Anthony Geary
Anthony Geary (born May 29, 1947 in Coalville , Utah ) is an American actor .
Career
As a student in Utah, he drew attention to his talent. Jack Albertson discovered the young man and gave him his first role. Geary eventually went to the Huntington Hartford Theater in Los Angeles and starred in over 50 stage productions. He also played alongside Lynn Redgrave and Timothy Dalton as Octavius Caesar in a production of Shakespeare's "Anthony and Cleopatra". He also starred in over 40 television series.
The actor was best known for his role in the US soap General Hospital , where he played the character of Luke Spencer from 1978 until he left. The character was initially a hit man and was only supposed to be on the show for a few weeks, but eventually she was accepted into the series and eventually became one of the most popular characters on General Hospital . For this role he won the Daytime Emmy Award in 1982, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012 and 2015 . In 1980 and 1981 he won the Soap Opera Digest Award .
Filmography (selection)
- 1971; 1975: Dr. med. Marcus Welby (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1971: Johnny goes to war (Johnny Got His Gun)
- 1972: The Partridge Family ( The Partridge Family , television series, an episode)
- 1972: Twen-Police (TV series, one episode)
- 1973: Mannix (TV series, an episode)
- 1973: Shadow of Passion ( The Young and the Restless , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1974–1976: The Streets of San Francisco ( The Streets of San Francisco , TV series, 4 episodes)
- 1976: Bumpers Revier ( The Blue Knight , TV series, an episode)
- since 1978: General Hospital (TV series)
- 1978: Adventure in Atlantis ( The Return of Captain Nemo , Movie made for TV)
- 1978: The Six Million Dollar Man ( The Six Million Dollar Man , TV series, one episode)
- 1978: Starsky & Hutch (TV series, episode)
- 1985: Hotel (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1985: Destination Alcatraz ( Kicks , TV movie)
- 1987: The Chaoten Team (Disorderlies)
- 1987: Perry Mason and the Married Whore ( Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam , TV movie)
- 1988: Dangerous Love - Lust und Erbede (Dangerous Love)
- 1988: Lazy Tricks and Pious Sayings (Pass the Ammo)
- 1988: Headless through the night (It Takes Two)
- 1988: You Can't Hurry Love
- 1989; 1990: Murder is her hobby ( Murder, She Wrote , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1989: UHF - transmitter with limited hope (UHF)
- 1989: Who's Afraid of the Black Man? ( Do You Know the Muffin Man?, Movie made for TV)
- 1990: Sunset Beat - The Undercover Cops ( Sunset Beat , TV series, an episode)
- 1991: American Cocktail (Scorchers)
- 1991: Kickboxer USA - The Night of the Fighters (Night of the Warrior)
- 1994: Roseanne (TV series, episode)
- 1995: Burke's Law ( Burke's Law , television series, an episode)
- 1998: Port Charles (TV series, episode)
- 2005: Carpool Guy
- 2009: Fish Tank
- 2012: Alice and the Monster
Web links
- Anthony Geary in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geary, Anthony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coalville , Utah |