Anthony Geary

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Anthony Geary
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Geary in 2013
Born (1947-05-29) May 29, 1947 (age 77)
Coalville, Utah, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1970–2017, 2022
Relatives Brendan 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]

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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).

Early life

Anthony Geary was born May 29, 1947, in Coalville, Utah, a son of a contractor father and homemaker mother. [6] He was raised a Mormon. [7]

Career

Geary made his first appearance on television in an episode of Room 222 and later appeared in All in the Family , The Mod Squad , Mannix , Marcus Welby, M.D. , The Streets of San Francisco , and Barnaby Jones .

Geary's first daytime role was in NBC soap opera Bright Promise from 1971 to 1972. [8] He also played George Curtis, who was a rapist, in The Young and the Restless from August to November 1973.

In 1978, Geary was hired for a 13-week story arc to play Luke Spencer in ABC soap General Hospital . Luke Spencer began as a hit man and later became a rapist who fell in love with and subsequently married his victim, Laura Webber (played by Genie Francis). His portrayal of Luke Spencer on General Hospital was well received and grew into a full contract role. The 1981 on-screen wedding of his character and Laura Webber holds the record as the highest-rated soap opera episode of all time. [9]

He holds the distinction of winning a record eight Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He was first nominated in 1980 and had his first win in 1982. [10] [11] Geary was nominated again in 1983, before leaving the show in 1984. Over the next several years, he took roles in various theater and television productions, as well as in several films, but not at the level of success he had hoped for. Despite the popularity of his work as Luke Spencer, filmmakers such as Oliver Stone pigeonholed Geary based solely on the fact that he was a "soap actor". In a conscious effort to distance himself from General Hospital, he actively sought a role in "Weird Al" Yankovic's film debut UHF (1989), that of the quietly eccentric scientist Philo (named for television pioneer Philo Farnsworth). Geary, a fan of Yankovic, went so far as to grow his hair out like Albert Einstein's and stay in character as Philo when meeting the film's casting team; he immediately landed the role. [12]

Anthony Geary holding his 8th Daytime Emmy next to General Hospital Online creator May Lee, April 26, 2015 Geary Emmy 2015.JPG
Anthony Geary holding his 8th Daytime Emmy next to General Hospital Online creator May Lee, April 26, 2015

In 1991, Geary returned to General Hospital as Luke's cousin and look-alike Bill Eckert, due to the actor's desire to play someone other than Luke. [9] However, due to poor feedback from the viewing public, the character was killed off and Geary resumed the role of Luke in 1993. [9] Tony appeared in more than 50 stage plays, including an award-winning one-man show titled Human Scratchings in 1996. He was nominated in 1997 and 1998 for Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actor, and had his second win in 1999, [10] and his third in 2000. He received another nomination in 2003, and had his fourth win in 2004. [13] When Geary won for the fifth time in 2006, [11] [13] he set the record for the most lead actor wins. [9] Geary received another Emmy nomination in 2007, and in 2008, he again set a record for most lead actor wins with his sixth [14] Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor. [15]

Geary set a record in 2012 with his seventh Daytime Emmy win and again in 2015 for his eighth win for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Drama Series after 16 nominations for the same role of General Hospital's Luke Spencer. Geary publicly announced on Friday, May 8, 2015, that he would be leaving his role on General Hospital. [ citation needed ] Geary finished taping his last scenes on the General Hospital set on June 23, 2015.[ citation needed ] His last air date was July 27, 2015.[ citation needed ] He later made a cameo appearance on a May 2017 episode to facilitate the retirement of co-star Jane Elliot, who played Luke's former on-screen wife Tracy Quartermaine. [16] [17]

An exception to his series of dramatic roles is the part of a scientist/studio engineer in the comedy movie UHF . He also appeared in 1987's Disorderlies , with rappers the Fat Boys.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970 Room 222 Tom WhalomEpisode: "Choose One & They Lived Happily/Unhappily Ever After"
1971 All in the Family RogerEpisode: "Judging Books by Covers"
1971 Johnny Got His Gun Redhead
1971–1972 Bright Promise David LockhartSoap opera
1972Blood SabbathDavid
1972 The Mod Squad JohnsonEpisode: "Good Times Are Just Memories"
1972 The Partridge Family Greg HouserEpisode: "Ain't Loveth Grand?"
1973 Mannix Eddie DeckenEpisode: "A Way to Dusty Death"
1973 Shaft David OliverEpisode: "Hit and Run"
1973 The Young and the Restless George CurtisSoap opera
1974 Doc Elliot Dennis GrahamEpisode: "The Carrier"
1974Sorority KillTony
1971–1975 Marcus Welby, M.D. John Gavanelli2 episodes
1974–1976 The Streets of San Francisco Gary Jelinek / Cajun / Joe Markham4 episodes
1976–1977 Barnaby Jones Deputy Blake Jeffries / Nelson Mosley / Wilson3 episodes
1977 Most Wanted ChopsEpisode: "The Driver"
1978 The Return of Captain Nemo Bork
1978 Project U.F.O. TV Series Darryl BiggsEpisode: "Sighting 4010: The Waterford Incident"
1978 Starsky & Hutch DelanoEpisode: "The Trap"
1978 The Six Million Dollar Man ArtaEpisode: "The Lost Island"
1978–1984
1993–2015
2017		 General Hospital Luke Spencer
1983Shaft of LoveDoug Hathaway
1983Intimate AgonyDr. Kyle Richards
1984Antony and CleopatraOctavius Caesar
1984Sins of the PastLt. Malovich
1984The ImpostorCade
1985KicksMartin Cheevers
1985 Hotel Eli Gilmour / Phil Tanner2 episodes
1986You Are The JurySam BillingsEpisode: "The State of Ohio vs. James Wolsky"
1987 P.I. Private Investigations Larry
1987 Disorderlies Winslow Lowry
1987 Penitentiary III Serenghetti
1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam Steve Reynolds
1988 You Can't Hurry Love Tony
1988 Pass the Ammo Stonewall
1988 It Takes Two Wheel
1988Dangerous LoveMickey
1989 UHF Philo
1989 Night Life John Devlin
1989 Do You Know the Muffin Man? Stephen Pugliotti
1989 High Desert Kill Dr. Jim Cole
1989 Crack House Dockett
1989–1990 Murder, She Wrote Eric Grant / KGB Lt. Fyodor Alexandrov2 episodes
1990Sunset BeatUncredited RoleMade For TV Movie
1990Sunset BeatUncredited RoleEpisode: "One Down, Four Up" (TV Series)
1991–1993 General Hospital Bill EckertSoap opera
1991 Night of the Warrior Lynch
1991 Scorchers Preacher
1993Whistlestop GirlAndy
1994 Roseanne Luke Spencer Episode: "Suck Up or Shut Up"
1995 Burke's Law Clayton ColeEpisode: "Who Killed the Centerfold?"
1998 Port Charles Luke Spencer
2004 Teacher's Pet John / JuanVoice
2005Carpool GuyCarpool Guy
2008 General Hospital: Night Shift Luke Spencer Episode: "Past and Presence", (Part One & Part Two)
2009 Fish Tank Van Man
2013Alice and the MonsterGeorge

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
1980 Soapy Award Best Actor General Hospital Won [18]
1981 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series General HospitalNominated [19]
1981 Soapy Award Best ActorGeneral HospitalWon [18]
1982Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalWon [20]
1982Soapy AwardsBest ActorGeneral HospitalWon [18]
1983Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalNominated [21]
1993 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Lead ActorGeneral HospitalNominated
1994Soap Opera Digest AwardOutstanding Lead ActorGeneral HospitalNominated
1997Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalNominated [22]
1998Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalNominated [23]
1999Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalWon [24]
1999Soap Opera Digest AwardOutstanding Lead ActorGeneral HospitalWon [25]
2000Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalWon [26]
2000Soap Opera Digest AwardOutstanding Lead ActorGeneral HospitalWon [27]
2003Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalNominated [28]
2004Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalWon [29]
2006Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalWon [30]
2006 TV Land Award Most Wonderful Wedding (shared with Genie Francis)General HospitalNominated
2007Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalNominated [31]
2008Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalWon [32]
2009Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalNominated [33]
2012Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalWon [34]
2015Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalWon [35]
2016Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalNominated [36]

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