From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peter Hansen (born December 5, 1921) is a Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actor, best known for his role as a lawyer, Lee Baldwin, on the soap opera General Hospital. He played the role from 1965 to 1986 and again from 1992 to 2004. He also played the character on the sister show Port Charles. Among his early acting roles was as a guest star on Reed