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.

Tristan Rogers, best known for playing Robert Scorpio on ABC’s General Hospital, died August 15. He was 79. His passing was confirmed by his longtime manager Meryl Soodak. In July, it was revealed that Rogers had been diagnosed with cancer. Soodak told ABC/7 that Rogers was not a smoker.