Edward Quartermaine

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Edward Quartermaine is a fictional character on the long-running American daytime serial General Hospital.

Portrayers

Occupation

  • E.L.Q. CEO & Shareholder (on and off over the years)

Past Marriages

  • Lila Morgan Quartermaine (deceased since 2004)
  • Heather Webber (annulled)

Relatives

  • George Quartermaine (father; deceased)
  • Ida Zemlock (mother; deceased)
  • Herbert Quartermaine (brother; deceased)
  • Quentin Quartermaine (nephew)
  • Alexandria Quartermaine (niece; deceased)
  • Celia Quartermaine (paternal cousin)

Children & Grandchildren

  • Dr. Alan Quartermaine Sr. (son; with Lila)
  • Tracy Quartermaine (daughter; with Lila)
  • Bradley Ward (son; with Mary-Mae; deceased)
  • Jimmy Lee Holt (son; with Beatrice; deceased)
  • A.J. Quartermaine Jr. (grandson; deceased)
  • Jason Morgan (grandson)
  • Justus Ward (grandson; deceased)
  • Dr. Emily Bowen Quartermaine (granddaughter; via adoption)
  • Skye Chandler Quartermaine (granddaughter; via adoption)
  • Ned Ashton (grandson)
  • Dillon Quartermaine (grandson)
  • Michael Corinthos III (great-grandson)
  • Brook Lynn Ashton (great-granddaughter)
  • Lila Rae Quartermaine (great-granddaughter; via adoption)

Flings & Affairs

  • Mary Mae Ward (deceased)
  • Beatrice LeSeur (deceased)
  • Janine Matthews (fake affair)
  • Heather Webber

Health Concerns

  • Had several heart attacks
  • Amnesia caused him to believe he was a beach bum (1989)
  • Stroke; faked a coma afterwards (August 2002)
  • Suffered a heart attack while Lucky Spencer was arresting him for criminal negligence (February 2004
  • Admitted into the Shadybrook Sanitarium by Tracy (March 2004)

Crimes Committed

  • Covered up the murder of Lila's fiancĂ© Elliot Thompson when Lila killed him in self defense
  • Sold Skye Chandler at birth and arranged for her parents to think she had died
  • Faked a heart-attack as a test of loyalty for Tracy
  • Arrested for the murder of Bradley Ward; innocent and later acquitted
  • Tried to kidnap his great-grandson, Michael Corinthos III.
  • Faked his own mugging to try and keep Emily away from Zander
  • Coerced Skye into a contract in which she agreed to help him ruin Jasper Jacks
  • Faked a heart attack and then pulled his own respirator plug to make it look like Skye had tried to kill him
  • Plotted to take baby Kristina away from Ned and Alexis Davis
  • Criminal Negligence; refused to shut down the Port Charles Hotel, even after a security technician informed him that the hotel's electrical system was hazardous
  • Pretended to be senile to prevent his family from being affected by lawsuits following the P.C. Hotel fire
  • Impersonating a nun, he escaped General Hospital with the help of Luke Spencer and Skye
  • Escaped the Shadybrook Sanitarium with Luke Spencer's help
  • Attempted to bribe Dillon with a movie career in order to win his vote

List of General Hospital characters