Alan Dysert Dies: ‘All My Children’ Actor Was 75 — SkimNews
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- Michele Dysert announced in a Facebook post on Sunday that Alan Dysert died on October 23, 2026, at age 75, and did not disclose a cause of death.
- Lights, Camera, Cancer!, Dysert's 2023 autobiography, reports that he was diagnosed with a "rare, aggressive and incurable cancer," with the book's synopsis citing four major cancer-related surgeries, one recurrence, many rounds of chemotherapy and 29 CT scans.
- All My Children featured Dysert as Sean Cudahy in 79 episodes from 1980 to 1990, a devious yet humorous con man and villain written in sharp contrast to his brother Tom Cudahy, played by Richard Shoberg.
- Cheech and Chong's Next Movie was one of Dysert's films, and he held executive producer, co-executive producer or associate producer credits on The Grift, Becoming Jesse Tate, The Senator, My Many Sons and this year's The Legend of Van Dorn.
- Alan Dysert went from a farm boy in Illinois to actor, musician, writer, filmmaker, producer and acting teacher, with thousands of students knowing him as the mentor who pushed them to pursue their dreams.
- Alan Dysert asked in his memoir for his children, grandchildren, family and friends to celebrate his life rather than mourn his passing, writing, "It's been a great ride and I am grateful for every bit of it."
Why it matters: Thousands of students knew Alan Dysert as the teacher and mentor who pushed them to pursue their dreams, and with no cause of death disclosed, his 2023 autobiography and his wife's post are the public record. His sons Cody and Cooper and his students are left with his written request: celebrate the life rather than mourn the passing.
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