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| Born | John Joseph Robert York December 10, 1958 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
John Joseph Robert York (born December 10, 1958) is an American actor. Although he has made appearances on such television shows as Dynasty , Family Ties , and 21 Jump Street , he is most recognizable for playing the role of Malcolm "Mac" Scorpio on the daytime soap opera General Hospital .
York was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he attended Brother Rice Christian Brothers High School. He is the youngest boy of six children, with one younger sister Donna. His second-longest running role (after General Hospital) was as college student Eric Cord on the Fox network television series Werewolf . He co-starred in the Nickelodeon made-for-TV film Drake & Josh Go Hollywood , and in an episode of Wizards of Waverly Place .
Brought up as a Catholic, York moved to California from Chicago in the 1980s. He has been married to Vickie Manners since 1986. They have a daughter.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Chattanooga Choo Choo | Mickey | Uncredited |
| 1984 | The Bear | Manning | |
| 1986 | Night of the Creeps | Todd | |
| 1987 | House of the Rising Sun | James | |
| 1991 | Steel and Lace | Craig | |
| 2004 | The Eavesdropper | Grant Kane | |
| 2013 | By God's Grace | David Hanson | |
| 2016 | The Last Heist | Sinclair | |
| 2016 | Dear Diary I Died | Keith | |
| 2017 | Distortion | Jeffrey Walters | |
| 2018 | Resolution Song | Steve | |
| 2018 | The Sinister Surrogate | Detective Logan | |
| TBA | Chasing Nightmares | Doctor Bender |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Listen to Your Heart | Steve | Television film |
| 1983 | Dynasty | Workman | Episode: "The Proposal" |
| 1983–1986 | Hotel | Alan O'Connor / Tim Fiedler / Tony Fanzo | 3 episodes |
| 1986 | Hunter | Robert Kephardt | Episode: "True Confessions" |
| 1987 | Newhart | New Cute Guy in Town | Episode: "Jail, Jail, the Gang's All Here" |
| 1987–1988 | Werewolf | Eric Cord | 29 episodes |
| 1989 | Family Ties | Matthews | Episode: "Basic Training" |
| 1989 | Murder, She Wrote | Jonas Holt | Episode: "Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble" |
| 1989 | Thunderboat Row | Lon Otto | Television film |
| 1990 | 21 Jump Street | Keith Taylor | Episode: "Unfinished Business" |
| 1990 | Sydney | Derek | Episode: "On a Claire Day" |
| 1991–present | General Hospital | Mac Scorpio | 647 episodes |
| 1996 | Closer and Closer | B.J. Conners | Television film |
| 1997, 1998 | Clueless | Mr. Mazza | 2 episodes |
| 1997–2001 | Port Charles | Mac Scorpio | 60 episodes |
| 2001 | All My Children | Episode #1.8194 | |
| 2002 | Even Stevens | Barry Hudson Jr. | Episode: "Hardly Famous" |
| 2003 | One on One | Dave Smith | Episode: "I Hear White People" |
| 2004 | Veronica Mars | Randall | Episode: "The Girl Next Door" |
| 2005 | My Wife and Kids | Guy | Episode: "Graduation Day" |
| 2006 | Drake & Josh Go Hollywood | Milo McCrary | Television film |
| 2007–2008 | General Hospital: Night Shift | Mac Scorpio | 6 episodes |
| 2011 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Game Show Host | Episode: "Misfortune at the Beach" |
| 2011–2012 | Pound Puppies | Buford / Brutus / Bus Driver | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Castle | Interviewer | Episode: "Time Will Tell" |
| 2014 | Acting Dead | Tennyson Albright | 2 episodes |
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