(save bit parts on As the World Turns and Guiding Light). Born was working outside of the industry when One Life to Live rehired him from 2002 to 2003 to reprise the role of Mitch. Born portrayed an evil prison warden on Passions in 2007, and played the contract role of Dean Trent Robbins on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives from May 29, 2008 to September 26, 2008. Born studied acting at the Arena Stage workshop and made his professional acting debut for them on November 13, 1969, in the play Edith Stein. In 1979, he won a Drama-Logue Award for the play Life in the Theater. In 1990, Born earned nominations for a Daytime Emmy and Soap Opera Digest award. Personal life and death From 1982 to 1990, Born was married to Ryan's Hope actress Randall Edwards. He was married to fellow Santa Barbara co-star Roberta Weiss from 1994 to 2000, and they had a daughter, Alberta. Born died on March 3, 2020, at the age of 69. He died by suicide; his family issued a statement that said, "Roscoe has long struggled with bipolar disorder, a shadow that he succumbed to when he took his own life". Filmography References External links Roscoe Born Facebook Page 1950 births 2020 deaths Actors from Topeka, Kansas Male actors from Kansas Place of death missing American male soap opera actors American male stage actors American male television actors Songwriters from Kansas Suicides in the United States 2020 suicides People with bipolar disorder