Tristan Rogers, who played legacy character Robert Scorpio on ABC’s “General Hospital,” died Friday, less than one month after he made a special appearance on the soap opera. He was 79.

Tristan Rogers, the Australian actor behind the magnetic Robert Scorpio on "General Hospital," died Friday after a battle with lung cancer, according to his manager. He was 79.

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.