Victor Collins is a fictional character in the ABC daytime drama General Hospital from April to June 1997 and in its spinoff, Port Charles from June 11, 1997 to October 2003 when the series ended. He was played by Nicholas Pryor.On October 7, 2024, it was revealed that Nicholas Pryor passed away at the age of 89.

Storylines

Victor first debuted in a French convent when Lucy Coe found him. Kevin had told her his father was dead. After recovering from his mental illness, he returned to Port Charles with them, creating a frenzy of activity within several months.

He was both a suspect and sleuth in the never-ending General Homicide murder mystery, and managed to mend his troubled relationship with son Kevin. Victor was frequently away (being a spy, unbeknownst to his family), and while he wasn’t at home, his wife Melanie sexually abused their son Ryan.

One night, she mistook Kevin for Ryan. When Victor returned home, Kevin told him, and Victor took him away immediately, leaving Ryan behind. Ryan eventually became a homicidal maniac, while Kevin is no stranger to mental illness himself.

Victor, Kevin, and Eve were held hostage by General Homicide killer Greg Cooper and his “sister” Julie. Greg claimed he was Victor’s son by Marsha Cooper, who was killed by a young Ryan.

Victor admitted he and Marsha were lovers, but had no knowledge of Greg. Julie was eventually proved to not be Greg’s sister, but no one ever found out if Greg was actually Victor’s son or not.

Victor courted nurse Mary Scanlon, marrying her in 1999. Shortly afterwards, he was presumed dead, but was secretly kidnapped because of his past as a spy. Kevin and Eve rescued him in Italy, and he returned to life with Mary.

Ever since Victor has led a basically uneventful life, happy with Mary and close to Kevin and Lucy. He did reappear in early 2002 after he and Frank Scanlon found high radiation levels and a bizarre pocket watch in the forest.