Brent Collins (1941 - January 6, 1988) was an American actor, best known for his role as Mr. Big on As The World Turns from 1982 to 1983 and as Wallingford on Another World, which he played from 1984 until his death. This article is about the year. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera, airing each weekday on CBS. It debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956 at 1:30 in the afternoon. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Another World (AW) (sometimes called Another World: Bay City to distinguish it from its spinoffs in the 1970s and 1980s) was a Daytime Emmy-winning American soap opera which ran on the NBC television network (CTV in Canada) from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On the latter show, he played the friend and confidante of Felicia Gallant (Linda Dano) and Cass Winthrop (Stephen Schnetzer). These three characters were given much screen time in the mid-1980s and gave Collins the highest level of fame he experienced in his career. Felicia Gallant as played by actress Linda Dano in Another World. ... Linda Dano as Felicia Gallant Linda Dano (born Linda Rae Wildermuth on May 12, 1943) is a well-known American soap opera actor. ... Categories: 1948 births | Soap opera actors | Stub ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

A dwarf, Collins was also diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, which traditionally causes its sufferers to grow larger than normal in size. Late in 1987, Collins grew rapidly from his short stature, which led to his fatal heart attack. This situation is very rare, and very few cases have been documented in medical records. Dwarfism is typically a pathological condition in which the physical size of a person, animal, or plant is well below normal. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ...

He also was a guest-star on shows such as Spenser: For Hire, The Golden Girls, and The Streets of San Francisco. Spenser: For Hire is a mystery, P.I. television series based on Robert B. Parkers Spenser novels. ... The Golden Girls was a popular American sitcom that originally aired Saturday nights on NBC from September 14, 1985 to September 7, 1992. ... The Streets of San Francisco was a 1970s television police drama filmed on location in San Francisco, California, and produced by Quinn Martin Productions. ...

External link

• Brent Collins at the Internet Movie Database