Palmer Cortlandt
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| Portrayed by | James Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1979–2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | June 1, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | April 20, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Agnes Nixon | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Pete Cooney | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Pine Valley, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Family | Cortlandt/Cooney |
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| Sisters | Bess Cooney |
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| Daughters | Nina Cortlandt Warner |
| Adoptive sons | Andrew Cortlandt |
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| Granddaughters | Julie Rand Chandler (adoptive) |
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Palmer Cortlandt is a fictional character on the long-running ABC soap opera All My Children, played by James Mitchell from 1979 to 2010. A major character until 2002, when health issues forced him to reduce his work load, Mitchell continued to appear regularly on the show through May 2007. Mitchell appeared in a handful of episodes throughout 2008, last appearing on September 19, 2008. Mitchell retired from acting in 2009 but made a final on air cameo appearance as Palmer Cortlandt on January 5, 2010 to celebrate the show's 40th anniversary.
A little over 2 weeks later, on January 22, Mitchell died at the age of 89. The show aired a tribute to Palmer on April 20, 2010, featuring never-before-seen footage of Mitchell shot for the 40th anniversary episode. Mitchell improvised dialogue about Palmer's dobermans and the women he loved and head writer Lorraine Broderick used it, alongside numerous flashbacks, to frame the special memorial episode.
James Mitchell earned seven Daytime Emmy nominations, all in the Lead Actor in a Drama Series category, for his portrayal of Palmer Cortlandt.
In 2010, Palmer Cortlandt was ranked #11 on ABC Soaps in Depth's list of Soaps' 50 Naughtiest Bad Guys.
Born in Pigeon Hollow, West Virginia, as Pete Cooney, he wooed Lottie Chandler, fathered her son Ross, and abandoned her. He changed his name to Palmer Cortlandt and made a success of himself. Palmer fell in love with Daisy, the housekeeper's daughter. They had a child together, Nina, and for years, Palmer had his daughter believing that her mother had died, while she was in fact alive. He had kicked her out when he had discovered that she was having an affair.
Being the overprotective father that he was, he tried to ruin his daughter's relationship with Dr. Cliff Warner in many diabolical ways. He enlisted the help of nurse, Sybil Thorne, who seduced Cliff and became pregnant with their son Bobby. He tried to convince diabetic Nina that she was going blind due to her illness and shouldn't burden Cliff with an invalid wife. He hired sexy Steve Jacobi to work with and seduce Nina at Cortlandt Electronics. Eventually true love won out (after four marital attempts) and the happy Warners left Pine Valley together.
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