Noah Drake
Actor History
Rick Springfield (1981 to 1983; December 2 to 5, 2005; November 24, 2005 to August 24, 2007; July 8, 2008 to September 22, 2008 [recurring])
Occupation
Neurosurgeon
Resides At
Unknown
Marital Status
Single/Widower
Past Marriages
Mattie Drake (deceased)
Relatives
Martin Drake (uncle)
Children
Patrick Drake (son; with Mattie)
Matthew Hunter (son; with unknown woman)
Flings & Affairs
Bobbie Spencer
Tiffany Hill
Anne Logan
Unknown woman
Crimes Committed
None
Maladies and Hospitalizations
Received a liver transplant [2007]
Brief Character History
Noah Drake arrived at General Hospital and quickly developed a reputation of being a playboy doctor. Young, handsome, successful and charming were just a few of his attributes that attracted the women of Port Charles including nurse, Bobbie Spencer. Having just gotten over the death of her fiancé, Roy DiLucca. Frustrated by Noah's inability to tell her that he loved her, Bobbie took desperate measures to keep Noah. She faked blindness in an effort to gain his affection. Unfortunately, in the end, the lie spelled the end of their relationship. On the rebound from his failed relationship with Bobbie, Noah took an interest in sexy Tiffany Hill. When Bobbie returned to work, Tiffany was the only one not happy to see her back at General Hospital. She had good reason to worry about Bobbie. Bobbie and Noah briefly reconciled. After their relationship ended for a final time, Noah tried to seduce Tiffany. Tiffany and Noah started to make love but at the last moment, Tiffany pulled away.
Noah left town when he was offered a new surgical position in Atlanta, but years later, Robin Scorpio found him drunk in a bar not far from Port Charles. She convinced him to return to Port Charles to check out Jason Morgan's case. Noah realized he just wasn't up to operating on Jason, but he had an alternative -- his son, Dr. Patrick Drake. Noah and Patrick had been estranged since the death of Patrick's mother, which had sent Noah in a downward spiral into the bottle, and left him with a failing liver. After the operation, both Patrick and Noah chose to stick around Port Charles and try to patch up their broken relationship, but Noah's refusal to accept part of Patrick's liver to save his own life drove a wedge between the two men again.
Things took an unexpected twist when a young doctor by the name of Matt Hunter joined the staff of General Hospital. Matt volunteered part-time at the Emily Quartermaine Free Clinic. He was there the night Jerry Jacks planted a device that would start a fire and burn the building to the ground. Luckily, Matt survived the fire but he sustained serious burns to his legs and his family needed to be notified. Noah reluctantly stepped forward and revealed to his son, Patrick, that Matt was his son. Noah confessed that he had had a short affair with Matt's mother but made it clear that he did not want to be a part of raising the child that they had conceived. Noah gave the woman financial support but never visited his young son Matt. As a result, Matt grew up to resent his father. Patrick, equally disgusted with Noah's behavior, turned his back on his father.
