▁Barbara ▁St anger ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁the ▁longest ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁Act ress ▁Mel inda ▁F ee ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁character ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁role ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁until ▁the ▁character ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁S alem ▁Str ang ler ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Bob ▁Anderson ▁ ▁Bob ▁Anderson ▁ ▁was ▁played ▁by ▁Mark ▁T ap sc ott ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁from ▁May ▁ 2 6 ▁to ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁he ▁was ▁briefly ▁replaced ▁by ▁Dick ▁G itting . ▁Bob ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Ph yll is ▁came ▁to ▁S alem ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁After ▁Scott ▁B anning ▁died ▁they ▁took ▁his ▁wid ow ▁Jul ie ▁Ol son ▁in ▁their ▁home ▁and ▁Bob ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her . ▁He ▁divor ced ▁Ph yll is ▁and ▁married ▁Jul ie . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁also ▁that ▁marriage ▁fell ▁apart . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁he ▁married ▁L inda ▁P atter son ▁but ▁divor ced ▁her ▁as ▁well ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁inf idel ities ▁and ▁attempts ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁his ▁company . ▁He ▁had ▁heart ▁problems ▁and ▁Ph yll is ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁S alem ▁to ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁him . ▁They ▁re kind led ▁their