Tristan Rogers has taken his final bow. The Australian-born actor, who played Robert Scorpio on General Hospital off and on since 1980, died Friday at the age of 79, his manager confirms to ABC News .

The actor began his showbiz career in the ’70s in his native country, appearing on such Down Under soaps as Bellbird , Number 96 and The Box . He was even a regular on the short-lived police drama The Link Men . But his big break Stateside didn’t come until the Golden Age of Love In the Afternoon — when he landed his General Hospital role of Port Charles’ answer to 007.

Rogers’ initial run on the daytime drama lasted a dozen years. During that time, he was successfully paired with one leading lady (Demi Moore as Jackie Templeton) after another (Emma Samms as Holly Sutton) a

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