Stuart Damon, Dr. Alan Quartermaine on ‘General Hospital’ dies at 84
Damon’s family told ABC News 7 the actor had been “struggling with renal failure for the last several years.”
He was not on the list.
Stuart Damon, best known for his role as Dr. Alan Quartermaine on ”General Hospital,” died Tuesday. He was 84.
“Stuart Damon played beloved patriarch Alan Quartermaine for 30 years,” Frank Valentini, “General Hospital” executive producer, said in a statement to USA TODAY. ”He was a great actor and even greater man. His legacy lives on through ‘GH’ and all the lives he touched and all those who loved him. He will be missed.”
Damon’s family told ABC News 7 the actor had been “struggling with renal failure for the last several years.”
The actor landed the “General Hospital” role of Dr. Alan Quartermaine, part of the rich, dysfunctional and haughty Quartermaine family, in 1977. He was nominated for seven Daytime Emmys for his decades-long portrayal. In 1999, Damon finally won for best supporting actor for his depiction of Dr. Quartermaine’s addiction to Hydrocodone.
From 1999 to 2001, Damon reprised his Dr. Quartermaine role for the spinoff series “Port Charles.” He appeared regularly on “General Hospital” until his character’s death, from heart failure after a massive heart attack during February sweeps, in 2007. Dr. Quartermaine appeared sporadically on the daytime drama until 2013, sometimes in dreams and even as a ghost. “General Hospital” actors paid tribute to Damon on social media.
“I am so grateful to have had this wonderful man in my life. I am very sad today #StuartDamon #GH,” tweeted Genie Francis, who plays Laura Spencer on the soap opera.
Amber Tamblyn, who played Damon’s adopted daughter on “General Hospital” for seven years, tweeted she was “broken hearted” to hear the news.
“He was the most kind, wonderful, loving, supportive person. He always made me laugh and made me feel safe on set. I love you, Stewy. Rest well now, my friend,” Tamblyn wrote.
“General Hospital” actress Nancy Lee Grahn said Damon was “a lovely, funny, talented Prince of a man. He truly was Charming.”
“What a pleasure it was to work with his iconic self,” Grahn wrote on Twitter.
Eden McCoy, Josslyn John Jacks on the ABC soap opera, tweeted that Damon “makes me proud and thankful to be even a small part of this show.”
Born in New York City, February 5, 1937, Damon began his career on Broadway. He shot to prominence portraying the prince opposite Lesley Ann Warren in the 1965 CBS musical production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.”
Damon worked on London’s West End stage also starring as a secret agent on the 1968-69 TV series “The Champions.” He appeared on British shows including “The Saint,” “Steptoe and Son” and “The New Avengers.”
Works
Broadway
First Impressions - 1959
From A to Z - 1960
Irma La Douce - 1960
Do I Hear a Waltz? - 1965
Off-Broadway
Entertain a Ghost - 1962
The Boys from Syracuse - 1963
West End
Charlie Girl - 1965
Man of Magic (as Harry Houdini) - 1968
Television
Cinderella - 1965
Man in a Suitcase - 1967
The £1,000,000 Bank Note - 1968
The Champions - 1968
The Saint - 1969
UFO - 1970
The Adventurer - 1972
The Adventures of Black Beauty - 1973
A Touch of the Casanovas - 1975
Thriller: Nightmare for a Nightingale - 1976
Yanks Go Home - 1976
Space: 1999 - 1976
The New Avengers - 1977
General Hospital - 1977–2008, 2011, 2012, 2013
Fantasies - 1982
Fantasy Island - 1983
Legend of the Champions - 1983
America - 1985-1986
Silent Assassins - 1988
Mike Hammer - 1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss - 1993
Me and My Hormones - 1996
Port Charles - 1997-2003
As the World Turns - 2009-2010
Days of Our Lives - 2010
Film
A Touch of Class (1973)
Young Doctors in Love (1982)
Star 80 (1983)
Silent Assassins (1988)
Chairman of the Board (1998)
Rain from Stars (2013)
Recording
Stuart Champion Damon, Reflection Records 1970
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