John Ingle
| John Ingle | |
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 Ingle in December 2006 |
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| Born | May 7, 1928 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981 – present |
| Spouse | Grace-Lynne Ingle (1954-2012, her death) |
John Ingle (born May 7, 1928) is an American actor known for his role as scheming patriarch Edward Quartermaine on the ABC daytime drama, General Hospital.
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[edit] Career
A retired teacher, Ingle began mainstream acting in 1981 doing various guest appearances.
In 1993, he took over the role of Edward Quartermaine on General Hospital. In December 2003, Ingle was fired and Edward was to be killed off. Due to an outrage from fans, Ingle was rehired and put on recurring status. Without a contract to keep him at GH, Ingle was free to court other offers and accepted the contract role of Mickey Horton, as a recast for the retiring John Clarke, on the soap opera, Days of our Lives. Ingle left General Hospital in February 2004 and Edward was recast with Jed Allan. Once at Days, Ingle became part of a love triangle story involving Bonnie (Judi Evans Luciano) and Maggie (Suzanne Rogers), a far cry from the "old man" that some brass at GH reputed the character of Edward to be.
Ingle has had recurring roles in HBO's Big Love, The Drew Carey Show, and the long-running The Land Before Time (series).
Ingle returned to General Hospital in the contract role of Edward in April 2006, but this time without his onscreen wife, actress Anna Lee, who died in 2004.
[edit] Personal life
Ingle was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He graduated from Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga, Los Angeles, CA. He began teaching English and theatre in 1955 at Hollywood High School until transferring in 1964 to teach acting at Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California, where he remained until his retirement in 1985. His pupils included Nicolas Cage, Albert Brooks, Richard Dreyfuss, Joanna Gleason, Barbara Hershey, Swoosie Kurtz, Stefanie Powers, David Schwimmer, Jonathan Silverman, and Julie Kavner.[1]
He has said that former General Hospital actor Stuart Damon is his "closest friend" and along with Leslie Charleson, fought his costar's 2007 firing from "General Hospital". [2]
In late 2008, Ingle underwent treatment for a small section of melanoma on his scalp. He was forced to have to wear a hat while onscreen to cover the bandage. As of 2012, the scars continue to heal, and Ingle sporadically wears hats, which have become Edward's trademark.[3]
He is currently an active volunteer with San Gabriel Valley affiliate of Habitat for Humanity.
Ingle married his wife Grace-Lynne Martin in 1954. They have 5 daughters, and 9 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Grace-Lynne passed away peacefully and suddenly on February 11, 2012.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films
- Heathers (1988) Principal Gowen
- Robocop 2 (1990) Surgeon General
- Death Becomes Her (1990) Eulogist
- Batman & Robin (1997) Doctor
[edit] TV
- True Stories as The Preacher
- The Golden Girls as Harv (1989)
- The Land Before Time (series) as Topsy (Cera's Dad), and the Narrator (1994-)
- Night Court as Theodore Wood (1989) and as Mr Kitteridge (1991)
- General Hospital as Edward Quartermaine (#2) (1993–2004, 2006–present)
- Boy Meets World as Mr. Frank Nelson (Episode 708)
- Days of our Lives as Mickey Horton (#3) (2004–2006)
- The Office (US) as Robert Dunder (Episode 402)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.soapcentral.com/gh/theactors/ingle_john.php
- ^ "General Hospital Heartbreak". Soap Opera Weekly. 2007-02-13. pp. 3.
- ^ http://soaps.sheknows.com/generalhospital/news/id/2966/General_Hospitals_John_Ingles_Bout_with_Melanoma/
