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Apparently GH renamed the character from Sofia to Frida (no idea why...) I got a pm from someone on fb that was irate that "I credited her improperly as Sofia and if I were I fan, I would know her name was changed." I blocked the guy after looking it up. 

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RINO THUNDER

   Born Manuel Seferno Candalaria

          10/29/1935 - 9/27/2003

ONE LIFE TO LIVE       Joe Hawk    1991 - 92

movies

WOLFEN     Native American      1981

HOT SHOTS! Owatonna: The Old One     1991

MIRACLE IN THE WILDERNESS    Chief Washakie     1991    (Made for T. V.)

BEYOND THE LAW    Bogus Charlie     1993

GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND   Old Nana    1993

FRESH KILL       Clayton Lightfoot, Sr.    1994

SCHWAZ        Don     2002

7TH STREET      Self     2002

THEATER

"1981"   11/1/1981     Indian       Black Box Theatre    NYC

OFF-BROADWAY

GRACE Unknown Role

THE LONGEST WALK Unknown role

 OTHER THEATER

SHAKESPEARE AND THE INDIANS  Indian Chief

 

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN  Chief Sitting Bull

Rino Thunder, 69, an actor who fell on hard times

 

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Posted on October 7, 2003

Rino Thunder, a former actor and familiar East Village figure, died last Saturday at Bellevue Hospital. He was 69. In recent years, he had been in deteriorating health and was confined to a wheelchair.

He was born Manuel Candelaria in Colorado of a father of the Ute tribe and a Mexican mother. He acted in several movies, including “Hot Shots,” “Miracle in the Wilderness,” “Beyond the Law,” “Geronimo: An American Legend” and “Fresh Kill,” as well as daytime TV dramas and commercials in America and Europe. Thunder was profiled in Josh Pais’ recent independent film, “7th Street.”

When his career was going well he had a penthouse apartment on E. 10th St. After his money ran out, he stayed with a friend but in the last few years was homeless and lived in Tompkins Sq. Park, hanging out by the chess tables in the southwestern corner where homeless gather.

Thunder was profiled by Jim Flynn in his new book on the Tompkins Sq. homeless, “Stranger to the System.” Flynn calls Thunder the “undisputed partriarch” of “The Living Room,” his term for the chess tables. In the book, Flynn notes how Thunder always counseled the other homeless to show “respect,” not to throw their cigarette butts on the park’s paths since they could burn dogs’ feet, for example. Thunder would always generously share his monthly Screen Actors Guild check with his friends, Flynn said.

Thunder was known to have a few memorable catch phrases, Flynn said, among them, whenever it rained, “The rain, it’s good — it washes us clean.”

“He was sharp and quick to crack a joke,” Flynn said. “He was cantankerous at times, but at other times, he could be very comforting to people.”

Several times before, word had it that Thunder, who had diabetes and was a substance abuser, was dead, but he always returned to the park. But this time, Donna Jewell, a friend went to Bellevue and identified his body.

Jewell, a jazz singer, said Thunder used to take in homeless people and even animals in distress when he had a place on E. Seventh St.

“He was a wonderful guy,” she said. “This was 20 years ago, when I first knew him. All these guys have a history. Alcohol sucks. It’s a spiraling-down disease.”

His friends hope to hold a service at Peter Jarema Funeral Home, 129 E. Seventh St. Thunder’s wishes were to be cremated and have his ashes scattered atop Bear Mountain.

“Four of us medicine men are going to carry his ashes, one for each of the directions,” said Gray Wolf, another Tompkins Sq. regular who is Native American, speaking on Flynn’s cell phone from Tompkins Sq.

Said Rodney Mitchell, another homeless man in the park, into the cell phone, “Rino Thunder was a lovin’ soul. He had a lot of wisdom. A lot of people looked up to him, respected him.”

Bob Arihood, a photographer who documents Avenue A’s street life, recalled when Thunder seemed to have it all.

“This guy had a real career,” Arihood said. “He would go to the bar and women loved him. He was quite often the center of attention because he was a handsome guy and a distinctive guy and people liked him. And he was in the movies; that made him even more interesting. He was sought out to do commercials because he had very strong features…. But his life fell apart.”

 

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RUSS MARIN

     Also Credited As  Carmine Marino

            5/1/1934 - 3/6/2005

GENERAL HOSPITAL    Neurologist      1980

FALCON CREST     Dr. Harry Cook    1982

GENERAL HOSPITAL      Miles Turner     July 1982

DAYS OF OUR LIVES      Ted Myers     1983

DALLAS       Matthew        1983

HOTEL       Clerk   1984 

GLITTER     Rudy Miller       1984

SANTA BARBARA      Attorney Mike Clayburn   1984

FALCON CREST      State Department Man      1988

DAYS OF OUR LIVES      Sam Fordis    1988

                         Hotel Manager      1989

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS     Judge Jeffrey Harris

and

THE SECRETS OF ISIS       Mr. Anderson      1975

THE WALTONS       Mr. Bradley     1976

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE    Man     1977

HAROLD ROBBINS' 79 PARK AVENUE   Doctor in Jail    1977

THE KROFFT SUPERSHOW   (Segment "Magic Mongo")   Fess  1977

MAGIC MONGO       Fess      1977

THE WALTONS     Mr. Larkin     1978    1978

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (Mini Series)   Tommy     1979

PILOTS/PROPOSALS

GET CHRISTIE LOVE!      Alcoholics Anonymous Chairman   1974

GOLDEN GATE   1981   

movies

KANSAS CITY BOMBER     Dick Wicks      1972

BANACEK: A MILLION THE HARD WAY   Marvin Flanders  1972   (Made for T. V.)

SLAUGHTER'S BIG RIP-OFF     Crowder    1973

INSIDE AMY     Sergeant Harry Morris     1974

IF YOU DON'T STOP IT... YOU'LL GO BLIND    Milk Bartender     1975

CAPONE     Joseph Stenson     1975

LIFEGUARD     Voyeur    1976

LOLLIPOP PALACE      Percy     1976

AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE    1978

THE CRITICAL LIST    Ed Moorehead    1978     (Made for T. V.)

THE ORDEAL OF PATTY HEARST      Brawley Uncle    1979  (Made for T. V.)

FAST FRIENDS     Mac      1979   (Made for T. V.)

THE DARK   Dr. Baranowski    1979

SHE'S DRESSED TO KILL     Oscar      1979    (Made for T. V.)

PORTRAIT OF A REBEL: THE REMARKABLE MRS. SANGER    Dr. Hilburn    1986       (Made for T. V.)

SEED OF INNOCENCE     Marv     1980

THE ASPHALT COWBOY   Coroner     1980    (Made for T. V.)

THE FIVE OF ME     Defense Attorney     1981    (Made for T. V.)

MOMMIE DEAREST     Funeral Director     1981

THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER   Mogullen    1982

BODY DOUBLE    Frank    1984

THE RATINGS GAME  Sid    1984     (Made for T. V.)

CHILLER     Dr. Sample     1985     (Made for T. V.)

STITCHES     Dr. Sidney Berman    1985

DEADLY FRIEND    Dr. Johansson     1986

RUNNING AGAINST TIME   Doctor with Chris    1990     (Made for T. V.)

RUNAWAY FATHER     John Bennett   1991     (Made for T. V.)

 

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POLLY HOLLIDAY

         7/2/1937 - 9/9/2025

SEARCH FOR TOMORROW      Prison Inmate Leader    1974

NBC SPECIAL TREAT  "Luke Was There"    Mrs. Cronkite    1976

and

THE $100,000.00 PYRAMID     1977

MATCH GAME     1977

MATCH GAME P. M.     1978

ALICE         Florence Jean Castleberry "Flo"   1976 - 80

FLO        Florence Jean Castleberry "Flo"    1980 - 81

PRIVATE BENJAMIN    Captain Amanda Allen    1982 - 83 (Replaced Eileen Brennan after her serious car accident)

STIR CRAZY     Captain Betty      1985 - 86

**  SPOTLIGHT ON CHARACTER **  

THE GOLDEN GIRLS -- Lily Lindstrom    1986   (1)

THE CLIENT   Momma Love     1995 - 96   

HOME IMPROVEMENT    Lillian Patterson     1993; 1994; 1997; 1999

Television Specials

OUR STORY    Mrs. Lucas  "Eliza"   1975

YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU    Miriam Kirby    1979

ALL THE WAY HOME      Aunt Hannah      1981

THE SHADY HILL KIDNAPPING     Mrs. Wooster      1981

movies

WEDDING BAND       Annabelle    1974    (Made for T. V.)

THE CATAMOUNT KILLING   Miss Pearson    1974    (Made for T. V.)

W. W. AND THE DIXIE DANCEKINGS     Mrs. Cozzens  1975

DISTANCE    Mrs. Herman    1975

THE SILENCE     Mrs. Watson   1975    (Made for T. V.)

ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN    Dardis' Secretary    1976

BERNICE BOBS HER HAIR      Mrs. Harvey     1976    (Made for T. V.)

THE ONE AND ONLY    Mrs. Crawford     1978

MISSING CHILDREN: A MOTHER'S STORY   Mary Gertrude    1982

A GIFT OF LOVE: A CHRISTMAS STORY   Aunt Minerva    1983   (Made for T. V.)

GREMLINS     Mrs. Deagle     1984

LOTS OF LUCK      Lucille     1985   (Made for T. V.)

KONRAD     Berti Bartolotti   1985

MOON OVER PARADOR      Midge     1988

AMERICAN TONGUES    Narrator   1988

A TRIUMPH OF THE HEART: THE RICKY BELL STORY    Ruth     1991   (Made for T. V.)

MRS. DOUBTFIRE      Gloria Chaney     1993

MISTER WRONG    Mrs. Alston    1996

A LOSS OF INNOCENCE     Christina Eriksen     1996    (Made for T. V.)

THE PARENT TRAP     Marva Kulp, Sr.   1998

IT MUST BE LOVE    Mama Bell      2004    (Made for T. V.)

STICK IT     Judge Westrich     2006

THE HEARTBREAK KID      Beryl    2007

TV'S FUNNIEST CATCH PHRASES     2009    (Made for T. V.)

FAIR GAME     Diane Plame    2010

BROADWAY

ALL OVER TOWN       12/29/1974 - 7/20/1975     Philomena Hopkins

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE     6/26/1986 - 1/3/1987     Martha Brewster

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF     3/21/1990 - 8/1/1990    Big Mama   **** TONY AWARD NOMINEE for BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY

PICNIC          4/21/1994 - 5/29/1994        Flo Owens     

THEATER

MEDEA         Florida State University

THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING      Florida State University

THE WAY OF THE WORLD    1962       Asolo Theater

ORPHEE     1964

LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE   1964      Little Mary Sunshine   Pocket Theatre  Atlanta

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE     1964    Abby Brewster     Pocket Theatre  Atlanta

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE     1964 - 65      Stella Kowalski     Pocket Theatre  Atlanta

MAJOR BARBARA        1967     Asolo Theater

AS YOU LIKE IT        1967      Asolo Theater

SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS       1968  Asolo Theater

JOE EGG    1970     Asolo Theater

CANDIDA       1971      Asolo Theater

THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES     1971      Asolo Theater

THE HOUSE OF THE BLUE LEAVES    1971    Bananas Shaughnessy    Asolo Theater

THE RED BLUE-GRASS WESTERN FLYER SHOW     1972    Dolly     New Dramatist's Theatre   

THE WEDDING BAND: A LOVE/HATE STORY IN BLACK AND WHITE  1972 - 73  Annabelle   Joseph Papp Public Theater 

THE GIRLS MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED     1973     Lee    Playwrights Horizons

ALL OVER TOWN    1974      Philomena Hopkins   The National Theatre   Washington D. C.

HAY FEVER     1974    Asolo Theater

A SENSE OF HUMOR      1983      Jean Manning      Center Theatre Group

THE ROYAL FAMILY     1985     Julie Cavendish     GeVa Theatre

BLACK COFFEE     1985        GeVa Theatre

THE GLASS MENAGERIE     1988     Amanda Wingfield     Tyrone Guthrie Theater    Minneapolis

WEDDING BAND     1992      Annabelle  Joseph Papp Public Theater  Newman Theater

A QUARREL OF SPARROWS    1993   Rosanna Ainsworth Jackson  Promenade Theatre

HARVEY      1993      VETA

THE PUSSYCAT AND THE EXPERT PLUMBER WHO WAS A MAN  1998  Woman Speaker    Peter Norton Space

MARCO POLO  SINGS A SOLO     1998    Mrs. McBride

CHAUCER IN ROME     (World Premiere)   1999   Dolo    Williamstown Theatre Festival

THE TIME OF THE CUCKOO     2000  Mrs. Edith McIlhenny    Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre

CHAUCER IN ROME     2001     Dolo     Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre

A FEW STOUT INDIVIDUALS   2002     Mrs. G     Peter Norton Space

EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOR    2002 Teacher    Philadelphia

FREE AND CLEAR     2004      Asolo

DIVIDING THE ESTATE      2007      Asolo

A CHRISTMAS CAROL        2013     Asolo

THE OLD FRIENDS     2014    Asolo

DINNER ON THE GROUND

BALLAD OF THE SAD CAFE     Memphis Front Street Theatre

TOUR

A SENSE OF HUMOR      

Family Ties 

Parents --  Ernest Sullivan Holliday and Velma Maebell Cain

Siblings --  Anita Jo Holliday and Doyle Holliday

Was almost cast as Rita in TOOTSIE. The role went to Doris Belack.

 

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FINOLA HUGHES  

HARRISON  CONE

        12/27/20?? - Present

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Deke 9/16/2025 - Present

and

STAGE FRIGHT       Noah    2020

movies

GRACE UNDER FIRE      2017

THE SPOOKIES   Brady     2017

LEMONADE     Huey     2018

SEKUND   Alex      2019

ROOMMATES   Surfer Dude    2022

FIRST LOVE    Tol    2022 

THE SHOPLIFTING PACT     Trey     2022 (Made for T. V.)

I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST   Todd    2024

ICK     Dylan    2024

REAL MOTHER    Chad     2025

ALONE TONIGHT   Tony     2025

TERRESTRIAL    Fumigator     2025

Upcoming

ALIEN VACATION    Max     TBA    Post Production

IS THIS FOREVER?   Gabe    TBA     Completed

FIRST GENS    Matt     TBA    Post Production

WEEP     Luke    TBA     Post Production

MERCY BOYS     Buzz Mercy     TBA    Pre Production

MANLESS      Shay    2025    Completed

THEATER

WINNIE THE POOH      Tigger    

NUTCRACKER        Fritz

HARRIET POTTER    Snape

THE POLAR EXPRESS    Kris

HAPHAZARDLY EVER AFTER    Prince Hair-gel

HERCULES    Hercules

THE HEROIC ROBIN HOOD   Robin Hood

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST     Beast

WIZARD OF OZ   Nikko, Commander of the Flying Monkeys

HOODIE     Jones

EMPOWERED     Potz

SINGIN IN THE RAIN  Young Cosmo

WEST SIDE STORY     Baby John

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL    Troy

https://www.naludamagazine.com/interview-with-multi-talented-singer-songwriter-music-producer-dancer-and-actor-harrison-cone/

 

 

 

 

 

NATHAN  --    BTG
 
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BRENNEN SUTTLE

BEYOND THE GATES      Nathan    September 2025

and

ERROR 404     Ben    2025

movies

FOR HOW MUCH    Pike    

CHOCOLATE THUNDER     Chad     2021

THE CHEATERS      Trent    2023

THE BET     Troy     2023

THE VAGABOND OF BONDS PARK   Vory     2023

SWEPT     Darius Jackson     2025

Upcoming

DRIVERS ED      Frat Party Director    TBA    Completed


 

 

 

 

Susan Pratt       pg.  16

GENERAL HOSPITAL           Nurse Annie Logan         1978 - June 1982  

Thorsten Kaye     pg.  162

BEYOND THE GATES     Ridge Forrester    TBA 2025  

Paige Herschell   pg.   442

GENERAL HOSPITAL     Jacinda Bracken     4/23 - 4/30/2025; 9/5/2025 - Present  

Gerald Gordon    pg. 33

GENERAL HOSPITAL     Dr. Mark Dante    September 1976 - 1978; 8/16/1982 - 8/2/1983

James Patrick Stuart    pg. 136

GENERAL HOSPITAL       Valentin Mikkosovich Cassadine (aka Theo Hart; aka Gaspar LeBlanc; aka Ivan Theodore; aka Captain Francois Olivier) July 11, 2016 -July 17, 2024;     12/26/2024 - 1/3/2025; 1/28 & 29/2025;  3/10/2025 - 3/24/2025; 9/8/2025 -                        

Susan French     pg. 244

GENERAL HOSPITAL     Mrs. __ ___ Jensen   1982  

Camilla More      pg. 47

GENERAL HOSPITAL     Anna Devane Scorpio Lavery Scorpio Hayward     12/20/1991 - 1/20/1992  

 

 
 
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Thanks @slick jones I think some of the Polly entries are duplicated.

I never knew she was on Search. 

I read that she helped Dustin figure out how to play Tootsie. I'm glad Doris Belack got a part, but I wish Polly had too.

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BRYTON JAMES   

   Born Bryton Eric McClure

          8/17/1986 - Present

SOAP TALK   2006

SOAP CENTRAL     2017

THE RICH AND THE RUTHLESS     Cameo Guest Star Traque

BEYOND THE GATES      Devon Hamilton Winters   8/11/2025  
 
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS     Devon Hamilton Winters    6/1/2004 - Present

and

FAMILY MATTERS   Richie Crawford      1990-97

          + ABC TGIF    1992;1994

ZEVO-3    Jason; Z Strap    (V)     2010

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES      Luka Martin     2010-11

HERO FACTORY     Mark Surge    2010-13

WINX CLUB       Roy      2012 -14

YOUNG JUSTICE     Virgil Hawkins; M'Chiste; Static    (V)  2013 - 14; 2022

STAR WARS: REBELS   Zare Leonis   (V) (2 Episodes)   2014 - 15

REBEL RECON     Zare Leonis    (V)  2014

D. C.: SUPER FRIENDS     Cyborg     (V) 2015    

JEOPARDY      2016

WHEEL OF FORTUNE     2018

CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD   The Young and the Restless Team    2025

movies

LEGO HERO FACTORY: RISE OF THE ROOKIES     Mark Surge   (V)   2010

THE INTRUDERS      Cory     2017

Video Games

DISNEY'S ANIMATED STORYBOOK: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME   (V)  1996

THE JUNGLE BOOK: RHYTHM AND GROOVE     Mowgli     2000

Music Video

MICHAEL JACKSON AND FRIENDS: WHAT MORE CAN I GIVE?    2003

Audio Book

RAIN OF THE GHOSTS   Charlie Dauphin     2015

Family Ties

Parents -- Eric McClure   (invented the Snow Jack Snow Scooter)

Marriages   

      Ashley Leisinger    3/16/2011 - 2/20/2014    Divorced

       Jahaira James   March 2025 - Present  Separated in June 2025, filed for divorce.

    

 

CONNIE # 2
 
 

TERRY DONAHOE

       Born Teresa Donahoe

           ***** under Terry Donahue

               12/15/1960 - Present

ABC'S AFTERSCHOOL SPECIALS    "Out of Step"     Lisa Williams    1984

ONE LIFE TO LIVE                Constance "Connie" O'Neill Vernon    1985-87

AS THE WORLD TURNS       Eve Larson         1987 -88

EDEN       Juliette     1993

and

ASPEN      Unknown Role     1977    *****

SONNY SPOON         Carolyn Gilder        1988

movies

FAIR GAME    Amy Price    1987     *****

URBAN RELICS       Nikki    1998

NAMASTE        Camille       2017      *****

MEET THE AUTHOR    Shea Silverstein    2018

OUT WITH IT     Mom    2020

SWEEPS WEEK    Diva Actress    2025

 

 

 

DR. JEFFRIES
 
 
 

JOSEPH BREEN

       7/5/1958 - Present

GUIDING LIGHT       Uniformed Police Officer       1985

ONE LIFE TO LIVE         Bartender       March 1987

GUIDING LIGHT        Dr. Will Jeffries      June 1987 - 10/26/1989

LOVING           Paul Slavinsky         May 1990 - 4/30/1992

AS THE WORLD TURNS   Scott Eldredge      May 1992 - June 1993

movie

INGRID GOES WEST     Garth Lafayette    2017

BROADWAY -- TOURING

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES      5/29/1984 - 5/26/1985    Jean - Michel

THEATER

THE GLASS MENAGERIE       Tom Wingfield

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW      Petruchio

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF       Buck

WEST SIDE STORY      Riff

GODSPELL      John the Baptist

BUGLES AT DAWN    (World Premiere)   10/10/1982        The Chernuchin Theatre at ATA   NYC

BLOOMING MEMORIES   1983   Gang Member; Jerry; Stephen; Lawman; Mixed Voices; Singer # 2      South Street Theatre

SHENANDOAH      1986    James Anderson    MUNY    St. Louis, MO

THE BURNT PARTY BOYS     2006   Miner Ensemble   Barrington Stage Company    Stage II  Pittsfield, MA

Marriages

     Eileen Breen    June 1981 - ????     Divorced -- 3 Children

     Carlene Carter    2/6/2006 - 2020  Divorced                                                                 

 

Guiding Light痴 Joseph Breen Crazy Like A Fox - Dr. Will Jeffries
by Linda Alexander

Linda Janus-Napier (aka Linda Alexander), written for Soap Opera Update & copyright 1990. Photo copyright Joan Fries. 

Joe Breen is not a well-known acting name these days. It's unfortunate because he was good all those nearly 20 years ago. This article was written at the height of his popularity. Since then, Joe became very ill & has gone through some extraordinarily difficult times. I understand he has remarried & is living his life now with his new love, & maybe a lot more hope. That's my wish for him. Read this through to the end . . . things aren't always as they seem.

 

 “You have to be crazy. To be an actor, you have to be crazy. It’s like crossing a street every day and getting bit by the same dog. Are you out of your mind?!” The speaker laughs at himself and shrugs. “Yet you keep crossing that street.”

 
So states the 6’1”, hazel eyed Joseph Breen or, as he’s known on CBS TV's soap opera, Guiding Light, the psychopathic Dr. Will Jeffries. Billed as “a crazed psychiatrist,” the character is somewhat off-center.
 
But the real man is straight on the mark. Grounded in a strong sense of familial duty, the thirty year old actor, with a face almost boyish in person, is a devoted husband and father of three, in his proud terminology, “beautiful Irish girls.”
 
As he talks, as issues of commitment and responsibility repeatedly surface, it is starkly evident how little Joe Breen parallels Will Jeffries. No two people could be so emotionally different, yet both are housed in one body. Mustn’t they cross each other? Doesn’t one have to be part of the other?

“I think I have experiences in my life that I can bring to Will to make him seem real, and get empathy for him doing things very difficult to justify. It’s why I’m here.”
 
Does he get mail? “A lot, but no hate mail, which is surprising, you know, because in a part like this you judge the fan mail by the way people react to you. I’d think how I’m playing the character would be deserving of, ‘They’re (Sonni and Josh) good people, you’re supposed to be his best friend.... Never. Everybody understands Will, which is good.”
 
And what are his reasons for coming into Springfield to wreak a havoc that would chill the hearts of any unsuspecting person?

”When I screentested, I was told Will was ‘a psychiatrist with an edge.’ What’s that mean? There was no idea of the Sonni thing. I went into my dressing room, relaxed and thought about the character, what I wanted to do, how I wanted to present him.”
 
Needless to say, Joe presented Will Jeffries in such a way that the ‘psychiatrist with an edge’ was his part. “At first I kept asking (about the crazy element), ‘Can I do it now? Can I?’ and the directors would say, ‘No, not yet,’ until finally they told me I could do what I wanted and I went with it.”
 
Was Will meant to last?
 
“I don’t think so. The story line was bought before Pam (Pamela Long, head writer) came back. She did great things with it. Originally, it was a catalyst to Josh and Reva, but it was picked up and because of Michelle and my work, I guess, was well-received.”
 
Is he friendly with his leading lady offscreen?
 
“Michelle is great. We found we had a lot of friends in common, though we’d never met before. She’s a Chekovian actress trapped in a soap opera body.” He laughs. “She’s going to hit me for that.
 
“There was a time,” he continues, “when people thought Kim (Reva) would leave, which would’ve changed the Josh/Sonni/Will story because I think Josh and Reva’ll get back together—I don’t know that’s true. We got popular since Kim was in L.A. trying for a pilot—as was the girl that plays Mindy (Krista Tesreau); so Mindy went to Venezuela, Kim went into a coma, and then who?” Joe’s light New York accent fills with an explosive laugh. “They had to write for somebody, so they gave it to us.”
 
A lucky break?

”You never know what’ll work, who’ll get the work. People who’ve been on less than a year—like myself—have big story lines. Others who’ve been on a long time have very little. I don’t know where’s the justice, but that’s how it is.”
 
There’s another reality that keeps popping up. Joe Breen is a paradox. On one hand, every step of his career has been intentional. On the other hand, he can’t seem to believe he’s come so far. Growing up in Westchester County, New York, the fifth of six children, he fought for the love of his parents and drove his mother to distraction before finally accepting and returning to the deep ties of his family.
 
It appears Joe’s fairly finished with volleying against his increasing stability. With two years of a three-year contract still left, has his character been saved from what seemed certain death at the hands of his lover?

Joe’s answer, “Who knows for sure? There’s talk of real amnesia, there’s other talk of fake amnesia, with Will the same old person—which is what I hope happens. There’s also talk of a Mindy Lewis in Will’s future.” He laughs loudly. “Who knows?”
 
There’s a quick smile, broad, an impetuous grin one might imagine on a handsome leprechaun. His nose wrinkles a little and his eyes light up with a clichéd Irish twinkle. The look is utterly different, so out-of-character from what viewers are used to seeing and it’s startling. “I hope Will’s not too good.”
 
This part is, as Joe puts it, “a stretch from what I’ve been allowed to do. If there was a casting call, you’d get a lot of crazy character people going in, not an All-American like me.”
 
With a theatrical resume reading like a “What’s What In Theatre”—Jean Michel in La Cage Aux Folles, Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie, Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew, Brick in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Riff in West Side Story, John the Baptist in Godspell ... to name a few—and formal training at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and the Julliard School, Joe breathes of the stark and sometimes naked realities of his business.
 
Is Joe Breen where he wants to be? “I’m grateful to soaps. You’re paid to learn. Sure, I want to sing. If I was single, I’d make the sacrifices. But,” he shrugs, “I had to decide what was best for us all. I refuse to put my family through hell for the sake of”—here he imitates a high brown snob, “ART!” He laughs. "Acting proved to be the viable way to make a living.”
 
If he could do anything in five years, what would it be? “Films and plays. Any art form should be used for public awareness. To be financially successful enough to work in a socially-motivated piece would be great. That’s what it’s really about. To have people see themselves, get empathy for a character doing things very difficult to justify.”
 
Joe, as he’ll readily agree, acts to affect people, not just to act. He finds daytime TV a challenging medium, one where learning is a daily process, where the performer is trusted to develop the heart of his character. “It’s a need to communicate. I’m a touchy, hands-on person. I need to be around people. Entertaining’s perfect for me.”
 
As he says this, it’s evident that, in his present role, Joe Breen is as secure as he’ll allow himself to be in this driving line of work. But as he mentions a planned camping trip, a possible sailboat purchase and a new house, it’s a given that acting is his calculated choice of communication and it’s a given, hearing his determined voice, that he’s in the field to stay.
 
Actors may be crazy. Will Jeffries may be crazy. But if Joe Breen is crazy, he’s crazy like a fox.
 
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Author's Postscript:

I insinuated in the article that Joe Breen's life hadn't gone as he planned. As we talked, I sensed underlying dissatisfaction with parts of his life, namely his marriage, but that wasn't something I was there to write about. This was written for Soap Opera Update, not True Confessions. One thing he wasn't ambivalent about, though, was his adoration for his children. THAT was obvious. 
 
It's no secret anymore that Joe Breen contracted AIDS. It's possible he had it at the time of our interview. I look back on our chat and remember the day--he spent a lot of time with me and my photographer, Joan Fries--and wasn't at all in a hurry to get rid of us. An engaging and genuinely nice man. 
 
From doing a lot of interviews with actors over the years, I believe there really is no such thing as "typecasting." An actor plays a character well not necessarily because he/she is that type of person in real life ... but because he/she has the requisite emotions at the forefront of their personality to easily understand such a characterization. 
 
In Joe Breen's case, Will Jeffries' demons may have in many ways been his own. They were just displayed in a far different personification.   
 
The truth has come out over subsequent years. Joe's battle with AIDS arose from an unknown source. He has lived with the disease ever since. It changed his life forever and he has had to rebuild what he knew as his reality. What was going on under the surface that day I met him, I'll never know, but what I do know, and can state with certainty--Joe Breen struck me as a man of substance, one who would not give up on that which was important to him. And his life, and those he loved, was, and clearly still is, important to him.

This PS is being written in 2018. I've done some looking and found that Joe is in the midst of a documentary on his trials. Here's a link if you want a look-see:
 

 

Congratulations, Joe, on your current life. My prayers for your health and happiness.
 
 
 
DR. SIMPSON
 
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BRANDON HOOPER

       5/16/19?? - Present

GENERAL HOSPITAL     Dr. Eric Simpson     9/18/1991 - ?December 1992

and

Appeared in the television dramas  THE OUTSIDERS, RENEGADE and FLIPPER.

movies

CLASS OF FEAR       James Hedges    1990

STRIKE BACK      Cassan   1995

THE APOCALYPSE     Mason

CHASING MAVERICKS   Photographer on a Boat  2012

MAKING MAVERICKS    Self   2012

 

 

 

FRENCH GATE ATTENDANT
 
 
 
      
 
 
 

CAROLINE AMIGUET

    Nicknames    Helvetica, Calo, Frenchie

             5/??/1977 - Present

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL    French Maid    2017

GENERAL HOSPITAL       French Airline Gate Attendant  August 2025

and

FRENCH IN THE CITY     Aurelia      2015

FRENCH INVASION   Pauline   2016

HEARTBURN       Lotus    2018

2 EUROS IN THE WEST    2019

FEEL       Elle       2020

TOUCH       Elle     2020

SKY      Elle     2020

MÈRE        Elle    2020

LES IDEES RECUES  Laure    2023

PodCasts    

THE INNER WORLD OF FILMMAKING PODCAST   2021

KEEPING THE BONES    Maria Lamain     2024

movies

PEDOFYLE      Caroline     2006

LE REFOUR     Mado     2007

2012: DOOMSDAY     Dr. Trish Lane     2008

INGENUE FATALE     Cafe Hostess     2008

CANON: A SAN DIEGAN DOG     Poetry Reader   (V)    2008

DONUT SHOP HERO      Rebecca   2008

PUSHING THIRTY    Andrea    2009

EL AMERICANO      Officer Perez   2009

PAWN    Hotel Clerk   2009

THE AFFAIR     2009

PORTRAIT OF A GIRL     Lily      2009

A HOLLYWOOD MURDER     Sophie Santiago    2010

POUR  TOUJOURS AVEC LA MOUSTACHE     Mélanie   2010

THE MAGIC CHAIR     Olivia San Diego   2010

JUST DESSERTS     Valentine Fornier     2011

LUCY      Mother      2012

SIGN OF THE DRAGON     Penelope    2013

THE THEREMIN MAN    Trisha Dazzle    2014

I AM NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL   Virginia    2014

WISHES     Wife    2015

AMONG THIEVES    Scarlett "The Babe"    2015

BULLETS, FANGS, AND DINNER AT 8   Laughing Woman    2015

LIGHT IT UP     Alice Downing    2015

ANIMUS      F. B. I. Secretary   2015

WITCHES       Witch Esmeralda   2015

KIDS FOR PEACE   2015     (V)    2015

SLAP WORTHY     Office Secretary -- Alex   2016

MY BLIND DATE   Dolly    2016    (Made for T. V.) 

PASSED OVER    Special Agent Emily Burk    2016

DAYDREAM HOTEL      Grace Taylor     2017

REFUGE     Carla Petit    2017

DISCHARGED      Tabitha     2017

ROGUE RIVER     Francie Ashurst     2017

CARAVAGGIO AND MY MOTHER THE POPE   Caterina Sforzia    2017

LOVE ALL YOU HAVE LEFT    Juliette Forster     2017

COMING AND GOING IN VEGAS     Annette     2018

DEMON PROTOCOL    Anna Wilson    2018

THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE     French Audio Instructor    (V) 2019

POVERTY OF WILL     Cadence Kersberg    2019

MARIE      Marie      2019

LIBERTAS: 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY    Marie-Thereze Zuvalski  (E)    2019

OLD AQUATICS    Edie Bowprey   2019

ANGELS FALLEN    Valentina    2020

PANIC AT PARQ      French Song    2020

ANGEL MOUNTAIN   Agnes     2021

IMMORTAL GAME     Ema     2021

EVERYBODY DIES BY THE END    Laura  2022

RELATIONSHIP INTELLIGENCE     Caroline   2023

UN CROISSANT AU BEURRE    Claire    2023

RILEY     Madame Dupont's French Teacher    2023

THE GOOLS    Big Hanging One    (V)   2023

MURDER AND COCKTAILS      Maizie      2024

FRENCHIE      Frenchie     2024

Upcoming

SINCERELY SAUL     The Madam  TBA    Completed

60 DATES IN 6 MONTHS WITH A BROKEN NECK    Trophy Wife  TBA    Post Production

WHY AM I LIKE THIS?      Odette Evans    TBA   In Production

MOONDOG  TBA    In Production  

DAYDREAMER     Fabiana      TBA      Completed

Marriage --  Matt Siverston   2008 - Present  

THEATER

MACK AND MABEL       Ensemble

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'      Nina

CHEATING DEATH      Sam

HOLLYWOOD CONFIDENTIAL     Marilyn   

THE RED LAMP     Annie

THE SUPPORTING CAST     Florrie

BOEING BOEING     Gabrielle

THE WRONG IMPRESSION   Madame Cezanne

PARDON MY FRENCH

 

 

 

CLINT
 
 
 
 
 
 

MICHAEL ALLEN  

 

GENERAL HOSPITAL       Clint    August 2025

and

LOVE ISLAND  U. S. A.     2019

DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH ME, HUSBAND     Morris    2024

LOVE AT THE END OF LIES      Noah    2025

MANNY BY DAY, BILLIONAIRE BY NIGHT     Ethan     2025

MY BILLIONAIRE HUSBAND'S SECRET LIFE     Henry     2025

LOVE IN THE SHADOWS       Lucian      2025

ESCAPING THE MAFIA: I MARRIED A HOMELESS BILLIONAIRE    Julian    2025

 

 

ADDITIONS

 

Bobbie Jordan       pg. 173

GENERAL HOSPITAL      Nurse Terri Webber Arnett   April 1976-September 1977  

Augusta Dabney     pg. 2

GENERAL HOSPITAL   Dr. Carolyn ___ Chandler Baldwin   July 1975 - March 1976  

Tahj Bellow    pg. 438

GENERAL HOSPITAL    Dr. Thomas "T. J. " Ashford, Jr.     11/20/2018 - January 2022 -- Recurring; February 2022 - February 2025 Contract  (Last aired December 23, 2024).    

 
Christopher Meyer (Krys Myer)       pg. 347
 
GENERAL HOSPITAL    Dr. Thomas "T. J."  Ashford       1/17/2012 - 8/1/2012  
 
Tequan Richmond      pg. 347
 
GENERAL HOSPITAL    Dr. Thomas "T. J."  Ashford    8/16/2012 - 10/19/2018
 
 
 
 

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 - 6/23/2025; 9/5/2025 - 9/8/2025

Missy 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 - 6/23/2025; 9/5/2025 - 9/8/2025

 

 

 

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Augusta Dabney  pg. 2

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Matt Ashford   pg. 402
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW Cagney McCleary 1/26/1984-12/26/1986

GENERAL HOSPITAL Dr. Tom Hardy 2/17/1995 - 1997

Thanks to our old friend, Victoria Foxton ^^^^^^

 

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Thanks @slick jones I didn't know a Love Island contestant popped up on GH. Surprised they didn't promote it. Then again he doesn't seem to have been a big deal on that show.

Appreciate the Joe Breen interview too. The link to Joe's documentary site no longer works, but the Wayback Machine still has a few pages saved from 2019 (the photos and video are not available). Joe mentions in the writeup that he got infected because he was a frequent blood donor due to having a rare blood type, and he found out while he was starting at GL.

https://web.archive.org/web/20190125204952/http://www.woundedeagleflying.com:80/home

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