EPISODE COUNT: December & 2019 Totals

[ghfan96]

Happy New Year! Below are the counts for December and 2019 total. As always, these are for number of episode appearances, not for length of screentime.

This month saw the return of Jane Elliot as Tracy, last appearing in May 2017, and the brief return of Matt Cohen as Griffin. This month was also Steve Burton's lowest monthly count since his return in September 2017.

In the next few days, I'll be posting top 100 character/actor counts for this decade of 2010-2019 and the updated top 150 characters/actors from my earliest records of 1977-2019. Let me know if you have any questions!

Number of Episodes in December 2019: 18

Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos) – 11
Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) – 11
Katelyn MacMullen (Willow Tait) – 11

Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos) – 10
Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Baldwin) – 10
Ingo Rademacher (Jasper “Jax” Jacks) – 10
Wes Ramsey (Peter August) – 10
Laura Wright (Carly Corinthos) – 10

William deVry (Julian Jerome) – 9
James Patrick Stuart (Valentin Cassadine) – 9
Cynthia Watros (Nina Reeves) – 9
Maura West (Ava Jerome) – 9

Michael Easton (Dr. Hamilton Finn) – 8
Roger Howarth (Franco Baldwin) – 8
Parry Shen (Brad Cooper) – 8
Josh Swickard (Harrison Chase) – 8
Donnell Turner (Curtis Ashford) – 8

Marcus Coloma (Nikolas Cassadine) – 7
William Lipton (Cameron Webber) – 7
Amanda Setton (Brook Lynn Ashton) – 7
Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones) – 7

Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) – 6
Genie Francis (Laura Collins) – 6
Wallace Kurth (Ned Quartermaine) – 6
Chloe Lanier (Nelle Benson) – 6
Sofia Mattsson (Sasha Gilmore) – 6
Emme Rylan (Lulu Spencer) – 6

Ryan Carnes (Dr. Lucas Jones) – 5
Leslie Charleson (Dr. Monica Quartermaine) – 5
Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) – 5
Briana Nicole Henry (Jordan Ashford) – 5
Jophielle Love (Violet Barnes) – 5
Eden McCoy (Josslyn Jacks) – 5
Sydney Mikayla (Trina Robinson) – 5
Anthony Montgomery (Dr. Andre Maddox) – 5

Scarlett Fernandez (Charlotte Cassadine) – 4
Lisa LoCicero (Olivia Quartermaine) – 4
Kelly Monaco (Sam McCall) – 4
Eric & Theodore Olson (Jonah Corinthos) – 4

Ashton Arbab (Dev Cerci) – 3
Matt Cohen (Dr. Griffin Munro) – 3
Jane Elliot (Tracy Quartermaine) – 3
Michael E. Knight (Martin Gray) – 3
Jon Lindstrom (Dr. Kevin Collins-1/Ryan Chamberlain-2) – 3
O'Neill Monahan (Rocco Falconeri) – 3
Tristan Rogers (Robert Scorpio) – 3
Curtis & Owen Rufca (James West) – 3
Jacklyn Zeman (Bobbie Spencer) – 3

Michelle Argyris (Kendra Lennon) – 2
Aaron Bradshaw (Leo Falconeri) – 2
Bonnie Burroughs (Gladys Corbin) – 2
Inga Cadranel (Harmony Miller) – 2
Carlos E. Campos (Dr. Cuevos) – 2
Sonya Eddy (Epiphany Johnson) – 2
Joe Flanigan (Dr. Neil Byrne) – 2
Max Gail (Mike Corbin) – 2
Kathleen Gati (Dr. Liesl Obrecht) – 2
Mark Lawson (Dustin Phillips) – 2
Barry Ratcliffe (Mr. Keyes) – 2
Kin Shriner (Scott Baldwin) – 2
Hudson West (Jake Webber) – 2
Simmin Yu (Nurse Carrie) – 2
N/A (David Black) – 2

Lexi Ainsworth (Kristina Davis) – 1
Lisa Arturo (Alyssa DeWitt) – 1
Dioni Michelle Collins (Deanna Sirtis) – 1
Risa Dorken (Amy Driscoll) – 1
Porter Fasullo (Danny Morgan) – 1
Nigel Gibbs (Marcus Godfrey) – 1
Lynn Herring (Lucy Coe) – 1
Ella & Emma Huler (Donna Corinthos) – 1
Jonathan Ohye (Dr. Andy) – 1
Ella Ramacieri (Scout Cain) – 1
Gabriel Sky (Young Scrooge) – 1
N/A (Gio) – 1

[ghfan96]

Number of Episodes in 2019: 247

Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos) – 151
Steve Burton (Jason Morgan-142/Drew Cain-3) – 143
Laura Wright (Carly Corinthos) – 122
Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Baldwin) – 120
Kelly Monaco (Sam McCall) – 118
Roger Howarth (Franco Baldwin) – 115
Michael Easton (Dr. Hamilton Finn) – 112
Donnell Turner (Curtis Ashford) – 112
Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos) – 111
William deVry (Julian Jerome) – 110
Genie Francis (Laura Collins) – 105
Maura West (Ava Jerome) – 105
Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) – 101
Josh Swickard (Harrison Chase) – 101
Coby Ryan McLaughlin (Shiloh Archer) – 98
Emme Rylan (Lulu Falconeri) – 97
Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones) – 96
Wes Ramsey (Peter August) – 93
Katelyn MacMullen (Willow Tait) – 92
James Patrick Stuart (Valentin Cassadine) – 92
Briana Nicole Henry (Jordan Ashford) – 91
Jon Lindstrom (Dr. Kevin Collins-51/Ryan Chamberlain-53) – 87
Eden McCoy (Josslyn Jacks) – 87
Tamara Braun (Dr. Kim Nero) – 82
William Lipton (Cameron Webber) – 79
Ingo Rademacher (Jasper “Jax” Jacks) – 79
Billy Miller (Drew Cain) – 73
Sofia Mattsson (Sasha Gilmore) – 72
Finola Hughes (Anna Devane-66/Alex Marick-4) – 66
Parry Shen (Brad Cooper) – 64
Cynthia Watros (Nina Reeves) – 64
Ryan Carnes (Dr. Lucas Jones) – 57
Lexi Ainsworth (Kristina Davis) – 56
Tristan Rogers (Robert Scorpio) – 54
Joe Flanigan (Dr. Neil Byrne) – 49
Rebecca Budig (Hayden Barnes) – 48
Kathleen Gati (Dr. Liesl Obrecht) – 45
Ashton Arbab (Dev Cerci) – 43
Kin Shriner (Scott Baldwin) – 43
Sydney Mikayla (Trina Robinson) – 40
Michelle Stafford (Nina Reeves) – 39
Leslie Charleson (Dr. Monica Quartermaine) – 32
Sonya Eddy (Epiphany Johnson) – 29
John J. York (Mac Scorpio) – 29
Jacklyn Zeman (Bobbie Spencer) – 29
Garren Lake Stitt (Oscar Nero Quartermaine) – 28
Eric & Theodore Olson (Jonah Corinthos) – 27
Vernee Watson (Stella Henry) – 26
Lynn Herring (Lucy Coe) – 25
Lisa LoCicero (Olivia Quartermaine) – 25
Inga Cadranel (Harmony Miller) – 24
Scarlett Fernandez (Charlotte Cassadine) – 23
Max Gail (Mike Corbin) – 22
Kristina Wagner (Felicia Scorpio) – 22
Marcus Coloma (Nikolas Cassadine) – 21
Mark Lawson (Dustin Phillips) – 21
Elizabeth Hendrickson (Margaux Dawson) – 20
Carolyn Hennesy (Diane Miller) – 20
Wallace Kurth (Ned Quartermaine) – 20
Tajh Bellow (T.J. Ashford) – 18
Chloe Lanier (Nelle Benson) – 16
Michael E. Knight (Martin Gray) – 14
Matt Cohen (Dr. Griffin Munro) – 13
Jophielle Love (Violet Barnes) – 13
Anthony Montgomery (Dr. Andre Maddox) – 13
Jessica Tuck (Cassandra Pierce) – 13
Bradford Anderson (Damian Spinelli) – 12
Michelle Argyris (Kendra Lennon) – 12
Jason David (Aiden Spencer) – 12
Haley Alexis Pullos (Molly Lansing) – 12
Cassandra James (Dr. Terry Randolph) – 11
Amanda Setton (Brook Lynn Ashton) – 11
Paulina Bugembe (Valerie Spencer) – 10
O'Neill Monahan (Rocco Falconeri) – 10
Time Winters (Dr. Arthur Cabot) – 10
Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri) – 10
Nigel Gibbs (Marcus Godfrey) – 9
Hudson West (Jake Webber) – 8
Christina Ferraro (Dr. Sofia Navarro) – 7
Brian Gross (Bryce Henderson) – 7
Porter Fasullo (Danny Morgan) – 6
Janet Hubert (Yvonne Godfrey) – 6
Jonathan Stanley (Officer Billy Price) – 6
Kelsey Wang (Daisy Kwan) – 6
Nicolas Bechtel (Spencer Cassadine) – 5
Risa Dorken (Amy Driscoll) – 5
Ella & Emma Huler (Donna Corinthos) – 5
Jen Ray (Chelsea Lamb) – 5
Chris Van Etten (Chet Driscoll) – 5
Maysoon Zayid (Zahra Amir) – 5
Gina Hecht (Judge Rachel Lasser) – 4
Jonathan Ohye (Dr. Andy) – 4
Ava & Grace Scarola (Avery Jerome) – 4

[ghfan96]

Krizia Bajos (Elena Soto) – 3
Aaron Bradshaw (Leo Falconeri) – 3
Bonnie Burroughs (Gladys Corbin) – 3
Veronica Cartwright (Sibley Gamble) – 3
Drew Cheetwood (Milo Giambetti) – 3
Dioni Michelle Collins (Deanna Sirtis) – 3
Noshir Dalal (Raj Patel) – 3
Jane Elliot (Tracy Quartermaine) – 3
Anita Finlay (Judge Naomi Carson) – 3
Jerin Forgie (Sherri Cottle) – 3
Jim Meskimen (Principal Schwartz) – 3
Mandy Musgrave (Carol Lockhart) – 3
Curtis & Owen Rufca (James West) – 3
Marc Anthony Samuel (Felix DuBois) – 3
Brytni Sarpy (Valerie Spencer) – 3
Hillary B. Smith (Nora Buchanan) – 3
Stephen A. Smith (Brick) – 3
William Allen Young (Judge David Walters) – 3
Michelle C. Bonilla (Judge Virginia Madrigal) – 2
John Burke (Gabriel Burke) – 2
Patrick J. Gibbons (Wyatt Hoover) – 2
Page Leong (Judge Amber Chua) – 2
James MacDonald (Agent Edward Caldwell) – 2
Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith (Agent Vick) – 2
Ella Ramacieri (Scout Cain) – 2
Cyd Strittmatter (Kay) – 2
Constance Towers (Helena Cassadine) – 2
T.K. Weaver (Danny Morgan) – 2
N/A (Jennifer Arden) – 2
N/A (David Black) – 2
N/A (April Tremblay) – 2
Denise Alexander (Lesley Webber) – 1
Lisa Arturo (Alyssa DeWitt) – 1
Nawal Bengholam (Roz Venta) – 1
Brooke Burgstahler (Zoey) – 1
Caleb & Kyler Ends (James West) – 1
Hayley Erin (Kiki Jerome) – 1
Tamron Hall (Herself) – 1
Mel Harris (Gladys Corbin) – 1
Manila Luzon (Bingo Host) – 1
The Marciano Twins (James West) – 1
Brad Maule (Tony Jones) – 1
Artie O’Day (Kip Morris) – 1
Palmer & Poe Parker (Scout Cain) – 1
Chandra Wilson (Sydney Val Jean) – 1
N/A (Gio) – 1
N/A (Edward Quartermaine) – 1
N/A (Lila Quartermaine) – 1

[Wendall Wilcox]

Thanks for sharing TM. Monthly leaders

Jan - Ryan/Sam

Feb - Franco

March - Jason

April - Sonny

May - Sam

June- Sonny

July- Sonny/Michael/Curtis/Nina

August- Jason/Franco

September- Sonny

October - Jason/Valentin/Nina

November - Nikolas

December - Sonny/Anna/Willow

I look forward to the decade cast list of 2010-2019

[Gypsy88]

I’m still so happy seeing Rebecca herbst in the top, she deserves it, cause even when she gets crappy storyline she always gives it 100%.

[RosePetals]

Looks like she has lead status now, which some of us were told was happening

[MrAxe]

I continued to watch GH, after I left my parent’s home in 2000, year after year primarily due to characters like Elizabeth (and her portrayer Rebecca Herbst). Who works as a nurse at GENERAL HOSPITAL.

To see this amazing actress ....whose fans retaliated against TPTB to prevent her from being let go in 2011... finally crack the top 5 is FANTASTIC. Finally after 22 years of dedication she is there.

[Wendall Wilcox]

I continued to watch GH, after I left my parent’s home in 2000, year after year primarily due to characters like Elizabeth (and her portrayer Rebecca Herbst). Who works as a nurse at GENERAL HOSPITAL.

To see this amazing actress ....whose fans retaliated against TPTB to prevent her from being let go in 2011... finally crack the top 5 is FANTASTIC. Finally after 22 years of dedication she is there.

She’s been in the top 5 before. I think in 2017

[ghfan96]

For some reason, the postings for people in 3/2/1 episodes keeps being flagged as “unapproved” so hopefully that gets approved soon!

[ghfan96]

Krizia Bajos (Elena Soto) – 3
Aaron Bradshaw (Leo Falconeri) – 3
Bonnie Burroughs (Gladys Corbin) – 3
Veronica Cartwright (Sibley Gamble) – 3
Drew Cheetwood (Milo Giambetti) – 3
Dioni Michelle Collins (Deanna Sirtis) – 3
Noshir Dalal (Raj Patel) – 3
Jane Elliot (Tracy Quartermaine) – 3
Anita Finlay (Judge Naomi Carson) – 3
Jerin Forgie (Sherri Cottle) – 3
Jim Meskimen (Principal Schwartz) – 3
Mandy Musgrave (Carol Lockhart) – 3
Curtis & Owen Rufca (James West) – 3
Marc Anthony Samuel (Felix DuBois) – 3
Brytni Sarpy (Valerie Spencer) – 3
Hillary B. Smith (Nora Buchanan) – 3
Stephen A. Smith (Brick) – 3
William Allen Young (Judge David Walters) – 3
Michelle C. Bonilla (Judge Virginia Madrigal) – 2
John Burke (Gabriel Burke) – 2
Patrick J. Gibbons (Wyatt Hoover) – 2
Page Leong (Judge Amber Chua) – 2
James MacDonald (Agent Edward Caldwell) – 2
Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith (Agent Vick) – 2
Ella Ramacieri (Scout Cain) – 2
Cyd Strittmatter (Kay) – 2
Constance Towers (Helena Cassadine) – 2
T.K. Weaver (Danny Morgan) – 2
N/A (Jennifer Arden) – 2
N/A (David Black) – 2
N/A (April Tremblay) – 2
Denise Alexander (Lesley Webber) – 1
Lisa Arturo (Alyssa DeWitt) – 1
Nawal Bengholam (Roz Venta) – 1
Brooke Burgstahler (Zoey) – 1
Caleb & Kyler Ends (James West) – 1
Hayley Erin (Kiki Jerome) – 1
Tamron Hall (Herself) – 1
Mel Harris (Gladys Corbin) – 1
Manila Luzon (Bingo Host) – 1
The Marciano Twins (James West) – 1
Brad Maule (Dr. Tony Jones) – 1
Artie O’Day (Kip Morris) – 1
Palmer & Poe Parker (Scout Cain) – 1
Chandra Wilson (Sydney Val Jean) – 1
N/A (Gio) – 1
N/A (Edward Quartermaine) – 1
N/A (Lila Quartermaine) – 1

[believeinme246]

I love that FV wanted to reduce GF to only 4 episodes a year off-contract before she said no, and thanks to our protests, she was on for 6 episodes in December, a little over half of what Sonny was in. In one month, she appeared more than he had planned for the entire year, at least after what I had read on this board. This is a hearty thanks to all who joined that protest for this beloved character.

I only hope that Laura gets a major story of her own and that we see a lot more of her in 2020.

[leehaven24]

I'll second your post.

GF is my favorite, and it was great to see her this past year and hopefully next year as well!!

[ghfan96]

Also interesting to note that only two actors appeared in more than 50% of episodes.

2019 also had the second lowest yearly count for the #1 spot (the lowest being 2013).

[december rose]

Thanks for all the hard work and doing this, @ghfan96.

There are 15 actors that have more than 100 episodes for the year. Just curious - how does that compare to other years?

[ghfan96]

It's about normal - the density of the numbers changes, though. I'm going to post the top 5 percentages for each year in the decade to show how the averages changed from the last full Guza year of 2010 (and the year of Every Day Dante) to now.

[ghfan2001]

There are so many people on this show. There are no lead actors. Not in appearance rate or actual leading of story. Everyone's reduced to a supporting level actor. It's annoying. And LW's count dropping by nearly six actual weeks of shows is crazy. That's a lot of money to lose right there. Mid-contract, that seems like it shouldn't happen.

[McShirls]

Didn't Laura Wright have an injury, or something that kept her off screen for awhile?

[want2stayGHfan]

I’m still so happy seeing Rebecca herbst in the top, she deserves it, cause even when she gets crappy storyline she always gives it 100%.

I completely agree with this!

But I do wonder how many episodes she's been in when she hasn't said "Franco"? Beginning with 2016, has there been even one Elizabeth episode when she hasn't said "Franco"?

[december rose]

I was thinking the same thing,

[ghfan96]

This was also the first time since 2003 that Robin was not seen, and the same for Emma Drake and Max Giambetti since their debuts in 2009 and 2001, respectively.