Casting
Hendrickson was asked to play the role of Hal Munson by then head writer, Susan Bedsow Horgan. His tenure with the show ran until 2004, when he quit the show over a contract dispute.
He returned to the show in 2005 with his character now being thrust into storylines which involved his children. The following year, Hendrickson committed suicide with a gun shot to the head. The show dealt with the death off-screen in October 2006 by having the character shot in the line of fire, and his family and friends celebrating his life and years in Oakdale. Of the death, co-star Ellen Dolan said she was heartbroken. "He was a marvelous and gifted man, I just know him to be a wonderful man with a big heart – we are all part of a tight family here. I am just heartbroken." a
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