Alan Quartermaine

Infobox soap character
series = General Hospital
name = Alan Quartermaine


caption =
first = May 13, 1977
last =
cause = Suffered a fatal heart attack
creator = Douglas Marland
gender = Male
occupation = former Chief of Staff
at General Hospital.
residence = 66 Harbor View Road
Port Charles, New York
born = Edward Quartermaine (father)
Lila Morgan Quartermaine (mother; deceased)
death = February 27, 2007
portrayer = Stuart Damon
parents = Edward Quartermaine (father)
Lila Morgan Quartermaine (mother, deceased)
siblings = Tracy Quartermaine Spencer (sister)
* Bradley Ward II (paternal half-brother; deceased)
* Jimmy Lee Holt (paternal half-brother)
* Luke Spencer (brother-in-law, via marriage to Tracy)
spouse = Monica Quartermaine
* Lucy Coe (divorced)
romances = Rae Cummings (lovers)

* Susan Moore (affair; deceased)
* Charity Gaitlin (affair)
* Rhonda Wexler (dated)
children = Skye Chandler Quartermaine (adoptive daughter, with Rae Cummings)
* A.J. Quartermaine (son, with Monica Quartermaine; deceased)
* Jason Morgan (son, with Susan Moore, adopted by Monica Quartermaine)
* Emily Quartermaine (adoptive daughter, with Monica Quartermaine; deceased)
* Dawn Winthrop (step-daughter; deceased)
grandchildren = Michael Corinthos III (grandson, via A.J.)
* Lila Rae Alcazar (adoptive granddaughter, via Skye)
*Jake Spencer (grandson, via Jason)
grandparents =
aunts/uncles =
cousins = Alexandria Quartermaine (paternal first cousin; deceased)
* Quentin Quartermaine (paternal first cousin; deceased)
* Celia Quartermaine (paternal first cousin once removed)
* Chloe Morgan (maternal second cousin; deceased)
relatives = Ned Ashton (nephew, via Tracy)
* Dillon Quartermaine (nephew, via Tracy)
* Justus Ward (half-nephew, via Bradley; deceased)
* Faith Ward (half-niece, via Bradley)
* Brook Lynn Ashton (great-niece, via Ned)
* Lucky Spencer (nephew by marriage, step-son of Tracey)
* Lulu Spencer (niece by marriage, step-daughter to Tracey)

Dr. Alan Quartermaine is a fictional soap opera character appearing on "General Hospital". He has been portrayed continuously by actor Stuart Damon since the character was first introduced in 1977.

In 1999, Damon won a "Best Supporting Actor" Emmy Award, for portraying Dr. Quartermaine's addiction to the drug Hydrocodone.

Awards and nominations

*Daytime Emmys Winner, Outstanding Supporting Actor (1999)
*Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actor (1982, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1996, 1997)
*Soap Opera Award Winner, Outstanding Supporting Actor (1997)

Fictional character history

Came to Port Charles from Southhampton at the request of Dr. Steve Hardy. Throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, Alan's multiple affairs and quarrels with his wife, Dr. Monica Quartermaine were a major storyline. Alan attempted to kill Monica and one of her lovers, Dr. Rick Webber, more than once after he learned there was a chance that Rick might have fathered Alan "AJ" Quartermaine Jr. However, the plot was foiled and AJ turned out to be Alan's son. Alan later fathered a son, Jason, with his mistress Susan Moore. Alan eventually reunited with Monica, who legally adopted Jason when Susan died.

Years later, Alan and Monica adopted Emily, the 11-year-old daughter of Monica's friend Page Bowen, who lost her battle against breast cancer. Over the past three decades, Alan has also battled drug addiction. Stories in recent years have centered over AJ's alcoholism and later his death; the Quartermaine family's battle for custody or contact with AJ's son Michael; and their loss of Jason, who lost the memory of his life as a Quartermaine after he was injured in a drunk driving accident when half-brother A.J. was at the wheel and turned to a life of crime as a mafia hitman. Alan was largely a backburner character through 2006, though has had a larger part during the Sweeps period of February 2007, where his character was forced to suffer through the effects of a major heart attack while being held hostage. On February 26, Alan died of heart failure at General Hospital. His memorial service was held on March 5 with nephew Ned Ashton delivering a touching eulogy.

In December 2006, it was reported that Stuart Damon had been fired from his role as Dr. Alan Quartermaine on "General Hospital", [cite web |url=http://community.tvguide.com/thread.jspa?threadID=700015032&rssDate=12345678 |title=General Hospital Fires Stuart Damon
accessdate=2006-12-20
publisher=TVGuide.com] with his last air date scheduled for February 2007. [ [http://www.soapcentral.com/gh/news/2006/1225-damon.php "Heartbreaker: Stuart Damon's 30-Year GH Run Ends"] , December 21, 2006, soapcentral.com]

Despite his death, Alan will remain on "GH" for the foreseeable future, as Alan's ghost will be haunting his sister Tracy after she tampers with his last will and testament (or, at the very least, Tracy will believe that she is being haunted by Alan's ghost).

Alan as a ghost

Alan's last will and testament stated that he wished to leave a quarter of his fortune to the first child of his son, Jason. Tracy and her husband, Luke stole his will and made many changes in which were very far from Alan's wishes. Since then, Alan has haunted his sister as a more mellow, humorous spirit wearing a black jogging suit. His haunting has caused the Quartermaines to think Tracy has gone insane. No one other than Tracy can see him, although Luke will often acknowledge Alan's presence. Alan has cast lightning bolts and refuses to leave unless Tracy admits she forged his will. It has been recently revealed that Alan is not actually a ghost but a manifestation of Tracy's conscience.

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