List of General Hospital characters (1980s)

A list of notable characters from the ABC soap opera General Hospital who significantly impacted storylines and began their run, or significantly returned, from the years 1980 to 1989.

Grant Andrews

Grant Andrews is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. He was portrayed by actor Brian Patrick Clarke from 1983 to 1985, who also played the character's doppelgänger, Grant Putnam.

Grant Andrews was a Russian spy trained to take the place of Grant Putnam, who at the time was presumed dead. To do so, Andrews married Putnam's fiancée Celia Quartermaine, as well as became a doctor at General Hospital. He helped Robert Scorpio thwart the Aztec Treasure escapade before leaving town.

Larry Ashton

Lawrence "Larry" Ashton is a fictional character on the American soap opera General Hospital. The role was portrayed by Hugo Napier from 1988 to 1992, and returned to the series from October to December 2014.