John Aniston, the veteran cleaning soap actor greatest identified within the daytime world for his long-running function of Victor Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives, and, in his private life as the daddy of TV famous person Jennifer Aniston, died Nov. 11. He was 89.

A reason behind dying has not been launched.

In an Instagram submit immediately, Pals star Jennifer Aniston wrote, “You had been some of the lovely people I ever knew. I’m so grateful that you simply went hovering into the heavens in peace – and with out ache. And on 11/11 no much less! You at all times had good timing. That quantity will perpetually maintain a fair better that means for me now. I’ll love you until the tip of time.”

Born on the island of Crete, Greece, on July 24, 1933, Aniston and his household moved to American when John was simply two. Years later, Aniston graduated from Pennsylvania State College with a bachelor’s diploma in Theater Arts.

After a stint within the Navy, he started his performing profession in 1962 in a small half on the sequence New Man within the Precinct, and started showing commonly in cleaning soap operas in 1970, first on Days of Our Lives, then Love of Reside, and Seek for Tomorrow. In 1985, he took on what can be his signature function with a return to Days of Our Lives, this time as a brand new character named Victor Kiriakis, a job he’d proceed to play till simply final 12 months. He was nominated for the 2017 Daytime Emmy Award for Excellent Supporting Actor in a Drama Sequence for his efficiency.

Aniston obtained a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award on the forty ninth Annual Daytime Artistic Arts & Life-style Emmy Awards on June 18.

Different TV roles embody appearances on Airwolf, Gilmore Ladies, The West Wing, Fight!, My Massive Fats Greek Life, Star Trek: Voyager, American Desires, Journeyman and Mad Males.

John Aniston is survived by daughter Jennifer Aniston, son Alexander, and his spouse Sherry Rooney.