Longtime actor Tony Adams, who held down legendary roles on such daytime soaps as “Crossroads” and “General Hospital,” as well as a stint on “Dr. Who,” has died.

Adams passed away Saturday at Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, with his wife Christine by his side, per the BBC .

No cause of death has been reported thus far. He was 84.

Adams played accountant Adam Chance for 10 years, starting in 1978, when the Midlands-based ITV soap attracted millions of viewers before it was cut from the schedules.

Anthony Sawley Adams was born in Anglesey, Wales, in 1940 and trained as an actor at the Italia Conti theatre school. He made his name, following performances on stage, as Dr. Neville Bywaters in the 1970s U.K. soap opera “General Hospital” and appeared in the “Dr. Who” series “The Green

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