Johnny Wactor

John William Wactor III (August 31, 1986 – May 25, 2024) was an American actor. He is known for playing Brando Corbin on the television series General Hospital and Johnny on the NBC television series Siberia. He also had roles in the television series Army Wives and the movies USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage and Supercell. Wactor was killed in downtown Los Angeles, at the age of 37.

Johnny Wactor
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Wactor in 2012
Born
John William Wactor III

(1986-08-31)August 31, 1986
DiedMay 25, 2024(2024-05-25) (aged 37)
Cause of deathGunshot wound
Alma materCollege of Charleston
OccupationActor
Years active2007–2024
Notable work
General Hospital
Siberia

Life

John William Wactor III was born on August 31, 1986, in Charleston, South Carolina.[1] He has two brothers, Lance and Grant.[2] He grew up in Summerville, South Carolina, where he graduated from Summerville High School in 2004. Wactor then graduated from the College of Charleston in May 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in business administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish.[3][4]

Career

Wactor moved to Los Angeles to work as an actor.[4] He made his television debut in 2007 with Army Wives.[5] Wactor played Brando Corbin in the series General Hospital in 164 episodes from 2020 to 2022.[6][7][8] He also played Johnny in the television series Siberia, and had roles in the movies USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage and Supercell.[7] Wactor had a voice acting role in the video game Call of Duty: Vanguard.

Death

After finishing his bartending job, Wactor was killed in downtown Los Angeles on May 25, 2024, when he saw three men trying to steal a catalytic converter from his Toyota Prius.[4][8] He was shot by one them and the three men fled the scene, and Wactor was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.[7][9] Wactor's funeral was held at the Summerville Baptist Church in Summerville, South Carolina, on June 16, 2024, three weeks after he was killed.[10] On August 15, 2024, four people were arrested in connection with Wactor's murder.[11] Four days later, prosecutors charged two men with ties to a South Los Angeles street gang, with Wactor's murder. Two other men were charged with lesser crimes.[12]

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Director(s) Notes
2010 The Grass Is Never Greener Johnny Alex Vivian Short movie
Lover's Speed Johnny Candace Infuso Short movie
2011 GoldenBox Tucker Matt MacDonald Short movie
Snap Judgment Orderly Trevor Erickson
Roundhay Hall Ethan Rob Wood Short movie
Synchronicity Kevin Monique Thomas Short movie
2012 The Con-Artist Journalist Luis F. Pazos Short movie
The Proposal Bobby Jason Federici Short movie
Mr. and Mrs. Kill Eloped Husband Doc Vidal, Ryan Kibby Short movie: Voice role
2014 Menthol John Micah Van Hove
Ever John Josh Beck
Life, Perfected Howie Tyler Seiple Short movie
2015 Flyover States Mike Alexander Malt Short movie
A Most Suitable Applicant Johnny Baker Krystal White Short movie
2016 The Interrogation Troy Michael B. Silver Short movie
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage Connor Mario Van Peebles
2017 F***, Marry, Kill Jacob Scott Donovan Short movie
2018 Cold Soldiers Orderly Nick Smith
Boy Crazy Troy Tessa Farrell Short movie
2019 Anything for You, Abby Tom Jamin Bricker Short movie
2020 The Relic Marcus J.M. Logan Short movie
2022 Broken Riders Moxin Robert Benson Short movie
2023 Trapper's Edge Billy Johnny Hickey, Jimmy Scanlon
Supercell Martin Herbert James Winterstern
2024 Dead Talk Tales: Volume 1 Marcus John Vizaniaris

Television series

Year Title Role Notes
2007–2009 Army Wives Airman Byers, PFC Kantor, Soldier 3 episodes
2010–2016 Hollywood Girl Shane Hudson 8 episodes
2013 Siberia Johnny 11 episodes
2015 Agent X John's Father Episode: "Truth, Lies and Consequences"
2016 Vantastic Beyanna BamBam 3 episodes
Animal Kingdom MP #1 Episode: "Man In"
2017 Training Day Greg Episode: "Code of Honor"
Criminal Minds Trey Gordon Episode: "In the Dark"
Sisters of the Groom Tim Television movie
Struggling Servers Actor Episode: "The Move"
2017–2018 Age Appropriate Jake 3 episodes
2018 Disillusioned Jared Television movie
2019 NCIS Navy Lieutenant Ross Johnson Episode: "The Last Link"
The OA EMT 2 Episode: "Angel of Death"
2020 Westworld Gunny Thompson 2 episodes
The Passenger Horace Parker 3 episodes
2020–2022 General Hospital Brando Corbin 164 episodes
2023 Station 19 Lt. Cooper Episode: "Even Better Than the Real Thing"
Barbee Rehab Star Trek Ken 7 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Call of Duty: Vanguard Additional Voice Voice role

References

  1. Sun, Michael (2024-05-27) (in en). Johnny Wactor: General Hospital actor shot dead in suspected robbery. The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/may/27/johnny-wactor-general-hospital-star-shot-dead-los-angeles-robbery. Retrieved 2024-06-17. 
  2. "Johnny Wactor, 'General Hospital' actor, fatally shot in L.A." NBC. 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  3. "Wactor graduates from College of Charleston" (in en). The Post and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina). 2024-05-27. https://www.postandcourier.com/journal-scene/education/wactor-graduates-from-college-of-charleston/article_11de5098-4123-5e71-ad86-63dbf4f194be.html. Retrieved 2024-06-17. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Winton, Richard; Briscoe, Tony (2024-05-26). "'General Hospital's' Johnny Wactor killed in catalytic converter heist in downtown L.A., police say". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  5. Avila, Pamela (2024-05-26). "Johnny Wactor, 'General Hospital' actor, shot and killed at 37: Reports". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  6. Papadatos, Markos (2020-10-31). "Chatting with Johnny Wactor: Brando Corbin on 'General Hospital' (Includes interview)". Digital Journal. Archived from the original on 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Tinoco, Armando (2024-05-26). "Johnny Wactor Dies: 'General Hospital' & 'Siberia Actor' Was 37". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Zee, Michaela (2024-05-26). "Johnny Wactor, 'General Hospital' Actor, Shot and Killed During Suspected Theft Attempt". Variety. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  9. Turner, Austin (May 26, 2024). "Johnny Wactor of 'General Hospital' shot and killed in downtown Los Angeles". KTLA. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  10. "'General Hospital' star Johnny Wactor's funeral held in South Carolina after his fatal shooting in Los Angeles". Fox News. June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  11. Coleman, Ryan (2024-08-15). "4 arrested in killing of General Hospital star Johnny Wactor". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  12. Winton, Richard (2024-08-19). "Men charged with murder in Johnny Wactor's death implicated themselves in jailhouse talk, sources say". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2024-08-19.

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