Hugo Napier Returning to 'General Hospital' as Larry Ashton

Hugo Napier attends the 5th Annual Indie Series Awards on April 2, 2014.

Hugo Napier is set to reprise the role of Larry Ashton, Tracy's (Jane Eliot) ex and Ned's (Wally Kurth) father, on ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. The character appeared in Port Charles from 1988-1989 and 1991-1992. There's no word yet on his first air date.

"Very excited to work with Hugo," Kurth says. "I never have."

Kurt McKinney played Ned when Napier first appeared on the show.

Does Larry's return have anything to do with "Fluke"? Stay tuned!

Before his first General Hospital run, Napier starred as Gunnar St. Clair on As the World Turns and Mike Roy in All My Children. Hi other credits include Capitol, The Kennedys of Massachusetts, Acapulco H.E.A.T., Silent Witness, Dragnet and Criminal Behavior.

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