Gunther Lagosi
Deceased
Actor History
George Kappaz (recurring, October 3rd, 1981 to March 31st, 1983)
Lifeline
Accidentally killed along with Silas Crocker on March 31, 1983 during a cave-in in Tanquir.
Occupation
Archaeologist
Resides At
At time of death lived with Quinton Chamberlain at Quinton's home on Thornway Road
Marital Status
Single
Past Marriages
None
Relatives
Mr. Lagosi (Father; deceased)
Mrs. Lagosi (Mother; deceased)
Children
None
Flings & Affairs
Gracie Middleton (dated)
Crimes Committed
None
Brief Character History
Gunther Lagosi was introduced in October 1981 as one of the many people
who lived with mysterious archaeologist, Quinton R. McCord at McCord's
home on Thornway Road. Gunther was also an archaeologist, although he
appeared to possibly be a couple of college credits short of being a full
fledged independent archaeologist, so Quint hired him as his assistant. But he was much more than an assistant or even Quint's frequent fencing partner; he was Quint's protege.
When Nola Reardon and her friend, Gracie Middleton were first introduced
to Gunther, ditzy Gracie the constant film buff noticed his last name and
told Nola that he must be "Bela Lugosi." Nola kept on telling her airbrained friend, "No, it's Lagosi!" Nola had other problems with Gunther though, it seemed the young man wouldn't leave her and Quint alone during very romantic moments, when Nola could get Quint alone that is and would interrupt Quint with news of archaeological matters. Gunther also went with Quint and Nola on a very memorable archaeological mission to both London and an island near St. Croix and helped Quint save Nola from the unsavory archaeologist, Silas Crocker and one of his goons, David Lance when Nola was kidnapped by them on the island. David Lance nearly killed Gunther, but Gunther got the better of
him and Gunther pushed Lance into the volcano that Silas had originally
intended to throw Nola into. Nola was a little more forgiving of Gunther
for interrupting her and Quint after Gunther helped save her (he also
helped Quint and Nola's older brother, Tony Reardon save Nola again off of
a rat invested boat near the Canadian border when Silas and another goon
of his, Jamie Loomis kidnapped her again a month later.) Although, Nola
was more forgiving, she did set up her friend Gracie on a date with
Gunther which was rather a very humorous date with Gracie thinking he was
still Bela Lugosi and Gunther just thinking like a lot of men did that she
was just a flake.
Gunther would lose his life though in a rather traumatic way and would
make Quint have to re-evaluate his priorities. When Silas (with the
funding of Samuel Pasquin) tried to steal archaeological artifacts that
Quint and the deceased, Professor Archibald Renfield had uncovered in
Tanquir (February 1983), Quint and Gunther followed Silas there. Unfortunately, Gunther die in the same cave-in as Silas did! In the aftermath of Gunther's death, Quint decided it was time to reevaluate his life. Ironically though, Gunther's death would help Nola achieve a goal of hers, Quint's reevaluation of his life (after Gunther's tragic death) would include his proposing marriage to Nola.
