Raymond Arthur "Ray" MacDonnell (born March 5, 1928) is an
American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Joe Martin on the daytime soap opera
All My Children, a role which he has played for 39 years. He is one of only two actors remaining on the show who have played their roles since the show's inception in 1970 — the other being
Susan Lucci (
Erica Kane). MacDonnell received a
Daytime Emmy award for Lifetime Achievement in 2004 (along with now deceased fellow
All My Children castmate
Ruth Warrick).
Prior to appearing on
All My Children, he played Philip Capice on the soap
The Edge of Night from 1961 to 1969.
In 1967, he played the title role of
Dick Tracy in a live-action [[Dick_Tracy#Live-action_television_pilot|television