Tristan Rogers, best known for playing Robert Scorpio on ABC’s General Hospital , died Aug. 15.

His passing was confirmed by his longtime manager, Meryl Soodak. In July, it was revealed that Rogers has been diagnosed with cancer.

Soodak told ABC/7 that Rogers was not a smoker.

“He loved being Scorpio and he created that role from nothing,” Soodak sai d . “He was supposed to work a day and he ended up making it into something huge. He was just a genuinely loyal, kind human being and he loved his family.”

The Australian-born Rogers played Scorpio on and off on GH since 1980. He won a Daytime Emmy for his work in the digital drama Studio City . Rogers last appeared on GH on Nov. 12, when his character left Port Charles.

Reps for Rogers released this statement last mo

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