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Y&R Alum Daniel Goddard Joins the Cast of ‘General Hospital’ In New Role

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Former fan favorite from The Young and the Restless, actor Daniel Goddard (ex-Cane Ashby) is returning to daytime soap operas after several years away from the medium. Goddard has been cast in the role of Professor Henry Dalton on ABC’s General Hospital.

In the breaking casting news, Goddard will first appear in his new soap role on the upcoming Tuesday, April 15th episode of General Hospital. According to TV Insider, Daniel actually reported to ABC Prospect Studios where GH is filmed in mid-March and he spoke to the outlet about his latest daytime alter-ego which finds him as an enigmatic Professor who works at Port Charles University.

“He teaches environmental physics, and it seems there are some things in his past that he’s done that have left him in a position of some form of investigation,” teased Goddard. “And from there, it’s an absolute mystery to me.” Daniel admitted he has shared scenes with Eden McCoy (Josslyn) and Finola Hughes (Anna) among others. In story, it also appears that a ‘situation’ involving Professor Dalton may be just the assignment Josslyn has been given in her first as a WSB agent. Stay tuned!

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In addition, once landing the role of Professor Dalton, Goddard wanted to go into it without knowing too much ahead of taping and air. “I said to Frank (Valentini, EP,GH) ‘Don’t tell me anything about the character.’ I know that the characters that I’ve had scenes with know something about him. I don’t want to know what it is because I don’t want to play it that I know. I’d rather have the character be sort of a clean slate to me.”

Goddard added, “At The Young and the Restless, I always used to read the whole script because other characters will talk about you, and you’ll get to know more about you than you know about yourself. At General Hospital, you only get your pages, and I thought, ‘Woody Allen would do that, where he doesn’t want everybody know what’s going on or what the twists and turns are.’ And I thought, ‘This is going to be cool.’ So, I’m allowing myself to go on the journey of who Dalton is from the audience’s perspective, and from my perspective of what is the growth and evolution of him. I will allow it to unfold as the bits and pieces present themselves to me.”

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As it turns out, Daniel actually auditioned for the replacement for Charles Mesure in the role of Jack Brennan. That role eventually went to Chris McKenna. However, Goddard’s agent Michael Bruno gave him a jingle a few weeks after he auditioned for Brennan and said, “General Hospital called, and they’ve got this character, and they’re writing it, and they want you to do it!” Goddard reveals, “It wasn’t a recast. It was a new character, and I was so blown away. I really felt like the timing was right, and I felt like it was meant to be. I can’t begin to express my gratitude to Frank and everyone at General Hospital and to Michael Bruno for really believing in me and being there.”

Fans of The Young and the Restless recall Daniel’s journey on the top-rated soap when back in 2007 he made his debut. At that time, he was believed to be Phillip Chancellor III, only for it later to be revealed he was really Cane Ashby. The actor remained with the show till 2019 and played his own twin Caleb in 2011. In story, Daniel was at one time married to Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) and they share two children together, twin, Charlie and Mattie.

What do you think about General Hospital casting longtime soap favorite Daniel Goddard in the new role of Professor Henry Dalton? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.

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**Yawn**

Another newbie joins a bloated cast to eat up airtime which would be better used on Proper (pre-February 2012) cast members.

Not to mention this whole plotline of Joss suddenly becoming a WSB agent, because she sent a serial killer to Hell, in the most obvious case of “self defense” ever, and made the mistake of calling her mommy’s new spy boyfriend to help clean up the mess, rather than the guys she has known all her life who could have made the body disappear with no strings attached. Or even her step-brother the cop, who would have definitely vouched for her self defense claims.

Brennan was considering her to be an agent way before she shot Cyrus; he was purposely feeding her information on his locations to see how she’d react. She called him first because he was the only one that knew she was looking for evidence on Cyrus; Brennan was the one feeding her information. So she felt like he was the logical person to call…

Why did Brennan recruit her? That’s the question. He seemed to be impressed by her her tenacity, her fixation on solving Dex’s murder and the lengths she’d go to do so. She “passed several testsm” from not opening her mouth to anyone about killing Cyrus, or joining the WSB, she didn’t give up during the training even though Vaughn kept goading her (purposely) to do so…and lying to everyone about her “trip.” Still, will all that, I wonder WHY Brennan chose her. Does the show really want to revive the WSB with young agents ala Joss and Vaughn…or is this a temporary story arc where we find out Brennan took her on with ulterior motives…

Your last sentence, maybe he just likes the idea of the connection between Carly and Joss and how he’ll be able to take advantage of their relationship in the future.

Exactly, what are Jason and Dante, Chopped Liver?

So, three soap vets try out for a recast Jack Brennan and Frank gives them each jobs?

McKenna and Cosgrove are recurring. Assume Goddard will be as well.

As great as Mesure was in the role, McKenna was the right choice among these three as the recast Brennan.

No one⏤I repeat⏤no one asked for this to happen. This is now the third (!!!) actor who went out for the role of Jack Brennan to be cast, and that is ridiculous. Not everyone who auditions needs a role if they didn’t get the one they went out for. This is Frank Valentini’s M.O., and it is infuriating. We did not need (nor want) Daniel Goddard’s return to daytime.

Thought he was going to be the mystery tycoon on Y&R, but it will be good to see Mr Goddard on our screens again

Thank goodness he isn’t. He can go to any soap as long as it’s not J&R – just my opinion.

From what I read , Billy Flynn from Days will be showing up as Aristotle Dumas. He looks too young fir me, but maybe he’ll appear older.

Next on General Hospital, Kris kardashian as Helena Cassadine recast lol. It will happen with Frank Valentini he loves Kris. Daniel Goddard enough said. Terrible actor. General Hospital going down hill again. Remember ABC want out of the soap business. Rest in peace OLTL they cancelled the wrong soap.

the right soap was cancelled.

OLTL was excellent; from what I read it was doing better in the ratings than GH. OLTL should never have been taken off the air; though I am glad that we still have GH.

I think being cast as a professor is as good as anything else. It gives Joss and Emma something to fight about or agree on, depending on the professor, I guess. It should be fun, watching the two girls “at work”.

I wonder if joss or Emma or going to be his love interest there both way way to young

Can you really picture either of these young girls being interested in this 50 something guy, after seeing the guys they’ve been interested in?

I really like Daniel Goddard but more time away from the vets. Who will they take off contract to pay for this one?

I can’t wait to see Daniel on our screen again. The role sounds like a great fit.

I hope he doesn’t turn into a letch, pursuing Emma. This 50+ guy makes me sick, thought he’d jump over the table and grab her, while totally ignoring Joss.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Josslyn Gets a Visitor in Obrecht, Chase Makes A High-Profile Arrest … But Who is it?

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This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, after Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) chloroformed Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati), she winds up thrown into the secret room at Wydemere with Josslyn Jacks. Now, both Obrecht and Joss are under the thumb of Cullum and Sidwell  (Carlo Rota) for different reasons.

However, what will Cassius (Ryan Paevey) think of the news that his mother is being forced to finish Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) work on Faison’s final project?  Cassius gets very alarmed when Sidwell informs him in the Monday, June 8 “Next on General Hospital” video teaser, that, “Locating Britt is no longer a priority.”

Meanwhile, Portia’s (Brook Kerr) baby shower is here, which could wind up in an all out war between Isaiah Gannon (Sawandi Wilson) and Curtis Ashford (Donnell Turner). While Curtis is lawyering up with someone, Portia wants Isaiah to “just hold off for now.” Is she referring to him suing Curtis for destroying his ability to operate after injury his hand, or to stay away from the baby shower?

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KRISTINA’S PLANS

Kristina Corinthos-Davis (Kate Mansi) pays a visit to Lucas Jones (Van Hansis). It appears she drops the news of her decision to leave Port Charles to attend medical school at UCLA, which paves the way for Kate Mansi’s upcoming exit. When talking with Lucas she says, “A lot of people are going to be surprised by this.“ Is it that she wants to become a doctor, or is something else also going on?

By week’s end Chase (Josh Swickard) is going to make a major arrest! Who gets hand-cuffed and taken to the PCPD? Is it Sidwell, who Lucas was trying to set-up or someone else? Stay tuned.

Now below, check out the official GH spoilers for the week of June 8-12.

MONDAY, JUNE 8
Laura relishes her victory. Jossyn’s days may be numbered. Kristina issues a request. Curtis seeks Alexis’ help. Kai worries about Trina.

TUESDAY, JUNE 9
“Nathan” makes a major confession. Portia’s baby shower is a tense affair. Sidwell is on the warpath. Willow is blindsided. Brook Lynn issues an apology.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
Carly takes action. Trina makes a bold decision. Dante gets bad news. Willow receives a tempting offer. Curtis and Portia clash.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11
Valentin cautions Carly. Ava has a guilty conscience. Sonny is taken by surprise. Nina checks in on “Nathan.” Cody scores points with Molly. Danny and Charlotte make a plan.

FRIDAY, JUNE 12
Ethan weighs his options. Tracy has harsh words for Willow. Brook Lynn seeks Sonny’s aid. Chase makes a high-profile arrest. Alexis is persuasive.

You can check out the General Hospital preview video for the Monday, June 8 episode below.

Now weigh-in:  Will Josslyn and Obrecht work together to escape Wyndemere? Who is Chase going to arrest? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Cullum Kidnaps Obrecht as Britt’s Replacement to Finish Faison’s Final Project

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WSB director Ross Cullum is truly as despicable villain as they come, and played with steely intensity by Andrew Hawkes. For the double agents latest crime, you need to look no further than the Friday, June 5 cliffhanger of General Hospital, where in the episode’s final moments he sneaks up on an unassuming Dr. Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati) after hiding in the back seat of her car.

Next, he chloroforms her with his intent clear. He plans on forcing her to finish the last leg of Faison’s final project at Wyndemere, since her daughter Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) left town with Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr) in tow to get away from Cullum!

In what led to the kidnapping, Cullum had a terse conversation with his business associate and co-conspirator on the project, Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota). It is Sidwell who is preoccupied with wanting to bring Marco’s killer to justice (not knowing it’s the man right in front of him!). Sidwell told Cullum if bringing Marco’s killer to justice wasn’t a priority for the WSB director, then why should protecting Cullum be a priority for him?

SIDWELL VS. CULLUM

The two finally put aside their differences as they have to complete Faison’s final project for it will be highly lucrative for them, useful for their mutual gains, and groundbreaking. In order to do that they need a great mind with a scientific background to finish it up and get them to the finish line since Britt as disappeared.

Later, outside of “General Hospital,” Obrecht is headed back to her car after searching Britt’s office for any clues as to the whereabouts of her daughter. But when she got in the car to drive away, that’s when the aforementioned Cullum strikes!

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BROOK LYNN GETS ADVICE FROM A FORMER ADULTERESS

In other key developments, after Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) keeps inserting herself into Chase (Josh Swickard) and Brook Lynn’s (Amanda Setton) life, all with the seeming pretense to pay back Chase for helping her clear her name at the trial, and standing by her, she brings good news in person about baby Phoebe’s adoption to Alexis’ (Nancy Lee Grahn) law office to Chase. Once Brook Lynn heard Chase was on her away over with paperwork, she decided to hightail it out of there for an “emergency” appointment for Deception.

As we come to find out, Brook Lynn meets up with Lucy (Lynn Herring) at the Metro Court pool, She then proceeds to inform Lucy about Willow sniffing around he husband. Lucy says she knows a thing or two about being an adulteress. Brook Lynn wants Lucy to help her send a clear message to Willow to stay away from her husband, or else!

Now below, check out the scenes before Obrecht was kidnapped where she visited Willow, Nina (Cynthia Watros) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) and suspects Willow is up to no good.

Then let us know, with Lucy taking Brook Lynn under her wing, what plot do you think the two will come up with against Willow? What do you think will happen to Obrecht? With Lucas also at Wyndemere trying to bait Sidwell into an attempted murder charge, will he winds up thrown in the secret room with Josslyn? Share your thoughts and theories on the latest GH via the comment section below.

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2026 SDSA TV Award Nominations: All Five Daytime Dramas Score in Best Achievement in Set Decoration

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The Set Decorators Society of America has revealed its nominations for 2025-26 SDSA Awards for Television, which recognizes the work of the set decoration and production designers in primetime, streaming and daytime series.

This year, all five soap operas: Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless all received nominations in the Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Daytime Series category.

In its official SDSA rule book, to qualify for the category of a Daytime Series, which includes daytime dramas, daytime talk shows, daytime game shows, and daytime children’s programming, all episodes must air before 6:00pm and must have a credited Set Decorator. For daytime dramas, the content must contain multiple plotlines that are carried over from episode to episode.

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WHICH EPISODES CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE COMPETITION?

The eligibility year for episodes runs June 1, 2025, and May 31, 2026.  Founded in 1993, the SDSA is an international nonprofit professional association dedicated to promoting excellence and preserving the legacy of the art of set decoration in motion pictures and television.

Several popular primetime and streaming titles that have wrapped their final seasons also received nods including Euphoria, Stranger Things, Hacks, Outlander, and The Boys. Popular titles such as Bridgerton.

Take a look below at the nominated scenic design teams from your favorite soaps:

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Daytime Series

Beyond The Gates: Set Decoration by Cynthia Slagter with Production Design by Bruton Jones

The Bold and the Beautiful: Set Decoration by Prim Rosales, Beth Wooke, Prerna Chawla, Charlotte Garnell, Chelsea Mondelli, Michelle Hall, & Linda Louise Sheets with Production Design by Lou A. Trabbie III

Days of Our Lives: Set Decoration by Adele Caine & Sarah Holmes with Production Design by Tom Early & Dan Olexiewicz

General Hospital: Set Decoration by Jennifer Elliot with Production Design by Andrew Evashchen

The Young and the Restless: Set Decoration by Jennifer Haybach, Justine Mercado, Maria Dirolf, & Monica Lowe with Production Design by David Hoffmann

So, which soap opera from the calendar year of basically June of 2025 to a week ago in 2026, do you think has had the best looking sets? Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, or The Young and the Restless? Make you pick and drop it in the comment section below.

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