Victor Collins (General Hospital)
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Victor Collins was a fictional character
on the American soap opera
s General Hospital
and Port Charles
. Nicholas Pryor
portrayed the role on General Hospital
in the spring of 1997 and on Port Charles
from June 11, 1997 to October 3, 2003.
found Victor in a convent where he was recovering from mental illness. Kevin Collins had told her that his father was dead. When he recovered from his illness, he returned to Port Charles with Kevin and Lucy. While in Port Charles he was able to mend his relationship with his son, Kevin and became a suspect in the General Homicide murder mystery. Victor was frequently away from home when his twin sons were little. His wife sexually abused his son, Ryan Chamberlain. One night his wife abused Kevin thinking that it was Ryan. When Kevin told his father, he took Kevin and left leaving Ryan behind. Both sons experienced mental illness throughout their lives, but Ryan became homicidal.
Victor was held hostage by the General Homicide killer, Greg Cooper and his sister Julie. Greg claimed that he was Victor's son by a woman named, Marsha Cooper, whom was killed by Ryan when he was little. Eventually, it was discovered that Julie was not Greg's sister. The true paternity of Greg was never revealed.
Victor met Mary Scanlon and married her in 1999. Victor was presumed dead, but was actually kidnapped in Italy. Kevin and Mary rescued him. He reappeared in 2002 after he and Frank Scanlon found high levels of radiation and a pocket watch in the forest.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
on the American soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
s General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
and Port Charles
Port Charles
Port Charles was a daytime soap opera which aired on ABC from June 2, 1997 to October 3, 2003. It is a spin-off of the serial General Hospital, which has been running since 1963 and takes place in the fictional city of Port Charles, New York...
. Nicholas Pryor
Nicholas Pryor
Nicholas Pryor is an American film and television actor.Pryor was born Nicholas David Probst in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Dorothy and J. Stanley Probst, a pharmaceutical manufacturer....
portrayed the role on General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
in the spring of 1997 and on Port Charles
Port Charles
Port Charles was a daytime soap opera which aired on ABC from June 2, 1997 to October 3, 2003. It is a spin-off of the serial General Hospital, which has been running since 1963 and takes place in the fictional city of Port Charles, New York...
from June 11, 1997 to October 3, 2003.
Character's background
Lucy CoeLucy Coe
Lucy Coe is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama General Hospital and its now-defunct spinoff Port Charles. Originating on General Hospital, Lucy came to Port Charles in 1986...
found Victor in a convent where he was recovering from mental illness. Kevin Collins had told her that his father was dead. When he recovered from his illness, he returned to Port Charles with Kevin and Lucy. While in Port Charles he was able to mend his relationship with his son, Kevin and became a suspect in the General Homicide murder mystery. Victor was frequently away from home when his twin sons were little. His wife sexually abused his son, Ryan Chamberlain. One night his wife abused Kevin thinking that it was Ryan. When Kevin told his father, he took Kevin and left leaving Ryan behind. Both sons experienced mental illness throughout their lives, but Ryan became homicidal.
Victor was held hostage by the General Homicide killer, Greg Cooper and his sister Julie. Greg claimed that he was Victor's son by a woman named, Marsha Cooper, whom was killed by Ryan when he was little. Eventually, it was discovered that Julie was not Greg's sister. The true paternity of Greg was never revealed.
Victor met Mary Scanlon and married her in 1999. Victor was presumed dead, but was actually kidnapped in Italy. Kevin and Mary rescued him. He reappeared in 2002 after he and Frank Scanlon found high levels of radiation and a pocket watch in the forest.