▁stepped ▁into ▁the ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁m ira ge ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁and ▁Les ▁T rem ay ne ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Victor ▁in ▁Heaven ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Bill ▁Mo or ▁and ▁Terry ▁C aza ▁both ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁in ▁flash back s ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁character ▁was ▁briefly ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁life ▁ 2 6 ▁years ▁after ▁his ▁original ▁death ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁port rayed ▁by ▁William ▁Stone ▁Mah oney ; ▁the ▁res urre ction ▁set ▁the ▁soap ▁opera ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁longest ▁span ▁between ▁a ▁character ' s ▁on screen ▁death ▁and ▁res urre ction . ▁Mah oney ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁res ur rect ed ▁Victor ▁through ▁his ▁second ▁on screen ▁death ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁re app ear ing ▁as ▁a ▁vision ▁for ▁an ▁episode ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Story lines ▁▁ 1 9 6 8 – 7 6 ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Victor ▁Lord ▁( G ra ves ) ▁is ▁introduced ▁as ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁Lord ▁Enter pr ises ▁founder ▁and ▁publish er ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Main ▁Line ▁newspaper , ▁The ▁B anner , ▁serving ▁the ▁fict ional ▁town ▁of ▁L lan view , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁A ▁wid ower , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁dom ine ering ▁single ▁father ▁of ▁daughters ▁Victoria ▁or ▁" V iki " ▁( origin ally