April 12 (UPI) -- Longtime General Hospital cast member Peter Hansen has died in Santa Clarita, Calif., his family confirmed. He was 95.
The Daytime Emmy Award-winner began his role of Lee Baldwin in 1965 and he played the lawyer/volunteer addiction counselor on the ABC soap opera on and off through 2004. He also appeared in the GH spinoff Port Charles, which aired 1997-2003.
"God Bless #PeterHansen. A talented actor, and adventurer and pilot, + wonderful person. #GH @GeneralHospital," tweeted Jackie Zeman, the actress who has played Bobbie Spencer on the serial for decades.
Peter Hansen as Lee Baldwin ... #RIP #GH pic.twitter.com/Yt7qmQ7OiB
— General Hospital (@GeneralHospital) April 11, 2017
His film credits include When Worlds Collide, Branded and The Savage.
SoapOperaDigest said the actor is survived by two children, and multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
No cause for his Sunday death has been disclosed.
