David O'Brien (October 1, 1937 – June 14, 1989) was an American actor best known for his long-running role as Dr. Steve Aldrich on the NBC daytime serial The Doctors (1967–82).
[1] Born in the Chicago suburb of Glencoe, O'Brien also had roles on numerous other soap operas, including The Secret Storm, the primetime Our Private World, Search for Tomorrow, Ryan's Hope, and Loving.
His character on The Secret Storm was Kip Rysdale, who was the husband of the heroine of that show, Amy Ames, played by actress Jada Rowland.
In 1976, the two actors were reunited when Rowland joined the cast of The Doctors as the second Carolee Aldrich, the wife of O'Brien's character.
[citation needed] His death notice in The New York Times stated that he died on June 15 and was survived by a sister and a nephew.