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‘General Hospital’ Favorite Tristan Rogers Remembered Through Tributes From His Co-Stars Past and Present

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The daytime community is in mourning this weekend over the loss of Tristan Rogers, who passed away on Friday, August 15th at the age of 79 after his battle with lung cancer.

The former General Hospital and The Young and the Restless star, who also was featured in the digital drama series, The Bay and Studio City, is being remembered by so many of his castmates from the past, and those he worked with most recently up until his final appearance as GH’s iconic Robert Scorpio on July 18th.

Whether it be for his role as the Scorpio the superspy on General Hospital, Colin Atkinson, the troublemaking bad guy dad of Cane Ashby (then played by Daniel Goddard) on The Young and the Restless, police commissioner Lex Martin on The Bay, or as Daniel “Doc” Smith, the dying father to actor Sam Stevens (Sean Kanan) in Studio City, Tristan left us with decades worth of memorable performances.

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Here are just some of the tributes and remembrances that are pouring in across social media below. Michael Fairman TV will continue update this post as more are shared.

Emma Samms: “I’m incredibly sad to hear the news about Tristan. I loved working with him, and we were both so grateful that we got the chance to do that for more than 40 years. He taught me how to be comfortable in front of the cameras, and he introduced me to spontaneity and fun, even within all the trials and tribulations that Robert and Holly endured. My condolences to his wife and family.”

Kimberly McCullough: “Trissy forever”

Sofia Mattsson: “Rest in peace Tristan Rogers I feel so incredibly fortunate to have gotten such an amazing TV dad, and I will always cherish the very heartwarming moments we got to share together ❤️”

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Finola Hughes: “Wish I could play one more scene with you, my friend. Tris sauntered into my dressing room on that first day to rehearse. Cropped hair & steel blue eyes, I thought ‘damn, I’m gonna be working with Steve McQueen!’ From day one he called me ‘kid’ or ‘Finny’ and he made me laugh. An effortless actor, living on screen, he taught me so much. Serious about his work, but always a rebel. His own man, navigating the system, he protected me, protected Kimberly, his character, his friends. God, he was a good one. Silly, funny, kind, serious. I am heartbroken for his awesome wife Teresa, his children Sara Jane & Cale. His family made him so happy and he adored talking about them. Love you Trissy, Mai Tai’s on the beach, Scorpio… ️”

Daniel Goddard:  “Mate, I just heard the news, and I’m shocked, I want you to know how much you meant to not just me but everyone that had the fortune of being in your presence. You were a trailblazer — doing what no other Australian had done — and after all these years, you were still everybody’s mate. You were kind, with one of the driest senses of humor I’ve ever known, and I caught every joke, no matter how subtle. From the first scene to the last, I never stopped learning from you. The world is now a little more empty without you in it. Rest in peace, my friend.”

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Sean Kanan: “I just learned that my friend Tristan has passed. I’m struggling to express my feelings, which are raw. Michele and I have had countless adventures with Trissie Roo — my affectionate nickname for him — and his incredible wife, Teresa. Tris and I worked together professionally on numerous projects. He was an extremely gifted actor and a kind and passionate man His veneer was sometimes prickly, and he didn’t suffer fools, but he always made me laugh, especially when he cracked that charming sideways grin — and man, did he have stories. I am going to miss my friend. Rest in peace, pal. Wishing the Rogers family love and strength during this difficult time.”

Mary Beth Evans: “Heartbroken to hear of the passing of Tristan Rogers. On The Bay, I had the privilege of playing opposite him — and what a gift that was. Tristan brought such charm, wit and depth to every scene, and it was an honor to share that screen time with him. Sending love and condolences to his family, friends and so many fans who adored him. He will be deeply missed.”

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Chris McKenna: “We fly the WSB flags at half mast today. The great Tristan Rogers, aka Robert Scorpio, has passed on. All my love to Tristan’s family and loved ones. He will be missed and never forgotten.”

Gregori Martin: “I was a fan of his work, and then in 2006 we met on the set of General Hospital and we became friends. I cast him in a couple of my horror films and then he inspired me to create The Bay, where I had the privilege of working with him for over 10 years. He also starred in another TV pilot I directed and produced. Tristan was my go-to person whenever I needed to cast a rugged bad ass. A classic James Bond, but even grittier, he played it well and loved doing it. When the cameras weren’t rolling he was a witty actor who just simply loved to play and had some great stories to tell, whenever he was in the mood to speak (and he had to really like you to do that). Tristan was in my life for a long time and I’m going to really miss him. Sending my deepest condolences to Teresa and Sara and all those who were near and dear to the legendary Tristan Rogers. Godspeed.”

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Parry Shen: “I’ve only once asked for an autograph. It was from Tristan Rogers signing underneath his own name that I wrote in my Charlie Brown book after seeing him on General Hospital in 1981. Rest in peace to a legend. An Icon. My heart goes out to all who cared for him and his work.”

Jon Lindstrom: “I know the sadness I feel at this news is shared by so many of you,” tweeted the General Hospital vet who plays Kevin. “Tristan Rogers was one of the coolest, funniest people I ever met. Whenever we were together, which wasn’t nearly often enough, we never missed a chance to try to crack the other one up. I wish I’d had more of those chances. R.I.P.”

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Nancy Lee Grahn: “Tristan and I had recurring characters on Babylon 5 years ago. He told me that standing next to me was the only time he wished he was shorter so that he didn’t have to hover over my ginormous head. When the director asked him to look me in the eyes, he said, ‘I’d love to, but that head is too distracting.’ Suave, wry, smooth, debonair and ridiculously handsome. This General Hospital Aussie icon left his mark and will be well remembered. Sending love to his family, and just donated to Go2ForLungCancer in dear Tristan’s name. XO”

Kathleen Gati: “There truly are no words, but I will try. I loved working with Tristan, doing General Hospital events with him, having him as a kind friend. Deepest condolences to his family, friends, colleagues and fans. He will truly be missed but never forgotten.”

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Rick Springfield: “Aussies are made of tough stuff, but even tough stuff has its expiration date. Our friend Tristan Rogers, a charming, self-deprecating, handsome and witty bloke from the Great Southern Land went home today. Bless and keep your spirit, Tristan. Cancer sucks.”

John J. York:  “Frozen… timeless…legend… privileged… husband… father… grandfather… We will all see you again.”

Genie Francis: “My heart is heavy. Goodbye, my spectacular friend. My deepest condolences to his wife Teresa and their children. Tristan Rogers was a very bright light, as an actor and a person. I was so lucky to have known him.”

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Kristina Wagner: “Tristan, you were a real lady killer! Rest in peace, my friend. “We’ll miss you.”

Carolyn Hennesy: “Rest in well-deserved peace, you wonderful, handsome, talented, quirky, wiley and oh-so special human. Adore you now and always, Tristan.”

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Michelle Stafford: “I just wrote a whole post… it was too much. I deleted. This was just a month ago. The sexiest man in daytime…. I told him that many times. He laughed. I’m glad he‘s out of pain… and free.”

Brooklyn Rae Silzer: “Will miss his special soul so much. Always had the best laughs and hugs.”

What do you think about all the touching sentiments shared by so many of Tristan’s colleagues, co-workers, co-star and friends on his passing and how muxc? Let us know via the comment section below.

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This is a tough loss. These are lovely tributes.

It is a tribute in itself that every single comment about him is from people who really cared about and admired him. I would love to hear thoughts from Anthony Geary. He and Tristan created really legendary characters.

GH will never be the same for me without that wonderful, talented, handsome man.
Tristan Rogers will be so missed.

Obviously been suffering for a long time glad he is out of his pain . Hope some day we find a cure for cancer . I’m a cancer survivor and yes you hold your breath after every test after everything it is what it is

Yes, you do. Also, a cancer survivor.

he was an great actor, going to be miss by many. nice tribute by his friends

Did Luke say anything

My question, too. Scorpio and Luke together were wonderful.

These tributes made me cry all over again. I particularly liked Finola and Jon’s words. In the last 10 plus years I always looked forward to a visit from Robert Scorpio( he wasn’t on nearly enough). It’s going to be hard to get used to the feeling that he’s not going to brighten up a scene just from entering it. I really loved that guy. He felt like family.

Agree. When the Daytime Emmys come in October, I hope they have someone from General Hospital do the In Memoriam segment. GH has lost alot of actors this year. I hope Genie Francis would be asked do it. We had Leslie Charleson, Denise Alexander, Chris Robinson and now Tristan Rogers. And Genie has had a storyline with all of these beloved actors. As well as Drake Hogestyn from Days of our Lives when she played Diana Colville.

That’s a lovely suggestion.

The man was an amazing actor and created a galvanizing character out of what was supposed to be a one-day bit. But more importantly, Tristan never shied away from taking on the establishment. He was SO protective of his character and the other legacy personnel on GH, and had no qualms with calling out writers, producers and directors when he didn’t like the way Robert or his compatriots were being portrayed. If he thought that the industry itself was making mistakes, he was outspoken about that too. It was clear that Tristan loved General Hospital and Robert Scorpio every bit as much as we did, and that’s why this is such a tremendous loss.

Tristan had a lot of sway on his character in the 80s which impacts story to this day.

Back then, soap gossip had him objecting to Robert having a kid with Cheryl, who was a less important character. Thus, Lucas’ paternity was switched to Julian – himself a minor character in his original incarnation.

Wonder how the show runners will write the losses of Monica, Robert and Leslie. All of them passed in such close time frames. I’m so grateful to these wonderful actors for some of my favorite after school memories.

Monica’s passing will kick off a long anticipated storyline of who gets the mansion. Her death impacts so many on the canvas and there’s sure to be lots of flashbacks.

Lesley’s passing impacts only Laura, as there’s no other character still on the canvas that had meaningful interactions with her. Tracy might have had a passing scene. Lulu was played by a different actress so they can’t use any flashbacks to when she was young.

Similar to how they’ve handled Monica, they might wait to write Robert’s death into story as that requires bringing back (at least temporarily) Holly, Robin & Sasha.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair

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On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!

Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).

GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.

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A VISIT WITH DAD

Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.

Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!

Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.

Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!”  The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.

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MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR

While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).

Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.

An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process.  As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”

CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER

At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.

Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.

So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section,  but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.

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GH Alum Tajh Bellow and Y&R Alum Loren Lott Star in New Tiktok and Microdrama ‘Love Island’ Spoof

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Two soap opera alums very familiar to fans of General Hospital and The Young and the Restless are paired together in a new short-form digital series from none other than Issa Rae’s production entity HOORAE Digital.

Look for Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, GH)) and Loren Lott (ex-Ana Hamilton, Y&R) as part of the cast of  The Compatibility Experiment, premiering on October 14, 2026, exclusively on TikTok and its companion microdrama platform, PineDrama.

In the video teaser, it appears that Bellow and Lott play a couple, Kelvin and Camila, set in a Love Island reality show-esque environment trying to win the one million dollar cash prize, only what could go wrong?

The Compatibility Experiment

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The Compatibility Experiment loglines share that it brings a fast-paced, relationship-focused reality check—much like Love Island with a twist. The show takes a participant’s current relationship, introduces them to a potentially more compatible partner, and forces them to navigate the differences with life-changing money on the line.

The new series is part of a groundbreaking content deal between HOORAE Digital and TikTok to develop premium short-form storytelling. The ensemble cast also features; Ayona, Reggie Luck, JaNa Craig, Tosin Morohunfola, Jessica Jacoby, Georgia Warner, and Nick Cassidy.

General Hospital fans know Tajh Bellow for his performances as TJ Ashford, and who earned two Daytime Emmy nominations along the way during his run. Bellow took over the role in 2018 and last appeared on the ABC daytime drama series in December of 2024.

Loren Lott first appeared as Devon’s (Bryton James) sister Ana Hamilton on The Young and the Restless from 2018 to 2019; making a brief return in 2024. She has continued to perform on the stage and screen with recent credits including: Bel-Air, Cherish the Day, and All American: Homecoming.

Check out the trailer for The Compatibility Experiment below and let us know what you think of its concept and if you are glad to see Tajh and Loren again? Hoping they might return to daytime in their GH and Y&R roles at some point in the future? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava and Drew Revealed to be Behind Framing Sonny for Sidwell’s Prison Beatdown

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If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).

In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.

Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.

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BOATHOUSE BRAWL

In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.

Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.

However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.

Rocco

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Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.

WILL SCOUT WISE UP?

At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.

Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.

So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.

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