Actor Bill Hayes, who starred as soap opera character Doug Williams on “Days of Our Lives” has died at 98. Hayes died peacefully Friday morning surrounded by family, his representative Gregory Mayo said, according to the Los Angeles Times. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of our beloved Bill Hayes,” a representative of the series, now on Peacock, said in a statement. “One of the longest-running characters on ‘Days of our Lives,’ Bill originated the role of Doug Williams in 1970 and portrayed him continuously throughout his life. He and his wife, Susan Seaforth Hayes, remaine…