William Foster Hayes III was an American actor and recording artist. His song "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" hit the top of the Billboard charts in the spring of 1955. Following a successful career as a musician which began in the late 1940s, Hayes began to focus on dramatic acting parts in the late 1960s, which led him to be cast in a role that gained him additional fame to a younger generation. This new chapter began in 1970 when he originated the character of Doug Williams on NBC's Days of Our Lives, which he continued to play until 2023.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
The Hollywood Squares (1966)
Guest starring as Panelist
(15 episodes)
- Episode 14x24: December 3 - 7, 1979 (DT) (Dec 3, 1979)
- Episode 12x40: January 23-27, 1978 (DT) (Jan 23, 1978)
- Episode 12x30: December 19-23, 1977 (DT) (Dec 19, 1977)
- Episode 12x06: September 26-30, 1977 (DT) (Sep 26, 1977)
- Episode 11x78: June 6-10, 1977 (DT) (Jun 6, 1977)
- Episode 11x68: May 2-6, 1977 (DT) (May 2, 1977)
- Episode 11x52: March 7-11, 1977 (DT) (Mar 7, 1977)
- Episode 11x26: December 6-10, 1976 (DT) (Dec 6, 1976)
- Episode 10x93: Aug 30-Sep 3, 1976 (DT) (Aug 30, 1976)
- Episode 10x89: August 2-6, 1976 (Aug 2, 1976)
- Episode 10x85: June 28-July 2, 1976 (Jun 28, 1976)
- Episode 10x76: May 24-28, 1976 (DT) (May 24, 1976)
- Episode 10x66: April 19-23, 1976 (Apr 19, 1976)
- Episode 10x54: March 8-12, 1976 (Mar 8, 1976)
- Episode 10x44: February 2-6, 1976 (DT) (Feb 2, 1976)
Days of Our Lives (1965)
Starring as Doug Williams
(22 episodes)
- Episode 2011-04-19: 4/19/2011 (Apr 19, 2011)
- Episode 2011-04-18: 4/18/2011 (Apr 18, 2011)
- Episode 2011-04-15: 4/15/2011 (Apr 15, 2011)
- Episode 2011-04-14: 4/14/2011 (Apr 14, 2011)
- Episode 2011-04-13: 4/13/2011 (Apr 13, 2011)
- Episode 2011-04-12: 4/12/2011 (Apr 12, 2011)
- Episode 2011-01-10: January 10 2011 (Jan 10, 2011)
- Episode 2011-01-07: Fri Jan 7 2011 (Jan 7, 2011)
- Episode 2011-01-06: Thurs Jan 6 2011 (Jan 6, 2011)
- Episode 2010-08-31: August 31 2010 (Aug 31, 2010)
- Episode 2010-08-30: August 30 2010 (Aug 30, 2010)
- Episode 2010-08-27: Aug 27 2010 (Aug 27, 2010)
- Episode 2009-05-27: Wed May 27 2009 (May 27, 2009)
- Episode 2009-05-22: 05-22-2009-Fri (May 22, 2009)
- Episode 2009-05-20: 05-20-2009-Wed (May 20, 2009)
- Episode 2009-05-18: 05-18-2009-Mon (May 18, 2009)
- Episode 2009-05-14: Thursday May 14 2009 (May 14, 2009)
- Episode 2009-05-12: Tuesday May 12 2009 (May 12, 2009)
- Episode 2009-05-11: Monday May 11 2009 (May 11, 2009)
- Episode 2004-01-23: Ep. #9735 (Jan 23, 2004)
- Episode 2008-01-08: January 8 2008 (Jan 8, 2008)
- Episode 1984-01-03: Jan 3, 1984 (Jan 3, 1984)
Guest starring as Doug Williams
(112 episodes)
- Episode 2024-07-11: Ep. #14898 (Jul 11, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-22: Ep. #14862 (May 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-21: Ep. #14797 (Feb 21, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-12: Ep. #14790 (Feb 12, 2024)
- Episode 2023-12-22: Ep. #14754 (Dec 22, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-04: Ep. #14675 (Sep 4, 2023)
- Episode 2023-06-19: Ep. #14619 (Jun 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-02-17: Ep. #14533 (Feb 17, 2023)
- Episode 2023-02-16: Ep. #14532 (Feb 16, 2023)
- Episode 2023-02-06: Ep. #14524 (Feb 6, 2023)
- Episode 2022-12-23: Ep. #14493 (Dec 23, 2022)
- Episode 2022-11-08: Ep. #14461 (Nov 8, 2022)
- Episode 2022-10-04: Ep. #14436 (Oct 4, 2022)
- Episode 2022-07-05: Ep. #14370 (Jul 5, 2022)
- Episode 2022-06-30: Ep. #14367 (Jun 30, 2022)
- Episode 2022-04-12: Ep. #14315 (Apr 12, 2022)
- Episode 2021-12-24: Ep. #14249 (Dec 24, 2021)
- Episode 2021-12-23: Ep. #14248 (Dec 23, 2021)
- Episode 2021-11-26: Ep. #14229 (Nov 26, 2021)
- Episode 2021-11-24: Ep. #14228 (Nov 24, 2021)
- Episode 2021-11-23: Ep. #14227 (Nov 23, 2021)
- Episode 2021-10-04: Ep. #14191 (Oct 4, 2021)
- Episode 2021-10-01: Ep. #14190 (Oct 1, 2021)
- Episode 2021-09-30: Ep. #14189 (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 2021-09-27: Ep. #14186 (Sep 27, 2021)
- Episode 2021-09-24: Ep. #14185 (Sep 24, 2021)
- Episode 2021-09-21: Ep. #14182 (Sep 21, 2021)
- Episode 2021-09-20: Ep. #14181 (Sep 20, 2021)
- Episode 2021-09-17: Ep. #14180 (Sep 17, 2021)
- Episode 2021-09-16: Ep. #14179 (Sep 16, 2021)
- Episode 2021-09-13: Ep. #14176 (Sep 13, 2021)
- Episode 2021-09-10: Ep. #14175 (Sep 10, 2021)
- Episode 2021-09-07: Ep. #14172 (Sep 7, 2021)
- Episode 2021-07-05: Ep. #14138 (Jul 5, 2021)
- Episode 2021-07-02: Ep. #14137 (Jul 2, 2021)
- Episode 2021-03-25: Ep. #14069 (Mar 25, 2021)
- Episode 2021-03-24: Ep. #14068 (Mar 24, 2021)
- Episode 2021-03-23: Ep. #14067 (Mar 23, 2021)
- Episode 2021-02-17: Ep. #14043 (Feb 17, 2021)
- Episode 2020-12-23: Ep. #14004 (Dec 23, 2020)
- Episode 2020-11-25: Ep. #13985 (Nov 25, 2020)
- Episode 2020-10-30: Ep. #13967 (Oct 30, 2020)
- Episode 2020-07-23: Ep. #13901 (Jul 23, 2020)
- Episode 2020-07-22: Ep. #13900 (Jul 22, 2020)
- Episode 2020-07-21: Ep. #13899 (Jul 21, 2020)
- Episode 2020-04-14: Ep. #13829 (Apr 14, 2020)
- Episode 2020-03-18: Ep. #13810 (Mar 18, 2020)
- Episode 2020-02-18: Ep. #13789 (Feb 18, 2020)
- Episode 2020-02-13: Ep. #13786 (Feb 13, 2020)
- Episode 2020-01-02: Ep. #13756 (Jan 2, 2020)
- Episode 2019-12-31: Ep. #13755 (Dec 31, 2019)
- Episode 2019-12-24: Ep. #13750 (Dec 24, 2019)
- Episode 2019-11-15: Ep. #13725 (Nov 15, 2019)
- Episode 2019-10-25: Ep. #13710 (Oct 25, 2019)
- Episode 2019-10-17: Ep. #13704 (Oct 17, 2019)
- Episode 2019-10-11: Ep. #13700 (Oct 11, 2019)
- Episode 2019-10-10: Ep. #13699 (Oct 10, 2019)
- Episode 2019-10-07: Ep. #13696 (Oct 7, 2019)
- Episode 2019-10-04: Ep. #13695 (Oct 4, 2019)
- Episode 2019-10-02: Ep. #13693 (Oct 2, 2019)
- Episode 2019-09-30: Ep. #13691 (Sep 30, 2019)
- Episode 2019-09-17: Ep. #13682 (Sep 17, 2019)
- Episode 2019-09-10: Ep. #13677 (Sep 10, 2019)
- Episode 2019-09-04: Ep. #13673 (Sep 4, 2019)
- Episode 2019-09-03: Ep. #13672 (Sep 3, 2019)
- Episode 2019-07-04: Ep. #13629 (Jul 4, 2019)
- Episode 2019-05-23: Ep. #13602 (May 23, 2019)
- Episode 2019-02-21: Ep. #13537 (Feb 21, 2019)
- Episode 2018-12-24: Ep. #13495 (Dec 24, 2018)
- Episode 2018-12-21: Ep. #13494 (Dec 21, 2018)
- Episode 2018-12-18: Ep. #13491 (Dec 18, 2018)
- Episode 2018-12-11: Ep. #13486 (Dec 11, 2018)
- Episode 2018-11-21: Ep. #13474 (Nov 21, 2018)
- Episode 2018-10-31: Ep. #13459 (Oct 31, 2018)
- Episode 2018-08-31: Ep. #13417 (Aug 31, 2018)
- Episode 2018-08-30: Ep. #13416 (Aug 30, 2018)
- Episode 2018-08-15: Ep. #13405 (Aug 15, 2018)
- Episode 2018-06-19: Ep. #13364 (Jun 19, 2018)
- Episode 2018-06-14: Ep. #13361 (Jun 14, 2018)
- Episode 2018-05-22: Ep. #13347 (May 22, 2018)
- Episode 2018-03-26: Ep. #13306 (Mar 26, 2018)
- Episode 2018-03-05: Ep. #13291 (Mar 5, 2018)
- Episode 2018-03-02: Ep. #13290 (Mar 2, 2018)
- Episode 2018-02-15: Ep. #13279 (Feb 15, 2018)
- Episode 2017-10-02: Ep. #13184 (Oct 2, 2017)
- Episode 2017-09-29: Ep. #13183 (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 2017-09-19: Ep. #13175 (Sep 19, 2017)
- Episode 2017-09-12: Ep. #13170 (Sep 12, 2017)
- Episode 2017-07-05: Ep. #13122 (Jul 5, 2017)
- Episode 2017-06-27: Ep. #13116 (Jun 27, 2017)
- Episode 2017-04-21: Ep. #13072 (Apr 21, 2017)
- Episode 2017-03-15: Ep. #13045 (Mar 15, 2017)
- Episode 2017-02-24: Ep. #13032 (Feb 24, 2017)
- Episode 2017-02-23: Ep. #13031 (Feb 23, 2017)
- Episode 2017-02-17: Ep. #13027 (Feb 17, 2017)
- Episode 2017-02-16: Ep. #13026 (Feb 16, 2017)
- Episode 2016-12-22: Ep. #12988 (Dec 22, 2016)
- Episode 2016-12-08: Ep. #12978 (Dec 8, 2016)
- Episode 2016-11-29: Ep. #12971 (Nov 29, 2016)
- Episode 2016-11-16: Ep. #12964 (Nov 16, 2016)
- Episode 2017-01-09: Jan 9 2017 (Jan 9, 2017)
- Episode 2016-10-31: Ep. #12952 (Oct 31, 2016)
- Episode 2016-10-28: Ep. #12951 (Oct 28, 2016)
- Episode 2016-08-31: Ep. #12910 (Aug 31, 2016)
- Episode 2016-08-30: Ep. #12909 (Aug 30, 2016)
- Episode 2016-07-20: Ep. #12890 (Jul 20, 2016)
- Episode 2016-07-15: Ep. #12887 (Jul 15, 2016)
- Episode 2016-07-14: Ep. #12886 (Jul 14, 2016)
- Episode 2016-07-12: Ep. #12884 (Jul 12, 2016)
- Episode 2017-12-21: Ep. #13240 (Dec 21, 2017)
- Episode 2017-12-12: Ep. #13233 (Dec 12, 2017)
- Episode 2017-11-13: Ep. #13214 (Nov 13, 2017)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)
Guest starring as Bill Hayes
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1959-01-08: Jan 8, 1959 (Jan 8, 1959)
- Episode 1959-01-07: Jan 7, 1959 (Jan 7, 1959)
Tony Awards (1957)
Guest starring as Presenter
- Episode 1958-04-13: The 12th Annual Tony Awards (Apr 13, 1958)