Rogers, 79, has portrayed Scorpio on “Normal Hospital” on and off since 1980 and in its spinoff sequence, “Normal Hospital: Night time Shift.”
WASHINGTON — Actor Tristan Rogers, finest identified for enjoying Robert Scorpio on the ABC cleaning soap opera “Normal Hospital,” died practically a month after being recognized with most cancers. He was 79.
Meryl Soodak, the longtime supervisor for the Australian actor, instructed retailers the information of his loss of life Friday. She famous he was by no means a smoker, however did inform ABC7 he had lung most cancers, one thing that wasn’t included within the announcement of his most cancers analysis in July.
“He cherished being Scorpio and he created that position from nothing,” she instructed Deadline and different retailers. “He was alleged to work a day and he ended up making it into one thing large. He was only a genuinely loyal, form human being and he cherished his household.”
Rogers, 79, has portrayed Scorpio on “Normal Hospital” on and off since 1980 and in its spinoff sequence, “Normal Hospital: Night time Shift.” He is appeared on a lot of different cleaning soap operas together with “Younger and the Stressed,” “Daring and Stunning” and “Studio Metropolis.” He received a Daytime Emmy for Excellent Efficiency by a Supporting Actor in a Digital Drama Collection for enjoying Doc in “Studio Metropolis.”
The final time followers noticed Rogers on-screen as Scorpio was in November 2024 when his character left city along with his ex, in accordance with Cleaning soap Opera Digest.
He was nominated for 2 Emmy’s and received one for his work within the digital drama “Studio Metropolis,” and was nominated for an Emmy for his position within the restricted drama sequence “The Bay,” in accordance with his IMDb web page.
