How tall is General Hospital fame Rick Hearst? 

General Hospital's Rick Hearst recently returned to the soap, to reprise his role of Ric Lansing. Ric has already begun making a splash on the soap with him rekindling his relationship with Elizabeth Webber, and taking advantage of a poor judgment call by Alexis Davis to advance his vendetta against her.

According to Soap Central, Ric Hearst is of average height, around 5'10" (178 cm), with a lean and fit build, giving the look of a mean, imposing lawyer.

Aside from his role as Ric Lansing, Rick Hearst has also had major roles on other notable soap operas, such as his 100-episode stint as Alan Michael Spaulding on CBS's iconic Guiding Light, and his role as Matt Clark on CBS's The Young and the Restless.

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General Hospital's Rick Hearst is 5'10''

Per his IMDB page, Rick Hearst is 5'10''. The actor was born on January 4, 1965, making him 59 years of age. Rick grew up in Dallas, Texas. Hearst started acting in films such as Brain Damage, a 1988 comedy-horror film directed by Frank Henenlotter. Just a year later, he got his first role on a daytime soap opera, in the form of Scott "Scooty" Banning II on Days of Our Lives, for 106 episodes.

Scooty Bannings was the grandson of Julie Williams and the son of David and Trish Banning, whose character arc explored his relationship with the Wings club and his romance with the singer Faith Taylor.

Rick Hearst's next major daytime role was as Alan-Michael Spaulding on CBS's Guiding Light. Alan Spaulding was the son of the wealthy Alan Spaulding and the relatively middle-class Hope Bauer.

He developed a rivalry with Alan Spaulding's adopted son, Philip, and he was portrayed as a spoiled and pampered person who parachuted into the annual Bauer Barbecue after Uncle Ed invited him.

Rick Hearst's shortest daytime television role was as Matt Clark on The Young and the Restless. Matt was introduced as the love interest of Sharon Collins, who developed a romantic rivalry with Nick Newman that he eventually lost.

Matt was subsequently established as a r*pist, who forced himself on Sharon to spite her for leaving him. Despite this, however, he'd go on to have a relationship with Sharon's former friend, Amy Wilson, with Matt and Amy becoming rivals to Sharon and Nick.

On The Bold and the Beautiful, Rick Hearst played Whipple Jones III. Whipple was a public relations professional at Forrester Creations, and the son of Joy Jones and Whipple Jones Jr. Whipple developed a rivalry with Deacon Sharpe after Forrester higher-up Brooke Logan tried to replace him as the head of promotions.

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Rick Hearst plays Ric Lansing on General Hospital

Rick Hearst currently plays Ric Lansing on General Hospital. Ric Lansing was introduced to General Hospital in 2002 and arrived in Port Charles offering to be a lawyer for Sonny Corinthos.

While Sonny would refuse Ric's proposal, he would end up hiring him for other odd jobs such as getting involved in the trial covering the murder of Luis Alcazar. Ric also began working for Carly Corinthos, who gave him a job managing her club Speakeasy.

Ric Lansing would also have a romance with Elizabeth Webber where the latter got pregnant, only for it to end in a miscarriage. He then abducted Carly while she was pregnant and locked her in a panic room so he could steal her baby and give it to Elizabeth. When she finds out, Elizabeth breaks up with him.

After a hiatus, Ric Lansing returned to Port Charles to reconnect with Elizabeth and took advantage of a poor judgment call by Alexis Davis to bring her under suspicion of murder.

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