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- Franco Baldwin, played by Roger Howarth, was fatally shot by Peter August (Wes Ramsey) on the long-running soap opera General Hospital, which airs on ABC.
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Nov 21, 2023 · The actor — who won a Daytime Emmy Award for the One Life to Live role in 1994 — then went on to play Franco Baldwin (who was killed off in 2021) and later Austin Gatlin-Holt on General...
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Franco Baldwin was a fictional character and former antagonist on ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. He was the son of attorney Scott Baldwin and supervillain Heather Webber. He was the illegal adoptive brother of former Navy SEAL, Chief Drew Cain.
Franco was formerly an eccentric and reclusive photographer, a world renowned artist, sociopath and serial killer, whose terror of choice was the use of manipulations and mind games. However, all this miraculously changed, when he returned to Port Charles in 2013, and he slowly started to remake himself and in 2014, he became the founder of General Hospital's art therapy program.
The character was originated by actor James Franco starting November 19, 2009 and was listed as a special guest star before the opening credits. James Franco was last seen as "Franco" on January 13, 2012.
Roger Howarth portrayed the character from May 13, 2013 to March 11, 2021. (His character's identity was revealed on May 29, 2013.)
Franco was the biological son of Scott Baldwin and Heather Webber. He was the younger brother of Steve Webber and the late Karen Wexler and the older brother of the late Logan Hayes, Serena Baldwin, Christina Baldwin, and Esme Prince. He was conceived during a period when Heather had just been institutionalized by her then-husband Jeff Webber and Scott was reeling after his divorce from love, Laura Webber. Heather managed to escape the institution and ran into Scotty at Kelly's diner. The two shared a few drinks and had a one-night-stand, which resulted in Franco. Heather never told Scott she was pregnant and hid her pregnancy.
Once Franco was born, his mother sold him to nurse Betsy Frank, whom he was raised by in Bensonhurst. He was formerly believed to be the son of Alan Quartermaine and Susan Moore due to Heather lying about his true parentage. He did not discover that his true parents are Heather and Scott until well into adulthood.
Betsy raised Bobby, later known as Franco, and Alan's second son with Susan who is also Jason Morgan's identical twin Andy, later known as Andrew Cain, as brothers. Betsy claims he and Drew were inseparable, they were closer than brothers and the best of friends since birth; Andy always use to follow Bobby around the house and their bond was so strong that Drew's first word was Bobby's name. Franco himself claimed that "I remember the feeling surrounding [their bond]. Like I wasn't alone. Like I had a friend." On one Christmas, Drew gave him a rabbit's foot key chain for luck and declared him to be his best friend. Franco kept the key chain with him for decades as a reminder of his brother. Betsy claims that at the age of 3, Drew died from a heart defect and she left town with Bobby to start over. Over the years, Bobby longed for Drew as he missed his brother, his best friend and whenever he would ask about him, Betsy would tell him that Drew was just imaginary.
Later in his life, Franco made a painting that represents both him and his "imaginary friend" Drew and it would become his most cherished painting. On October 18, 2017, Betsy admitted that she lied about the heart defect and Drew was alive, but she had to give him away after Franco pushed him down the stairs. However, in early 2018, Franco begins to unlock his blocked memory and on April 9, he finally remembered that he was molested by Jim Harvey a number of times and that he knew Drew was going to be next, so he saved him when he accidentally pushed him down the flight of stairs, when trying to hide him in the basement of their house. After Drew recovered from the accident, Betsy made everyone think he died and sent him away to an orphanage to protect him from Jim, while she and Franco left town to run from him.
Since he was a teenager he believed that his parents were Alan and Susan and this caused him to develop an obsession with their son, Jason Morgan. He was led to believe that Jason was his twin and this illusion caused him to resent the fact that he was given to Betsy, where he was raised in lack, while Jason grew up with the rich and privileged life of a Quartermaine. His resentment only fuelled his obsession. In late 2017, during his therapy sessions with Dr. Andre Maddox, it has been suggested that his obsession with Jason may have been the result of his many many years of depression over losing Drew, as he despairingly longed for his best friend and brother. That specific reason might be why he was driven into madness and eventually leading him to becoming the mass murderer that he was. He became one of the DEA's top most wanted list.
Once he found out the truth of his true parentage, he began to try and form a relationship with his father Scott, and attempted to turn his life around for the sake of Carly Jacks, in whom he develops a romantic interest. His relationship with her deteriorated when she cheated on him with Sonny Corinthos and after causing havoc on them, and after facing his trials and getting exonerated from his crimes, he began a relationship with Nina Reeves, whom he got to know when he went on the run with her.
•Franco Baldwin and Ava Jerome
•Franco Baldwin and Maxie Jones
•Franco Baldwin and Nina Reeves
•Franco Baldwin and Carly Spencer
•Franco and Elizabeth Baldwin
•Francophrenia
1.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9648894/
2.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmF_GTbH-DA ... Maxie reads these two names off Franco's passports.
3.http://tvmegasite.net/transcripts/gh/older/2016/gh-trans-11-11-16.shtml
4.http://tvmegasite.net/transcripts/gh/older/2014/gh-trans-02-05-14.shtml
5.Heather and Scott conceived Franco in November 1981 when Luke and Laura married. As of November 8, 2013, Franco's birthday is said to be September 14.
6.As of November 8, 2013, it is believed that Franco was born the same day as Jason. Franco himself, however, said on air that he isn't actually sure whether that's his real birthday.
Mar 10, 2021 · Is Franco dead on ‘General Hospital’? While Franco is still a sort of menacing character, most of his wrongdoings are retconned after Howarth is in the role.
- Trey Mangum
- Showbiz Staff Writer
Nov 21, 2023 · The 55-year-old performer, who has portrayed Austin Gatlin-Holt, Franco Baldwin and Todd Manning in the long-running series, was killed in a shooting during an episode that premiered on Friday.
Mar 12, 2021 · One of the primary reasons why no one wants to believe that Franco is really dead is because Roger Howarth, the actor who plays him, has admitted that he’s not leaving ‘General Hospital’ just yet.
Nov 20, 2023 · Roger Howarth‘s time as General Hospital‘s Austin Gatlin-Holt has come to an end, the actor confirms in a new interview with Soap Opera Digest, following his character’s fatal shooting in ...
Aug 13, 2022 · You’ll recall — painfully — that after the show spent years transforming Franco from the psycho killer that James Franco originally played to the family man who became such a wonderful father...
