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Tristan Rogers is best known for starring as Robert Scorpio in the long-running soap opera General Hospital. He was 79 years old.
“General Hospital” executive producer Frank Valentini announced the death of Rogers in a personal statement shared on the official Instagram page of the ABC TV series on Friday. Last month, Rodgers representative confirmed to Fox News Digital that the actor was there He was diagnosed with cancer.
“The whole family at General Hospital is heartbroken to hear of Tristan Rogers’ passing.” Valentini wrote Along with a photo of Rogers.
“General Hospital” star Tristan Rogers passed away at the age of 79 after a battle with cancer. (ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images via Disney General Entertainment Content)
“Tristan has been captivating fans for over 50 years, and Port Charles is not the same without him (or Robert Scorpio),” he continued. “We want to spread deep sympathy to his family and friends during this difficult time. Tristan is a unique talent and will be greatly overlooked.
Tristan Rogers, a “general hospital” star diagnosed with cancer at 79
Rogers has appeared in more than 1,400 episodes of “General Hospital” over 40 years.
Australian actor It first began to play the role of Scorpio in 1980. He temporarily left the series in 1992 when his character was killed. It reappeared as a spirit in 1995.
Rogers starred in over 1,400 episodes of the popular daytime TV drama. (ABC Photo Archive)
He appeared in 12 episodes of General Hospital: Night Shift, and his character’s final appearance in General Hospital came on November 12th, when Scorpio left town with his ex, Holly Sutton.
“Robert always had a kind of hryvous approach to everything. He’s a bit of a mouse,” he said. Soap Opera Digest 2018.
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Rogers worked at “General Hospital” along with John Stamos and Demi Moore. (ABC Photo Archive)
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In addition to his role in “General Hospital,” Rogers starred as Colin Atkinson in the CBS melodrama “Young and the Restless,” which appeared on 200 episodes of the show from 2010 to 2012.
He has won Daytime Emmy Excellent performance for the production of “Studio City” in 2020 by supporting actors from the digital drama series. Rogers was then appointed to “The Bay” the following year.
Last month, representatives for Rogers confirmed that the actor had been diagnosed with cancer. (Bobby Bank)
With over 50 credits to his name, Rogers dabbled in the voice job and expressed the character of Jake “Under the Rescuer.”
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Tracy Wright from Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
