General Hospital and WWII series star dies after long health battle
Chris Robinson has died at the age of 86. The star of General Hospital and WWII series 12 O'Clock High died in his sleep, a friend confirmed in a sad update on social media.
Just For A Week co-star and friend MJ Allen wrote on Facebook : "Prolific Hollywood actor Chris Robinson has passed away at the age of 86. He peacefully passed in his sleep at his ranch near Sedona, Arizona at 12:30am on June 9, 2025. He had been in heart failure for some time, and is his official cause of death.
"His more than 100 roles in television and feature film span from 1957-2022. Most notably, his longtime role as "Dr. Rick Webber" on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital made him a worldwide television star. While on the show, Chris launched the careers of John Stamos, Rick Springfield, and Richard Dean Anderson."
Chris was known for his roles in huge shows like General Hospital, where he played Dr. Rick Webber for 11 years. He made his return to the show back in 2002 but his character was killed after being bludgeoned to death by a candlestick.
He also starred as Jack Hamilton in The Bold and the Beautiful from 1992-2002 and made a final appearance three years later. His role in General Hospital kept him in the spotlight in the infamous Vicks Formula 44 cough syrup advert.
"I'm not a doctor, but I do play one on TV," he said in the ad. He was eventually replaced by Peter Bergman, an actor who played a doctor on All My Children after Chris faced some legal headaches with income tax evasion. He pleaded guilty to federal income tax evasion in 1985 but was allowed to serve his sentence on nights and weekends and thus continued in his acting role.
His son, also called Chris, said he was "conceived in [his dad's] dressing room in General Hospital" and also claimed that his father had "practically had as many relationships in his real life as he's had in the movies".
In his documentary, B*****d: An Illegitimate Film, Chris said of his siblings and half siblings: "No matter how we came to be, all of us are connected. And when our father is gone, even as some of us don't even consider him to be their father, we'll still have each other to look to for love and support. It might not be normal, but it's certainly a hell of a lot more interesting."
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