Since 1980, Tristan Rogers made history on General Hospital as legendary character Robert Scorpio. Rogers appeared in his final GH scene in July before the news of his passing broke over the weekend. To honor Rogers’ legacy in Port Charles, let’s look back at the top 5 best Robert moments.

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

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.