Hank Gannon is a fictional character from the American ABC soap opera
One Life to Live.The role of Hank was originated by actor Nathan
Purdee on January 31, 1992. Purdee continued regularly appearing in
the role until July 18, 2003, and he returned for three episodes in
April 2009.Divorced attorney Hank Gannon arrives in fictional Llanview
hired to defend Sarah Gordon Buchanan (Jensen Buchanan) in the murder
of Carlo Hesser (Thom Christopher). In 1993, he finds himself as the
prosecuting district attorney head-to-head against ex-wife Nora Hanen
(Hillary B. Smith) in the infamous Todd Manning and Marty Saybrooke
rape trial. Nora throws the case upon uncovering evidence implicating
Todd in the rape, although Todd never serves jail time.After years of
prosecuting Llanview criminals, Hank leaves his post as District
Attorney in 2003 after mishandling of the Mitch Laurence (Roscoe Born)
murder case. He returns to Llanview with his daughter Rachel in April
2009 upon the news that Nora's son Matthew (Eddie Alderson) was
paralyzed in a car accident.
One Life to Live.The role of Hank was originated by actor Nathan
Purdee on January 31, 1992. Purdee continued regularly appearing in
the role until July 18, 2003, and he returned for three episodes in
April 2009.Divorced attorney Hank Gannon arrives in fictional Llanview
hired to defend Sarah Gordon Buchanan (Jensen Buchanan) in the murder
of Carlo Hesser (Thom Christopher). In 1993, he finds himself as the
prosecuting district attorney head-to-head against ex-wife Nora Hanen
(Hillary B. Smith) in the infamous Todd Manning and Marty Saybrooke
rape trial. Nora throws the case upon uncovering evidence implicating
Todd in the rape, although Todd never serves jail time.After years of
prosecuting Llanview criminals, Hank leaves his post as District
Attorney in 2003 after mishandling of the Mitch Laurence (Roscoe Born)
murder case. He returns to Llanview with his daughter Rachel in April
2009 upon the news that Nora's son Matthew (Eddie Alderson) was
paralyzed in a car accident.
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