Prince Stavros Nikolai Mikkosovich Cassadine was a fictional character on General Hospital. He was the son of the late Prince Mikkos Cassadine and his wife, the late supervillain Helena Cassadine.
Casting[]
The role was originated by John Martinuzzi, who portrayed the role from November 17 to December 14, 1983.
Eighteen years later; the role was recast with Robert Kelker-Kelly who portrayed the role from June 1 to November 9, 2001 at which time the character was believed to have died. Kelker-Kelly subsequently reprised the role for several episodes, as a hallucination, between February 14, 2002 and December 24, 2003.
On April 10, 2013; Kelker-Kelly reprised the role amidst intense secrecy on the part of the series when the character was revealed to be alive nearly 12 years later. One year later; Kelker-Kelly returned again from September 9-16, 2014 before being replaced by Sammy Sheik as Raj Patel before a recast by Noshir Dalal, making Raj as Stavros' younger counterpart before his death in 2019.
Background[]
Stavros was introduced as the cousin of Mikkos Cassadine. He was a lunatic obsessed with Laura Spencer. He kidnapped and raped her, producing "mistake child" Nikolas Cassadine.
His background was later changed to make him the son of the villainous Mikkos and Helena Cassadine.
He has been presumed dead three times in 1983, 2001, and 2013 and is a main element in the Spencer vs. Cassadine feud. He was killed by Dante in 2014.
Storylines[]
In 1983, Stavros is introduced as the cousin of the late Mikkos Cassadine who tried to freeze the world with a weather machine (in 1996, however, his history is reconnected so that he is the firstborn son of Mikkos and his evil wife Helena Cassadine.
He abducts Laura Spencer, tells her that her husband Luke is dead and persuades her to marry him. He fathers her son Nikolas Cassadine.
When Laura learns that Luke was alive, she returns to Port Charles, intending to just look at him from afar and then return to Greece.
Obsessed with Laura (whom he calls Lasha), Stavros follows her and supposedly dies at General Hospital shortly after falling down a flight of stairs while attempting to shoot Luke and "reclaim" his wife.
But not before vowing to Luke and Laura that they would suffer forever for their crimes against the Cassadines.Crimes Committed[]
- Conspired with Helena, Victor, and Peter Harrell, Jr. to hold Nathan, Maxie, Lulu, Dante, and Robin captive at the Crichton-Clark Clinic in order for Robin to be replaced by Brad Cooper and Ava Jerome [Sep 8-17, 2014]
- Manhandled Lulu (grabbed her face) [Sep 2014]
- Stole one of Lulu's eggs and fertilized it with what was believed to be his sperm (it was Valentin's) [revealed Sep 9, 2014]
- Planned to implant Lulu with their embryo [revealed Sep 9, 2014]
- Ordered Dr. Allison Young to give Lulu a hormonal shot against her will [Sep 12, 2014]
- Threatened to shoot Dante if Lulu kept resisting [Sep 12, 2014]
- Attempted to kidnap his grandson Spencer Cassadine [Sep 12-16, 2014; failed; Dante shot and killed him]
- Held Lulu hostage at scalpel point [Sep 16, 2014]
- Held Dante at gunpoint [Sep 16, 2014]
- Tried to kill Dante after he got the upper hand during a fight [Sep 16, 2014]
Health and Vitals[]
- Had his arm bitten by Lulu [Sep 15, 2014]
- Elbowed in the gut by Lulu [Sep 16, 2014]
- Shot and killed by Det. Dante Falconeri [Sep 16, 2014]
Relationships[]
- Ace Cassadine - Stavros' grandson
- Charlotte Cassadine - Stavros' niece
- Donald Cassadine - Stavros' nephew
- Helena Cassadine - Stavros' mother (deceased)
- Mikkos Cassadine - Stavros' father (deceased)
- Nikolas Cassadine - Stavros' son with Laura
- Spencer Cassadine - Stavros' grandson
- Stefan Cassadine - Stavros' brother (deceased)
- Tony Cassadine - Stavros' uncle (deceased)
- Victor Cassadine - Stavros' uncle (deceased)
- Valentin Cassadine - Stavros' half-brother
- Alexis Davis - Stavros' half-sister
- Landon Dixon - His late mother Helena's male counterpart (imprisoned)
- William Eichner - (imprisoned)
- Peter Harrell, Jr. - aka Levi Dunkleman (deceased)
- Raj Patel - His late younger counterpart (deceased)
- Jeffrey Scribner - (deceased)
- Ted
- Allison Young - His uncle Victor's former henchwoman (imprisoned)
- Jordan Ashford - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department and current Deputy Mayor of Port Charles
- T.J. Ashford
- Scott Baldwin - Former District Attorney
- Hayden Barnes
- Shawn Butler - Former owner and publisher of The Invader now living in San Francisco
- Dev Cerci - (deceased)
- Laura Collins - Current Mayor of Port Charles
- Michael Corinthos
- Sonny Corinthos
- Anna Devane - Current Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department
- Patrick Drake - Now living in Berkeley
- Dante Falconeri
- Julian Jerome - (deceased)
- Epiphany Johnson - Former General Hospital Head Nurse (deceased)
- Maxie Jones
- Ric Lansing - Stavros' ex-brother-in-law and former District Attorney
- Janice Lomax - Former Mayor of Port Charles now receptionist at The Invader
- Diane Miller - Now living in Los Angeles
- Jason Morgan
- Alan Quartermaine - (deceased)
- Drew Quartermaine - Former Navy SEAL
- Monica Quartermaine
- Olivia Quartermaine
- Coleman Ratcliffe - (captured)
- James Scorpio - Detective of the Port Charles Police Department
- Mac Scorpio - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department
- Robin Scorpio-Drake - Now living in Berkeley
- Damian Spinelli
- Luke Spencer - (deceased)
- Lulu Spencer - (hospitalized)
- Marcus Taggert
- Ellie Trout
- David Walters
- Mary Wells
- Nathan West - (deceased)