Gerald Anthony
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Gerald Anthony | |
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| Born | Gerald Anthony Bucciarelli July 31, 1951 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 28, 2004 (aged 52) Butler, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Resting place | Calvary Catholic Cemetery,[1] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–2004 |
| Spouse | Brynn Thayer (m. 1981; div. 1983) |
Gerald Anthony Bucciarelli (July 31, 1951 – May 28, 2004) was an American actor.
Life and career
[edit]Anthony was born Gerald Anthony Bucciarelli,[2] the son of Italian immigrants[3] had roles and appearances on many shows such as Another World and L.A. Law.
He may be best-remembered for his role as Marco Dane on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role he played from 1977–86, and from 1989–90, and on fellow ABC serial General Hospital in 1992.
Marco arrived in Llanview as a low-life pimp and pornographer who was only supposed to last for 8 days, but Anthony's offbeat look as well as his impassioned performances and electric chemistry with co-star Judith Light (Karen Wolek) made him such a fan favorite that only a few months after producers killed off Marco in 1978 they revealed the real victim was Marco's heretofore unknown brother, Mario Corelli. Anthony was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for the role in 1982,[4] and won for Marco on General Hospital in 1993.[5]
During his absences from daytime, Anthony had many guest-starring roles on television and a recurring role as kind-hearted Father Pete Terranova on Wiseguy from 1988–89.[6] Anthony also directed an independent film, Twisted, and episodes of All My Children.
He continued to appear sporadically in primetime; in early 2003, he played a bit part on As the World Turns; when asked why he had not returned to daytime sooner, he said "no one asked me."
Marriage
[edit]Anthony was married to his One Life to Live co-star Brynn Thayer from 1981 to 1983.
Death
[edit]Anthony died by suicide on May 28, 2004, at age 52 in Butler, New Jersey.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | The Secret of the Ice Cave | Geiger | |
| 1991 | To Die Standing | Thurmond | |
| 1997 | Stag | Ed Labenski | |
| 2004 | She Hate Me | Mr. Jennings | (final film role) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Search Burial Records". The Catholic Cemeteries Association of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "ABC soap stars to appear at Westbook mall". Elyria Chronicle Telegram. October 5, 1979. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ Small, Michael (6 September 1982). "Soap Stars Jerry Anthony and Brynn Thayer Have Two Lives to Live, and Live Them Together – Vol. 18 No. 10". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ 1982 Emmy Winners & Nominees Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1993 Emmy Winners & Nominees Archived 2009-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Carter, Alan (June 25, 1989). "From Pimp To Priest". chicagotribune. Chicago Tribune. New York Daily News. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
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- 1951 births
- 2004 deaths
- American male soap opera actors
- Daytime Emmy Award winners
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winners
- Burials at Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Pittsburgh)
- American male stage actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- American people of Italian descent
- 2004 suicides
- Suicides in New Jersey
- American television actor, 1950s birth stubs