelly ignored alarming symptoms before sudden death: police report

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Giang-Paunon, S. (2026, October 17). 'Days of Our Lives' star Robert Kelker-Kelly ignored alarming symptoms before sudden death: police report. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/days-our-lives-star-robert-kelker-kelly-ignored-alarming-symptoms-sudden-death-police-report

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-17 · by Stephanie Giang-Paunon

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Robert Kelker-Kelly, a star of the soap opera "Days of Our Lives," died at age 62 after experiencing chest and arm pain but refusing medical help. According to a police report obtained by Fox News Digital, Kelker-Kelly told his wife about the symptoms during their drive home from an airport on October 3. Despite declining immediate hospitalization, he continued to feel unwell and asked for aspirin upon arriving home; shortly after, he was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead despite emergency efforts. The report notes that no suspicious circumstances were detected by investigators or autopsy results released by the medical examiner.
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Robert Kelker-Kelly, the actor best known for playing Bo Brady on "Days of Our Lives," died at age 62 after experiencing chest and arm pain shortly before his death. According to a police report obtained by Fox News Digital, Kelker-Kelly told his wife, Allison Kelly, that he felt pain during their drive home from Spirit of St. Louis Airport on October 3 around 7:30pm. Despite his symptoms, Kelker-Kelly declined to go to the hospital and instead asked to return home to rest. After arriving at their residence in Missouri, Kelker-Kelly continued experiencing pain and requested aspirin but was later found unresponsive by his wife. She called 911 and attempted CPR before emergency services arrived, but he could not be revived. The cause of death has not been released.

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🔮 During the drive home, Kelker-Kelly said he felt pain in his left arm and chest and asked his wife to pull over so he could vomit, according to the report.
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Kelker-Kelly PERSON · 6× Kelly PERSON · 4× Bo Brady PERSON · 2× Fox News Digital ORG · 2× Missouri GPE · 2× St. Charles County GPE · 2× Allison Kelly PERSON · 1× Kelker-Kelly's PERSON · 1× Robert Kelker-Kelly PERSON · 1× St. Peters Police Department ORG · 1×

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The St. Peters Police Department report, obtained by Fox News Digital, stated that Kelker-Kelly's wife, Allison Kelly, told police she picked up her husband, who also worked as a professional pilot, from Spirit of St. Louis Airport at approximately 7:30pm on Oct. 3.
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🔮 During the drive home, Kelker-Kelly said he felt pain in his left arm and chest and asked his wife to pull over so he could vomit, according to the report.

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Robert Kelker-Kelly, the actor best known for playing Bo Brady on "Days of Our Lives," experienced chest and arm pain shortly before his death at 62, according to a police report detailing his final hours. uncertain
Kelly → know → hours
The St. Peters Police Department report, obtained by Fox News Digital, stated that Kelker-Kelly's wife, Allison Kelly, told police she picked up her husband, who also worked as a professional pilot, from Spirit of St. Louis Airport at approximately 7:30pm on Oct. 3. asserted
who → obtain → Oct.
During the drive home, Kelker-Kelly said he felt pain in his left arm and chest and asked his wife to pull over so he could vomit, according to the report. uncertain
he → say → report
Kelly asked her husband whether he needed to go to the hospital. asserted
he → ask → hospital
He declined and instead requested that she take him home so he could lie down. uncertain
he → decline → him
After arriving at their Missouri residence, Kelker-Kelly changed his clothes and got into bed. asserted
Kelly → arrive → bed
He continued experiencing pain and asked his wife to get him an aspirin, according to the report. uncertain
He → continue → report
When Kelly returned from the kitchen, she found her husband unresponsive and not breathing. asserted
husband → return → kitchen
She called 911 and began performing CPR, according to the report. uncertain
She → call → report
St. Peters police and the St. Charles County Ambulance District responded to the couple's Missouri home shortly after 8 pm. asserted
police → respond → pm
Paramedics "attempted life-saving measures," but Kelker-Kelly was pronounced dead at 9:09 pm, according to the report. uncertain
Kelly → attempt → report
Kelly told investigators her husband had no known medical conditions and took no prescription medications. asserted
husband → tell → medications
He had not had any serious injuries or had surgery in the previous year, she said. asserted
she → have → year
Police told Fox News Digital that nothing suspicious was found at the scene. asserted
nothing → tell → scene
"Mr. Kelly had reportedly complained of chest pain shortly before becoming unresponsive, and the circumstances appeared consistent with a medical event," police said. uncertain
police → complain → event
The St. Charles County medical examiner released Kelker-Kelly "with no further need for investigation," according to the report, which did not specify an official cause of death. uncertain
which → release → death
Born April 18, 1964, in Wichita, Kansas, Kelker-Kelly built a career across several popular soap operas. asserted
Kelly → bear → operas
He began playing Sam Fowler on "Another World" in 1987 before taking over the role of Bo Brady on "Days of Our Lives" in 1992, replacing original actor Peter Reckell. asserted
He → begin → Reckell
He remained on the NBC drama until 1995 and won a 1994 Soap Opera Digest Award for outstanding lead actor. asserted
He → remain → actor
Kelker-Kelly later played the villainous Stavros Cassadine on "General Hospital" from 2001 to 2003, reprising the role in 2013 and 2014. asserted
Kelly → play → 2013
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