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Mac Scorpio

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Chief of Detectives Malcolm "Mac" Scorpio is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital.

He has been portrayed by actor John J. York since the character's debut on February 18, 1991.

On October 8, 2001; York appeared as Mac on All My Children with Finola Hughes as Anna Devane.

Casting[]

York was hired by returning executive producer, Gloria Monty in December 1990. York made his first appearance on February 18, 1991. York had previously auditioned for two other roles on GH but was rejected.

In late 1999, it was reported that York could possibly depart from the series as he was in contract negotiations. However, York renewed his contract for another year. In November 2001, York was taken from off contract and began appearing on a recurring basis.

In the spring of 2003, York re-signed with the series and began appearing on a contractual basis once again. York was once again dropped from contract status in November 2014, following confirmation from the series.

On October 29, 2021; it was revealed that after being absent since June, Mac would be returning.

On September 7, 2023; York revealed he is taking a brief hiatus as Mac. On September 13, 2023; it was revealed that York is battling with blood cancer. His last day onscreen was November 7, 2023.

On December 22, 2023; York revealed that he's doing well and revealed that he might return to GH as Mac in late spring or early summer 2024, depending on how everything goes.

On May 10, 2024; it was announced York is back on the GH set. His first air date was on June 19, 2024.

Development[]

The character was introduced as a plot device by Monty to delve into Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) background. The character was described as "shifty" and "unreliable" who Robert holds a grudge against. Despite his brother initially hating him, Mac never becomes a villain, and he even manages to rebuild his relationship with his brother. Prior to his Port Charles arrival, Mac works as a hired hand on boating trips. York got help from Rogers on his Australian accent.

However, Monty advised him to worry more about the scene then the accent which has since taken a back seat. Nancy Reichardt described Mac as being "carefree" and "mischievous." According to York, in response to Mac's sudden infatuation with Dominique Stanton (Tawny Fere Ellis), Mac has an "accessibility to love right now." York implied that this behavior stems from Mac's time as a longshoreman.

Storylines[]

In February 2007, he handles the Metro Court Hotel hostage crisis with district attorney/hostage negotiator Ric Lansing who is Sonny's maternal half-brother as well as Mayor Garrett Floyd and the S.W.A.T. team because Mayor Floyd was always against violent crime. After the explosion occurred, he, firefighters and police officers male and female search for anyone who was trapped under the rubble and were taken to General Hospital for surgery as survivors. He found out the person that started that event was former Port Charles resident Jerry Jacks and his accomplices were Sonny's rival Lorenzo Alcazar, serial killer Franco Baldwin, Faison's son Sonny Faison, Tracy's ex-husband Paul Hornsby, and Liesl Obrecht who were later arrested and lawyered up except Lorenzo who had escaped to avoid capture because Sonny's children Michael, Morgan, and Kristina became scared and traumatized along with their infant cousin and Ric's daughter Molly and Diane Miller who later became Molly's babysitter. The aftermath lead to Mayor Garrett Floyd talking to the press about the event as security there was later tightened to take more security measures. Less than three months later, Elizabeth's son Jake Spencer was born.

Mac along with Maxie and Robin were shocked with they found out that Georgie was strangled by the Text Message Killer. Felicia comes back to town for the funeral Maxie does not want her at the funeral. Maxie blames Felicia for leaving her as well as Mac and Georgie to find Frisco. The Text Message Killer was revealed as Georgie's ex-boyfriend Diego Alcazar who is was later killed. He is seen on the now defunct weekly primetime spinoff General Hospital: Night Shift in a storyline revolving around his brother Robert Scorpio battling cancer in 2008. Mac also founds out that Cesar Faison was alive 12 years later and that he fooled everybody when he was wearing a Duke Lavery mask so he can get close to Anna.

In February of 2012 Robin was killed in lad explosion but turn out she was alive and is being held hostage by Jerry Jacks and Faison but her family still thinks she dead expected for Robert but he fell into coma before telling Anna. Maxie became surrogate for Lulu and Dante child but she lost the baby but she slept with Spinelli and is know pregnant with his child. He is fired by the mayor, Janice Lomax and eventually becomes the manager of The Floating Rib.

Crimes Committed[]

Health and Vitals[]

Relationships[]

  • Diego Alcazar - (deceased)
  • Lorenzo Alcazar - (deceased)
  • Luis Alcazar - (deceased)
  • Hank Archer - aka "Shiloh" who bore a striking resemblance to his late nephew-in-law Nathan West (deceased)
  • Peter August - The late Cesar Faison's son with Alex; the late Britt Westbourne, the late Nathan West, and Sonny Faison's paternal half brother (deceased)
  • Helena Cassadine - The late Stavros and Valentin Cassadine's mother; Nikolas, Donald, and Charlotte's paternal grandmother; Ava Jerome's ex-grandmother-in-law, the late Spencer and Ace's great-grandmother, and Avery's ex-step great-grandmother (deceased)
  • Stavros Cassadine - Helena's son with Mikkos, Nikolas' father, Ava's ex-father-in-law, Spencer and Ace's paternal grandmother, and Avery's ex-step grandfather (deceased)
  • Valentin Cassadine - The late Helena Cassadine's son with Victor, former Mayor Janice Lomax's friend and supporter, former owner of The Invader, and former leader of Pikeman Security Group
  • Victor Cassadine - Valentin's father, Donald and Charlotte's paternal grandfather, Nikolas' great uncle, Ava's ex-great uncle-in-law, Spencer and Ace's great-great uncle, and Avery's ex-step great great uncle (deceased)
  • Ryan Chamberlain - The late Esme's biological father (deceased)
  • Harry DeFranco - Armed robber wanting revenge for the late Peter August
  • Landon Dixon - The late Helena Cassadine's male counterpart the late Carlos Rivera's new friend (imprisoned)
  • Cesar Faison - (deceased)
  • Sonny Faison - The late Cesar Faison's son with an unknown woman
  • Mason Gatlin - Cyrus' former henchman (imprisoned)
  • Peter Harrell, Jr. - Felicia's ex-fiancée's son (deceased)
  • Peter Harrell, Sr. - Felicia's ex-fiancée (deceased)
  • Darryl Hayes - (deceased)
  • Theo Hoffman - aka The Balkan (deceased)
  • The Hook - Serial killer whose face and identity are concealed and is later revealed to be the late Franco Baldwin and the late Esme Prince's biological mother Heather Webber (captured)
  • Paul Hornsby - Jerry Jacks' former accomplice, the late Victor Cassadine's American counterpart, Tracy Quartermaine's ex-husband, former district attorney, and Margaux Dawson's predecessor (imprisoned)
  • Jerry Jacks - Mac and Ric's longtime enemy during his time as Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department
  • Gabriel Jenkins
  • Olivia Jerome - (deceased)
  • Jeffrey Maloney - Cyrus' African-American henchman (deceased)
  • Damon Montague - (captured)
  • Carl Pine - Cyrus' African-American henchman (deceased)
  • Cyrus Renault - Mac's new enemy who bores an uncanny resemblance to the late Cesar Faison, the late Cassandra Pierce's male counterpart, and Paul's former cellmate who was released from prison with a full exoneration who later became the Chairman of the Board at General Hospital, then was later arrested for his crimes against the citizens of Port Charles before transferring back to Pentonville changing his appearance after the death of Victor Cassadine
  • Carlos Rivera - The late Sabrina Santiago's widow and Landon Dixon's new friend before his arrest and before Carlos' death months later (deceased)
  • Winston Rudge - The late Olivia Jerome's henchman and Valentin Cassadine's associate from South Africa who bores an uncanny resemblance to Valentin (imprisoned)
  • Jeffrey Scribner - (deceased)
  • Jenz Sidwell - Valentin Cassadine and the late FBI Special Agent John Cates' bald warlord counterpart
  • Kyle Sloane - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department and the late Epiphany Johnson's friend (deceased)
  • Franco Walker - (deceased)
  • Eric Watson - Armed robber wanting revenge for the late Peter August
  • Heather Webber - Steve Webber, the late Franco Baldwin, and the late Esme Prince's biological mother; and Ace Cassadine's maternal grandmother aka "The Hook" now living in Sedona, Arizona
  • Anthony Zacchara - (deceased)

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