Soap star Tristan Rogers, who has played Robert Scorpio since 1980, died from lung cancer, his longtime manager told multiple news outlets.

Soap opera star Tristan Rogers, who is best known for his longtime role on “General Hospital,” has died. His manager confirmed his death in a statement on Friday, Aug. 15. He was 79.

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Tristan Rogers, who played Robert Scorpio on "General Hospital" for over four decades, has died at age 79 after being diagnosed with cancer last month.

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Tristan Rogers, best known as “General Hospital” mainstay Robert Scorpio, has died at the age of 79. “He loved being Scorpio and he created that role from nothing,” Rogers’ manager Meryl Soodak told ABC 7 Eyewitness News on Friday, of the actor — who had recently been diagnosed with cancer.

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He became a fixture on the popular daytime television show as Robert Scorpio, a spy who became a police commissioner.

Tristan Rogers, who played legacy character Robert Scorpio on ABC’s “General Hospital,” died Friday, less than one month after he made a special appearance on the soap opera. He was 79.

Tristan Rogers, a longtime star of "General Hospital," has died after battling lung cancer, his manager said. Rogers played Robert Scorpio on the soap opera, appearing in more than 1,400 episodes and intermittently starring in the show for more than 40 years. He was 79 years old and had never been a smoker, his manager said.