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Biography
Daytime Emmy Award winning Actor Maurice Benard joined the cast of General Hospital in the role of Sonny Corinthos in August 1993. He briefly left the show for a year-long hiatus in December 1998. For his portrayal, Mr. Benard received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in 2003. He was also nominated in 1996, 1997, 2004, 2006 and 2011.
Awards & recognition
- Daytime Emmy Award
Filmography12 titles
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
1991as Desi Arnaz
1991as Desi Arnaz
Castle
2009as Horatio Spate
2009as Horatio Spate
Celebrity Family Feud
2015as Self - Contestant
2015as Self - Contestant
Joy
2015as Ridge
2015as Ridge
Victoria Gotti: My Father's Daughter
2019as John Gotti
2019as John Gotti
Nightmare Cinema
2018as Father Benedict
2018as Father Benedict
General Hospital
1963as Sonny Corinthos
1963as Sonny Corinthos
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
as Self
A Lover Betrayed
2017as Detective Alvarez
2017as Detective Alvarez
The Ghost and the Whale
2014as Joseph Hawthorne
2014as Joseph Hawthorne
The View
1997as Self
1997as Self
Trials To Triumph: The Documentary
2023as Mental Health Advocate
2023as Mental Health Advocate