Tristan Rogers , the actor best known for playing Robert Scorpio in the soap opera General Hospital , died on August 15, 2025, his manager, Meryl Soodak , confirmed. Rogers was 79, and he died following a battle with cancer. Just a month prior to his death, Rogers’ type of cancer was revealed.

“He loved being Scorpio, and he created that role from nothing,” Soodak told ABC7 after he died. “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.”

Below, learn how Rogers died and the form of cancer he was living with.

Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers)

played the father of Robin (Kimberly McCullough) on General Hospital

Rest in Peace Tristan Rogers

3 June 1946 – 15 August 2025

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