Actor Anthony Geary, best known for his portrayal of Luke Spencer on the ABC soap opera “General Hospital,” died Sunday at age 78.
TV Insider broke the news of Geary’s passing Monday. The report listed Geary’s death as the result of complications from a scheduled operation three days earlier, but offered no other details.
“It was a shock for me and our families and our friends,” Geary’s husband, Claudio Gama, told the outlet in a statement. “For more than 30 years, Tony has been my friend, my companion, my husband.”
Among those to pay tribute to Geary on social media was fellow actor Genie Francis, who portrayed Luke Spencer’s wife, Laura Webber, on “General Hospital.”
“He was a powerhouse as an actor. Shoulder to shoulder with the greats,” she wrote on X. “No star burned brighter than Tony Geary. He was one of a kind. As an artist, he was filled with a passion for the truth, no matter how blunt, or even a little rude it might be, but always hilariously funny.”
