India, Aug. 16 -- Tristan Rogers, who played Robert Scorpio on ABC's General Hospital, died on Friday, his longtime manager, Meryl Soodak, confirmed. He was 79 years old. This comes weeks after, in July, it was revealed that Rogers had 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. 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 manager said in a statement.
Only last month, Rodgers' representatives stated that the Australia-born actor was on a treatment plan.
"While he remains hopeful and is working closely with his medical team on a treatm...
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