Soap Actor Commits Suicide (external) "Benjamin Hendrickson, an Emmy Award-winning actor on the 'As the World Turns' soap opera, committed suicide last week with a gunshot to the head, police said." Source: CNN Showbiz, Monday, July 10, 2006

'As the World Turns' Star Commits Suicide (external) "'As the World Turns' star Benjamin Hendrickson died over the weekend from an apparent suicide, the New York Post reports." Source: Entertainment Tonight, Thursday, July 6, 2006

Real-Life Tragedy (external) "Benjamin Hendrickson (Hal, ATWT) died suddenly over the weekend. The Emmy Award-winning actor, who had played Oakdale's Chief of Detectives on and off since 1985, was 55 years old." Source: Soap Opera Digest, Thursday, July 6, 2006

Actor Ben Hendrickson dies (external) Actor Ben Hendrickson, who starred on the daytime drama 'As The World Turns' for more than 20 years, died over the weekend in his home in Huntington, N.Y., CBS and Procter & Gamble Productions said in a joint statement Wednesday. Source: CBS, Wednesday, July 5, 2006

50 Years of Turning (external) "As of April 2, AS THE WORLD TURNS has been turning — and turning and turning — for five decades. Here are some thoughts from the cast (and even a producer) on this important milestone." Source: Soap Opera Digest, Tuesday, March 21, 2006