Dante Falconeri

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**Det. Dante Angelo Falconeri** is a fictional character on *General Hospital*.

He was portrayed by actor Dominic Zamprogna from June 22, 2009 until June 28, 2018; he later returned for one episode on November 12, 2018.

In 2019, Zamprogna reprised the role again from March 15 to March 29 before being replaced by Coby Ryan McLaughlin as Hank Archer aka "Shiloh", then Andi Chapman as Dolores Maloney in the beginning of 2020, and then Dan Buran as Linc Brown.

Zamprogna returned full-time on August 3, 2020.

## Storylines

* 2009-10
* 2011-12
* 2013-14
* 2015-18
* 2019
* 2020-21
* 2022-23

In November 2017, his partner Nathan was safe and unharmed as he and Nathan question Franco at General Hospital if he had anything to do with holding everybody hostage at Drew and Sam's party after the suspects were arrested and lawyered up. He knew that Franco denied any involvement and so did mayor Janice Lomax where the crime at Drew and Sam's party left her outraged and who she or Ned Quartermaine later hired Margaux Dawson as the new District Attorney of Port Charles who she later prosecuted Frank Anderson and Greg Barnes for the crime at the Metro Court Hotel as judge Natalie Rawles sentenced them to life in prison with no possibility of parole to Pentonville Penitentiary offscreen. He and Nathan confirmed Franco's story and was also unharmed after Hayden left Port Charles and was nowhere to be found.

On May 12, Dante officially rejoins the PCPD after being absent and temporarily replaced by Sam's former parole officer Dolores Maloney over a year earlier because of his PTSD in the beginning of 2020. He tracks down Jason and Britt who are fugitives after what his ex-wife Lulu's uncle Cyrus Renault and his men and women were trying to do with Jason and Britt because Danny, Scout, and Jake were adopted by Yuri Tamashevich of Belarus who replaced Franco one month after his death. Sam wants to finds them too so she follows Dante and then deflates his tire when she locates them.

On June 2; Dante became unavailable to help Jordan, Laura, and Curtis rescue Portia Robinson and her daughter Trina who are being held hostage by Cyrus in Portia's house who was in revenge for Cesar Faison, Hank Archer aka Shiloh, Cassandra Pierce, Nelle Benson, and Dolores Maloney.

On June 4, Dante became happy along with his fellow officers and friends Elisha Adams and Ellen Scully after Cyrus Renault was arrested. Dante got to meet Cyrus' children and his ex-wife Lulu's cousins Andrew and Liz Renault.
On April 6, Dante arrests Linc Brown for sexual harassment as Brook Lynn and Blaze accuse him onstage at the Nurses' Ball as it was Linc's first Nurses' Ball after Cyrus was imprisoned as Dante arrested Linc for three counts of identity theft and two counts of complicity after The Hook was captured since Linc denied any involvement of being The Hook killer as Linc had an alibi for the attacks.

## Crimes Committed

* Knocked out one of Raj's men in order to help Sonny escape [Mar 20, 2019]
* Shot and killed one of his ex-wife Lulu's uncle Cyrus Renault's wounded men who tried to grab his gun [May 28, 2021]

## Health and Vitals

* Held hostage at gunpoint during Drew and Sam’s party at the Metro Court by two suspects in revenge for Cesar Faison [Oct 26-27, 2017; the suspects were later arrested, lawyered up, and sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole after being saved by his father Sonny leaving his partner Nathan and G.H. Art therapist Franco unharmed]
* Almost got shot and thrown to the ground by one of the gunmen aka suspects in revenge for Faison [Oct 27, 2017; the suspects were later arrested, lawyered up, and sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole after being saved by his father Sonny leaving his partner Nathan and G.H. Art therapist Franco unharmed]
* Suffering from PTSD (was brainwashed) as a result of being held prisoner and captive by Stavros Cassadine's younger counterpart Raj Patel for months [Mar 25, 2019-Mar 26, 2021; replaced by Sam's parole officer Dolores Maloney in the beginning of 2020 on January 2 until August 8]
* Caught in an explosion at The Floating Rib along with his ex-wife Lulu in revenge for Cesar Faison, Hank Archer aka Shiloh, Cassandra Pierce, Sam's former stepmother Nelle Benson, and Sam's former parole officer Dolores Maloney [Nov 20 2020; Caused by Julian Jerome under Cyrus Renault's orders to kill Jason as Dante gained Cyrus who bores an uncanny resemblance to Faison as his new enemy]

## Relationships

* Family
* Friends
* Enemies

* Larry Ashton - Dante's paternal step-grandfather
* Mike Corbin - Dante's paternal grandfather (deceased)
* Adela Corinthos - Dante's paternal grandmother (deceased)
* Michael Corinthos - Dante's adoptive brother
* Morgan Corinthos - Dante's paternal half-brother (deceased)
* Sonny Corinthos - Dante's biological father
* Rocco Falconeri - Dante's son with Lulu
* Molly Lansing-Davis - Dante's cousin
* Ric Lansing - Dante's uncle and his father Sonny's maternal half-brother
* Liesl Obrecht - Dante's step-great aunt
* Alan Quartermaine - Dante's great uncle by marriage of Ned and Olivia, also his adoptive brother Michael's biological paternal grandfather (deceased)
* Brook Lynn Quartermaine - Dante's stepsister
* Monica Quartermaine - Dante's great aunt by marriage of Ned and Olivia, also his adoptive brother Michael's biological paternal grandmother
* Ned Quartermaine - Dante's stepfather
* Olivia Quartermaine - Dante's mother
* Tracy Quartermaine - Dante's paternal step-grandmother
* Nina Reeves - Dante's stepmother
* Nathan West - Dante's stepcousin once removed (deceased)
* Britt Westbourne - Dante's stepcousin once removed (deceased)

* Elisha Adams - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
* Haley Adams
* Leah Adams
* Zahra Amir
* Curtis Ashford
* Jordan Ashford - Current Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department
* T.J. Ashford - Jordan's son and his cousin Molly's boyfriend
* Hayden Barnes - Franco's sister-in-law
* Franco Baldwin - Former enemy who has been reformed and was married to Elizabeth Webber (deceased)
* Scott Baldwin - Former District Attorney, Franco's father, and Elizabeth's father-in-law
* Cody Bell
* John Bentley
* Paul Briscoe - Detective of the Pautauk Police Department
* Drew Cain - Former Navy SEAL
* Steven Capelli
* Mitch Carson - Nelle's former parole officer
* Naomi Carson - Court judge
* Nikolas Cassadine - Lulu's brother, Dante's ex-brother-in-law, and Cyrus' nephew
* Amber Chua
* Silas Clay - Nina's ex-husband and Britt's ex-cousin-in-law (deceased)
* Laura Collins - Current Mayor of Port Charles, Lulu's mother, Dante's ex-mother-in-law, and his stepfather Ned's successor
* Kevin Collins - Lulu's stepfather and Dante's ex-stepfather-in-law
* Willow Corinthos
* Patrick Daniels - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
* Anna Devane - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department
* Emma Drake - Charlotte's new friend
* Patrick Drake
* Felix DuBois
* Mallory Gentry
* Max Giambetti
* Milo Giambetti
* Andrew Grey - Cyrus' son, Martin's nephew, and Dante's ex-cousin-in-law
* Liz Grey - Cyrus' daughter, Martin's niece, and Dante's ex-cousin-in-law
* Martin Grey
* James Harper
* Brad Haynes - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent
* Wayne Hernandez - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
* James Horowitz
* Jasper "Jax" Jacks
* Kiki Jerome - (deceased)
* Paul Kelly - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
* Morgan LaRue - Sergeant of the Port Charles Police Department
* Barry Lawson
* Janice Lomax - Former Mayor of Port Charles; Valentin, Nina, Charlotte, and Margaux's friend; and his stepfather Ned's predecessor
* Richard Lowe - Court judge
* John Martinez - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
* Shane McAvoy
* John McBain
* Sam McCall
* Adam McCullough - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
* Sally Miller - Diane's daughter with an unknown man
* Wayne Miller - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
* Jason Morgan - His father's friend and former enforcer (deceased)
* Dean Murdock
* Jeffrey Nash
* Oliver Nash - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
* Kim Nero
* Oscar Nero - (deceased)
* David Noyes
* Delores Padilla
* Kyle Rainer
* Zoe Raleigh - Detective of the Port Charles Police Department
* Natalie Rawles
* Portia Robinson
* Trina Robinson
* Horace Sanchez
* Melissa Sanchez - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
* Sabrina Santiago - (deceased)
* James Scorpio - Detective of the Port Charles Police Department, Anna and Robert's son, Robin's brother, Mac and Felicia's nephew, and Myrtle's cousin
* Mac Scorpio - Former Commissioner and current Chief of Detectives of the Port Charles Police Department
* Robin Scorpio-Drake - His father Sonny's longtime best friend
* Robert Scorpio - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department, former WSB agent, current District Attorney, Margaux's predecessor, and James and Robin's father
* Steven Scott
* Ellen Scully - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
* Jim Searcy - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
* Hank Smith
* Luke Spencer - Lulu's father and Dante's ex-father-in-law (deceased)
* Paul Strickland
* Gerald Taylor
* Clyde Thompson - Monica's old friend and colleague at General Hospital brought out of retirement
* David Walters
* John Wass - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent
* Bruce Webber
* Cameron Webber
* Elizabeth Webber
* Steven Webber
* Mary Wells - Current General Hospital Head Nurse
* James White - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
* Darryl Williams - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department

* Hank Archer - aka Shiloh and his former partner Nathan's look-alike (deceased)
* Peter August - Cyrus' associate for the Renault Organization (deceased)
* Trent Beech - Cyrus' henchman (deceased)
* Nelle Benson - Heather's younger counterpart, Peter's female counterpart, Nina's daughter with Silas, Britt's cousin once removed, Nathan's cousin once removed/legal niece, and possible associate for the Renault Organization (deceased)
* Linc Brown - Music producer (captured)
* Helena Cassadine - Stavros and Valentin's mother; and Nikolas, Donald, and Charlotte's paternal grandmother (deceased)
* Stavros Cassadine - Nikolas' father and Donald and Charlotte's uncle (deceased)
* Valentin Cassadine - Nikolas' uncle, Donald and Charlotte's father, and Britt's ex-cousin-in-law who fought with Sonny as Sonny was in defense of Spencer
* Victor Cassadine - Nikolas' great-uncle and Ava's ex-great-uncle-in-law (deceased)
* Ryan Chamberlain - Esme's father (deceased)
* Stephen Clay - aka Caleb Morley (deceased)
* Sienna Colby
* Harry DeFranco
* Cesar Faison - Nathan, Britt, Peter, and Sonny's father (deceased)
* Sonny Faison - Faison's son with an unknown woman
* Brock Garrison - Cyrus' henchman (deceased)
* Mason Gatlin - Cyrus' henchman (deceased)
* Chris Gentry - (imprisoned)
* Paul Gentry - (imprisoned)
* Peter Harrell, Jr. - aka Levi Dunkleman (deceased)
* Peter Harrell, Sr. - Felicia's ex-fiancée (deceased)
* Jim Harvey - (deceased)
* Darryl Hayes - (deceased)
* Charlie Heineck - Jerry and Paul's former accomplice (deceased)
* The Hook - Serial killer whose face and identity are concealed and is revealed to be Heather Webber (captured)
* Marie Hopkins - Peter and Cyrus' henchwoman (deceased)
* Paul Hornsby - Jerry's former accomplice, former district attorney, and Margaux's predecessor (imprisoned)
* Jerry Jacks
* Olivia Jerome - Faison's female counterpart, Nelle's former sister-in-law, Nikolas' ex-sister-in-law (imprisoned)
* Daisy Kwan
* Raj Patel - Stavros' younger counterpart (deceased)
* Cassandra Pierce - (presumed deceased)
* Carl Pine - Cyrus' African-American henchman (deceased)
* Esme Prince - Heather's only daughter, Lulu's stepcousin, Dante's ex-stepcousin-in-law
* Cyrus Renault - Dante's new enemy from Seattle in the Pacific Northwest who bores an uncanny resemblance to Faison, Cassandra's male counterpart, former Chairman of the Board at General Hospital, and his ex-wife Lulu's uncle
* Carlos Rivera - (deceased)
* Winston Rudge - Olivia Jerome's henchman and Valentin's associate from South Africa who bores an uncanny resemblance to Valentin (imprisoned)
* Jeffrey Scribner - (deceased)
* Erich Sydney - Cassandra's former henchman
* Franco Walker - (deceased)
* Eric Watson
* Heather Webber - Steve, Franco, and Esme's mother; and Elizabeth's mother-in-law (imprisoned)
* Anthony Zacchara - (deceased)
* Johnny Zacchara - (imprisoned)