Johnny Wactor. Michael Tullberg/Getty Images General Hospital star Johnny Wactor was protecting a coworker from armed car thieves when he was fatally shot, according to his brother. The actor, best known for playing Brando Corbin in the ABC soap opera, died on Saturday, May 25, following a suspected car theft in downtown Los Angeles. He was 37. TMZ was the first to report that Wactor was shot in the early hours of Saturday morning after allegedly spotting three men attempting to steal his cataly