Anthony Geary

Anthony Geary
Geary in 2013
Born (1947-05-29) May 29, 1947 (age 77)
OccupationActor
Years active1970–2017, 2022
RelativesBrendan Steele (nephew)[1]

Anthony Geary (born May 29, 1947)[2] is a retired American actor. Geary is best known for playing the role of Luke Spencer on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital. He originated the role of Luke in 1978, and went on to earn a record eight Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series[3][4] prior to his retirement.[5]

In addition to his role as Luke, Geary had a prominent supporting role in the "Weird Al" Yankovic comedy UHF (1989); other notable films include Johnny Got His Gun (1971), Disorderlies (1987), Scorchers (1991), Teacher's Pet (2004) and Fish Tank (2009).

  1. ^ Q&A: Brendan Steele Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on December 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "General Hospital's Anthony Geary: "We'd Been Living on Death Row" - Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. July 26, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  4. ^ "Daytime Emmy Awards 2015 winners: 'General Hospital' wins big as Anthony Geary takes home record 200th award - Zap2it". Blog.zap2it.com. June 23, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Zumberge, Marianne (May 8, 2015). "Anthony Geary to Exit 'General Hospital'". Variety.com. Variety. Retrieved December 9, 2017.