As the World Turns and Sєx and the City star Scott Bryce ᴅᴇᴀᴅ at 68

Scott Bryce, who was nominated for two Daytime Emmys in the 1980s for his role on As the World Turns, has died aged 68 after a cancer battle.

He featured on the CBS soap opera as Craig Montgomery, one of the two men in a love triangle involving the Meg Ryan character Betsy Stewart.

Sєx and the City fans will also remember him as the season one character Tim, a lothario who cheerfully refers to himself as ‘Toxic Bachelor Number One’ for wooing a woman with signs of commitment before suddenly vanishing from her life. 

His death was announced by his friend Lucie Arnaz – the daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz – in a Facebook post that has since been deleted.

Bryce’s son Jackson shared on Instagram this Monday that ‘God called my dad home today,’ explaining that an illness that ‘began as stage three esophageal cancer eventually spread and became brain tumors that took his life away from him.’

The Daily Mail has contacted Bryce’s representative for comment.

Scott Bryce, who was nominated for two Daytime Emmys in the 1980s for his role on As the World Turns, has died aged 68 after a cancer battle

He featured on the CBS soap opera as Craig Montgomery, one of the two men in a love triangle involving the Meg Ryan character Betsy Stewart

Sєx and the City fans will also remember him as the season one lothario Tim, who refers to himself as ‘Toxic Bachelor Number One’; pictured on the show with Sarah Wynter

Lucie Arnaz’s Facebook post was uploaded Monday and, although it was later removed, was quoted by reporter Michael Fairman.

Arnaz wrote emotionally about how much she would ‘miss his eyes, his smile, his wit, his brain, his intelligence, his talent, his bravery, his laugh and his hugs.’

Turning her attention to his widow Jodi Stevens and their son, she added that Bryce was ‘watching over you now from a place of pure joy and will always be your guide. But, I hate these goodbyes. Rest in peace you marvelous, magnificent man.’

Bryce was initially diagnosed in October 2024 with stage three esophageal and stomach cancer, but later announced he was ‘on the mend’ following treatment.

However it fell to his son Jackson to announce this Monday that the extensive measures Bryce had taken to ensure his recovery had been unsuccessful.

‘Through radiation, chemo and immunotherapy, and every moment of pain, I watched my dad face it all with pride and courage, and an unshakable belief that somehow, everything would work out and he would win,’ wrote Jackson.

‘Even just a week before he pᴀssed, while battling brain tumors, slurred speech and blurry vision, he looked me in the eyes as clear as he could and told me he still believed he had a chance—and that he was willing to fight as hard as it took.’

Bryce himself hailed from a showbiz family – his father Ed Bryce held a longstanding role on The Guiding Light, which like As the World Turns was a CBS soap opera.

He himself first rocketed to fame on As the World Turns as Craig, who competes with Frank Runyeon’s character Steve for the affections of Meg Ryan’s Betsy.

The longest-lasting of the four characters to play Craig, Bryce embodied the role first from 1982 until 1994, then returned to the part from 2007 to 2008.