He also originated the radio role of Inspector Queen on '' The Adventures of Ellery Queen '' On television , he played Will Hughes ( usually just referred to as " Grandpa " ) on '' As the World Turns '' , replacing Will Lee as of June 21 , 1956 . On November 22 , 1963 , he was in the middle of a scene with actress Helen Wagner when CBS suddenly cut in with the first bulletin on President Kennedy 's assassination . ( The cast , performing the episode live , was not yet aware of the situation . ) Ortega continued in the role until shortly before his death in 1976
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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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