The late soap opera star revealed the type of cancer he had one month before he died. Learn what happened to Tristan as fan mourn him.

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 .

Tristan Rogers, known for his role as Robert Scorpio on “General Hospital,” has died. Tristan Rogers, who played legacy character Robert Scorpio on ABC's “General Hospital,” died Friday, less than one month after he made a special appearance on the soap opera. He was 79.