Soap opera star Tristan Rogers, who is best known for his longtime role on “General Hospital,” has died. His manager confirmed his death in a statement on Friday, Aug. 15. He was 79.

The late soap opera star revealed the type of cancer he had one month before he died. Learn what happened to Tristan as fan mourn him.

Tristan Rogers, the actor who played Robert Scorpio on “General Hospital,” died on Friday of lung cancer. He was 79.