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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: Chase Gets to The Bottom of Brook Lynn’s Lies; But is Jordan Truly the Person Responsible for Her Own Car Crash?

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The marriage of Chase (Josh Swickard) and Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) just took a nosedive on the Friday, September 4 episode of General Hospital, while Trina (Tabyana Ali) got an earful,  Anna (Finola Hughes) lured Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) into a trap in the middle of nowhere, and oh, yes! Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi) and Rocco (Finn Carr) shared their first kiss.

Here’s the takeaways from Cliffhanger Friday.  First, as the Quartermaines host a Labor Day weekend party, Chase’s suspicions about Brook Lynn being the other driver in Jordan’s (Tanisha Harper) car accident grew while cutting limes with Emma (Braedyn Bruner) in the kitchen. There, Emma mentioned that Brook actually arrived late to Charlie’s Pub and missed the first song of the night during Trina and Gio’s (Giovanni Mazza) performance.

Now loaded for bear, Chase sees Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring) in the Quartermaine foray, and asks to speak with her in the kitchen, privately. Having put two and two together (for once! Chase can’t seem to do that where Willow’s concerned) he tells Lucy, he knows she lied in her statement to the police pointing the finger at Willow for the car accident and demanded the truth!

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ROUTE 91

Meanwhile, Jordan is also present at the party, and Tracy (Jane Elliot) and Michael (Rory Gibson) tell her that they want her to keep a close eye on Drew (Cameron Mathison) while working at Aurora Media. Inside the living room, Lucy is making a hasty exit from the party after spilling the beans to Chase. Next, a pissed off Chase pulls Brook Lynn into the kitchen.

Then, he tells his wife his theory of what happened the night Jordan got in a car crash. Chase says Brook Lynn’s car was on Route 91 at the same time of Curtis (Donnell Turner) and Jordan’s car crash. However, Chase thinks she is covering for someone in the family. Brook Lynn promises to talk to him more about this later when they are alone, but it’s too late. Outside on the terrace, Trina heard the whole thing!

Now in the living room, and getting ready to hear Gio and Trina do a performance from their set at the club earlier in the week, Chase and Brook Lynn look upset. Trina comes into the room looking very angry and demands to know the truth from Brook Lynn! She wants to know if she was the driver of the other car who left her dad and Jordan at the side of the road.

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ARE WE OUT OF THE WOODS?

Meanwhile, Anna who is off her rocker, has lured Britt (who stupidly went to meet her) out in the middle of the woods. Jason (Steve Burton) got wind of where Britt is, when Sonny (Maurice Benard) informed he sold some land to Anna. Jason is trying to get a hold of Britt fearing she is walking into a trap, but she is not answering her phone.

When Britt finally catches up with Anna, she asks her why did they have to meet in the middle of the boondocks? Suddenly, Anna pulls out a gun and replies, “So no one can hear you scream.” We fade to black.

Scout and Rocco

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FIRST KISS

As one thing has lead to another, Scout and Rocco have found themselves leaning on each other and developing feelings for one another. In story, Rocco and Scout picked up Outback and went to the boathouse for one last swim before the summer comes to an end.

While they swam, Outback ran off and wound up back where he was earlier, in the wood,s trying to dig up Jack! Back at the boathouse following their swim, Scout and Rocco have a heart-to-heart, where Scout admits she feels the only person who truly understands her through all the turmoil she has gone through with her dad and brother is Rocco. The two share a kiss.

Now below, check out the scene between Chase and Lucy where he demands she amends her statement to the police as Brook Lynn becomes the chief suspect in running Jordan and Curtis off the road causing their car crash.

Weigh-in: When all is said and done, isn’t Jordan the person who is responsible for her own crash, by taking her eyes off the road to kiss her ex-husband, Curtis Ashford? Do you think Brook Lynn’s cover-up will send Chase running in the direction of Willow and the two will hit the sheets? Glad to see Scout and Rocco share a lip-lock? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.

 

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‘General Hospital’ to Rebroadcast Special Episode in Tribute to Anthony Geary

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This Labor Day, General Hospital will show an encore presentation of its touching tribute to the late Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer). The news came from ABC executive, Nathan Varni who shared the information across social media.

Varni expressed, “Save the date! ABC will encore our very special farewell tribute to Tony Geary this Labor Day, Monday, September 7.”

The episode was originally broadcast on February 20, 2026, and honored to the late eight-time Daytime Emmy winner, who sadly passed away on December 14, 2025 at the age of 78.

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The tribute episode centered on Luke’s daughter Lulu (Alexa Havins) finally grieving the loss of her father after she had come out of a four-year long coma and never dealt with her grief on learning the news of his death.

WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE ON-SCREEN REMEMBRANCE OF LUKE SPENCER?

The other characters who remember their time with Luke who are included in the episode with many flashbacks were: Tracy (Jane Elliot), Sonny (Maurice Benard), Carly (Laura Wright), Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) and of course, Laura (Genie Francis).

Behind the scenes, General Hospital wanted to pay tribute to its most iconic star, but since the character of Luke was killed-off in 2022 off-screen, after Geary retired, there wasn’t an easy creative route to go when Geary passed away in real-life. However, the writers did a commendable job with this special episode in tying in memories and remembrances of Luke through Lulu’s grief as a starting point.

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THE LAST APPEARANCE OF TONY GEARY ON GENERAL HOSPITAL

Anthony Geary exited General Hospital in 2015 after his record-setting eight Daytime Emmy Lead Actor wins for his work. He then moved to Amsterdam full-time to live with his husband, Claudio Gama.

Two years later, Geary made one final appearance on GH, when in 2017 he popped in the last scene of what was Jane Elliot’s then departure from the show when Tracy was reunited with Luke in Europe.

You can check out the original promo for the special episode “Remembering Luke Spencer” and the late Tony Geary from back in February of this year below.

Now let us know, will you be watching the Anthony Geary tribute again this coming Monday? Do you miss seeing the character of Luke Spencer in Port Charles? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Alimi Ballard’s Role Revealed as WSB Agent William Baines Who Oversees Jack Brennan Investigation

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The Thursday, September 3 episode of General Hospital featured the debut of former Loving and The City actor, Alimi Ballard (ex-Frankie Hubbard).

Now some 30 years later, Ballard is back on ABC daytime, but this time as was revealed today, he is playing WSB agent William Baines who arrives in Port Charles to oversee the disappearance of Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna).

Here’s what went down; after Josslyn (Eden McCoy) reported Brennan missing to the WSB, agent William Baines met her at the Port Charles bureau office. It was there that Baines informed Josslyn he was taking over the search for Jack.

Josslyn kept trying to stay on the case telling Baines she had connections with many people in Jack’s inner circle in Port Charles. However, Baines instructed her to keep on her current assignment as CEO of JJE. When she questioned why implanting her at her father’s company was so important, Baines shared she needs to get inside intel on JJE’s subsidiary holdings. Once she does, she will be briefed on what comes next.

DREW FRAMES NINA

In addition, Baines wanted to be briefed on what Josslyn knows so far about the MIA Brennan. One theory from the WSB is that Jack skipped town because of how badly the Cold Fusion debacle went down on Spoon Island.  Then, as Josslyn brought up how her mother Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) witnessed a public shouting match between Jack and Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros), Baines pulls out a photo of Nina from his folder.

As if things couldn’t get worse for Nina, Drew (Cameron Mathison) broke into her car, planted evidence of Jack’s wallet under the seat as retribution for her trying to kill Drew when she pushed him in his wheelchair into the lake at the boathouse. Drew snarled that “payback is bitch” as he sat in the driver’s seat of her car.

So, what are your initial thoughts on the arrival of WSB agent William Baines? Do you think he may wind up as Jack’s successor as the WSB Port Charles bureau chief ? What did you think of Drew framing Nina for Jack’s death? Share your thoughts via the comment section below. But first, check out the confrontation between Drew and Nina with Ava present.

 

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