Ray MacDonnell playing Dr. Joe Martin, seen here in 1970 with Karen Lynn Gorney (Tara Martin).

Raymond Arthur MacDonnell (born March 5, 1928 in Lawrence, Massachusetts) is an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Joe Martin on All My Children. He is one of only two actors left on the show who have played their roles since the very first episode in 1970, the other being Susan Lucci. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Karen Lynn Gorney (born January 28, 1945 in Beverly Hills, California) is an American actress, best known for her roles on television and film. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts on the Merrimack River. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... All My Children is an American soap opera which has been broadcast every Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Susan Lucci on the cover of TV Guide (1990) . Susan Lucci (born December 23, 1946 in Scarsdale, New York) is an Italian American Daytime Emmy-award winning actress. ...

Before his acclaimed role on All My Children, he played Philip Capice on The Edge of Night from 1961 to 1969. The Edge of Night title card from 1960. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

He received a Daytime Emmy award for Lifetime Achievement in 2004 along with fellow AMC castmate Ruth Warrick. The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ... Ruth Warrick (June 29, 1915—January 15, 2005) was an American actress. ...