John J. York

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John J. York
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York in 2010
Born
John Joseph Robert York

(1958-12-10) December 10, 1958 (age 65)
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present

John Joseph Robert York (born December 10, 1958) is an American actor. Although he has made appearances on such television shows as Dynasty , Family Ties , and 21 Jump Street , he is most recognizable for playing the role of Malcolm "Mac" Scorpio on the daytime soap opera General Hospital .

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Background

York was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he attended Brother Rice Christian Brothers High School. He is the fifth of six children. His second-longest running role (after General Hospital) was as college student Eric Cord on the Fox network television series Werewolf . He co-starred in the Nickelodeon made-for-TV film Drake & Josh Go Hollywood , and in an episode of Wizards of Waverly Place .

Personal life

Brought up as a Catholic, York moved to California from Chicago in the 1980s. He has been married to Vickie Manners since 1986. They have a daughter.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Chattanooga Choo Choo MickeyUncredited
1984 The Bear Manning [1]
1986 Night of the Creeps Todd
1987 House of the Rising Sun James
1991 Steel and Lace Craig
2004 The Eavesdropper Grant Kane
2013By God's GraceDavid Hanson
2016 The Last Heist Sinclair
2016Dear Diary I DiedKeith
2017DistortionJeffrey Walters
2018Resolution SongSteve
2018The Sinister SurrogateDetective Logan
TBAChasing NightmaresDoctor Bender

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Listen to Your Heart SteveTelevision film
1983 Dynasty WorkmanEpisode: "The Proposal"
1983–1986 Hotel Alan O'Connor / Tim Fiedler / Tony Fanzo3 episodes
1986 Hunter Robert KephardtEpisode: "True Confessions"
1987 Newhart New Cute Guy in TownEpisode: "Jail, Jail, the Gang's All Here"
1987–1988 Werewolf Eric Cord29 episodes
1989 Family Ties MatthewsEpisode: "Basic Training"
1989 Murder, She Wrote Jonas HoltEpisode: "Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble"
1989Thunderboat RowLon OttoTelevision film
1990 21 Jump Street Keith TaylorEpisode: "Unfinished Business"
1990 Sydney DerekEpisode: "On a Claire Day"
1991–present General Hospital Mac Scorpio 647 episodes
1996Closer and CloserB.J. ConnersTelevision film
1997, 1998 Clueless Mr. Mazza2 episodes
1997–2001 Port Charles Mac Scorpio60 episodes
2001 All My Children Episode #1.8194
2002 Even Stevens Barry Hudson Jr.Episode: "Hardly Famous"
2003 One on One Dave SmithEpisode: "I Hear White People"
2004 Veronica Mars RandallEpisode: "The Girl Next Door"
2005 My Wife and Kids GuyEpisode: "Graduation Day"
2006 Drake & Josh Go Hollywood Milo McCraryTelevision film
2007–2008 General Hospital: Night Shift Mac Scorpio6 episodes
2011 Wizards of Waverly Place Game Show HostEpisode: "Misfortune at the Beach"
2011–2012 Pound Puppies Buford / Brutus / Bus Driver3 episodes
2013 Castle InterviewerEpisode: "Time Will Tell"
2014 Acting Dead Tennyson Albright2 episodes

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  1. "The Bear (1984)". AllMovie . Retrieved August 10, 2024.