He became a fixture on the popular daytime television show as Robert Scorpio, a spy who became a police commissioner.

Tristan Rogers, 79, famed as Robert Scorpio on ABC’s “General Hospital,” has died after a battle with lung cancer.

Tristan Rogers, who played Robert Scorpio on ABC’s General Hospital, died Friday at the age of 79. His manager Meryl Soodak confirmed the news to Deadline. According to the report, it was revealed Rogers had been diagnosed in July with lung cancer.