FIRST APPEARANCE:October 1979 LAST APPEARANCE:October 1984 PERFORMER:Dennis Parker (1979-84). EXIT:The character simply ceased appearing. In the last week of the series, Derek was said to be visiting his relatives in Virginia. SPOUSES: Ivy (divorced off-screen wife). Jinx Avery (March-May 1982, RIP). LOVERS:Raven Alexander. Chris Egan. FLIRTATIONS:Nicole Cavanaugh (1980, unreciprocated). OCCUPATION:Chief of Police, Monticello PD (1979-84). MEDICAL HISTORY:Shot (March 1982). ACTOR UPDATE:Shortly after leaving The Edge of Night, actor Dennis Parker committed suicide in January 1985.
DEREK MALLORY
