Stars Remember the Late John Reilly

In a lengthy Instagram post, Hughes declared just how special her former co-star was. “Darling John Reilly. One of the first days I walked on the GH set, this tall, handsome man in a leather jacket sauntered towards me. In his deep, all-American growl, he welcomed me to the show and told me he would be there for me should I ever need anything. Boy, was he true to his word. A consummate professional, I would run lines with him each day we worked (we worked a ton). His dressing room was two doors from mine. Many the day I would lounge on the floor in the hallway (don’t ask me why) and we would break down scenes. The three of us (Tristan, John and me) would tear things apart until we were happy with the result and then go on set and perform. At the end of each scene, John would do one of two things: He would either bellow his contagious laugh or he would get a quizzical expression on his face and ask ‘Was that it? Did we get it?’ Brilliantly intuitive, yet he was always concerned with the outcome. John’s sensitivity and kindness was most apparent with his family and friends. His love of his wife Liz and their gorgeous daughters was legion. I am so happy I got to experience and see that love firsthand. One of a kind. Fellow Irishman, God speed. Love you John Reilly. RIP. ❤️"

“R.I.P. John Reilly," Kevin and Ryan's portrayer wrote on Instagram. "He was such great fun in my early days at GH and for years after. And had some great late nights sipping wine late with him and his beautiful wife, Liz. Sending my love to his family. Please send yours.”

McCullough posted the sweetest photo of her as a child with Reilly on her Instagram page. “Gonna miss you “Uncle Sean”. John Reilly, you were one of a kind. Much love to John’s family and friends on this sad day. RIP.”

“R.I.P. John Reilly,” Scott’s portrayer tweeted, sharing a vintage photo of himself and Reilly with Jacklyn Zeman (Bobbie) and Lynn Herring (Lucy). “You were always the life of the party!"

“My good bud John Reilly is gone,” tweeted Rogers. “I’ll never have the pleasure of enjoying a cocktail while just “shootin’ the s**t” and listening to his comments on past times. RIP my friend, know you’re missed.”

“RIP John,” wrote the DAYS star, who worked with Reilly as Luis on the campy soap PASSIONS. “Always loved working with you and the chats we had. The world lost a great one.”

"Sending my condolences to the family of John Reilly tonight," Kurth tweeted at the time. "He was a classy guy who always had a twinkle in his eye, onstage and off. RIP 🙏❤️"

On Twitter, Wagner shared a personal photo of her and Reilly. “A wardrobe polaroid from my collection,” she wrote. “Sean Donnelly was Felicia's father figure. He and Frisco protected the princess. Rest in peace John Reilly. You were a treasure. Sending love to his family.”

“Such a good man, husband and father!” York wrote on Twitter. “Sooo many wonderful memories. God speed, my friend.”

“Thinking lovely thoughts about my fellow General Hospital thespian and charming, lovely gent John Reilly,” Grahn tweeted.

“Heartbroken at the passing of my on-screen dad — John Reilly,” tweeted Westmore, who played Sheridan to Reilly’s Alistair on the NBC soap. “May he rest in peace.”

I have been thinking about John Reilly all day,” Buchanan tweeted. “Actually, for quite some time. And always with John the great ladies in his life and his enormous love and support of them. His mother, [wife] Liz and his wonderful daughters. A gentleman and a hugely generous mentor. I love you.”