| Mickey Horton | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Days of our Lives character | |||||||||||||||||||||
 John Clarke as Mickey Horton, 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | John Clarke (1965–2004) Richard Voigts (2004) John Ingle (2004–06) Kevin Dobson (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration |
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| First appearance | November 8, 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | October 2, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Peggy Phillips and Kenneth Rosen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Ted Corday | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mickey Horton is a fictional character from the soap opera Days of Our Lives, played from the show's debut episode in 1965 until January 2004 by John Clarke, spanning 3,500 episodes.[1][2] The role was briefly played in 2004 by Richard Voigts, then by John Ingle from 2004 through 2006.[3] Kevin Dobson appeared as Mickey in the character's final appearances between April and October 2008.[4]
At the time of his retirement, Clarke was the longest-tenured original Days of our Lives actor after his onscreen mother Frances Reid (Alice Horton), appearing in the role for 39 years.[2][5] He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1979 for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Mickey.
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- ^ "Mickey Horton". Soap Central. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ a b Iannucci, Rebecca (2019-10-22). "Days of Our Lives Actor John Clarke, Who Played Mickey Horton, Dead at 88". TVLine. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Mickey Horton recast?". Soaps. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "'Knots Landing's' Beloved Kevin Dobson Dead at 77". Michael Fairman TV. 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Forty-Six Years in Salem, USA: The 46 Longest-Running Actors in "Days of Our Lives" History: November 8, 1965-November 8, 2011". Jason47. 2011. Retrieved 2022-03-25.