‘General Hospital’ actor Anthony Geary dies at 78…
Anthony Geary, who performed Luke Spencer on “General Hospital,” has died. He was 78.
The cleaning soap star handed away Sunday in Amsterdam, a member of the family confirmed to TMZ.
Geary died of issues from a scheduled operation three days earlier, according to TV Insider.
Anthony Geary at the thirty ninth Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in 2012. WireImage
Anthony Geary, Genie Francis in “General Hospital.” ABC
“It was a shock for me and our families and our friends,” his husband, Claudio Gama, told the outlet. “For more than 30 years, Tony has been my friend, my companion, my husband.”
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, who administers the Daytime Emmy Awards, told The Post in a press release: “Our condolences are with our friends at ‘General Hospital’ on the passing of Anthony Geary, who won a record-breaking 8 Emmys in the Lead Actor category. As one half of the power couple ‘Luke and Laura,’ their popularity brought daytime television into the zeitgeist and created one of the genre’s most beloved super-couples. Our sympathies are with his family, colleagues, and loved ones.”
Geary was born in Coalville, Utah on May 29, 1947.
He made his TV debut on an episode of “Room 222” in 1970, before showing in “All in the Family” and “The Partridge Family.”
Anthony Geary along with his husband Claudio Gama. Instagram/Claudio Gama
Anthony Geary poses along with his husband Claudio Gama. Instagram/Claudio Gama
Geary’s first function in a cleaning soap collection was as David Lockhart in “Bright Promise” from 1971 to 1972. He then went on to star as George Curtis, a rapist, in “The Young and the Restless” in 1973.
In 1978, Geary started his starring function in “General Hospital” which received him a document 8 Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama.
His character Luke’s romance with Genie Francis’ Laura Webber was widely well-liked. Luke and Laura’s 1980 wedding ceremony episode was watched by over 30 million viewers and featured Elizabeth Taylor as evil socialite Helena Cassadine.
Anthony Geary, Genie Francis as Luke and Laura in “General Hospital.” AP
Anthony Geary and Genie Francis in “General Hospital.” 1999 ABC TELEVISION NETWORK
Genie Francis and Anthony Geary on “General Hospital.” ABC
Geary left the collection in 1983 however returned in 1991 as Luke’s lookalike cousin, Bill Eckert. He resumed playing Luke again in 1993 until his final episode as a collection common that aired July 27, 2015.
“This show has been a huge part of my life for over half my life, and Luke Spencer is my alter ego,” Geary told TV Line in May 2015. “I’m just weary of the grind and have been for 20 years. There was a point after my back surgery last year where it became clear to me that my time is not infinite. And I really don’t want to die, collapsing in a heap, on that ‘G.H.’ set one day. That wouldn’t be too poetic.”
Anthony Geary at the thirty ninth Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in June 2012. WireImage
Anthony Geary during the thirty third Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in 2006. WireImage for ON 3 PRODUCTIONS
The actor added, “Genie and I agreed several years ago that the love of Luke and Laura had run its course. They have children together and a very storied history, and there’s definitely still love there, but I think they’re toxic to each other at this point.”
Genie Francis and Anthony Geary in Luke and Laura’s wedding ceremony episode.
Geary returned to the collection for the final time as Luke in May 2017 for Jane Elliot’s final episode as Tracy Quartermaine. Luke was later killed off-screen in 2022.
In movie, Geary appeared in “Pass the Ammo,” “Teacher’s Pet,” “Fish Tank” and “Carpool Guy.”
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