# Alan Dysert Dies: ‘All My Children’ Actor Was 75

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/alan-dysert-dies-all-my-children-actor-was-75/
- Published: 2026-10-26T19:31:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T20:40:41+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/alan-dysert-dead-all-my-children-1237191643/
- Topics: Art, Culture

## Key points

- Alan Dysert has died aged 75.
- He played Sean Cudahy in 79 episodes of *All My Children*.
- He also worked as a filmmaker, producer and acting teacher.

## Summary

Alan Dysert, the actor best known for playing Sean Cudahy on the US soap opera *All My Children*, has died aged 75. His wife, Michele Dysert, announced that he died on 23 October 2026, and said she wanted to celebrate a life marked by storytelling, humour and a lasting impact on others.

Dysert played the devious but humorous Sean in 79 episodes between 1980 and 1990. He also acted in films including *Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie* and worked as a producer on several projects, including *The Legend of Van Dorn* this year. He wrote in his 2023 autobiography that he had a rare, aggressive and incurable cancer; his wife did not state a cause of death.

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