Actor Randall England, best known for his role as villainous Jack Slater on “General Hospital” in the 1980s, has died. He was 75 years old.
England died on September 25 following a battle with esophageal cancer, although news of his death surfaced on Wednesday, according to TMZ, which cited an online obituary.
The obituary said England “passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family.”
He is survived by his daughter, Micaela Reed; his grandchildren, Katherine Reed and Julian Reed; his mother, Catherine Burgess; his sister, Linda Baker; and other family members.
Among his acting talents, England is perhaps best remembered for playing Slater in 31 episodes of “General Hospital” between 1984 and 1985.
His other notable roles include playing Blake Sloan in two episodes of the original series “Baywatch” in the 1990s. He also appeared in Maroon 5’s 2015 music video for “Sugar.”
England was born in Oklahoma City in 1951 and began his modeling career after a trip to New York, according to his obituary.
He then worked in cities around the world, including London, Zurich, Milan and Los Angeles, before studying acting with Kim Stanley and Stella Adler.
An audition eventually brought him to Los Angeles, where he lived in Beverly Hills for over 40 years.
England’s work also extended to the stage, where he appeared in productions of Anton Chekhov’s “All My Sons,” “The Glass Menagerie” and “The Three Sisters.” His performance in the latter earned him an award in 1994.
He also continued his music career under the name RAE and continued to perform and produce throughout the 1990s, 2000s and beyond.
England is one of several “General Hospital” actors who have died in recent years.
In 2024, Johnny Wactor, who played Brando Corbin in 164 episodes of the soap opera between 2020 and 2022, died at age 37 after being shot in the chest during an attempted robbery in Los Angeles.
More recently, Tristan Rogers, best known for his role as Robert Scorpio, died last August at age 79 from cancer.
His manager, Meryl Soodak, said at the time: “He loved being a Scorpio, and he created the role from scratch. He was supposed to work a day, and he ended up making something huge out of it. He was just a genuinely loyal and kind human being, and he loved his family.”
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