Dane Witherspoon (December 27, 1957 – March 29, 2014)[1] was an American actor who appeared in daytime TV soap operas Santa Barbara as Joe Perkins in 1984, and in Capitol as Tyler McCandless from 1985 to 1986.
[2][3][4] At age 19, he was the youngest student ever accepted by the American Conservatory Theater (ACT) in San Francisco, California, appearing in productions from Shakespeare to Tennessee Williams.
[5] In 1984, he made his soap opera debut as the original Joe Perkins on Santa Barbara.
Dane soon returned to daytime as Tyler McCandless on Capitol; he played this part from 1985 to 1986.
[8] Although he continued to work as an actor for a few more years, Witherspoon eventually retired from the profession and lived in Denver, Colorado.