Editing Ray MacDonnell

{{Short description|American actor (1928–2021)}}
{{Infobox person
| name                  = Ray MacDonnell
| image                 = 
| imagesize             = 
| caption               = MacDonnell as [[Joe Martin (All My Children)|Joe Martin]] on [[All My Children]]
| birthname             = 
| birth_date            = {{birth date|1928|3|5}}
| birth_place           = [[Lawrence, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| death_date            = {{death date and age|2021|6|10|1928|3|5}}
| death_place           = [[Chappaqua, New York]], U.S.
| occupation            = Actor
| years_active          = 1953–2013 
| spouse                = Patricia Anne Broderick (1961-2021)
| children              = 3
| website               = 
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'''Ray MacDonnell''' (March 5, 1928 – June 10, 2021) was an American television actor, best known for his role as [[Joe Martin (All My Children)|Dr. Joe Martin]], patriarch of the Martin family, on the daytime soap opera ''[[All My Children]]'', a role he played for 40 years.

== Early years ==
MacDonnell was born on March 5, 1928, in [[Lawrence, Massachusetts]]. He attended [[Amherst College]] subsequently receiving a Fulbright Scholarship to London's [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts]].<ref name="ci">{{cite journal |title=Ray MacDonnell |journal=Classic Images |date=September 2021 |issue=553 |page=45}}</ref>

== Career ==
MacDonnell received a Daytime Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2004.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McClintock |first1=Pamela |title=Emmy loves 'Ellen' |url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/awards/emmy-loves-ellen-1117905447/ |access-date=January 14, 2022 |work=Variety |date=May 23, 2004}}</ref> Prior to appearing on ''[[All My Children]]'', he played Philip Capice on the soap ''[[The Edge of Night]]'' from 1961 to 69. Other credits included ''Mame'' on Broadway from 1966 to 1970,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ray MacDonnell |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ray-macdonnell-98873 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref> and as Dick Tracy in the 1967 [[Dick Tracy (TV pilot)|TV pilot of the same name]].

In 2009, MacDonnell retired from ''[[All My Children]]''. Production of the show moved from New York to California, marking the end of his 40-year run. His retirement from [[All My Children]] left [[Susan Lucci]], portrayer of [[Erica Kane]], as the only original cast member on the show. In 2011, it was announced that MacDonnell along with on-screen wife, [[Lee Meriwether]] as Ruth Martin, would be making a limited return to ''[[All My Children]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soapoperanetwork.com/soaps/amc/news/item/3958-ray-macdonnell-and-lee-meriwether-return-to-amc |title=Ray MacDonnell and Lee Meriwether Return to 'AMC' |website=soapoperanetwork.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223095945/http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/soaps/amc/news/item/3958-ray-macdonnell-and-lee-meriwether-return-to-amc |archive-date=2011-02-23}} </ref> MacDonnell also returned to ''All My Children'' for its finale which aired on September 23, 2011.

==Personal life and death==
In 1961, MacDonnell married Patricia Anne Broderick.<ref name="ci" /> They had three children- Sarah, Kyle, and Daniel.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2007-03-18|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/amc/theactors/macdonnell.php|title=About the Actors: Raymond Arthur MacDonnell|work=[[Soapcentral]]}}</ref>

He died at his home in [[Chappaqua, New York]], on June 10, 2021, at the age of 93.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2021/06/ray-macdonnell-dead-all-my-children-actor-was-93-1234783156/ Ray MacDonnell Dies: Actor Who Appeared On ‘All My Children’ For More Than 40 Years Was 93]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0531994|name=Ray MacDonnell}}
*[https://michaelfairmantv.com/ray-macdonnell-all-my-childrens-beloved-dr-joe-martin-passes-away-at-93/2021/06/28/?fbclid=IwAR32LnflUctqR-IrkdbQdF4kXKGvvVrP4AJ2EU6a5IS92MnxyoeIUvWxwy4 Obituary]
{{Daytime Emmy Award Lifetime Achievement}}

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[[Category:American expatriates in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
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[[Category:Amherst College alumni]]
[[Category:Male actors from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:People from Lawrence, Massachusetts]]


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