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Born	Roscoe Conklin Born (1950-11-24)November 24, 1950 Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Died	March 3, 2020(2020-03-03) (aged 69)
Occupation	Actor, songwriter
Years active	1976–2020
Spouse(s)	Randall Edwards ​ (m. 1985⁠–⁠1990)​ Roberta Weiss ​ (m. 1994⁠–⁠1997)​
Children	1

Roscoe Conklin Born (born November 24, 1950 – died March 3, 2020) was an American actor and songwriter. He was famous for his many roles in TV shows called soap operas. He was especially known for playing the bad guy, Mitch Laurence, on the show One Life to Live. He played this role many times between 1985 and 2012.

About Roscoe Born's Life

Early Life and Acting Start

Roscoe Born was born in Topeka, Kansas. He loved acting and studied it at a place called the Arena Stage workshop. His first professional acting job was in a play called Edith Stein in 1969. Later, in 1979, he won an award for his work in another play, Life in the Theater.

His Acting Career

Roscoe Born appeared most often in daytime TV shows. These shows are often called soap operas.

Famous Soap Opera Roles

• He first appeared on Ryan's Hope as Joe Novak from 1981 to 1983. He returned to that role in 1988.
• He then played the villain Mitch Laurence on One Life to Live. He played this character from 1985 to 1987, and again from 2002 to 2003. He even came back to the role in 2009.
• On Santa Barbara, he played two famous roles. He was Robert Barr from 1989 to 1991. He also played Robert's twin brother, Quinn Armitage, from 1990 to 1991. This role earned him an Emmy Award nomination.
• In 1984, he was a regular on the show Paper Dolls as Mark Bailey.
• From 2005 to 2006, and again in 2009, Born was on The Young and the Restless. He played the character Tom Fisher.
• Many of his roles were as bad guys. But he played a good guy, Nick Rivers, on the show The City from 1995 to 1997. Nick was a musician, which let Born perform his own songs on the show.

Other TV and Film Appearances

In the 1980s, Roscoe Born also appeared in popular prime time shows. These included Murder, She Wrote and Midnight Caller. He also starred in TV movies like The Haunting of Sarah Hardy and Lady Mobster. In 1989, he was in the movie Pow Wow Highway.

In the 1970s, he appeared on shows like The Incredible Hulk and The Six Million Dollar Man. He was also in two episodes of The Rockford Files and the TV movie Fast Friends.

Later, Born played Jim Thomasen on All My Children. He also had parts on As the World Turns and Guiding Light. In 2007, he played a prison warden on Passions. From May to September 2008, he played Dean Trent Robbins on Days of Our Lives.

Awards and Recognition

In 1990, Roscoe Born was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award. He was also nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award.

Personal Life and Passing

Roscoe Born was married twice. From 1982 to 1990, he was married to actress Randall Edwards. She was also on Ryan's Hope. From 1994 to 2000, he was married to his Santa Barbara co-star Roberta Weiss. They had one daughter named Alberta.

Roscoe Born passed away on March 3, 2020, when he was 69 years old.

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