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Stuart Damon (born
Stuart Michael Zonis on
February 5,
1937) is an
American actor. He is best known for 30 years of portraying the character
Dr. Alan Quartermaine on the American soap opera
General Hospital, for which he won an
Emmy Award in 1999.
Personal life
Damon was born in
New York. His parents were
Russian
immigrants, making their home in America after fleeing the
Bolshevik Revolution.
Damon has been married since 1961 to Deirdre Ann Ottewill. They have two children, Jennifer and Christopher, and
adopted their
grandson, Alexander, in 2000.
Acting career
After a series of appearances on
Broadway, Damon's appearance as the Prince in
Rodgers and Hammerstein's
Cinderella helped pave the way to a long career in television and
soap opera.
Moving to
England in the 1960s, Damon appeared as secret agent Craig Stirling, alongside
Alexandra Bastedo and
William Gaunt, in the cult series,
The Champions. He also partnered with
Roger Moore in an episode of
The Saint which has been credited as an inspiration for the later series,
The Persuaders!, with Damon's role being played by
Tony Curtis. Damon also played magician
Harry Houdini in a lavishly staged
London musical,
Man of Magic.
In the 1970s, he was cast alongside
Gene Barry and
Catherine Schell in the
The Adventurer series, appearing briefly in two episodes. Damon has since spoken candidly about the fact that Barry didn't want him in the series because of his height. At over six feet, he towered over the relatively small Barry. After acting roles in several other
British television series, including children's favourite The Adventures of Black Beauty where he played a hypnotist, he returned to the United States.
In 1977, he began his most famous role, that of
Dr. Alan Quartermaine, Sr. on
General Hospital. He also repeated the role on the short-lived
GH spinoff
Port Charles (1997-2003).
In 1999, Damon won the Best Supporting Actor Emmy, for his portrayal of Alan, a
physician, addicted to the
painkiller hydrocodone.
In 2005, Damon was reunited with Alexandra Bastedo and William Gaunt for the first time in almost 40 years, to provide audio commentary on a
DVD release of
The Champions.
In December 2006, it was reported that Damon had been fired by
Jill Farren Phelp' on the orders of
Anee Sweeney and
Brian Frons from
General Hospital and his last air date was scheduled for
February 26,
2007, when his character died. The reason behind his release wasn't made public. The taping of the final scene occurred on February 5, coincidentally Damon's 70th birthday. Fellow actors on
General Hospital spoke to the press about how upset they were over Damon's firing, with Damon's on-show
wife Leslie Charleson saying, "This is the 30th
anniversary for the two of us, in August. The timing leaves me very discouraged about the way soaps are going, the total disregard for history and the blatant disregard for the veterans."
Despite the death of the character, Damon has remained on the show, playing the ghost of Alan Quartermaine, haunting his
sister Tracy about forging Alan's will.
In late February 2007, rumors surfaced that
CBS soap opera
Guiding Light was considering Damon for a recast of the character
Ed Bauer, who was previously played by
Peter Simon, and
Lynn Marie Latham considered casting him as
Carl Williams.
Awards and nominations
- Daytime Emmys Winner, Outstanding Supporting Actor (1999)
- Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actor (1982, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1996, 1997)
- Soap Opera Award Winner, Outstanding Supporting Actor (1997)
Works
Broadway
First Impressions - 1959
From A to Z - 1960
Irma La Douce - 1960
Do I Hear a Waltz? - 1965
West End
Charlie Girl
Man of Magic (as Harry Houdini) - 1968
Television
Cinderella - 1965
Man in a Suitcase - 1967
The Champions - 1968
The Saint - 1969
UFO - 1970
The Adventurer - 1972
The Adventures of Black Beauty - 1973
A Touch of the Casanovas - 1975
Thriller: Nightmare for a Nightingale - 1976
Yanks Go Home - 1976
- 1976
The New Avengers - 1977
General Hospital - 1977-present
Fantasies - 1982
Fantasy Island - 1983
Legend of the Champions - 1983
America - 1985-1986
Silent Assassins - 1988
Mike Hammer - 1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss - 1993
Me and My Hormones - 1996
Port Charles - 1997-2002
Film
A Touch of Class - 1973 - bit part
Young Doctors in Love - 1982 - cameo appearance
Star 80 - 1983
Chairman of the Board - 1998
Recording
Stuart Champion Damon, Reflection Records 1970Further Information
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