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

Geary says he and his fellow soap star "knew the worst about each other, but for the most part, remained friends anyway."

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.

Anthony Geary is remembering his longtime friend and costar, Tristan Rogers. Geary, who played Luke Spencer on General Hospital alongside Rogers' Robert Scorpio for many years, told TV Insider that news of Rogers' recent death at the age of 79 left him feeling "depressed."

Tristan Rogers, a longtime star of ABC’s daytime soap General Hospital, has died. He was 79. Rogers died early Friday after a battle with lung cancer, though he had never been a smoker. He played Robert Scorpio on General Hospital over several stints for some 45 years and also had a run on CBS’ The Young and the Restless .

Soap star Tristan Rogers, who has played Robert Scorpio since 1980, died from lung cancer, his longtime manager told multiple news outlets.

Tristan Rogers, who starred as super spy Robert Scorpio on ABC’s “General Hospital,” one of the most popular daytime dramas of the 1980s, died Aug. 15, less than a month after he made a special appearance on the long-running soap opera.

While Rogers remained on GH as Robert since his return in 2012, Geary hasn’t reprised his iconic role of Luke since his 2017 cameo. The Daytime Emmy winner now lives a quiet life in Amsterdam with his husband his retiring,