Hank Gannon
One Life to Live character
Portrayed by	Nathan Purdee
Duration	1992–2003 2009
First appearance	January 31, 1992 (January 31, 1992)
Last appearance	April 8, 2009 (April 8, 2009)
Classification	Former; regular
Created by	Michael Malone
Introduced by	Linda Gottlieb Frank Valentini (2009)
Crossover appearances	All My Children
In-universe information Other names Henry Gannon (birth name) Occupation Lawyer College professor Football coach Mother Janine Gannon Brothers R. J. Gannon Wife Nora Hanen (pre-1992) Sheila Price (1995–96) Daughters Rachel Gannon Aunts Clara Nieces Keri Reynolds Other relatives Jamie Vega

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.^[1][2] Purdee continued regularly appearing in the role until July 18, 2003,^[3] and he returned for three episodes in April 2009.^[4][5][6]

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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.

In 2020, Candace Young and Charlie Mason put Hank on their list of Daytime's Most Important African-American Characters, commenting "By the time we met Nathan Purdee's "The Cannon," he'd already traded the football field for the courtroom" and that he was a "mvp" who could "still score".^[7]

• Nathan Purdee as Hank Gannon – ABC.com (archived)
• Hank Gannon profile – SoapCentral.com