Walt Willey (born January 26, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for playing
Jackson Montgomery on the
soap opera All My Children, a role he originated in 1987.
Willey was born in
Ottawa, Illinois. He attended
Southern Illinois University, where he majored in sculpture. While in college, he played baseball against
Drake Hogestyn, another future soap opera actor. In 1981, he left Illinois for New York City. His first soap opera role was that of Joe Novak on
Ryan's Hope. After numerous
Off-Broadway productions, including
Dust Off with
Dan Lauria, and stints on
Another World and
Ryan's Hope, Willey joined the cast of
All My Children.
