Daniel was recast six times between 1974 and 1991 and is the second-most recast character role on One Life to Live after Kevin Buchanan. The role was originated by infant children in non-speaking roles from 1971 until 1974. Daniel began appearing as a speaking role in 1974, played child actors Neail Holland from 1974 through 1976 and Eddie Moran from 1976 until 1979. The role was aged up to a 17-year-old with actor Timothy Waldrip in the role in 1983, changing the character's onscreen birth year from 1971 to 1966. Actor Steven Culp replaced Waldrip in the role from 1983 until 1984. Actor Ted Demers played the character in 1984. Waldrip returned to play the role after he was fired in 1983 for a few months in 1985. Joshua Cox picked up playing the character from 1986 until he was fired in 1987. Michael Palance was the last actor to play Daniel Wolek, from March 9, 1989 until he left the show in 1991. In 2021, Wally Kurth revealed he had auditioned for the role "a few years" prior to his casting as Justin Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives. References External links One Life to Live characters Television characters introduced in 1971 Fictional reporters Fictional medical specialists Fictional characters from Pennsylvania American male characters in television Fictional Polish-American people Fictional twins