Among those honoring Geary is Greg Vaughan, who portrayed Luke’s on-screen son, Lucky Spencer, on General Hospital from 2003 to 2009. Vaughan shared a heartfelt tribute to the late actor in a post on Instagram.

After retiring from his acting career, Anthony Geary lived out his final years overseas. The General Hospital alum died at age 78 on December 14, 2025, three days after undergoing surgery. Geary’s husband,

Luke and Laura remained on the series for years after their onscreen romance faded out, both becoming long-tenured cast members on the soap. Others from the show also spoke out, with Sarah Joy Brown (Carly Corinthos) also writing on X:

Geary began his daytime television career in 1971 portraying the role of David Lockheart on the NBC series Bright Promise. He then briefly appeared on CBS ’ The Young and the Restless as George Curtis in 1973 before landing the role of Luke Spencer on General Hospital in 1978.

John Stamos paid tribute to both Anthony Geary and Rob Reiner after both the actors died on Dec. 14 at age 78. Geary died following complications from an operation, while Rob and his wife were killed by their son Nick.