I don't think any show beat Ryan's Hope for bad recasts. There were SO many, but for me the worst of the worst was Kathleen Tolan.
I actually liked Mary Carney, who was the first recast for Mary Ryan when Kate Mulgrew left. I was just getting used to her when they brought in Tolan. I hear she was a very good stage actress, and maybe that's true, but she was TERRIBLE in front of the camera. Clearly could not remember her lines and had a look on her face all the time like a machine gun was being pointed at her instead of a camera.
I don't think anyone has mentioned GL's Ron Raines yet. He's not a terrible actor, he's another one who came from theater who's probably much better on a stage than in front of a camera. He just wasn't Alan. Just did not have the dark charm and Machiavellian menace that Alan required, IMO. I still can't believe he lasted FIFTEEN YEARS.
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