lee baldwin – My Third Parent

kwebtv:

Peter Franklin Hansen (December 5, 1921 – April 9, 2017) Actor best known for his role as a lawyer Lee Baldwin, on the soap opera General Hospital,
playing the role from 1965 to 1976, 1977 to 1986, briefly in 1990, and
again from 1992 to 2004.

Hansen has appeared in more than 100 films, television series and made-for-television movies. His early acting roles was at the famed Pasadena Playhouse. Hansen was a guest star on Reed Hadley’s CBS crime drama, The Public Defender, and the television adaptation of Gertrude Berg’s comedy The Goldbergs. In addition to his work on General Hospital, he notably co-starred in 1963 on the NBC soap opera Ben Jerrod. He also appeared on The Golden Girls in 1985 (Season 1, Episode 5) as Elliott Clayton, a casanova who makes a pass at Blanche while dating Dorothy. In 1988, he starred in an episode of Cheers
(“And God Created Woodman”; Season 6, Episode 14), as Daniel T.
Collier, the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Lillian, the company which
owns Cheers. Other notable appearances include work on Broken Arrow, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Maverick, Sea Hunt, Petticoat Junction, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., How The West Was Won, The Adventures of Jim Bowie, Magnum, P.I., L.A. Law, Night Court, and Growing Pains. (Wikipedia)

ghclassic:

Peter Hansen was such a great actor. He brought class to the old GH.

Lee’s relationship with Scott was complicated, as any father and son would be. Yet, no matter how often Lee was disappointed in Scotty’s choices in life, one thing his son always knew was that his dad loved him. He may not have approved, they might not have always seen eye to eye, but Scotty knew when push came to shove, his dad was in his corner.

I really hope GH chooses to mention Lee’s passing on air. Doesn’t have to be a lot of fanfare, but the character was an important one to the show in the past, still has connections today, and is still beloved by fans and actors alike.

Thank you, Peter, for all the years of entertainment. You are missed.

Peter Hansen, Longtime Actor on ‘General Hospital,’ Dies at 95