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General Hospital Alum Christopher Pennock Passes Away at 76

February 13, 2021

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Christopher Pennock, who was best known in the soaps for his role as Port Charles D.A. Mitch Williams on General Hospital, has died.

Pennock passed away on February 12th after several days of hospitalized care at the age of 76.

From 1979-1980, Mitch was was part of a romantic triangle with Susan Moore (Gail Rae Carlson) and Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot).

Ultimately, politically-hungry Mitch married Tracy for her money, and they moved to Albany, only for Tracy to return having divorced him.

Throughout his career, the actor had roles on Days of our Lives, The Young and the Restless, Somerset, and Guiding Light where he was a replacement Justin Marler.

Beloved by Dark Shadows fans, Pennock had multiple parts on the vampire soap cult classic. In addition to his series of Dark Shadows-inspired comic books, he participated in new Dark Shadows audio dramas for the past 20 years.

In primetime, Christopher appeared on nighttime soaps, Dynasty and Melrose Place, among other episodic dramatic appearances.

On stage and on and off-Broadway, he performed in productions of The Philadelphia Story, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Rose Tattoo, and Royal Hunt of the Sun.

Share your thoughts and condolences to the actor’s family and friends, and your remembrances of Chris in the comment section.

Below you can check out a scene from GH with Christopher as Mitch, telling Susan he is leaving Tracy for her! – he appears beginning at @9:19.

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Jimh

Sad…

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Charday

Rest in Peace.

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Llanviewer717

I most definitely remember Christopher Pennock back in the day as Mitch Williams. Those were the days. General Hospital was on fire. I loved it. Thank you for including the clip. So many wonderful memories. May he rest in peace.

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Steve

Watching the attached video reminded me of all the good supporting players from the early 80s.

Gail Ramsey (as she was professionally known) was great as Susan. Her murder storyline was one of the best whodunnits in GH history. The original Jackie Templeton (Demi Moore) covered the story.

RIP to Christopher Pennock.

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Carrie

Prayers to his family. I loved that era of gh and remember Mitch and Tracy well.

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Mario Ficarola

So so sad. He looked so well on the DS Halloween Zoom reunion. He appeared happy, eating pizza. What a loss to his friends and family including the DS family. DS fan Dr Mario

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General Hospital Alum Briana Lane Mourns the Loss of Her Husband

March 22, 2023

Heartbreaking news to report. Briana Lane, who took over the role of General Hospital’s Brook Lynn Quartermaine while Amanda Setton was away from the series, shared that her beloved husband, John Lange, passed away on March 14th.

Lane posted a photo of herself with John on her Instagram expressing: “I will love you forever my sweet John. Til we meet again.”

Photo: ABC

In August of 2020, Lane started subbing for Setton as Brook Lynn, and her performances won the hearts of GH fans. She stayed with the show till November of that year and returned one other time in 2022. In addition, Amanda received a Daytime Emmy nomination for her work in the Outstanding Guest Performer category in 2021.

As for the love story of Briana and John, they wed in December of 2016. As many know, Briana is not only a great actress, but also has a successful music career and John was very supportive of her professional life. Lange was remembered as a walking encyclopedia of television knowledge, a dog lover, and a lover of comedy.

Friends of Lane’s have set up a Go Fund Me page, to assist in giving John the memorial he deserves and to help Briana as she navigates this next chapter of her life.

Many of Briana’s former GH co-stars shared their grief and support in her IG post including: Kirsten Storms (Maxie) and Katey MacMullen (Willow).

Share your condolences for Briana on the loss of her husband in the comment section below.

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GH Alums Chloe Lanier and Johnny Wactor Guest Star on ‘Station 19’

March 15, 2023

You can catch two of your favorites, who you first came to know from their work on General Hospital, on tomorrow night’s March 16th episode of the ABC primetime drama, Station 19 (8 p.m. ET).

Look for Daytime Emmy-winner Chloe Lanier (ex-Nelle) and Johnny Wactor (ex-Brando) to appear within the hour-long show.

In the episode titled, “Even Better than the Real Thing”, Lanier will play the role of Ciara.

According to ABC in story: a simulation fire training goes dangerously wrong; Maya tries to make amends, and Bailey encourages Carina to listen; Jack’s sister shows up at the station with a friend, an injury and an attitude.

Chloe took to her Instagram to share, “I get into a bit of trouble on Station 19 this Thursday. Directed by the incomparable and lovely Paris Barclay! (I’m a big fan) Had such a great time working on this one and I can’t wait for you all to see it.”

Meanwhile, Wactor looks to be playing a fireman in the episode, and took to his IG and shared: “Catch me on Station 19 this Thursday, 3/16 at 8 PM. I’m excited. Too bad I can’t do a live watch party on here. I’ll have to do some research because a watch party would be fun!”

Will you be checking out Chloe and Johnny on Station 19? Comment below.

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Jane Elliot Returns to General Hospital This April

March 14, 2023

Although it was previously announced back in January (during ABC’s TCA Winter Press Tour) that Jane Elliot would be returning to General Hospital, the soap opera and Soap Opera Digest have confirmed that Jane’s first episode back will air next month on April 17th.

While Elliot won’t be a part of the Nurses’ Ball which airs the week of April 3rd, as part of the show’s 60th anniversary episodes, the Daytime Emmy-winning fan favorite will be back in action during the anniversary month and beyond.

As viewers know, Jane originally decided to retire back in 2017, and so Tracy was written off to join Luke Spencer in Europe. Since that time, Elliot has come back to the show for a few appearances.

The last time we saw Tracy was at the beginning of 2022, when she came home to Port Charles to give the shocking and tragic news that Luke had been killed in a cable car crash. Tracy eventually went back to Amsterdam, where they had been living, to settle his affairs following his death.

Will Tracy’s return help bring down Victor Cassadine (Charles Shaughnessy) who is believed to be behind Luke’s death? Could Tracy learn Luke is really alive after all? Stay tuned.

So, excited that Jane Elliot’s return to GH is just around the corner? Comment below.