Dr. Victor Cassadine was a fictional character and main antagonist on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. He is most notably known for being the brother of the late Mikkos Cassadine and the late Tony Cassadine.
The role was originated by actor Thaao Penghlis in the summer of 1981. Penghlis reprised the role on and off from January 31 to September 16, 2014 when the character was supposedly killed off.
In 2021; the role was recast and resurrected with actor Charles Shaughnessy who made his first appearance on September 2, 2021. Shaughnessy previously appeared on GH as Alistair Durban in 1984. Although Victor was killed off on May 8, 2023; Shaughnessy made his final appearance on May 31, 2023 before being replaced by Avery Kristen Pohl as Esme Prince before the character's presumed death, Tanisha Harper as Jordan Ashford, Ava and Grace Scarola as Avery Jerome-Corinthos, Mark Engelhardt as Roman Hume, Darin Toonder as Dr. Damon Montague, Kurt Yue as Judge Albert Kim for two episodes, Anne McDaniels as Veronica Lewis before the character dropped off the canvas, John Vance as Edward Giles before the estate is sold and Ella Lentini as Betty Rutherford before the character left for Mexico when the two debuted on the same day, later Diahnna Nicole Baxter as Ellen Garten before the character left town, later Matthew Kimbrough as Judge Ron Jarrett for one episode as a one-time character as well as Steve Burton as Jason Morgan when the character was revealed to be alive after being missing in action, and back by Chris Gann as Hamish Hampton as a one-time character before the character's death in 2024.
Storylines[]
On August 31, 2021; seven years later, Liesl Obrecht and Scott Baldwin were on a private plane heading to St. Lucia for a medical conference. The plane hit a bunch of turbulence before Liesl noticed that the plane was turning around and nearly four years after Janice Lomax resigned as Mayor of Port Charles. Oxygen masks fell out and Liesl wanted to help the pilot since she believed that there was something wrong with him but Scott wanted her to sit down and put on the oxygen mask. They both put their masks on but instead of breathing in oxygen, they were breathing in chloroform before they lost consciousness. Two men strapped a parachute onto Scott and tossed him out of the plane under orders of their boss while Liesl was taken to an unknown location without Commissioner Jordan Ashford knowing.
On December 6, Victor meets his great niece-in-law Ava Jerome and he's never met his step great-great niece Avery Jerome-Corinthos.
On January 21, 2022; Victor crashes Luke Spencer's memorial service at The Haunted Star with a henchman and Esme's male counterpart named Johann replacing Jason Morgan after the death of Jason Morgan via tunnel collapse on Cassadine Island. Laura Collins tells them to leave and Victor explains that Luke may be dead but he has a long list of enemies who are very much alive.
Anna Devane tells Victor to leave and Felicia Scorpio threatens to call Mac Scorpio. Curtis Ashford and Spencer Cassadine try to reason with Victor. Spencer tells Victor that a gentleman shouldn't stay when he is asked to leave and Victor agrees and goes with Johann.
Dante Falconeri finds a giant TV and wonders who was trying to send a message. Anna mentions that she and Felicia heard a crash and found a flash drive with a message that says "Play me" (presumably left by Johann). The flash drive contains a video of Helena Cassadine gloating about Luke being dead. Laura turns off the video when she has heard enough.
Later on, Victor and Johann walk into Charlie's Pub and find Scott Baldwin, Sonny Corinthos, and Robert Scorpio. He insults Scott and Luke which makes Scott and Sonny mad enough to team up in a fight against Victor and Johann. Phyllis Caulfield pulls Sonny away as she is furious that the men made a mess of her place.
Phyllis wants to know who will pay for the damages. Everyone argues until Robert says they have a memorial to attend and they leave. Victor praises Johann for the fight. He says the hours at the gym are paying off and Johann has a nice fat bonus coming.
Victor and Johann help Phyllis straighten up the tables that were knocked over. Victor asks for a bottle of top-shelf brandy and gives Phyllis a generous tip. Victor mentions to himself that the people of Port Charles are in for a big surprise.
On January 26, Johann interrupts Victor as he is talking to a nurse at GH. Johann asks for an extra blanket for his aunt as she has been asking for one for some time. He thinks the request got lost in the shift change. The nurse apologizes and goes with Johann while leaving Victor alone to check Maxie's records which the nurse just pulled up on the computer.
On January 28, Victor watches as Johann comes up behind Valentin and chloroforms him in the hospital parking garage before putting his unconscious body in the back of Victor's car.
On February 3, Victor calls Johann and tells his henchman to let him know when the package arrives. Later Johann tells Victor the package (spike strips) has arrived. Meanwhile, Peter's prison transport van has all four tires punctured on its way to Pentonville Penitentiary.
On May 26, Victor returns to town and speaks with his great niece-in-law Ava who complains about her marriage to Nikolas which may be ending due to his involvement with Victor's associate/henchwoman Esme over two months after the armed robbery at Charlie's Pub by Eric Watson and Harry DeFranco who were in revenge for the late Peter August nearly two months after Peter's death. Nikolas walks in on them cherishing their drinks.
On February 22, Victor gets another great-great nephew named Ace Prince-Cassadine. He later meets Ace for the first time after the attacks from The Hook who was later revealed to be Esme's biological mother and his great-great nephew Ace's biological maternal grandmother Heather Webber.
Victor is shocked to find Spencer onboard, who promises to stop him - managing to knock him unconscious - unfortunately, the drones reach Greenland airspace, and Laura, Curtis, and Trina watch in horror as they hit their target, destroying the Haunted Star and presumably everyone onboard. Two months later, a single gunman replaces Victor for the shooting at the Metro Court Pool in revenge for Victor and Linc.Crimes Committed[]
- Had illegal business transactions with Paul Hornsby [1981-2014; revealed August 2015]
- Helped fake the death of his great-nephew, Nikolas Cassadine after Nikolas got shot by Victor's son, Valentin Cassadine and fell off a balcony replaced by his own granddaughter Charlotte Cassadine and before Paul Hornsby was sent to prison for being the General Hospital serial killer [Jul 19, 2016-Jan 3, 2020; revealed on Oct 29, 2021]
- Ordered two of his men and women to knock out, kidnap and put Drew Cain in a foreign prison before Peter August had Hank Archer aka Shiloh who bore a striking resemblance to the late Nathan West hire Dallas Kirby to fake Drew's plane crash in order to fake Drew's death so he can be replaced by Linc Brown, Cyrus Renault, Yuri Tamashevich, and Esme Prince [Aug 23, 2019; Drew was declared dead in absentia on Oct 9, 2019 and replaced by Linc Brown, Cyrus Renault, Yuri Tamashevich, and Esme Prince; Bryce's involvement revealed on Dec 13, 2019; Drew was revealed to be alive and captive on Aug 16-17, 2021; Victor's involvement revealed on Sep 27, 2021; arrested]
- Held Drew captive in the prison cell on his compound and have Drew be replaced by Linc Brown, Cyrus Renault, Yuri Tamashevich, and Esme Prince [Aug 23, 2019-Oct 18, 2021; revealed on Sep 27, 2021; arrested]
- Indirectly responsible for Drew having to suffer from numerous brutal beatings and being replaced by Linc Brown, Cyrus Renault, Yuri Tamashevich, and Esme Prince for two years [Aug 23, 2019-Oct 18, 2021; beatings revealed on Aug 17, 2021; Victor's involvement revealed on Sep 27, 2021; arrested]
- Conspired with Peter to access Drew's second level of conditioning that Peter's father, Cesar Faison installed in Drew's head in order to use Drew for his (Victor's) own purposes [Aug 23, 2019-Oct 18, 2021; Victor and Peter were revealed to be working together on Sep 24, 2021; more details revealed on Oct 5, 2021; Peter betrayed Victor on Oct 18, 2021; arrested]
- Presumably had Hayden Barnes kidnapped and have her replaced by his great-great nephew Spencer's ex-girlfriend Esme Prince and ordered her to assume the name Hayden Barnes [Nov 27, 2019; revealed on Dec 6, 2021]
- Held Chloe Jennings hostage in the prison level on his compound and forced her to treat other prisoners after Peter sent her there [May 10-Sep 14, 2021; Chloe was revealed to be in the prison on Aug 24, 2021; Victor's involvement revealed on Sep 27, 2021; arrested]
- Either killed Naomi Dreyfus himself or had one of his men and women kill her [Aug 9, 2021; revealed on Dec 6, 2021]
- Arranged for Scott and Liesl's plane to be hijacked and crash nearly five years after Paul Hornsby was sent to prison at Pentonville Penitentiary for being the General Hospital serial killer [Aug 31-Sept 2, 2021]
- Had Scott drugged with chloroform and tossed from the plane [Aug 31-Sep 1, 2021; revealed on Sep 2, 2021]
- Had Liesl drugged with chloroform and kidnapped [Aug 31-Sep 1, 2021; revealed on Sep 2, 2021; arrested]
- Kept Liesl under surveillance for months prior to her abduction and have her replaced by Diane Miller back in the United States [revealed Sep 2, 2021; arrested]
- Held Liesl captive in a lavish room on his compound and have her replaced by Diane Miller back in the United States [Sep 2-27, 2021; arrested]
- Had Liesl treat his prisoners in the prison level on his compound have her replaced by Diane Miller back in the United States [Sep 27-Oct 18, 2021; revealed on Sep 28, 2021; arrested]
- Had his son, Valentin kidnapped and briefly held him captive with Drew in his cell on the compound [Sep 28, 2021; revealed on Oct 5, 2021; arrested]
- Held Valentin captive in the lavish room on his compound [Oct 5-18, 2021; arrested]
- Tried to have Peter killed by two of his guards after Peter had double-crossed him, activated Drew's conditioning and tried to have Drew eliminate Robert Scorpio and Anna Devane without permission [Oct 15-18, 2021; Peter turned the tables by buying off Victor's guards; arrested]
- Had his corrupt officer lock Scott in a jail cell and walked out [Nov 15, 2021; not even Commissioner Jordan Ashford could stop him because she is hospitalized in Albany, New York]
- Withholding the information that Nikolas had Hayden shot in 2015 before Hayden became Franco Baldwin's sister-in-law and before Franco's death over five years later [revealed Dec 6, 2021-present]
- Implied he hired Rodney Maynard who killed Roger Barstow and later attacked Commissioner Jordan Ashford who was later hospitalized in Albany, New York [revealed on Dec 6, 2021]
- Ordered Raquelle Fraser pretending to be a maid to kill Laura Collins [Dec 6-9, 2021; Victor's involvement revealed on Dec 20, 2021]
- Indirectly responsible for Martin Grey being strangled by the woman he hired [Dec 8-9, 2021; revealed on Dec 20, 2021]
- Had Luke Spencer killed in a cable car crash [Jan 3, 2022; revealed on Jan 4, 2022]
- Fought with Scott Baldwin and his great-great nephew Spencer's uncle Sonny Corinthos at Charlie's Pub, causing destruction of property in the process and traumatizing Victor's step-great-great niece Avery Jerome-Corinthos [Jan 21, 2022]
- Threatened Sonny Corinthos [Mar 30, 2022]
- Had intel given to the W.S.B. to falsely connect Jennifer Smith to Kurt regarding Luke's death [revealed on Apr 8, 2022]
- Had his son Valentin frame Jennifer for the theft of The Ice Princess; Jennifer was arrested and later replaced by Esme Prince [Apr 8, 2022]
- Complicity of armed robbery at Charlie's Pub; hired Eric Watson and Harry DeFranco in revenge for Peter August nearly two months after his death [Apr 13-14, 2022; offscreen; Esme's involvement revealed Apr 20, 2022; then Ryan's involvement revealed on May 12, 2022; then Linc's involvement revealed on May 17, 2022; then Victor's involvement revealed on May 26, 2022; then Johann's involvement revealed on September 22, 2022; Eric and Harry released on bail a week later on Apr 20, 2022]
- Withheld the information that Ava Cassadine and Esme Prince's fight on the Wyndemere Parapet led to Esme's fall [Aug 16, 2022-May 5, 2023]
- Blackmailed Holly Sutton into working for him [Oct 18-Nov 30, 2022; revealed on Nov 3, 2022]
- Had his men and women who are unnamed pull Lucy out of the water and take her hostage and be replaced by Esme Prince carrying his great-great nephew or niece in revenge for Esme Prince and the unnamed female serial killer who goes by The Hook [Oct 19, 2022-present; revealed on Nov 21, 2022]
- Framed Anna for shooting Lucy revenge for Esme Prince and The Hook who was later revealed to be Esme's biological mother Heather Webber [Oct 20, 2022-Apr 10, 2023; Anna was arrested on Oct 24, 2022]
- Blackmailed his great-nephew, Nikolas Cassadine into getting divorced with Ava with his (Nikolas') false confession to Esme's "death" [Oct 25, 2022-Feb 6, 2023]
- Threatened to kill Robert Scorpio if Holly didn't follow his order to distract him [Nov 3, 2022]
- Threatened to have Ethan Lovett killed in revenge for Esme Prince and The Hook [Nov 3, 2022; revealed to be Ethan on Nov 21, 2022; The Hook was revealed to be Heather Webber on Jan 3, 2023]
- Threatened Cyrus Renault [Dec 2, 2022]
- Grabbed Elizabeth Baldwin by the arm [Mar 13, 2023]
- Killed Eileen Ashby by throwing her off a bridge to her death [Mar 28, 2023]
- Had Mark Ambrose kidnap Liesl and have her replaced by Diane Miller again in revenge for The Hook after Linc Brown was arrested at the Nurses' Ball for his predatory behavior, identity theft, complicity, and his collusion with Dolores Maloney, Cyrus Renault, Victor Cassadine, and The Hook [Apr 6, 2023]
- Had Esme knocked out and Ace Prince-Cassadine kidnapped [Apr 7, 2023]
- Kidnapped his great-great nephew Spencer [Apr 7, 2023]
- Stole The Haunted Star and is holding Spencer, Ace and Liesl hostage onboard in revenge for The Hook and Linc Brown leaving his ex-great niece in law Ava and his former step great-great niece Avery unharmed [Apr 7-May 5, 2023]
- Fugitive; being hunted by the P.C.P.D., the Corinthos mob family, the FBI, the WSB, and Interpol [Apr 7-May 5, 2023]
- Threatened Spencer [Apr 11, 2023]
- Threatened Spencer again [Apr 12, 2023]
- Tried to kill Drew [May 4, 2023]
- Held Laura at gunpoint and threatened to kill her [May 4, 2023]
- Shot Laura (the bullet only grazed her arm) [May 4, 2023]
Health and Vitals[]
- Ambushed by Scott Baldwin and his great-great nephew Spencer's uncle Sonny Corinthos at Charlie’s Pub [Jan 21, 2022]
- Threatened by Sonny again [Oct 27, 2022]
- Unknowingly chemically castrated by having his drink drugged by Selina Wu [revealed Nov 30, 2022; revealed the drug was working on Mar 9, 2023]
- Broke a wine glass in his hand [Nov 30, 2022]
- Attacked and nearly strangled by Liesl, in retaliation for her kidnapping [Apr 7, 2023; shown on Apr 11, 2023]
- Held at gunpoint and nearly shot by Holly [May 4-5, 2023]
- Attacked and rendered momentarily unconscious by Drew [May 5, 2023]
- Rendered unconscious by Spencer, to stop him from releasing a pathogen with an 80% mortality rate [May 5, 2023]
- Unconscious aboard The Haunted Star when it was destroyed by a W.S.B. ordered drone strike [May 5, 2023]
- Killed by the W.S.B. drone strike when the Haunted Star was destroyed [May 5, 2023; revealed on May 8, 2023]
Relationships[]
- Ace Cassadine - Victor's great-great nephew
- Charlotte Cassadine - Victor's granddaughter
- Donald Cassadine - Victor's grandson
- Helena Cassadine - Victor's sister-in-law (deceased)
- Mikkos Cassadine - Victor's brother (deceased)
- Nikolas Cassadine - Victor's great nephew
- Spencer Cassadine - Victor's great-great nephew (presumed deceased)
- Stavros Cassadine - Victor's nephew (deceased)
- Stefan Cassadine - Victor's nephew (deceased)
- Tony Cassadine - Victor's brother (deceased)
- Valentin Cassadine - Victor's son with Helena
- Alexis Davis - Victor's niece
- Mark Ambrose - Victor's henchman
- Hank Archer - aka "Shiloh" who bore a striking resemblance the late Nathan West and Leader of Dawn of Day (deceased)
- Jennifer Arden - Victor's new friend and ally
- Eileen Ashby - Victor's henchwoman and Jordan's predecessor (deceased)
- Johann Bauer - Victor's henchman and his former henchwoman the late Esme Prince's bodyguard
- David Boyd - Victor's African-American henchman
- J.B. Brown - Victor's attorney
- Linc Brown - Victor's friend and music producer (captured)
- Brad Cooper - Former lab manager at General Hospital, currently gambling manager at The Savoy, and Selina's nephew
- Gavin Crawford - Victor's African-American henchman and his lawyer/henchwoman Roz Venta's male counterpart (deceased)
- Harry DeFranco - Armed robber
- Jane Edwards - Victor's henchwoman and his great-great nephew Ace's nanny (deceased)
- William Eichner - Victor's henchman
- Keith Fletcher - Victor's henchman
- Raquelle Fraser - Victor's henchwoman
- Mason Gatlin - Victor's ally and Cyrus' former henchman (imprisoned)
- David Hadley - Victor's henchman
- Peter Harrell, Sr. - (deceased)
- Peter Harrell, Jr. - aka Levi Dunkleman and the late Kyle Sloane's con artist counterpart (deceased)
- Oz Haggerty - Victor's friend, bartender at The Highsider, and his henchman Johann's American counterpart (deceased)
- Mark Hay - Victor's henchman
- The Hook - Victor's new friend and ally who is a serial killer whose face and identity are concealed and is revealed to be Esme's biological mother Heather Webber unknowingly working with them before she was sent to prison for her crimes against the citizens of Port Charles (captured)
- David Hopkins - (captured)
- Marie Hopkins - (deceased)
- Paul Hornsby - Former District Attorney and Victor's counterpart (imprisoned)
- Roman Hume - (captured)
- Ron Jarrett - Court judge
- Renee Laveque - Victor's henchwoman (deceased)
- Rodney Maynard - Victor's henchman
- David North - Animal smuggler (deceased)
- Raj Patel - His late nephew Stavros Cassadine's younger counterpart (deceased)
- Esme Prince - Victor's henchwoman/co-conspirator, his late great-great nephew Spencer Cassadine's ex-girlfriend, Lulu Spencer's step cousin, and his other great-great nephew Ace's mother (presumed deceased)
- Winston Rudge - Victor and his son Valentin's associate from South Africa who bores an uncanny resemblance to his son Valentin (imprisoned)
- Stone - Ultimate villain whose face, identity, and physical appearance concealed later revealed to be his son Valentin Cassadine just like "The Hook" killer before she was revealed to be Heather Webber
- James Straw
- Roz Venta - Victor's African-American lawyer/henchwoman and the late Gavin Crawford's female counterpart
- Harry Walsh - Court judge
- Eric Watson - Armed robber
- Mark Whitten - U.S. Marshal, Victor's new friend and ally, and his henchman Johann's American governmental counterpart
- Allison Young - Victor's henchwoman (imprisoned)
- Elisha Adams - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
- Haley Adams
- Leah Adams
- Randy Ashcroft - Sheriff of the Eerie County Sheriff's Department
- Curtis Ashford
- Jordan Ashford - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department, current Deputy Mayor of Port Charles, and the late Eileen Ashby's successor
- Marshall Ashford - Curtis' father
- T.J. Ashford
- Peter August - (deceased)
- Scott Baldwin - Former District Attorney
- Hayden Barnes - Maxie's brunette counterpart
- Asher Bellamy - FBI agent
- Shawn Butler - Former owner and publisher of The Invader now living in San Francisco
- Rory Cabrera - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department (deceased)
- Drew Cain - Former Navy SEAL
- Silas Clay - (deceased)
- Kevin Collins - His granddaughter Charlotte's maternal step-grandfather
- Laura Collins - His granddaughter Charlotte's maternal grandmother
- Brando Corbin - (deceased)
- Sasha Corbin
- Michael Corinthos - (hospitalized)
- Morgan Corinthos - (deceased)
- Sonny Corinthos - His late great-great nephew Spencer's uncle
- Willow Corinthos
- Nicolas Dean - FBI agent
- Anna Devane - Current Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department
- Naomi Dreyfus - (deceased)
- Felix DuBois
- Neil Elliott - Governor of New York
- Dante Falconeri - Detective of the Port Charles Police Department
- Martin Grey - Cyrus' brother, Laura's paternal half-brother, and his great-great nephews Spencer and Ace's great uncle
- Dex Heller - (deceased)
- Stella Henry - Curtis's maternal aunt
- Tara Horowitz - FBI agent
- Chloe Jennings
- Ava Jerome - Victor's ex-great niece-in-law
- Avery Jerome-Corinthos - Victor's ex-step great-great niece
- Epiphany Johnson - Former Head Nurse at General Hospital (deceased)
- Maxie Jones
- Ric Lansing - Former District Attorney
- Veronica Lewis - Manicurist at Marta & Chloe
- Janice Lomax - Former Mayor of Port Charles before and after Victor's return in 2021 nearly four years after Mayor Lomax's resignation and later became the receptionist at The Invader after his son Valentin bought The Invader from Shawn before fleeing
- Ethan Lovett - The late Luke Spencer's son with Holly Sutton
- Diane Miller - Now living in Los Angeles
- Keith Miller - Diane's son with an unknown man
- Sally Miller - Diane's daughter with an unknown man
- Liesl Obrecht - Victor's ex-lover and former Chief of Staff at General Hospital
- A.J. Quartermaine - (deceased)
- Monica Quartermaine
- Olivia Quartermaine
- Tracy Quartermaine
- Cyrus Renault - Martin Grey's brother, Laura Collins' paternal half-brother; Lucky and Lulu Spencer and Nikolas Cassadine uncle; and the late Spencer Cassadine and Ace Cassadine's great uncle
- Portia Robinson - Trina's mother
- Trina Robinson - Curtis and Portia's daughter
- Pilar Rodriguez - Victor's ex-step great-great niece Avery's nanny
- Sabrina Santiago - (deceased)
- Felicia Scorpio - Mac's wife
- James Scorpio
- Mac Scorpio - Former Commissioner and current Chief of Detectives of the Port Charles Police Department
- Robert Scorpio - Former of the Port Charles Police Department, former WSB agent, current District Attorney, and Robin and James' father
- James Scorpio - Detective of the Port Charles Police Department
- Jeffrey Scribner - (deceased)
- Ellen Scully - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
- Special Weapons and Tactics
- Bobbie Spencer - Michael's maternal grandmother and Lulu's aunt (deceased)
- Luke Spencer - Lucky, Lulu, and Ethan's biological father (deceased)
- Lulu Spencer - His great nephew Nikolas' maternal half-sister, his granddaughter Charlotte's mother, his great-great nephews Spencer and Ace's aunt, and Esme's step cousin
- Damian Spinelli - Private investigator
- Holly Sutton
- Marcus Taggert - Trina's father
- Murray Thompson - Court judge
- Bryan Wagner - Interim Head of Geneva WSB Facility and WSB Agent
- David Walters - Court judge
- Heather Webber - The late Franco Baldwin and the late Esme Prince's biological mother, and his great-great nephew Ace Cassadine's maternal grandmother; now living in Sedona, Arizona
- Lesley Webber - Laura's mother
- Mary Wells - Current Head Nurse at General Hospital
- Nathan West - Liesl Obrechts's son with the late Cesar Faison (deceased)
- Britt Westbourne - Liesl Obrecht's daughter with the late Cesar Faison and former Chief of Staff at General Hospital (deceased)
- Selina Wu - Brad's aunt