Randall England, the actor who played jewel thief Jack Slater on General Hospital and later appeared on Baywatch, has died at 75.
England died September 25, 2026, in Los Angeles of esophageal cancer, Deadline reported on November 11. His family said he died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones.
In an obituary published November 10 on Legacy, relatives remembered his generosity toward friends and younger performers. They described someone who freely offered encouragement and advice, writing that “Randall was someone people could count on.”
England had lived in Beverly Hills for more than four decades, where his cowboy boots and dark sunglasses were familiar sights. Away from work, he enjoyed coaching baseball, working on classic BMWs and collecting keepsakes from the different chapters of his life.
Jack Slater’s Deception on General Hospital
England joined the ABC soap in November 1984 for a run that lasted approximately eight months. His character first appeared in Texas at the home of Mariah Ramirez, played by June Lockhart, claiming to be a movie producer. He reached Port Charles near the end of that year.
As Soap Opera Digest recalled, Slater was working for Sean Donely in a scheme involving stolen Aztec treasure. His pursuit of Felicia Cummings brought him into conflict with several of the show’s established characters, including Luke and Laura Spencer.
The storyline continued into 1985 and ended when Slater was killed in a shootout with Sean. England’s other television credits included Dallas and The Young and the Restless.
College Baseball Gave Way to Modeling
Born Randy Alan England on September 22, 1951, in Oklahoma City, he attended Memorial High School in Tulsa and graduated in 1969. He went on to the University of Oklahoma, where he pitched for the Sooners baseball team.
A trip to New York City led him into modeling and eventually to assignments in London, Zurich, Milan and Los Angeles. His advertising and commercial work included campaigns for Michelob, Dunlop tires and PlayStation.
England studied acting in New York with Kim Stanley and Stella Adler during the late 1970s and early 1980s. An audition subsequently brought him to California, where he pursued roles across television, film and theater.
England Worked in Theater, Film and Music
His stage credits included All My Sons, The Glass Menagerie and The Three Sisters. The latter earned its Los Angeles cast a shared Drama-Logue Award for Best Ensemble Cast in 1994. England later portrayed President Bill Clinton in Hillary & Monica at the 2003 National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
His screen work ranged from the 1978 television movie Ruby and Oswald to Cat City, Beverly Hills Chihuahua and the 1996 film Skyscraper, which starred Anna Nicole Smith. He also appeared in Maroon 5’s 2015 music video for “Sugar.”
England recorded music under the name RAE and continued writing and producing. Entertainment Weekly noted that he had been developing a documentary about Stanley. His family’s obituary identified the unfinished project as The Needs of Kim Stanley, a tribute to his former teacher.
His Family Remembered His Favorite Role
England married Jennifer Leigh Herreras in 1987, and their daughter was born in 1989. Now known as Micaela Reed, she lives in Nashville with her husband, Sam, and their children, Katherine and Julian.
His relatives said fatherhood and being his grandchildren’s “Pappaw” meant more to him than any other role. Along with his daughter and her family, England is survived by his mother, Catherine Burgess, and his sister, Linda Baker.
The family requested memorial donations to the Esophageal Cancer Action Network in place of flowers.