Philip Carey: Asa Buchanan of One Life to Live Dies at 83

Philip Carey was an American actor. Born Eugene Joseph Carey on July 15, 1925, in Hackensack, New Jersey, he served in the Marines in the Pacific in World War II.

He appeared in films including Operation Pacific and Calamity Jane, and he starred as private eye Philip Marlowe in the TV series of the same name. He played the oil baron Asa Buchanan on the soap opera One Life to Live for almost three decades.

He was also a familiar face in the Granny Goose potato chip commercials. He had five children from two marriages. Carey died of lung cancer in New York City on February 6, 2009, at age 83.

Achievements: Played Asa Buchanan on One Life to Live (1979-2008).

Birth: July 15, 1925 - Hackensack, New Jersey.

Profession: Actor.

Interesting Facts: He appeared in tongue-in-cheek Granny Goose commercials.