Nat Polen

Nat Polen (June 14, 1914 – May 3, 1981) was an American television actor. He is known for his long-running character roles playing physicians on ABC and CBS soap operas.

Nat Polen
Nat Polen with his family in 1953
Born	(1914-06-14)June 14, 1914 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	May 3, 1981(1981-05-03) (aged 66) Plainview, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1949–1981
Spouse	Nancy Polen
Children	3

Cast of One Life to Live, L-R: Nat Polen, Peggy Wood, and Amy Levitt

Polen played Dr. Doug Cassen on As the World Turns for over 9 years, from April 1957 until October 1966.^[1] He then played Ephraim Webster on The Edge of Night and Dr. John Crager on the ABC afternoon version of The Nurses. He later became second acor to portray Dr. Jim Craig on One Life to Live from 1969 until shortly before his death from pancreatic cancer in 1981.^[2] He was also a film actor, playing Lt. Reilly in the 1972 film Across 110th Street. Other credits include appearing in 37 episodes of CBS Radio Mystery Theatre.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968	What's So Bad About Feeling Good?		Uncredited
1972	Across 110th Street	Lt. Reilly
1979	Boardwalk	Dr. Rothbart	(final film role)