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General Hospital CAST - Edward Quartermaine

Full detailed profile on Edward Quartermaine Played by John Ingle on General Hospital Daytime Soap Opera.

John Ingle
Edward Quartermaine

Actor: John Ingle

Who played Edward Quartermaine over the years

David Lewis (1978 to 1989; 1991 - 1993)
Les Tremayne (1988)
John Ingle (contract: 1993 - 27 February 2004; 18 April 2006 - present)
Jed Allan (recurring: 1 March 2004 - 2006)

Useful information on Edward Quartermaine

*Marital Status - Single.
* Arrested for the murder of Bradley Ward - innocent and later acquitted. (1994)
* Tried to kidnap his great-grandson, Michael Corinthos III.
* Faked his own mugging to try and keep Emily away from Zander. (2002)
* Coerced Skye into a contract in which she agreed to help him ruin Jax. (2002)
* Faked a heart attack and then pulled his own respirator plug to make it look like Skye had tried to kill him. (2002)
* Plotted to take baby Kristina away from Ned and Alexis. (2003)
* Criminal Negligence - refused to shut down the P.C. Hotel, even after a security technician informed him that the hotel's electrical system was hazardous. (February 2004)
* Pretended to be senile to prevent his family from being affected by lawsuits following the P.C. Hotel fire. (February 2004)
* Impersonating a nun, he escaped General Hospital with the help of Luke and Skye. (February 2004)
* Escaped the Shadybrook Sanitarium with Luke Spencer's help. (March 2004)
* Attempted to bribe Dillon with a movie career in order to win his vote. (March 2004)

CURRENT & PAST OCCUPATION

Current: E.L.Q. Shareholder and C.E.O. (on and off over the years)

EDWARD QUARTERMAINE'S HISTORY

From the beginning Edward Quartermaine has been a manipulative man. In 1978 he moved into the house that Alan brought for his wife, Monica and decided he was lord of the manor. He tested his daughter, Tracy's, loyalty by pretending to have a heart attack after having created a will that would overlook leaving anything to her. When he begged for his heart medications, she refused unless he promised to alter the will. Edward banished her from his life, but not until he admitted to having faked the whole 'heart' thing.

As CEO and namesake of ELQ, his financial life has been up and down. Everything is about money to Edward, and only his beloved Lila controlled his selfish behavior. Eventually, Tracy wormed her way back into her father's good graces, and together they became the dynamic duo of 'mean.'

Edward has sided with everyone against someone at one time or another, even setting his grandsons at odds by providing funds to one to buy something the other wanted. He maintained his snobbish behavior even when it was revealed that he had had an affair and fathered a bi-racial son. Justus, the result of Edward's liaison with Mary-Mae Ward, came to Port Charles and bonded with his father, actually helping Edward to set up a foundation to benefit the community. Of course it was just a front to benefit him in some way. Edward continually tries to run the lives of his loved ones with no regard for their feelings.

Several times, he tried to instrument his grandson, Ned's demise in the business world, and Edward even fought to keep young Michael in the Quartermaine mansion, despite knowing that he was not AJ's child. Edward should have never crossed Carly. She faced him head-on and won.

Georgie and Dillon felt Edward's wrath when he tried to come between them, and Skye was blackmailed by her supposed grandfather on more than one occasion. Edward goes round and round with his son, Alan, on a continuous basis.

Edward has had a hand in shutting down careers and dashing the dreams of a number of people in Port Charles, but his adopted granddaughter Emily has stepped in to fill the shoes of his dear, departed, Lila. Although he tends to soften in Emily's presence, Edward is still a gruff old bird who holds the reins of the Quartermaine Empire with both hands.

PAST MARRIAGES

Lila Morgan (deceased)
Heather Webber (annulled)

FLINGS & RELATIONSHIPS

Mary Mae Ward (deceased)
Beatrice LeSeur (deceased)
Janine Matthews (fake affair)
Heather Webber (kissed)

RELATIVES

George Quartermaine (father - deceased)
Ida Zemlock (mother - deceased)
Herbert Quartermaine (brother - deceased)
Quentin Quartermaine (nephew)
Alexandria Quartermaine (niece - deceased)
Celia Quartermaine (paternal cousin)
A.J. Quartermaine Jr. (grandson)
Jason Morgan (grandson)
Justus Ward (grandson - deceased)
Emily Bowen Quartermaine (granddaughter by adoption)
Skye Chandler Quartermaine (granddaughter by adoption)
Ned Ashton (grandson)
Dillon Quartermaine (grandson)
Michael Corinthos III (great-grandson)
Brook Lynn Ashton (great-granddaughter)
Lila Rae Quartermaine (great-granddaughter by adoption)

CHILDREN

Alan Quartermaine Sr. (son with Lila)
Tracy Quartermaine (daughter with Lila)
Bradley Ward (son with Mary-Mae - deceased)
Jimmy Lee Holt (son with Beatrice)

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RELATED DAILY UPDATES

Monday, December 29 2008: A Marriage, a Birthday and Pending Doom.

Edward approaches Luke and asks him to hurry up and win Tracy back because she's driving them nuts. Luke says that he's trying, but Edward says that he has to grovel and use romance. He admits to getting the boot from Lila many times, but he always won her back.

Tuesday, December 23 2008: Holiday Magic Reigns in Port Charles.

"Ba," "Hum," "Bug," Monica, Edward and then Tracy pipe up as Alice brings a little Christmas tree into the Quartermaine study. Edward says that he can't bear to have a tree without Lila, and Monica remembers that Emily used to help Lila decorate. Alan appears and calls them all whiners and Tracy starts to bicker with him. Monica tells her to stop her imaginary conversations with Alan, so Tracy tries to throw him out. Alan says he won't go anywhere until she tells Monica that he loves her. That's when Spinelli and Maxie arrive and pull a pair of glasses out of Santa's pocket. Edward, Tracy and Alice leave the room in disgust, but Spinelli and Maxie urge Monica to put them on. Monica won't listen, but they put the glasses under the tree anyway. Only Alan remains and he silently urges her to put them on. She wistfully walks over to the tree and puts the glasses on. When she turns around she is shocked to see Alan standing before her. She marvels at the miracle and they only argue for a little while before she tells him how much she has missed him and falls into his arms.


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