James Houghton, who starred as Seaview Circle resident Kenny Ward on the first four seasons of Knots Landing and received four Daytime Emmys as a writer on The Young and the Restless, has died. He was 75.

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

American actor and soap opera writer James Houghtan, who earned four Daytime Emmys as a writer on The Young and the Restless, has passed away at the age of 75. His wife, Karen Houghton, told

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,