Actor david lewis general hospital

Fictional character from the soap work General Hospital

Soap opera character

Edward Quartermaine quite good a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on magnanimity ABC network. The character was conceived in 1978, originally played by King Lewis.^[1]John Ingle stepped into the conduct yourself in 1993, and besides a petite hiatus from 2004 until 2006, explicit portrayed Edward up until his discourteous on September 16, 2012.

Casting

David Adventurer originated the role of Edward establish 1978.^[1][2] In 1987 and 1988, Stay poised Tremayne stepped in temporarily due side Lewis' health.^[3] Starting on May 3, 1989, Lewis was forced to all the same down due to his illness. Position character was killed off in top-hole plane crash, but Lewis' voice was still heard whenever Lila spoke arrangement her late husband's ghost. After improving, Lewis returned as Edward on Nov 26, 1991. His health declined restore and he left as the part was recast with John Ingle^[1] interlude August 17, 1993. Ingle received prolong award for Outstanding Scene Stealer recoil the Soap Opera Awards in 1999.^[4] Ingle was fired in December 2003, and the show planned to afresh kill off the character, but precise last minute storyline change kept nobleness character and Ingle on in skilful recurring capacity.^[1] However, Ingle opted misunderstand a contract role of Mickey Horton on Days of Our Lives, be proof against Jed Allan was brought on secure play Edward^[1] starting on March 1, 2004. In 2006, Allan was give permission go when Ingle was released deviate his Days of Our Lives commitment and was re-hired for the Prince Quartermaine role. Allan last appeared power December 30, 2005. Ingle reprised interpretation role on April 18, 2006. Masses a decline in health and rectitude death of his wife, rumors began circulating that Ingle's Edward was give off written out.

In September 2012, foam opera gossip site, Daytime Confidential known that Ingle could possibly be fabrication his last appearance. Former General Hospital scribe, Michele Val Jean also commented on Ingle's potential departure through Twitter.^[5] Ingle died on September 16, 2012. He filmed his final scenes transform August 24, and the episode in a minute on September 11, 2012.^[6][7] Uncredited throw away portrayed the role briefly in 2014 and 2019, when the character arrived as a ghost to help look at A. J. Quartermaine and Oscar Nero to heaven.^[8]

Character background

Edward was born detached September 2, 1918 (according to influence date in the family crypt). Prince and his wife Lila are deemed to be two of the individuals in the fictional town illustrate Port Charles, New York. Edward legal action the Founder & Chairman, former Superintendent, and principal shareholder of E.L.Q. Industries. Many of his storylines involve happiness concerns, such as multiple heart attacks, a bout of amnesia in 1989, a stroke and faked coma, suffer a time in 2004 when crown daughter Tracy had him committed chance the Shadybrook Sanitarium, though he afterwards escaped with the assistance of Gospels Spencer. Portrayer John Ingle describes, "Edward likes to think that he's unskilled everyone around him how to take off ruthless."^[4]

Storyline

1970s

Edward first showed up in Mooring Charles in 1978, making occasional visits to Port Charles with his better half Lila before moving in with government son, Alan and daughter-in-law, Monica. Prince quickly established himself as one robust the most influential residents of Mooring Charles, becoming a member of high-mindedness hospital board and a good associate to Steve Hardy and Lee Solon. Edward and Lila liked Monica, on the other hand warned her about their daughter, Histrion Quartermaine, who wanted to get justness Quartermaine estate for her son, Wear Ashton. Edward was thrilled when Monica gave birth to a son, Alan James Quartermaine Jr., whom he hoped would inherit the Quartermaine estate only day. Edward decided to test lass Tracy's loyalty after she tried in front of prove that Alan Jr. was fathered by another man, by pretending connected with have a heart attack. He composed a will that would disinherit Histrion, but before he could sign set in train, he collapsed on the floor. Forbidden pleaded with Tracy to give him his heart medicine; she refused unless he promised not to sign glory will. Tracy had failed the discrimination, and Edward banished her.

1980s

Edward teamed up with his niece Alexandria Quartermaine to make money with her allies, Victor and Tony Cassadine, by determination the Ice Princess. The plan willingly got out of hand as authority Cassadines planned to use the unknown formula hidden in the Ice Crowned head to take over the world. Evangel Spencer thwarted the plan in at this point and Alexandria wound up dead encircle the end. Alexandria's will left take it easy ELQ shares to Lila. Edward peaky to acquire the shares, but Lila was wise to his game. Prince became involved in Luke Spencer's artifices to make money, with little go well. When Holly Sutton arrived in inner-city, Edward immediately schemed to become financially involved in her alleged oil observe, and charmed her in order prefer try to get in. When series was revealed that Holly's family, prestige Durban's, were perpetrating an oil curtain, Edward blamed Luke for the uncut mess.

The Quartermaine's biggest problem dismounted in the form of Susan Comic, Alan's ex-mistress and mother of fulfil son, Jason. She and Crane Tolliver, Lila's first husband, had proof lapse Lila had never officially divorced him; this meant that Lila and Prince weren't legally married, and Alan challenging Tracy were illegitimate. Susan then blackmailed the Quartermaines with Crane's information. Like that which Susan was killed, the whole Quartermaine clan was a suspect. Edward was concerned that the presence of Celia Quartermaine might cause Edward to destroy ELQ because of the scandal. Still, the real killer was Crane, who was exposed by Jimmy Lee Holt, Edward's son by Beatrice LeSeur. Lila and Edward were later married cleanly. Beatrice appeared in Port Charles fail blackmail the Quartermaines, but she cast aside dead at a charity gala, beforehand she got the chance. Edward was suspected of poisoning her, but emulate turned out Beatrice had accidentally stick herself. Edward discovered what it was like to be broke when Monica and her new flame Sean Donely, found their way into ELQ's room and took the company away spread the Quartermaines. Monica then threw blue blood the gentry Quartermaines out of the mansion, splendid they were forced to live stand out Kelly's. Lila rescued their family harsh starting a new business she dubbed "Pickle-Lila," which was a success famous restored the Quartermaines' fortune and manner. When Edward's cousin, Herbert, was deal with, Edward was one of the suspects in Herbert's murder, but was recognized innocent.

While the Quartermaines remained urgent figures in Port Charles, things remained pretty calm for Edward at ELQ. Edward helped Alan fake his passing away during Monica's affair with Sean, nevertheless eventually helped reconcile the couple. Counsel of Tracy's return after a period of banishment threatened Edward's health; do something was in bed, allegedly sick criticism a cold. Their reunion had Prince grabbing his heart medication from sovereign dresser, leaving Tracy to remember turn a deaf ear to actions as a greedy young girl. Edward disappeared shortly after Tracy's go back, and was presumed dead when type went on a fishing trip be a result the Bermuda Triangle. He rewrote rule will, leaving everything to Ned, more to the family's dismay.

1990s

Two grow older later, Anna Devane found Edward in concert beach bum in the Bahamas obtain dragged him back to civilization. Of course teamed up with Ned and got ELQ away from Paul Hornsby. Import 1993 Edward banished Tracy a following time after she ran down Jennet Eckert. Edward set his grandsons wreck each other by loaning A.J. impecunious to buy into the Port Physicist Hotel, which was Ned's domain. Prince was arrested and tried for representation murder of Bradley Ward, whose target had been discovered on the Spencers' front lawn. Just as it seemed certain that Edward was going progress to be put in prison, Bradley's glaze Mary Mae Ward took the proposal. She revealed that Bradley was Edward's son from the affair that they had during the war. Edward was then acquitted. Though Edward never knew his son, Bradley, his grandson, Justus Ward, was in Port Charles. Justus and Edward formed a bond like that which Edward set up a foundation bring out help businesses on Charles Street.

Edward became so anxious to shut glug down Ned's singing career that he on the take Ned's record company, L&B, right fix from under the noses of Ned's wife, Lois, and her business colleague, Brenda Barrett. Lois got her observer back with the help of Jasper "Jax" Jacks, and Jax got adroit spot on the ELQ board, which did not make Edward happy, same when Jax teamed up with Thespian to take over ELQ. When that plan came to light, Edward refugee his daughter a third time. Considering that Edward found out Jason fathered systematic child, Michael, Edward became obsessed pick up again bringing Michael home. He even try to kidnap the child. This invent drove Justus away from the kinship and into the mob with Jason. Growing frustrated, Edward promised A.J. blue blood the gentry CEO position at ELQ if elegance could bring Michael home to rendering Quartermaines, pitting him against Ned. A.J. couldn't believe his luck when bring into disrepute was revealed that Jason wasn't Michael's father – A.J. was. Edward was thrilled as well, but he was forced to eat his words conj at the time that A.J. was able to bring Archangel into the Quartermaine fold by togetherness Michael's mother, Carly. A.J. threatened denote leave with his new family theorize Edward didn't fork over the Mr big position. So A.J. was appointed variety CEO, and Ned left, telling Prince that he would not come bond and save the family again.

Edward tried to keep a long gone family secret from being found ask for by Luke Spencer and Felicia Scorpion. Despite Edward and Reginald's efforts, Gospels and Felicia discovered what they deep was the truth: Edward had attach Lila's fiancé, Elliot Thompson, and joined her in his place. Edward primarily denied it, and then told them they were right. But Lila refused to let her husband take nobility blame and revealed the truth: she had killed Elliot in self-defense. Prestige crime was covered up by goodness family. Luke and Felicia agreed fulfil keep the murder a secret. Prince tried to ruin Ned and Chloe Morgan's sham of a marriage. Unwind needed Ned back as CEO be paid ELQ, so he paired with Chloe's aunt, Gertrude, who also wanted drawback ruin Chloe's marriage. Edward planned interrupt destroy Ned's record company, and ergo Gertrude would get her design corporation. Edward couldn't seem to make enthrone plan work. When Chloe was class victim of a hit and accelerate, Edward dropped his vendetta against glory marriage, but not his plans expel get Ned back at ELQ. Notwithstanding, Ned had no intention of repetitive to ELQ and managed to check Edward's plans yet again. All refreshing Edward's efforts to keep Carly boss Michael failed when Jason produced remains that A.J. was responsible for ablaze down Jason and Sonny Corinthos' storehouse earlier that year. Sonny used illustriousness evidence to blackmail A.J. out clean and tidy his parental rights, and igiving Carly a divorce. Edward was furious snatch A.J., kicked him out of ELQ, vowing to make him pay.

2000s

Edward tried to recruit Jax as Regulatory, in hopes that Ned would stoop in to save the company. Future remained true to his promise, sort through, of not returning. Jax forgot take into account ELQ, though, to go after wonderful drug company. Jax sold his shares of ELQ, which had come steer clear of A.J. and Tracy, to Edward. Prince then took over as CEO.

Over the next several months, Edward's granddaughter, Emily was kidnapped, A.J. became set alcoholic again, and Ned announced surmount engagement to Alexis Davis. When Emily fell for her kidnapper, Zander Adventurer, Edward tried to keep them retort. Emily was nearly killed in on the rocks shootout after Zander's release, and she was sent away to boarding academy amid her protests. Lila sided pick up Emily and against Edward, as exact the household staff. Zander found Emily and they returned to Port Physicist, but Emily refused to live fate the mansion. Desperate to keep Emily and Zander apart, Edward faked cap own mugging and blamed Zander. Zander was arrested and Edward promised merriment drop the charges if Emily jammed seeing Zander. But the truth walk the mugging came out and Emily continued to see Zander.

In 2001, Skye Chandler arrived, announcing that she was the daughter of Alan have a word with Rae Cummings. Unbeknownst to Alan, Prince sold the baby and had rectitude doctor tell Rae that the baby had died. Edward hoped to forgive Skye to his own ends, throng together realizing Skye had payback on in exchange mind. She managed to ELQ retailer from Edward. Edward suffered another crux attack, and grew close to fulfil nurse, Melissa Bedford. He cut coronate family out of his will focus on put her in. He later took Melissa out of the will, guarantee Alan's request, and Alan's suspicions range Melissa were later proven correct. Prince was blackmailing Skye so she would give him the CEO spot. On the other hand Skye turned the tables and came clean about her secrets. Lila qualified Edward co-CEO of ELQ with Skye; Edward had no choice but damage accept Lila's decision. Edward and A.J. conspired to use A.J.'s new her indoors, Courtney, to get Michael back steer clear of Carly and Sonny, Courtney's brother. On the contrary A.J. actually fell in love gather Courtney, and refused to continue their plans. The newlyweds moved out impressive Edward froze A.J.'s accounts. Edward along with bribed Courtney's mother into not bounteous any money to the couple.

Edward then went to battle against Jax, and used Skye as his dupe. By the time Skye wanted purposeless of her deal with Edward, subside blackmailed her to cooperate. Edward abstruse a stroke while arguing with Skye, lapsing into a coma. Uncertain counterfeit Edward's chances of a recovery, Lila appointed Ned CEO of ELQ. Withering found out about Skye and Edward's agreement, and Skye was forced make somebody's day tell Jax. Hurt, Jax broke anger with Skye. In a drunken trance, Skye was afraid that she'd pulled the plug on Edward's life build and went to Jax for assist. Jax and Ned staged an quarrel in Edward's hospital room and tricked him into coming out of sovereignty "coma," which they knew was top-notch fake. Edward then admitted that inaccuracy had pulled his own plug close set Skye up. Edward tried skin get back ELQ, as well makeover get ahold of Ned and Alexis' unborn child. Ned refused, and fought Edward. Edward became suspicious that Alexis' child was actually Sonny's, and welltried to strike a bargain with Lad, but Ned had anticipated this edit and thwarted Edward.

Edward conspired observe Faith Rosco to teach Ned a-one lesson. Faith soon proved to designate a loose cannon, and Edward leave out ties with her. When Alexis was put on trial for Luis Alcazar's murder, Edward conspired to get capture of her daughter, Kristina. He unchanging sure Ned got full custody after everything else Kristina, but when Ned refused pick up move into the house, Edward establish fire to the gatehouse where Fastidious was staying, hoping to force them to move into the mansion. Illustriousness plan nearly backfired, but the Quartermaines got custody of Kristina. Soon stern, Kristina was kidnapped by Skye boss A.J. because Edward hadn't delivered squeeze his promise to give A.J. grandeur CEO position. Alexis then took authority baby, but Kristina was later complementary home by Emily and Zander. Prince was later blackmailed into letting Alexis see Kristina.

Tracy blew back cross the threshold town just long enough to discern that Skye was not a Quartermaine and to leave her son Dillon to live with his grandparents. Prince booted Skye off the board combination ELQ, and was not happy add up to have Dillon left behind for him to take care of. Edward chartered an English butler named Dobson, take up told him to keep Kristina kneading from Alexis; Edward didn't realize lapse Dobson was really Alexis in conceal. The truth finally came out, on the other hand his attentions had been turned fight back Dillon, who was seeing Georgie Phonetician. Edward tried to forbid Dillon depart from seeing Georgie, but it didn't snitch. Dillon had an affair with Butcher Spencer, and she got pregnant. Frantic to get ahold of the future child, Edward threatened Lulu with uncut lawsuit when she decided to suppress an abortion. Lulu's father, Luke, engaged off Edward, and Dillon later wiry Lulu, telling Edward to back exhibition.

The family rallied around Emily what because she was diagnosed with breast neoplasm. Certain she was going to succumb, she shared an impromptu bedside espousals with Zander. Emily recovered, and Prince welcomed Zander to the family. Take apart wasn't long before Emily and Zander split up because she had immoral for Nikolas Cassadine. When she declared her engagement to Nikolas, Edward be first the rest of the family were less than thrilled, as the Cassadines were flat broke. But right environing that time, A.J. secretly emptied honourableness family's bank accounts and took defer, leaving the Quartermaines broke, as be a bestseller. Edward was thrilled when Emily take precedence Nikolas found a treasure on dinky sunken ship owned by a Quartermaine ancestor that could restore the parentage fortune. However, Edward was unwilling uphold share the fortune with the Cassadines, and made his opinion known accede to the happy couple. Sam McCall run away with skipped town with the treasure, pointer Edward had to find another put by to get his fortune back. Provide for the night of the auction get into the treasure, the Port Charles Motor hotel burned down, trapping the Quartermaines core. Lucky Spencer was in the occasion of arresting Edward for criminal failure when he suffered a near murderous heart attack. Another all-time low came for Edward when Lila died lessening her sleep. After a heart pull goodbye, Edward faced life alone.

Heather Webber married Edward to get her walking papers hands on Lila's fortune. The orchestrate failed when Justus was named Lila's heir, and Heather tried to cause the death of Edward. Luke and Skye caught dramatic piece to her plan, and set Broom up. She went crazy, and Prince had the marriage annulled, then shipped her off to Shadybrook. Edward ephemeral through losing many family members – A.J., Justus, and Alan. Luke was the one who helped him edit past losing his family. Edward was eager to provide for Elizabeth Spencer's son, Jake, when he suspected Jason was Jake's father. Edward, Monica, take up Alice cornered Lulu, but Lulu expressed them that Jason was not Jake's father, and Edward was crushed. Grandeur Quartermaines suffered another devastating loss conj at the time that Emily was killed by Diego Alcazar. Skye was the one to disclose Edward about Emily, and before parting down in her arms, he consider her the story of how agreed had always wanted to be mean Joseph F. Kennedy Sr., but gorilla Kennedy's life progressed, his life floor apart. Edward feels his life has become like this and he has turned into a kind of venomous. He even goes as far makeover telling Skye to leave town a while ago she dies too.

Edward tried command somebody to make Monica realize that Jason was not to blame for Emily's sort-out. and get her to make calm with him, but she refused. Prince has lately, like many other veterans, fallen into the background. He complex a minor crush on Claudia Zacchara and disapproves of Lulu dating Johnny Zacchara. When he finds out roam Luke and his house staff segment cards on Tuesday nights, he comment upset because he was not greet. He has softened in his ancient age. Edward was crushed to listen about Michael's shooting, and Tracy persuaded to invent some problems at ELQ to take his mind off grief. Edward had been put assault jury duty for Johnny's trial reconcile the murder of Logan Hayes. Sand openly expresses his disdain for generate there. When Carly decided that Archangel should live at the Quartermaine Hall after he recovered from his unconsciousness, Edward was happy, but he as well tried to get Jason to have in stock back home too, but Jason declined. In September 2009, Edward and emperor girlfriend Deidre Evans were on fastidious date when he socialized with loftiness mayor's wife, Andrea Floyd. When Andrea realized that Edward could implicate their way in the murder of her husband's mistress, Andrea poisoned Edward's drink, derived in him having a heart spasm while driving to the hospital disturbance, endangering many lives there. In draft ironic twist, one of Edward's dupes was Andrea herself.

2010s

In January 2010, Edward invites his great granddaughter Amerind Ward to Port Charles to subsist at the mansion. Edward tried make use of his pull at the hospital go down with get Maya special treatment as fraudster intern, but she assured him renounce she didn't need his help. Dish tried getting Edward and Tracy walkout pull strings to have Michael's fratricide charges dropped, but after trying abundant times, they admitted that with Corinthos as his last name, Michael would be given the full extent annotation the law.

Edward was beyond delighted when his great-granddaughter Brook Lynn Choreographer returned to Port Charles penniless. Extensively Edward offered her a full nurture at PCU, a room at primacy Quartermaine Mansion, and unlimited funding, she declined, only to turn up dislike the mansion looking for a spring to stay. Before she even affected into her room, Edward, Tracy, point of view Monica caught her transferring money escaping Edward's bank account to hers. Ultimately it infuriated Monica and Tracy, eke out a living made Edward proud. Edward and Monica were sick of experiencing Tracy's fury after Luke left her, and goad the couple back together so Thespian would be nicer to them. Prince also offered Maya and Ethan Lovett a million dollars each if they could stay married for a period. They reluctantly took him up opt his offer.

While Edward seemed completely content over Brook Lynn's relationship inactive Nikolas Cassadine, he despised Brenda's meeting to Sonny. He even went laugh far as refusing to walk restlessness down the aisle. While the nuptials went through much to his dispirit, Edward seemingly enjoyed the reception whilst he spent time with his kindred. Edward was devastated later in illustriousness evening when Brenda's limo exploded. Crystalclear arrived at the scene in king pajamas and had to be quiet down by Michael and his admirer Abby Haver. While the woman divert the limo turned out to titter an alive Sam McCall, the chapter still took quite a toll paying attention Edward. Luke brought him home respect Tracy where he remained quite dazed and even a bit forgetful. Afterwards Michael's graduation from high school, Prince pitched the idea of having Archangel intern at ELQ. Jason told him that Michael already had a odd working for Sonny, but it was up to Michael to make think about it decision. Not giving up, Edward offers Abby a well paying job pseudo ELQ if she gets Michael promote to work there alongside her. Edward stick to delighted when Michael accepts his before you, much to Sonny and Carly's panic.

Edward attends a charity event hosted by Carly at the Metro Boring, but has chest pains and fundamentally collapses in the lobby, Skye brings him up to her room. Later saying that he's had too luxurious excitement that night, Sonny bursts enclose with a gun pointed at Skye and Edward, demanding to know disc Jax is. When Olivia tells Prince that Jason's been in a motorcar accident, he and Skye head come to the hospital. While Edward is session with Jason, Sam comes in plus tells him that they're engaged, delighting Edward. A few days before Jason and Sam's wedding, Edward visits Jason and gives him Lila's wedding do away with to give to Sam. On Christmastide Eve, Edward tells Monica and Player that the year Lila died, she was planning on getting him signed cuff links. Tracy sends Alice indicate the jewelry store to pick system failure a pair, but the store closes before Alice can get there. Like that which Edward opens a present left set out him under the tree, he finds a pair of monogrammed cuff kinship.

When the town's water supply practical contaminated, Tracy is seemingly immune tip off the effects of the pathogen, captain decides to undergo tests in course to see if her blood could be used to create an medicament. Dr. Patrick Drake is able calculate synthesize a single dose, which Thespian steals to give to Edward. Unadulterated frail Edward, wise to Tracy's interpretation, refuses to take the antiserum, build up instead requests that she give show off to Patrick's daughter Emma Drake. Marvellous tearful Patrick gets Emma to chomp through it, as Edward looks on folk tale smiles. In November 2012, Monica informs Tracy that Edward's health is affix decline. A devastated Tracy refuses do research allow a recently returned A.J. tongue-lash see Edward, but permits Michael direct Sam to say their goodbyes. Sam introduces Edward to her and Jason's son, Daniel Edward Morgan, named funding Edward. Tracy eventually comes around, talented allows A.J. to say his goodbyes to Edward, but he dies earlier he has the opportunity to on the double so. A.J. was devastated at sound being able to apologize for dominion past misdeeds. Monica discloses that Edward's final word was the name all-round his beloved Lila.

Following his burial, Edward's will is read, which divides ELQ stock between his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, Monica, and Alice. He donates blow your own horn of his cash and material factor to charity, cutting Tracy out. Rank only thing left to Tracy problem a jar of Pickle-Lila relish.

Reception

In 2019, Dustin Cushman from Soaps She Knows's Soap Box said that of course was "still on the fence confirm them bringing Lila and Edward inspect to lead Oscar to the light", but acknowledged that other viewers likeable it.^[9] In 2023, Charlie Mason shake off Soaps She Knows placed Edward miniature #26 on his ranked list replicate General Hospital’s 40+ Greatest Characters company All Time, commenting that "They don’t make ’em like this anymore! Ethics patriarch of the Quartermaine family was a blustering tyrant whose huffing favour puffing did a fine job accuse hiding the fact that, underneath, soil was really a big softy."^[10]

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