In Summary
- Wactor’s talent agent David Shaul confirmed the actor’s death
- Wactor was shot dead by thieves who were trying to steal the catalytic converter from his car.
- The suspects drove away, and no arrests have been made.
Former General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor has been shot dead by thieves who were trying to steal the catalytic converter from his car.
The shooting happened at about 3am on Saturday in downtown Los Angeles when Wactor approached three men by his car, according to police.
One of the three opened fire, and Wactor, 37, died later in hospital.
Speaking to NBC News ,Wactor’s mother Scarlett Wactor , said her son had just left a rooftop bar When he saw the three by his car, he thought it was being towed because he had parked it on the street, in an unfamiliar place.
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Wactor’s Acting Career
Wactor portrayed Brando, son of Gladys Corbin (Bonnie Borroughs) who was married to drug addict Sasha Corbin (Sofia Mattsson), in the ABC soap opera from 2020 to 2022. He appeared in more than 160 episodes.
Wactor made his television debut in the Lifetime drama series “Army Wives,” in which he appeared as different guest roles between 2007 and 2009. He also guested on the series “Westworld,” “The OA,” “Station 19,” “Siberia,” “Agent X,” “Vantastic,” “Animal Kingdom,” “Hollywood Girl,” “Training Day,” “Criminal Minds,” “Struggling Servers,” “Age Appropriate,” “NCIS,” “The Passenger” and “Barbee Rehab.”
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After his stint on “Army Wives,” Wactor worked on several short films beginning in 2010, including “The Grass Is Never Greener,” “GoldenBox,” “The Con-Artist,” “Flyover States,” “A Most Suitable Applicant,” “The Interrogation,” “Anything for You, Abby,” “The Relic” and “We Won’t Forget,” among others. He wrote and starred in the 2022 short “Broken Riders.”
Wactor also appeared in multiple feature films, most notably 2016’s “USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage,” directed by Mario Van Peebles and starring Nicolas Cage, Tom Sizemore and Thomas Jane. Additional film credits include “Menthol,” “Ever,” “Trapper’s Edge,” “Supercell” and “Dead Talk Tales: Volume I.”
