Jack Axelrod was an actor who was best known for playing mob boss Victor Jerome in the daytime soap General Hospital in the 1980s.
- Died: November 28, 2023 (Who else died on November 28?)
- Details of death: Died at the age of 93.
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Jack Axelrod’s legacy
Axelrod’s acting career spanned 50 years, but he did not land his first screen role until he was in his 40s, when he appeared in Woody Allen’s “Bananas” in 1971. He would make it on screen just one more time in the 1970s, in an episode of “Kojak,” but in the ‘80s, he became a regular on television. Throughout the decade, he appeared on “Dallas,” “Hill Street Blues,” “Night Court,” “Knots Landing,” and other shows.
Axelrod scored his biggest role in 1987, when he landed the part of mob boss Victor Jerome in the popular daytime soap opera “General Hospital.” The character would become a mainstay for the next three years, with Axelrod appearing in 40 episodes and spinning off characters and storylines that continue today.
Axelrod continued to get small parts in a wide variety of roles, both on television and in movies. He appeared in “Murphy Brown,” “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Office,” and many others. He was also in the films “Little Fockers,” “Super 8,” and his final work, 2020’s “Bad Therapy.”
Tributes to Jack Axelrod
Full obituary: The Wrap
