Duke Lavery is a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network, primarily portrayed by Ian Buchanan. The role was created by executive producer Gloria Monty and co-head writer Norma Monty. Duke is introduced as the mysterious owner of a local night club who falls in love with police chief Anna Devane (Finola Hughes). Unbeknownst to the rest of Port Charles, Duke is laundering money for the mob but when his criminal ties cost him Anna, he teams with her ex-husband Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) to bring down the mob. Duke and Anna's romance becomes quite popular among fans achieving supercouple status and rivaling Anna's romance with Robert. In 1988, Duke's feud with the Jerome crime family leads to Anna miscarrying their unborn child. Duke and Anna's story comes to a tragic end in 1989 when Duke is presumed dead. The producers would recast the role with Greg Beecroft as Jonathan Paget who was revealed to be Duke with plastic surgery only for the character to be killed off in 1990 – dying in Anna's arms due fan disapproval.
In 2012, Buchanan reprised the role of Duke and the recast was retconned as Paget is revealed to be an impostor. However, Duke's return turns out to be a similar ordeal when it is revealed that Anna's longtime foe Cesar Faison (Anders Hove) has been posing as Duke in an attempt to seduce Anna. The real Duke is rescued and reunited with Anna and they soon renew their feud with the Jeromes with Duke teaming up with Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) to bring down Julian Jerome (William deVry). Duke is killed off in 2015 thanks to a botched hit on Julian's orders, leaving Anna devastated and craving justice.
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DukeLavery is a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network, primarily portrayed by Ian Buchanan. The role was...
eye agency. Shot in 2011, and blackmailed by Cesar Faison, posing as DukeLavery. Dies during a shootout, after being shot by Joe Scully Jr. and Faison...
cast of General Hospital in the role of DukeLavery, whom he portrayed until 1989. After leaving the role of Lavery, Buchanan appeared in roles on prime-time...
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to "Duke" having access to Duke's.? It is later revealed the man is actually Cesar Faison masquerading as DukeLavery. Luke flies to Turkey, "Duke" says...
return of the long-presumed dead DukeLavery. Robert, much as Luke had, suspects there is something amiss about "Duke's" return from the grave. Robert is...
Jacks Julian Jerome Kiki Jerome Georgie Jones Lucas Jones Ric Lansing DukeLavery Ethan Lovett Starr Manning Todd Manning Courtney Matthews John McBain...
to cast in the role of Sam's father. Rumors began to circulate naming DukeLavery (Ian Buchanan), Blackie Parrish (John Stamos) and Dr. Kevin Collins (Jon...
and is sentenced to life in prison. He hands his organization over to DukeLavery, Julian's enemy, and asks him to keep the Jeromes from taking over. While...
[Chuckles] Thank you, thank you, thank you. Well, last year, Anna Devane and DukeLavery blissed us out with their sexy, sexy tango. I think we can all agree...
Scully, Jr. (Richard Steinmetz). She is later seen being held captive by DukeLavery (Ian Buchanan), shown to be Cesar Faison (Anders Hove) in disguise. After...
Lombard on As the World Turns (1988–1989). He also played the role of DukeLavery on General Hospital (1989–1990). Beecroft has several siblings, including...
Jacks Julian Jerome Kiki Jerome Georgie Jones Lucas Jones Ric Lansing DukeLavery Ethan Lovett Starr Manning Todd Manning Courtney Matthews John McBain...
Hospital from 1988 to 1990, playing a villainess complicating the lives of DukeLavery and his family. Walker would make a brief return to this role in 2017...
Jeromes rose to popularity due to their longstanding feud with antihero DukeLavery and his heroine wife, Anna Devane. However, by the spring of 1990, all...
to infiltrate the Corinthos crime organization. Julian agrees to help DukeLavery (Ian Buchanan) find his kidnapped wife, Anna (Finola Hughes), much to...
also great storyline potential for Ian Buchanan and Finola Hughes's DukeLavery and Anna Devane who shared a quite volatile history with the Jerome family...
Tommy is indeed his biological father. Later, Shawn and Jordan's boss DukeLavery (Ian Buchanan) offers to cover TJ's college tuition as payment for Jordan's...
looks identical to Anna's great love, the late DukeLavery (Ian Buchanan). It is eventually revealed that Duke is actually Cesar Faison (Anders Hove) in disguise...
Robin Scorpio-Drake (under the orders of Cesar Faison masquerading as DukeLavery). Jerry injects Alexis Davis and Josslyn Jacks with an unknown substance...
as Robert Scorpio and Holly Sutton (Tristan Rogers and Emma Samms), DukeLavery and Anna Devane (Ian Buchanan and Finola Hughes) and Frisco Jones and...
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