Daytime veteran John Ingle (Edward Quartermaine, General Hospital) will take over the role of Mickey Horton on Days of our Lives beginning later this month.
The role of Mickey Horton was vacated in January when original DAYS cast member John Clarke announced his retirement. Clarke had spent 38 years as Mickey.
NBC quickly moved to cast veteran actor Richard Voigts in the role of Mickey. However, Voigts will be seen only a handful of times on air.
A spokesperson for ABC declined to comment on how Ingle's departure would be addressed by General Hospital. Ingle had been tapped to portray Edward on a recurring basis and was apparently not intricate to major storyline.
Ingle joins the DAYS cast on February 18.