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Charles Keating, Soap Opera Actor Who Won an Emmy, Dies at 72

By Clyde Hughes | Monday, 11 August 2014 08:48 AM EDT

Charles Keating, an Emmy-winning soap actor who made his name as the cunning Carl Hutchins on "Another World," died at 72.

Keating, who was born England, won the Daytime Emmy in 1996 for his portrayal of Hutchins in the long-running NBC soap opera, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The celebrity website The Wrap said that Keating was battling cancer.

He also appeared in soaps "All My Children" and "Port Charles," according to Us Weekly. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his work in the revival of the play "Loot," reported E! News.

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The soap veteran also appeared in several movies, including "The Bodyguard," "The Thomas Crown Affair," and "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo," according to Us Weekly.

Fellow actors and fans expressed their condolences for Keating on social media.

Post by Mark Pinter.

My dear friend, the great Shakespearian actor Charles Keating has passed away this week. We will always love you...and I miss you already!
— Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) August 11, 2014

RIP #CharlesKeating, the shamelessly irritating and equally charming Rex Mottram in Waugh's Brideshead Revisted. pic.twitter.com/LKqw5M6zks
— Charles R. Hale (@CharlesRHale) August 11, 2014

I am extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Charles Keating. He coached me on many an episode on @AnotherWorld when I basically a boy.
— Ricky Paull Goldin (@rickygoldin) August 10, 2014

Charles Keating has passed. I am so very sad. Along w/ @LindaDano he was my very first acting teacher. The actress I am is because of them.
— alicia coppola (@alicia_coppola) August 9, 2014