His career in soap operas, primetime and daytime, also included ‘The Colbys’ and ‘The Bold and the Beautiful.’

James Houghton, who played record producer Kenny Ward in the first four seasons of "Knots Landing," has died at the age of 75.

Primetime soap star and daytime soap scrime James Houghton has died at age 75. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Houghton, who starred on Knots Landing for four seasons and wrote for years for Y&R,

James Houghton in his days on The Colbys, l., and in a Young and Restless scene with on-screen sister Jess Walton (Jill). James Houghton, an actor and Daytime Emmy-winning soap opera writer,