As many predicted, Professor Dalton is no longer after today’s November 19 episode of General Hospital, thus ending the run of Daniel Goddard in the role.
In the storyline, after Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) had a confrontation with a drunken Dalton along with Sidwell (Carlo Rota) at Wyndemere, Sidwell took out a gun and shot the guy.
And to confirm it was the end of the line for the nefarious professor, the ABC soap opera delivered a statement to Soap Opera Digest, which read, “We can confirm that Daniel Goddard has exited General Hospital as Professor Henry Dalton.”
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General Hospital executive Producer Frank Valentini added, ‘I really enjoyed working with Daniel. It was a short-term role from the start and we appreciate what a good job Daniel did with it. We wish him all the best in the future.’”
Earlier this week, Dalton goaded Laura Collins (Genie Francis) on election day where she threatened the guy for lying about the extent of the break in to his lab at the university. So much so, it sent her grandson Rocco (Finn Carr) to juvenile detention on trumped up charges which fueled Laura’s rage against him. All of that was captured on cell phone videos by the citizens of Port Charles. All signs point to Laura finding Dalton’s dead boy!
Daniel Goddard, formerly played Y&R’s Cane Ashby from 2007-2019. He has played GH’s Henry Dalton since April of this year. As he ends his on-screen run, sadly, Goddard took to his Instagram on Tuesday to share the news on his father’s passing and that he was heading back to Australia for the funeral.
He expressed, “I fly back to Australia tonight for my dad’s funeral… Thank you for your condolences and compassion since the news of his passing. I’m so grateful for your love and support. You have no idea how much it means to means to me.”
In addition, in his message, he took some time for some humor. First, thanking fans for enjoying Professor Henry Dalton on General Hospital, and second joked about what’s up with Laura slapping Dalton? And, that he loves Genie Francis all the way back to her time playing his on-screen mum, Genevieve Atkinson on The Young and the Restless.
So, what do you think of Daniel Goddard’s exit on GH? Did you see it coming a mile away? Share your thoughts via the comment section and send condolences to him on the passing of his beloved dad, via the comment section below.
