Copyright 2020 SheKnows Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Take a look at the life and death happenings on the NBC sudser. Background. Born January 1, 1926, as Brent Douglas, he later changed his name to Doug Williams is the half-brother of Byron Carmichael. However, Doug and many of those killed had, their deaths faked and were secretly taken to the island of Melaswen, which was New Salem spelled backward. He had a heart attack at the sight of them, which served to become a problem in Bo and Hope’s relationship and keeping the couple apart.In 2003 all of Salem was on guard when The Salem Stalker, a figure dressed in a black hoodie and black gloves, violently murdered some of the most beloved citizens. Born January 1, 1926, as Brent Douglas, he later changed his name to Doug Williams is the half-brother of Byron Carmichael. Image: Image: Frank Edwards/GETTY images; Howard Wise/JPI In 1970, Bill Horton met a curious character while in prison for his involvement in At this time, Julie suffered a horrific accident while cooking at Maggie's farm. They returned again on December 24, 2009 for the Horton Family Christmas. Consequently, Julie ran away from Salem as soon as she was able to move about on her own. Viewers first met Doug in prison when he was going by the name Brent Douglas. Their Days of our Lives characters married first in 1976. Bill was not cut out for prison life and Doug became his friend and protector, keeping Bill safe from the other inmates. Doug was in prison for a white collar crime, and during his conversations with Bill learned all about Salem, and Susan Martin who had inherited a fortune from her late husband David. As a result of really bad advice from Laura Horton, Julie's therapist, Doug's reaction to Julie's accident was all wrong. Doug soon learned that Laura was being treated for mental problems and realized that many of their problems had surged from Laura's instability. Julie gave Bo and Hope advice on saving their marriage. Following Laura's advice, Doug pretended to be happy and ignored Julie's disfigurement, instead of being honest about how he felt. Soaps.com recently reviewed 15 interesting facts about Bill Hayes’ Days character Doug Williams. Though Julie survived the accident, almost the entire left side of her face suffered third-degree burns, permanently scarring her. He returned again in the spring of 2015 with Julie to visit Hope. William "Bill" Foster Hayes III (born June 5, 1925) is an American actor and a Billboard #1 recording artist, as his song “The Ballad of Davy Crockett“ hit the top of the charts in the spring of 1955. While in Mexico, Julie had come to the conclusion that her grotesque appearance would drag Doug down, so she had dissolved their marriage. But the real-life husband and wife say the opposite is true. Andre DiMera orchestrated the murders and used a brainwashed Dr. Marlena Evans to carry them out.Browse through our gallery of some of Doug and Julie’s most memorable moments, and share some of your favorite moments of Doug Williams in our comments. When Julie returned, she brought back horrible news. On January 8, 2010 Doug discovers that Mickey Horton has died of a heart attack. Addie despised Doug and soon had him investigated by a detective. Doug and Julie returned again in June 2010 for the funeral services of Alice Horton. In 2008, Doug and Julie returned to Salem for the holiday celebrations at Alice's and at Salem University Hospital. Doug met Bill while saving his life during an attack on Bill.Doug and Julie’s original wedding in 1974 was a beautiful church wedding in attendance by all of Salem. Doug Williams was Bill Horton's cell mate while he served his sentence for the manslaughter of Kitty Horton. He is in town to comfort Maggie along with Julie, Nathan, Lucas, and the rest of the Horton's. 1. Outraged, he tore the divorce papers and tried to get Julie to return to Mexico and undo the divorce. It seems fitting now to explore 15 fascinating things about Doug’s portrayer, Bill Hayes, who has played the iconic character on Days of our Lives for 50 years. They are the parents of Hope Brady. When Doug unintentionally stumbled upon their identity, he was stabbed and left for dead, shocking viewers at his brutal murder.