'Young & The Restless' Star Dies: Beau Kazer aka Katherine Chancellor's Son Brock Reynolds Passes Away Aged 63

The Young & The Restless's Beau Kazer (Kayzer), who played Brock Reynolds on the long-running soap, has passed away. Reps from the show — which has been on air since 1973 — confirmed that he passed away aged 63 on Dec. 30 in California. Kazer had been on the CBS No. 1 daytime show since 1974 playing Reynolds, a member of the Chancellor dynasty. He's surived by his wife, photgrapher Sharon Alkus. 

As The Wrap report, a The Young & the Restless show representative released a statement saying: "It is with great sadness to share the news that Beau Kazer passed away on December 30th in Thousand Oaks, California.

"He is survived by his wife, Sharon Alkus," it went on, "who wanted everyone to know Y&R was a large part of his life that he was very proud of."

Brock & The Duchess: Always in our hearts.... RIP #BeauKazer #YR https://t.co/s5R0nH0YH8 pic.twitter.com/iDrvpsOHbG

— Young & The Restless (@YRInsider) January 6, 2015

People Magazine report that Kazer got his break in TV in "1974 by originating the role of Brock, the adult son of Katherine (the late Jeanne Cooper) on the daytime drama."

He left Y&R in 1980, say People, but "appeared on and off from 1984 to 2013, when he returned to Genoa City to attend Katherine's funeral. Brock fondly referred to his mother as 'the duchess'."

He also played 'Soap Opera Man' in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver, and appeared in General Hospital and Hart To Hart.

Beau's co-star Jess Walton - who plays Jill... wait for it, Foster Abbott Fenmore Atkinson - tweeted out "Beau Kaiser(Brock)died just after Xmas.Bon Voyage sweet man.See you later!"

Beau Kaiser(Brock)died just after Xmas.Bon Voyage sweet man.See you later!

— Jess Walton (@JessWaltonYR) January 6, 2015

Daniel Goddard, who plays Cane on The Young and the Restless tweeted out that "The Young and the Restless has lost another of its own... RIP Beau Kazer (Brock) God Bless."

The Young and the Restless has lost another of its own... RIP Beau Kazer (Brock) God Bless @YRInsider @CBSDaytime #YR pic.twitter.com/OuhtELSQAG

— Daniel Goddard (@DanielGoddard) January 6, 2015

Goddard added on Facebook, "I remember the first time I heard your voice and thought wow! This guy should have been in radio! Then I watched u act and was blown away with how natural and honest your performances always were. God Bless."

RIP Beau Kazer.