The actor returned to OLTL and when that soap was taken off the air, brought Todd over to GH for a time, although contract disputes with Prospect Park made the OLTL characters unavailable, so rather than lose the actor, cast him as Franco instead. He came and went periodically over the years, enjoying a stint as AS THE WORLD TURNS’ Paul Ryan from 2003 until the soap’s cancellation in 2010. Howarth began his daytime career with brief roles on GUIDING LIGHT and LOVING before becoming a soap star as ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s Todd Manning in 1992. The character was softened and a brain tumor was blamed for his earlier crimes after its removal, and Franco is currently involved in a popular - but still controversial - romance with Rebecca Herbst’s Elizabeth. MUST SEE: GH Stars Share Their Amazing Personal Pics From Emmy Night! (Photo Credit: Ron Tom/ABC via Getty Images) Steve Burton as Jason and James Franco as Franco in a scene from 2009. It was believed Jason killed Franco, but the character returned in 2013 now played by Howarth as a contract regular on the soap. He made occasional guest appearances on GH through 2012 as the artist and serial killer who terrorized Jason and seemingly raped Sam. The role of Franco was originally played by James Franco when he sought out a soap opera role in 2009. I know I did everything I could.”Ĭatch up on all the other recent exits from General Hospital in our photo gallery of actors leaving Port Charles.MUST SEE: Watch the Entire 2017 Daytime Emmys Ceremony, and the Red Carpet Pre-Show, Too! I will say this: I’m really proud of myself - like, totally, truthfully, honest to God, I always tried my hardest. The latter character, however, never seemed to fully connect with viewers.įor his part, Howarth says that “the writers and producers and the directors work really hard to entertain a really loyal and dedicated audience, and I hope they succeed in thrilling the audience for another 60 years. Two months later, Howarth reappeared on the show as Jimmy Lee Holt’s son, Austin. And Todd could provide some much-needed conflict for Carly’s romance with Drew.įor those keeping track, after his General Hospital exit as Todd, Howarth stepped in for James Franco as Franco and miraculously managed to redeem the killer, only for him to be murdered during Peter’s reign of terror. Once Kassie DePaiva’s Blair was revealed to be Martin’s much-feared third ex-wife, we began fantasizing about an on-screen reunion between the mischievous Mannings. Truth be told, we’re still not giving up on the idea that this is the network attempting to pull a fast one on viewers so that Howarth can return as his One Life to Live alter ego, Todd. For a long time, I’ve enjoyed coming to work, learning lines and saying them with really cool people.” He went on to say, “I had a great run and this was a decision made by people who make these kind of decisions or a living.” And to be clear, there were no hard feelings whatsoever on Howarth’s part. As the actor told Soap Opera Digest, he received a call from executive producer Frank Valentini “telling me that when my contract was up at ABC, I would not be offered a new contract and that the character of Austin would be killed off.”Īnd why was this decision being made? Valentini told the star that “this was something that both wanted and needed to do to move story.”Īlthough the news came as a bit of a shock, Howarth says that after taking a minute “to kind of adjust,” he pretty quickly “realized how lucky I was to have been able to do something I really love doing for more than a decade with people I really enjoyed working with.” Surely, they assumed, Monday’s episode would reveal that Roger Howarth’s alter ego was alive, if not particularly well, and would slowly begin his recovery.īut now we know that Austin is really, most sincerely dead. When General Hospital ended its November 17 episode with Austin lying in a pool of blood after having been shot three times, many viewers assumed it was simply a Friday cliffhanger.
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