Tristan Rogers, the cleaning soap opera star recognized for his long term enjoying Robert Scorpio on General Hospital, died from lung most cancers Friday morning. He was 79.

His supervisor, Meryl Soodak, confirmed the information to Leisure Weekly.

Normal Hospital govt producer Frank Valentini paid tribute to Rogers in a heartfelt assertion posted to social media. "Your entire @GeneralHospital household is heartbroken to listen to of Tristan Rogers' passing," he wrote. "Tristan has captivated our followers for greater than 50 years and Port Charles is not going to be the identical with out him (or Robert Scorpio). I wish to lengthen my deepest sympathies to his household and mates throughout this troublesome time. Tristan was a one-of-a-kind expertise and will probably be enormously missed. Could he relaxation in peace."

Rogers' representatives introduced final month that he had been identified with most cancers, saying in an announcement, "Tristan sends his like to his followers and needs them to understand how a lot he appreciates their loyalty and encouragement over time."

The actor portrayed Robert Scorpio, an agent for the World Safety Bureau, on greater than 1,400 episodes of GH. He debuted because the character in December 1980, and rose to prominence in a storyline involving Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura (Genie Francis).

Rogers was a fixture on the present till 1992, when his character was seemingly killed off, although he briefly returned for every week in 1995 within the type of a ghost. The actor (and character) then made sporadic returns all through 2006, and later joined the spinoff Normal Hospital: Night time Shift in 2008, which additionally prompted 4 extra appearances on the unique sequence.

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The actor introduced Robert Scorpio again to Normal Hospital on a number of events within the 2010s, absolutely returning to the solid in 2019. Rogers departed the present as soon as extra in 2024, however reprised his position for 2 extra episodes final month across the time that his most cancers analysis was disclosed.

Born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1946, Rogers made his TV debut in a 1969 episode of Delta. He continued his early profession on extra Australian exhibits, together with all 13 episodes of the short-lived sequence The Hyperlink Males in 1970 and particular person episodes of the exhibits Barrier Reef and Paul Temple in 1971. He additionally starred in just a few British exploitation movies within the early Nineteen Seventies, together with 4 Dimensions of Greta and The Flesh and Blood Present.

After a protracted stint on The Field and some smaller appearances on different Australian soaps within the mid-'70s, Rogers made his option to Hollywood through Normal Hospital. Although his profession was primarily dominated by GH, Rogers additionally appeared on exhibits like The Love Boat and Resort within the Nineteen Eighties. He voiced Jake, a kangaroo mouse, in Disney's 1990 animated sequel The Rescuers Down Underneath, and guest-starred on exhibits like Babylon 5, The Actual Adventures of Jonny Quest, and Aaahh! Actual Monsters later within the '90s.

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Rogers additionally performed the non-public investigator Hunter Jones in 27 episodes of The Daring and the Stunning in 1997. His largest non-GH cleaning soap position, although, got here on The Young and the Restless, on which he performed Colin Atkinson for greater than 100 episodes within the early 2010s. Rogers later acquired a Daytime Emmy for enjoying Doc on Amazon's Studio Metropolis in 2020, and scored one other nomination for a similar position in 2021. He acted in additional than 100 episodes of the online cleaning soap opera The Bay as properly.

Rogers is survived by his spouse Teresa, his two youngsters, and a grandchild.

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