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Chris Robinson, ‘General Hospital’s’ Dr. Rick Webber and TV Soap Vet, Dead at 86
As if on cue, following the passing of his longtime General Hospital on-screen love interest, Denise Alexander (ex-Dr. Lesley Webber, and ex-Susan Martin, Days of our Lives), exactly one month ago, comes word that actor Chris Robinson has passed away.
The television and motion picture actor died on Monday, June 9 at his home in Sedona, Arizona at the age of 86. His death was announced by musician MJ Allen who announced the news on Facebook. Allen and Robinson had previously worked together on the 2022 film, Just for a Week.
Chris played the second Dr. Rick Webber on GH, and is most-known for the role following the exit of Michael Gregory in the part. Chris was with GH from 1978 to 1986. Later, he returned to the part in a controversial storyline with Genie Francis (Genie Francis) back in 2002 until the character was killed-off by Scott Baldwin (Kin Shriner). Robinson would make one last appearance as the “ghost of Rick” in 2013.

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Throughout the late 70’s and early 80’s, Rick was involved in the popular quadrangle storyline with Leslie, Monica (Leslie Charleson), and Alan (Stuart Damon). Sadly all four of the actors are no longer with us.
In a statement and tribute to Robinson on the official General Hospital social media handles, it read, “General Hospital’s enduring legacy owes a debt of gratitude to Chris Robinson and his portrayal of Dr. Rick Webber. Our hearts go out to his family and friends as they mourn their loss. May he rest in peace.”

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After leaving GH the first time on 1986, Chris went to Another World to take on the role of Jason Frame where he would be reunited on-screen with Denise Alexander’s Mary McKinnon. He stayed in Bay City from 1987-1989 until he was murdered on that show as well. Later, Robinson ventured to The Bold and the Beautiful to take on the role of Jack Hamilton, who was romantically involved with Stephanie Douglas (Susan Flannery) and also Sally Spectra (Darlene Conley) for a run from 1992-2002. He returned to B&B one final time in 2005 after making several guest appearances.
In addition, Robinson had an extensive list of TV credits including: Colt. 45, Hennesey, The Donna Reed Show, Sea Hunt, Death Valley Days, Ben Casey, Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, The Fugitive and his starring role on 12 O’Clock High. Chris also appeared in numerous motion pictures including: The Young Savages, Birdman of Alcatraz, Catch the Black Sunshine, Thunder County, The Intruder, and The Great Balloon Race among others.

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In 1985, Robinson pleaded guilty to federal income tax evasion but was still allowed to continue working on General Hospital by serving his sentence on nights and weekends. During his legal troubles he was the spokesperson for Vicks Formula 44 cough syrup, but was eventually replaced by none other than Peter Bergman (ex-All My Children, now, The Young and the Restless).
Robinson is survived by his fourth wife, Jacquie. Other survivors include his children: Shane, Coby, Christian, Christopher, Chris and Taylor, and grandchildren Ivy, Ava, Davey, Brooks and Knox.
Share your remembrances and condolences on the passing of Chris Robinson via the comment section below. But first, check out this scene from GH in 2002 when Rick returned and was confronted by Alan after seeing him hanging out with Monica!
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Wow – to lose those who played Monica, Lesley, and Rick all in the past 6 months.
Robinson had a smooth delivery and strong presence in every scene. You truly believed two women would be fighting over Rick. Portrayer a strong adoptive father to Laura, Amy, Mike, and Blackie. Fans never quite got over Lesley’s death, which hampered Rick’s pairing with Ginny (which I actually liked).
His 2002 return may be the worst character assassination in GH history. Thankfully Frank & Ron brought him (and Stuart) back for that ghost scene in the 50th anniversary season.
RIP Chris – thanks for the memories.
Yes it was the worst character assassination for sure. My first memories of GH were the Campus Disco days. Laura was so close to Rick you’d never know they weren’t biologically father-daughter. I loved that era. My thoughts are with his family. May he rest in peace.
I still say it was a missed storyline opportunity to not have Rick be Jason’s bio father. They simply look(ed) too much alike. Not that I want any revisionist history. It’s just hard to ignore their resemblance especially if you look at photos of Rick in his 30s and 40s.
Never thought about the resemblance. Susan Moore certainly got around. The Alan-Susan affair and her subsequent murder were some of the best storylines of the early 80s. Doubt they’d mess with that, but I still think if Ron wasn’t let go, he would’ve brought Susan back from the dead as an evil mob boss against Jason and Sonny. Thank god that didn’t occur.
Every time there’s an episode where they show the pics on the hospital memorial wall, they usually have actors standing there among the photos. I always brace myself if they’ll ever stand Steve Burton any where near Rick’s photo. If they do, I’m sure viewers may notice the striking resemblance.
He was so sexy and I loved his Vicks cough syrup commercials. I loved him on Another World!
Every night when I go to bed I flip on past GH episodes on youtube. Just watched 1 with Rick, Monica, Lesley and Alan. Hard to believe they’re all gone. So many great memories.
I just can’t take one more death.
Heartbreaking to hear this news.
It’s sad that many from the “golden age” of GH are passing on. 86 for him and 85 for Denise is pretty good longevity.
I am so sorry to get this news. I loved Chris Robinson. I thought the original Rick, Michael Gregory, was good. The character exploded with Robinson took over. I loved him with Leslie. But, the quadrangle of him with Leslie, Monica and Alan hot on the trail was super. It breaks my heart that all of them have left this planet now. But, I am so proud and thankful for having enjoyed their performance. My deepest sympathy to Chris Robinson’s surviving family and friends.
Thank you Mr. Robinson for sharing your tremendous talent with all of us. Rest in peace.
Nothing but good memories thinking about Chris Robinson as “Rick” on GH. By coincidence, the day his passing was announced, I had watched an old episode of Perry Mason with Chris Robinson. RIP
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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!
In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?
Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!

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FINOLA HUGHES RETURNS
The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!
Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?
Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.
MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.
Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.
Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.
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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric

With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).
On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..
In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”
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So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!
FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD
As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”
Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.
So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’

In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.
The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.
Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”

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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL
Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.
The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.
In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”
So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.
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