Gerald Anthony

Gerald Anthony Bucciarelli (July 31, 1951 – May 28, 2004) was an American actor.

Gerald Anthony
Born	Gerald Anthony Bucciarelli (1951-07-31)July 31, 1951 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	May 28, 2004(2004-05-28) (aged 52) Butler, New Jersey, U.S.
Resting place	Calvary Catholic Cemetery,[1] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1977–2004
Spouse	Brynn Thayer (m. 1981; div. 1983)

Life and career

Anthony was born Gerald Anthony Bucciarelli,^[2] the son of Italian immigrants^[3] had roles and appearances on many shows such as Another World and L.A. Law.

He may be best-remembered for his role as Marco Dane on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role he played from 1977–86, 1989-90 and from 1994–99, and on fellow ABC serial General Hospital in 1992.

Marco arrived in Llanview as a low-life pimp and pornographer who was only supposed to last for 8 days, but Anthony's offbeat look as well as his impassioned performances and electric chemistry with co-star Judith Light (Karen Wolek) made him such a fan favorite that only a few months after producers killed off Marco in 1978 they revealed the real victim was Marco's heretofore unknown brother, Mario Corelli. Anthony was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for the role in 1982,^[4] and won for Marco on General Hospital in 1993.^[5]

During his absences from daytime, Anthony had many guest-starring roles on television and a recurring role as kind-hearted Father Pete Terranova on Wiseguy from 1988–89.^[6] Anthony also directed an independent film, Twisted, and episodes of All My Children.

He continued to appear sporadically in primetime; in early 2003, he played a bit part on As the World Turns; when asked why he had not returned to daytime sooner, he said "no one asked me."

Marriage

Anthony was married to his One Life to Live co-star Brynn Thayer from 1981 to 1983.

Death

Anthony died by suicide on May 28, 2004, at age 52 in Butler, New Jersey.

Filmography

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	The Secret of the Ice Cave	Geiger
1991	Crackdown a/k/a To Die Standing	Thurmond
1994	The Force	Nick	Direct to video
1997	Stag	Ed Labenski
2004	She Hate Me	Mr. Jennings	(final film role)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977–1986; 1989–1990; 1994-1999	One Life to Live	Marco Dane	Daytime serial (contract role) From 1992–1993, the character crossed over to sister soap General Hospital For Daytime Emmy info, see Awards and nominations section below for details
		Dr. Mario Corelli (twin brother)	Daytime serial (dual roles @ 1978)
1982	Family Feud	Celebrity contestant (3 episodes)	Episode: "Love in the Afternoon Super Feud Special - General Hospital vs One Life to Live: Game 1" Episode: "Saints vs. Sinners Special: Game 1" Episode: "Saints vs. Sinners Special: Game 4"
1987–1989	Wiseguy	Father Peter Terranova	Episode: "Pilot" (1987) Episode" "The Loose Cannon" (1987) Episode: "The Birthday Surprise" (1987) Episode: "The Prodigal Son" (1987) Episode: "Last Rites for Lucci" (1987) Episode: "Going Home" (1988) Episode: "White Noise" (1989)
1988	Moonlighting	Anthony Baxter	Episode: "Eek! A Spouse!"
1988–1989	L. A. Law	Ross Burnett	Episode: "Dummy Dearest" (1988) Episode" "To Live and Diet in L.A." (1989) Episode: "Victor/Victorious" (1989) Episode: "The Unbearable Lightness of Boring" (1989) Episode: "His Suit is Hirsute" (1989)
1989	MacGyver	Snakeskin	Episode: "Runners"
	Christine Cromwell	Victor Barron	Episode: "Easy Come, Easy Go"
1990	Jake and the Fatman	Tommy Malone	Episode: "I Know That You Know"
1991–1992	Another World	Rick Madison	Daytime serial (recurring role)
1992–1993	General Hospital	Marco Dane	Daytime serial (contract role) From 1977–1986, 1989–1990, and 1994-1999, the character originally appeared on sister soap One Life to Live For Daytime Emmy info, see Awards and nominations section below for details
1994	The Cosby Mysteries	Unknown role	Episode: "One Day at a Time"
1999	Law & Order	Mario	Episode: "Empire"
	Third Watch	Owner	Episode: "History of the World"
2003	As the World Turns	Richie	Daytime serial (guest role) Episode: #11949" and Episode: "11950" Final daytime serial role

Awards and nominations

In 1982 Anthony was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for the role of Marco Dane on One Life to Live. In 1993 he won a Daytime Emmy Award for the role of Marco Dane but for his portrayal of the character on One Life to Live's sister soap General Hospital.

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1982	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	One Life to Live	Nominated
1993	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	General Hospital	Won