Randall England, General Hospital’s Villain Jack Slater, Dies at 75
Randall England, the actor who played the villain Jack Slater on General Hospital in the mid-1980s, died September 25 of esophageal cancer in Los Angeles at 75. His family announced his death. He also worked in film, theater and music.
Randall England, the actor who played the villain Jack Slater on General Hospital in the mid-1980s, died September 25 of esophageal cancer in Los Angeles. He was 75, and his family announced his death.
England was born September 22, 1951, in Oklahoma City. He began modeling in the early 1970s and worked in New York, London, Zurich, Milan and Los Angeles.
He studied acting with Kim Stanley and Stella Adler. An audition brought him to Los Angeles, and he settled in Beverly Hills, where he lived for more than 40 years.
In 1984, England won the General Hospital role of Jack Slater. Slater arrives in Port Charles posing as a film producer but has darker plans, the least of which is jewel thieving.
England stayed on the show in a front-burner storyline for nearly a year. General Hospital was then TV's most popular soap opera. His character died in a shoot-out.
Stage, screen and music
On stage, England performed in productions of All My Sons, The Glass Menagerie and other plays. He shared a 1994 Drama-Logue Award for Best Ensemble Cast for a Los Angeles production of The Three Sisters.
His screen credits included Ruby and Oswald, Looker, Star Crystal, Dream Machine, Skyscraper, Hellborn, Cat City, Beverly Hills Chihuahua and Shiner. On television in the 1980s he appeared on Dallas, The Young and the Restless and Baywatch, among other credits.
He also appeared in the music video for Maroon 5's "Sugar."
England kept working through the 1990s and 2000s. He acted, wrote and produced projects, and he made music under the name RAE.
Survivors and memorial gifts
He is survived by his daughter, Micaela Reed (Sam), and grandchildren Katherine and Julian. His mother, Catherine Burgess, and his sister, Linda Baker, also survive him, along with extended family.
The family asked that memorial donations go to the Esophageal Cancer Action Network.
