{"id":35760,"date":"2025-12-17T02:16:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T02:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=35760"},"modified":"2025-12-17T02:16:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T02:16:59","slug":"general-hospital-icon-anthony-geary-dead-at-78-three-days-after-planned-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=35760","title":{"rendered":"\u2018General Hospital\u2019 icon Anthony Geary dead at 78 \u2013 three days after planned surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Anthony Geary, best known for playing Luke Spencer on\u00a0<em>General Hospital\u00a0<\/em>throughout the 1970s and \u201980s, has died at the age of 78.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"huhlt69f6e9c1f0345\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.huhlt69f6e9c1f0345 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.huhlt69f6e9c1f0345 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.huhlt69f6e9c1f0345 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.huhlt69f6e9c1f0345 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.huhlt69f6e9c1f0345 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>ABC released a statement that confirmed the actor\u2019s passing. It read: \u201cWe are deeply saddened by the passing of Anthony Geary, whose portrayal of Luke Spencer helped define General Hospital and daytime television.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/entertainment\/2025\/12\/general-hospital-star-anthony-geary-of-luke-and-laura-fame-dies-at-78\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reports<\/a>, Geary died in Amsterdam from complications related to a planned surgical procedure he had undergone three days prior.<\/p>\n<p>During the course of his more than 40-year career, Geary earned eight Daytime Emmy awards as Luke on the aforementioned\u00a0<em>General Hospital,\u00a0<\/em>after first joining the soap in 1978.<\/p>\n<p>Having been paired on-screen with Genie Francis\u2019 Laura Webber Baldwin, the pair surged to popularity \u2013 when Luke and Laura got married in 1981, over 30 million people tuned in for the TV nuptials. Hollywood icon\u00a0Elizabeth Taylor\u00a0\u2014 said to be a huge fan of the show \u2014 even made a cameo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a powerhouse as an actor. Shoulder to shoulder with the greats,\u201d Francis said in a statement of her former co-star\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-182528 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/12\/16083245\/GettyImages-1353382360.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1341px) 100vw, 1341px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/12\/16083245\/GettyImages-1353382360.jpg 1341w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/12\/16083245\/GettyImages-1353382360-768x976.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/12\/16083245\/GettyImages-1353382360-1209x1536.jpg 1209w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1341\" height=\"1704\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/12\/16083245\/GettyImages-1353382360.jpg 1341w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/12\/16083245\/GettyImages-1353382360-768x976.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/12\/16083245\/GettyImages-1353382360-1209x1536.jpg 1209w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1341px) 100vw, 1341px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/12\/16083245\/GettyImages-1353382360.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actor Anthony Geary poses for a portrait circa 1982 in Los Angeles City. (Photo by Dianna Whitley\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNo star burned brighter than Tony Geary. He was one of a kind. As an artist, he was filled with a passion for the truth, no matter how blunt, or even a little rude it might be, but always hilariously funny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aside from his role as Luke, Geary boasted numerous other TV and stage credits, including stints on other soaps:\u00a0<em>The Young and the Restless<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Bright Promise<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1754007540\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-bd9f584ceb51ac76b3d7dab6fbf05872\" class=\"newsner-bd9f584ceb51ac76b3d7dab6fbf05872 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Geary played Luke on and off until 2015, though he returned for a cameo in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>On playing his iconic character, he said in 1993: \u201cI felt like I had to be Luke 24 hours a day or people would be disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as I\u2019m concerned, they are mythic creatures. They come from two sides of the universe together and have a mutual connection, which is basically lust and appreciation for individuality. They love the eccentricity in each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rest in peace, Anthony Geary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Geary, best known for playing Luke Spencer on\u00a0General Hospital\u00a0throughout the 1970s and \u201980s, has died at the age of 78. ABC released a statement that confirmed the actor\u2019s passing. It read: \u201cWe are deeply saddened by the passing of Anthony Geary, whose portrayal of Luke Spencer helped define General Hospital and daytime television.\u201d According&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[19,17,11,20,24,15,12,25,22,18,16,21,14,23,13],"class_list":["post-35760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-chronic-diseases","tag-fitness","tag-health-tips","tag-healthcare-technology","tag-healthy-lifestyle","tag-healthy-living","tag-medical-advice","tag-medical-awareness","tag-medical-research","tag-mental-health","tag-nutrition","tag-patient-care","tag-preventive-care","tag-public-health","tag-wellness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018General Hospital\u2019 icon Anthony Geary dead at 78 \u2013 three days after planned surgery - VM News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=35760\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018General Hospital\u2019 icon Anthony Geary dead at 78 \u2013 three days after planned surgery - VM News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Anthony Geary, best known for playing Luke Spencer on\u00a0General Hospital\u00a0throughout the 1970s and \u201980s, has died at the age of 78. 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