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These are alleged characters according to Wikipedia/Wikia for the city of Port Charles. Can anyone recall if they were actually characters or just posts made by some random person trying to make things up for fanfic?

Mayors:

Quinn Waser...67-74

Bruce Jennings...74-79

Tom McClintock 97-01

Riley Dowd...01-06

Councilmen:

Casslyn Verga 86-91

_________Dover...92

Jerry Perez...94-96

_________Clemens ...95

__________Raymond...09

Pete Sorelli...09-Present

Cops: ADA:

Captain Patterson...63-74 Xavier Coons...67-73

Captain Wendell...74-79

Chief of Staff: Assistant Chief of Staff:

Dr. Bryant Nemer...66-71 Dr. Perry Masil...66-70

Dr. Anderson Vale...71-76 Dr. Wendell Eltoz...70-75

Also, Wikipedia states that there was a character named Dr. Steven Lansing played by Matthew S. Infante

I don't know how accurate any of this info is, so I don't plan to include it in our Master List unless we get some confirmation.

The following characters are being added to the above lists of characters without actors:

Dr. Behar...operated on Nikolas in 2012.

Mrs. Caldwell...1996...adoptive mother

Mr. Caldwell...1996...adoptive father

Chuck Dinafrio...1-25-12...shot by Ronnie Dimestico

Dr. Alec Freeman...Silas read Franko's medical records while Alec spoke to him

Rudy Trujillo...Shot by Johnny Zacchara with JT(Lucky's drug dealer)'s hand...9-20-11

Diane...1996...teen mother(patient, Bobbi)

Jane...(Nurse)...1996( w/ Bobbi)

Update: actor Tony Adelman appeared as a waiter...I'm striking him from above

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Ocala Star Banner, March 4,1977

Paraphrasing: Buck the guru in Laura's runaway storyline was portrayed by Steve Carlson. Carlson donned a brown Farrah Fawcett wig and Charles Manson beard because he had just left Y&R in the role of Squeaky clean Dr. Mark Henderson, in love with his 1/2 sister Lauralee Brooks. He returned to GH shortly thereafter as clean cut Dr. Gary Lansing.

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Depboy tipped me off to a letter from Darla Hood in 1978 where she tells a friend she did 10 episodes of GH and one episode of DOOL. Ms. Hood is famous for being Darla in the Little Rascals/ Our Gang shorts. If anyone can help, or has seen any articles about this, please let us know! Thanks! The letter was sent in October, 1978.

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Depboy let me know that Mike Farrell of MASH, Providence and Days Of Our Lives appeared at some point as Tom Marsh. He got the information fro a Where are They Now column from a magazine out in 1971. So he must have appeared between 63-70.

Great find Dep! Has anyone ever heard of this character?

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It’s ironic that I made the leap in a different way,” he said. As a student at the Professional Children’s School in New York City, he sometimes took classes with Liza Minnelli. At 16, he left his home near Paterson, N.J., to pursue acting in New York City and took Spencer as his stage name. “I lived at the YMCA,” he recalled. “My mom would meet me at the bus station and slip me $10.” In the early 1960s, he landed his first television role, on “The Patty Duke Show” on ABC. He played Henry Anderson, the boyfriend of Cathy, the British twin. “I had big ears and was quite tall for the show, 5-foot, 6 inches,” Spencer recalled in 2000. “I looked like a toothpick with ears.” After that, he attended Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey and later New York University but dropped out to return to acting. Most of his early work was on the stage, where he established himself as a character actor in regional theater. He toured with Gloria Swanson, playing her blind son in “Butterflies Are Free.” In 1982, he received an Obie for his portrayal of a returning Vietnam veteran in the Emily Mann off-Broadway play “Still Life.” Mann also offered him the role of killer Dan White in “Execution of Justice,” her stage re-creation of the 1978 murders in San Francisco of political figures George Moscone and Harvey Milk. “Still Life” led to his first film role, as a military grunt in 1983’s “WarGames.” His big break in the movies came in the 1990 film “Presumed Innocent.” He played Harrison Ford’s detective sidekick, the man who tosses the incriminating piece of evidence overboard at the end of the courtroom thriller. “My life changed overnight,” he told Time magazine in 2000. From there, he went directly to the NBC hit “L.A. Law.” Casting director Ronnie Yeskel knew Spencer’s work from the theater. “He’s dangerous and interesting, not your typical pretty boy, and he’s got great humor,” Yeskel said in 1992. “We were looking for somebody different from the cast, an older guy, maybe with a little more ‘street.’ ” Although Spencer was hesitant to join the series, Kelley’s script convinced him otherwise. “I got five pages into it, and it was one of the best scripts I’d read. David had got inside my head. He wrote it like I thought,” Spencer told the Chicago Tribune. He joined “L.A. Law” in 1990 as maverick lawyer Tommy Mullaney and stayed until the show’s end in 1994. Spencer claimed Mullaney’s rumpled look was based on his own wardrobe. Spencer, whose grandfathers were both alcoholics, said he woke up one morning in 1989 and decided to quit drinking. He called a cousin to take him to a rehabilitation center. A decade later, Spencer gave up smoking. In his 40-year career, he also worked with Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery in the action-suspense film “The Rock” (1996) and with Paul Newman in the 1998 private-eye yarn “Twilight.” After appearing in the short-lived NBC series “Trinity” in 1998, Spencer swore off doing hourlong dramas but once again changed his mind when his agent showed him the pilot script for “The West Wing.” The role would bring him five Emmy nominations, including a win in 2002. Right after he signed the contract for the pilot, his agent called again to say he’d just come across “the best new American play” he’d ever read, called “The Glimmer Brothers,” Spencer told The Times in 2001. Again, it was a role that Spencer felt he couldn’t pass up. He played Martin Glimmer, a dissolute trumpet player who’s about to pay the final dues of a hard life, at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts during “The West Wing’s” summer hiatus in 1999. Two years later, he revived his well-reviewed role in “Glimmer, Glimmer and Shine” -- same play, different title -- at the Mark Taper Forum while filming “The West Wing.” During the play, his role on the show was cut back, but Martin Sheen, who portrays President Josiah Bartlet on “The West Wing,” told The Times in 2001 that he noticed no difference in life on the set with Spencer. “He’s extremely energetic; he’s got it down -- I can barely keep up with the show,” Sheen said. “I don’t know how he does it, but man, he’s doing it.” Spencer’s publicist said he is survived by many cousins, aunts and uncles. Funeral arrangements are pending. *   John Spencer was an everyday journeyman actor that always stood out in a scene. His time on the West Wing was nothing short of outstanding. He portrayed McGarry with Gusto. His emphatic delivery was always on point. The gleam in his eye as he delivered Sorkin's words with reverence always made my father smile. For that, I will always be grateful.     THE OTHER MENDORRAN PRINCE                 JOSEPH KOLINSKI         6/26/1953 - Present ONE LIFE TO LIVE       Prince Roland Hohenstein      1990 Appeared in 3 shows in the LAW AND ORDER Franchise between 2004 and 2006. Appeared on the series ALPHA HOUSE in  2014. Television Special MACY'S 21ST ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR    Self    1997 movie ANASTASIA        Ensemble (V)   1997 BROADWAY BRIGADOON   10/16/1980 - 2/8/1981    Singer; Understudy -- Charlie Dalyrimple DANCE A LITTLE CLOSER    5/11/1983     Heinrich Halloway THE HUMAN COMEDY     4/5/1984 - 4/15/1984  Tobey THE THREE MUSKETEERS   11/11/1984 - 11/18/1984    The Duke of Buckingham LES MISÉRABLES    3/12/1987 - 5/18/2003   Chain Gang; Sailor; Young Man; Feuilly; Replacement -- Enjolras;  Understudy -- Enjolras; Marius TITANIC    4/23/1997 - 3/21/1999     Benjamin Guggenhem; 3rd Class Passenger;   Replacement -- Thomas Andrews; Understudy --   Captain E. J. Smith; Thomas Andrews;  Understudy / Replacement -- Isidor Strauss SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS    10/29/2003 - 11/23/2003   Standby -- Michael Minetti FOLLIES    9/12/2011 - 1/22/2012     Understudy -- Buddy Plummer; Benjamin Stone; Max Deems; Dimitri Weissmann; Theodore Whitman TOURING A CHRISTMAS CAROL    10/30/1981 - 12/20/1981     Young Scrooge # 2; 3rd Change Man; Townsperson; Guest at Fred's THEATER HIJINKS!     1980     Captain Jacks     Westside Arts Theatre -- Cheryl Crawford Theatre FIDDLER ON THE ROOF     1981    Perchik    Darien Dinner Theatre  Darien, CT JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR     1982      Jesus of Nazareth   Artpark   Lewiston, NY MAN OF LA MANCHA    1983    Anselmo       Boston Opera House THE HUMAN COMEDY     1984   Tobey      Royale Theatre SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE     1984     Replacement --    Dennis; Franz     Booth Theatre, NYC KUNI-LEML     1985     Birmingham, MI CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS, THE MUSICAL   1992    Ford's Theatre    Washington, D. C. A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A NEW MUSICAL   (World Premiere)     1994     Mr. Smythe   The Theatre at Madison Square Garden    NYC EVITA      1996       Che      Pickard Theater at Bowdoin College    Brunswick, ME COMPANY      1999     Larry    Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center    Nyack, NY MAME      2000      Beauregard Jackson Pickett  Burnside  Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center    Nyack, NY SOUTH PACIFIC       2001     Emile De Becque   McGinnis Auditorium    Greenville NC A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A NEW MUSICAL     2001   Mr. Smythe     The Theatre at Madison Square Garden    NYC TIME AND AGAIN   2001    New York City Center -- Stage II RAGTIME    2002      Father       Gateway Playhouse    Bellport, NY THE ENCHANTED COTTAGE  (Staged Reading)  2002         Dodger Stages     NYC REQUIEM FOR WILLIAM      2003      Connelly Theatre    NYC            THE BOY IN THE BASEMENT    Spencer Scranton ROCKET BOYS: THE MUSICAL      2005      Ike Bykovski (Workshop Production)  ASCAP Building   NYC DANGEROUS BEAUTY   (Staged Reading)      2006     New World Stages    NYC ALL THE WAY HOME     2006      Ralph Follet   The Connelly Theatre A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE    2006    Jonathan Rebeck    York Theatre at Saint Peter's THE MOLLY MAGUIRES (World Premiere) 2007    Ensemble     The F. M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts     Wilkes Barre, PA JEKYLL AND HYDE     2007    Sir Danvers Carew    Wells Fargo Pavilion   Sacramento, CA THE LAST STARFIGHTER     2007    Centauri     The Theater at St. Clement's   NYC OKLAHOMA!      2008        Ike Skidmore    Paper Mill Playhouse   Millburn, NJ MEET ME IN SAINT LOUIS     2009   M. Alonzo Smith     The Hobby Center    Sarofim Hall   Houston, Texas DAMN YANKEES      2012     Joe Boyd    Paper Mill Playhouse TITANIC     (Staged Reading)    2/17/2014     Benjamin Guggenheim   Avery Fisher Hall   NYC  MUSICALS IN MUFTI: A TIME FOR SINGING    (Concert Staging)   2014    Mr. Christmas Evans   Theatre at Saint Peter's COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA       2017      Doc     The Gym at Judson    NYC VICTORY TRAIN     2018       Rick    Studio Theatre at Theatre Row    NYC     INTERN                                           MOJAN NOURBAKHSH   GENERAL HOSPITAL       Surgical Intern     April  2025 and S*    Rayvin     2022 movies PARVANEH       Parvaneh      2013 RUNNING THE CODE   Doctor    2013 DADDY'S LOVE    Tara     2014 STRAW DOLLS     Female Prisoner     2015 ARMENIA, MY LOVE     Lena     2016 THE WAITING ROOM    Elizabeth Johnson   2016 MASKS     Saba     2018 BLOODLINE: LOVESICK 2    Tara Cruz     2018 THE MORE THINGS CHANGE      Suit    2019 TAKEN FOR GRANTED    Aydah     2021 ENTROPY     Rayvin     2023    SOMEWHERE EAST    Lexi     2023 ALLIANCE 2: BROKEN RULES     Eva    2025 Upcoming THE AFTERTASTE    Ms. Salt     TBA     Post Production JUDD AND NANCY ACROSS AMERICA   Christine     TBA     Completed THEATER MUSIC COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940     Bernice Roth     Marshall Theater PETER PAN      Understudy  --   Tiger Lily    Marshall Theater CITY OF ANGELS     Ensemble/ Dancer     Marshall Theater THE SOUND OF MUSIC     Liesl    Gryphon Theatre MACBETH     Lady MacBeth     Gryphon Theatre https://voyagela.com/interview/meet-mojan-nourbakhsh-mojan-nourbakhsh-los-angeles/       @janea4old Thanks!  added in!     Andy Martinez, Jr.      pg.435 DAYS OF OUR LIVES       Man following Holly and Doug  May - June 2025 Nada Rowand        pg. 184 ALL MY CHILDREN           Emergency Room Nurse    1999 Matthew Ashford       pg.    402 DAYS OF OUR LIVES Jack Devereaux 10/30/1987 - 12/15/1993 -- Contract; 2/5/2001 - 5/18/2001 -- Recurring; 5/21/2001 - 10/27/2003 -- Contract; 6/22/2004 - 9/21/2006 -- Contract; 4/2 - 4/2007 Recurring; 9/23/2011 - 8/14/2012 --Contract; 5/24/2016 - 8/23/2016 -- Recurring; 12/20/2017; 12/28/2018 -8/23/2021 -- Contract; 8/30/2021 - 12/24/2021 -- Recurring; 12/29/2021 - 3/3/2023 Contract; June 18, 2024 - August 19, 2024; 11/28 - 12/32024; 12/10, 18 & 25/2024; 6/5/2025 - Melissa "Missy" Brennan Reeves       pg.   402 DAYS OF OUR LIVES Jennifer Rose Horton Alamain Devereaux Blake Devereaux Devereaux 10/9/1985 - 12/15/1995; 10/6/2000 - 9/21/2006; 6/10/2010 - 7/6/2010 -- Recurring; 11/12/2010 - 10/13/2020-2020; X-Mas 2021; 12/24/2021 - 5/4/2022 Recurring 11/28 & 29/2024; December 2 - 5; 10; 18; 20 & 25/2024; 6/5/2025 - Donnie Jeffcoat pg. 348 GENERAL HOSPITAL     Craig     October 30, 1990                    
    • Having skipped through it, I hadn't realized that was Tony and Annabelle's baby either. I'm not fond of this Reva story either. Sorry, it's tough for me to believe Reva would jump into the river because Kyle left her. (Although, it was kind of ironic having her find out Hawk had been paid to come to town, much like she'd been paid to come to town and break up Billy and Vanessa.)  1986 is suddenly revolving about strangers. Calla and Jessie, Simon, Maeve, Jackson. Yikes. Whatever Kim's ego, I have to believe she respected vets. And they arrived at around the same time. Neither was taking the other's airtime.
    • It’s chilling watching these episodes where they’ve given up hope on Bo and John is still alive and headed home. Especially seeing how happy the family is waiting for John to arrive. May 23rd John really didn’t go see his family before doing a job for Steve? I know he’s a hero but he’s been gone from Marlena so long I can’t imagine him at least coming to see her. And I get it Bo and John were brothers at one point and stayed close. I never tire of 80’s flashbacks as I was either not born when they aired or I was 1. Surprised to hear Hope actually say 40 years. So I guess they’ve just made the Shawn character age without SORASing despite the SORASing

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      It was nice to see an old Kayla and Bo flashback. I defintely don’t think I’ve ever seen one. MBE has aged so well and naturally. All of this hope in the Marlena and Kayla conversation Has VK been doing acting outside of Days? She slipped right back into Ciare effortlessly. Her scenes at Bo’s bedside were particularly good. Until she called Ben a wonderful man. I will never forgive RC for ruining Ciara. I couldn’t believe they showed the previous Ciara who I absolutely adored. I was actually hoping they’d let her age without Sorasing the character, but alas.
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      Top contributor My Little Sister, our PumpkinSo sad to hear this, Pam… May you soar with the Angels
    • Yes I think BTG needs another meeting place that bridges Orphey's and the Country Club.  But otherwise BTG offers a hospital set, a police station and homes for several characters. The set situation may be better than 2021 but that doesn't mean much today. And calling the changes at CL and Sharon's cottage updates is  a stretch. Having characters visit several restaurants in one day or even return to the same one in the same day is ridiculous. And then to focus the show around business makes it even more laughable as there are few offices and staff in evidence. I don't know what the answer is unless someone is prepared to shell out a few bucks. As I said before having more characters work at Jabot, Newman or Winters would help. I quite liked that business set Devon had. We could see Devon, Abby,Lily, Nate and whoever else could work there in an actual business setting.              
    • I have a feeling that the backstage dramas of the soaps are a heck of a lot more enthralling than anything we see on screen.
    • While keeping up with the current show I’ve also been watching May and I finally got to Phillip’s beating. Was surprised they went so far but I loved it. A nice reminder that no matter how much you doll him up, Xander at his core is a thug.    Great scenes between Xander and Sarah. I do enjoy them happy but they are an extremely toxic and untrusting couple. This was some of LG’s best work as Sarah. 
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