Hank Gannon Explained

Hank Gannon
Series:One Life to Live
Portrayer:Nathan Purdee
Creator:Michael Malone
Crossover:All My Children
Image1:File:Nathan Purdee as Hank Gannon.png
Classification:Former; regular
Alias:Henry Gannon (birth name)
Mother:Janine Gannon
Daughters:Rachel Gannon
Nieces:Keri Reynolds
Relatives:Jamie Vega
Aunts:Clara

Hank Gannon is a fictional character from the American ABC soap opera One Life to Live.

Casting

The role of Hank was originated by actor Nathan Purdee on January 31, 1992.[1] [2] Purdee continued regularly appearing in the role until July 18, 2003,[3] and he returned for three episodes in April 2009.[4] [5] [6]

Storylines

Divorced attorney Hank Gannon arrives in fictional Llanview hired to defend Sarah Gordon Buchanan (Jensen Buchanan) in the murder of Carlo Hesser (Thom Christopher). In 1993, he finds himself as the prosecuting district attorney head-to-head against ex-wife Nora Hanen (Hillary B. Smith) in the infamous Todd Manning and Marty Saybrooke rape trial. Nora throws the case upon uncovering evidence implicating Todd in the rape, although Todd never serves jail time.

After years of prosecuting Llanview criminals, Hank leaves his post as district attorney in 2003 after mishandling of the Mitch Laurence (Roscoe Born) murder case. He returns to Llanview with his daughter Rachel in April 2009 upon the news that Nora's son Matthew (Eddie Alderson) was paralyzed in a car accident.

Reception

In 2020, Candace Young and Charlie Mason put Hank on their list of Daytime's Most Important African-American Characters, commenting "By the time we met Nathan Purdee's "The Cannon," he'd already traded the football field for the courtroom" and that he was a "mvp" who could "still score".[7]

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Notes and References

  1. . . 24 . January 31, 1992 . en.
  2. News: Soap Updates . Seli Groves . . 2 February 1992 . 2 July 2012.
  3. . . 35 . 2003 . en.
  4. . . 41 . April 2009 . en.
  5. Web site: Dorian Gets A Dose Of Hemorrhoid Treatment! . 7 April 2009 . . . 2 September 2012.
  6. Web site: Rachel Returns! . 8 April 2009 . Soaps.com . SheKnows Entertainment . 2 September 2012.
  7. Web site: Candace Young . Charlie Mason . Black History Month Tribute to (But Some of) Daytime's Most Important African-American Characters [PHOTOS] ]. . . 29 July 2023.