General Hospital Mobster Has the Weitz Stuff
Bruce Weitz by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
Jeez, will this guy please show up already! For the last several weeks, the characters on
General Hospital have been talking nonstop about Anthony Zacchara, a mobster so scary his mere name makes Port Charles crime boss Sonny Corinthos (played by
Maurice Benard) shiver like a Chihuahua. On Oct. 19 we'll finally put a face to the reputation when Zacchara hits the air, and he'll be looking just like
Bruce Weitz!
The actor, remembered for his terrific, Emmy-winning run as Det. Mick Belker on
Hill Street Blues, tells me he said yes to
GH "before we even discussed the money - the role is that good. Of course, after this incredibly big buildup, any actor is going to be a letdown, except maybe Marlon Brando!"
Zacchara plans to take over Sonny's territory and he's sure to play dirty. "He's a homicidal maniac who goes way beyond Tony Soprano in craziness," Weitz says. "Zacchara is totally out of his mind."
- Reporting by Michael Logan
