Amsterdam, Dec. 16 -- Anthony Geary, the actor best known for his iconic role as Luke Spencer on the daytime soap opera 'General Hospital', has died at the age of 78.

TMZ confirmed that Geary passed away on Sunday in Amsterdam, with reports suggesting complications from a planned surgery may have contributed to his death.

The official cause of death has not been confirmed.

Geary, a native of Utah, earned a theatre scholarship to the University of Utah before moving to Los Angeles in the 1970s to pursue an acting career.

He made early appearances on The Partridge Family, The Mod Squad, All in the Family, Bright Promise, and The Young and the Restless before being approached by General Hospital producer-director Gloria Monty in 1978 to ...