▁show ▁for ▁its ▁ele vent h ▁episode ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁and ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁serial ▁for ▁the ▁show ' s ▁duration . ▁In ▁this ▁role , ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁H aines ▁became ▁very ▁popular . ▁He ▁won ▁Day time ▁Em my ▁Awards ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁First ▁Lady ▁Pat ▁N ixon ' s ▁favorite ▁soap ▁opera ▁actor . ▁H aines ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁long time ▁Search ▁for ▁Tom orrow ▁cost ar ▁Mary ▁Stuart ▁on ▁the ▁prime - time ▁special ▁which ▁sal uted ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁so aps ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁he ▁co - star red ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁Search ▁for ▁Tom orrow ▁co - st ars , ▁Rick ▁L oh man ▁( who ▁had ▁played ▁his ▁grand son , ▁Gary ▁Wal ton ) ▁in ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁sit com , ▁called ▁Ph yl ▁and ▁Mik hy . ▁ ▁Larry ▁played ▁Max ▁Wilson , ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Ph yll is ▁Wilson ▁Or lo ff ▁( M ur phy ▁Cross ), ▁who ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Mik hy ▁Or lo ff . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁several ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁Search ▁for ▁Tom orrow , ▁he ▁briefly ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁another ▁N BC / Pro ct er ▁and ▁Gam