Duke Lavery is a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network. Portrayed by Ian Buchanan, the role was created by executive producer Gloria Monty and co-head writer Norma Monty, Duke is introduced as the mysterious owner of a local night club who falls in love with police chief Anna Devane (Finola Hughes). Unbeknownst to the rest of Port Charles, Duke is laundering money for the mob but when his criminal ties cost him Anna, he teams with her ex-husband Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) to bring down the mob. Duke and Anna's romance becomes quite popular among fans achieving supercouple status and rivaling Anna's romance with Robert. In 1987, Duke's past with the Jerome crime family which leads to Anna miscarrying their unborn child. Duke and Anna's sto