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List of General Hospital characters (1980s)

Grant Andrews
General Hospital character
Portrayed by Brian Patrick Clarke
Duration 1983–85
First appearance January 24, 1983
Last appearance December 10, 1985
Created by Anne Howard Bailey
Classification Former, regular
Profile
Other names Andre Chernin
Occupation Russian spy
Doctor
Larry Ashton
General Hospital character
Portrayed by Hugo Napier
Duration 1988–89, 1991–92, 2014, 2016
First appearance October 12, 1988
Last appearance January 25, 2016
Created by Ann Marcus
Norma Monty
Classification Former, recurring
Profile
Residence England
Ned Ashton
General Hospital character
Portrayed by
Duration
  • 1988–2007
  • 2012–
First appearance September 7, 1988
Created by Ann Marcus
Norma Monty
Introduced by H. Wesley Kenney
Book appearances Robin's Diary
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Other names Eddie Maine
Occupation
  • CEO of L&B Records
  • Former CEO of ELQ
  • Singer/songwriter
Residence Brooklyn, New York
Amanda Barrington
General Hospital character
Portrayed by Anne Jeffreys
Duration 1984–2004
First appearance February 16, 1984
Last appearance July 16, 2004
Introduced by Gloria Monty
Spin-off
appearances		 Port Charles
Classification Former, regular
Profile
Occupation Socialite
Board of Directors of General Hospital
Derek Barrington
General Hospital character
Portrayed by Mark Goddard
Duration 1984–86
First appearance October 15, 1984
Last appearance June 9, 1986
Introduced by Gloria Monty
Classification Former, regular
Profile
Occupation Businessman

General Hospital is the longest running American television serial drama, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, who originally set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, the city was named Port Charles, New York. The series premiered on April 1, 1963. This is a list of notable characters who significantly impacted storylines and began their run, or significantly returned, from the years 1980 to 1989.

Grant Andrews is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. He was portrayed by actor Brian Patrick Clarke from 1983 to 1985, who also played the character's doppelgänger, Grant Putnam.

Grant Andrews was a Russian spy trained to take the place of Grant Putnam, who at the time was presumed dead. To do so, Andrews married Putnam's fiancée Celia Quartermaine, as well as became a doctor at General Hospital. He helped Robert Scorpio thwart the Aztec Treasure escapade before leaving town.

Lawrence "Larry" Ashton is a fictional character on the American soap opera General Hospital. The role was portrayed by Hugo Napier from 1988 to 1992, and returned to the series from October to December 2014.

Larry Ashton came to Port Charles with his wife, Arielle Gastineau Ashton. They came in on their yacht and deeply in debt. They were in search of the Dragon Bone, a key to unlock an ancient Chinese Civilization. Tracy Quartermaine blackmailed Larry into giving her and Ned Ashton a share of the treasure if he found it. Tracy said she would expose him as not being the Ashton family heir if he did not. The search ended when Robert Scorpio's dog buried the key. Larry divorced Gabrielle who left Port Charles. He lost his title when Charlie Prince turned out to be the real heir. Larry continued to scheme with Tracy to discredit Monica by revealing that Dawn Winthrop was her illegitimate daughter. They posed as a priest and a nun to find information in the convent where Monica gave birth but were exposed when the Quartermaines were visited by Sister Mary Agnes who had given them shelter. He formed a cartel to control global business with carbon disulphide. To achieve their goals, they thought it would be best for Paul Hornsby to marry Tracy to take over her stock of ELQ. Killing her was an option to get control of her stock. The cartel was discovered and put to an end by the Port Charles Police Department. Larry hoped to get Tracy to remarry him, but she turned him down, and he left town.


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