Ron Hale, retired ‘General Hospital’ soap opera star, dies at 78

Ron Hale, retired ‘General Hospital’ soap opera star, dies at 78 Show Caption Hide Caption ‘The Talk’ canceled on CBS after 15 Seasons CBS canceled daytime chatfest ‘The Talk’ after 15 seasons and will replace it with a new daytime soap opera called “The Gates.” Hale, who starred on “General Hospital” as Mike Corbin and “Ryan’s Hope” as Dr. Rodger Coleridge, died on Aug. 27 at his St. George, South Carolina, home, according to an online obituary. Hale, who was legally known as Ronald Hale Thigpen, told Soaps In Depth exclusively in 2018 that he decided to retire and had already acted during his last appearance on “GH.” Fans express outrage at Kelly Monaco’s “General Hospital” exit after 2 decades Hale portrayed Roger Coleridge over 900 episodes of “Ryan’s Hope,” the ABC soap opera, in which he starred for the show’s entirety from 1975 to 1989. The Grand Rapids, Michigan, native also portrayed Watergate burglar Frank Sturgis in the 1976 political movie, “All the President’s Men,” about The Washington Post’s reporting on the Watergate and Richard Nixon controversy. According to his obituary, the Screen Actors Guild member was born in Grand Rapids, the son of the late James Ray Thigpen Sr. and Elinor Jane Doerr Thigpen. He is survived by his nieces and nephews, Lori Brown (Janet Brabham), Max Brabham, Erin Wilson (Laurens) and Marc Brown (Betsy), according to an online obituary. Kelly Monaco, who starred as Sam McCall in Port Charles on “GH” since 2003, is set to appear as her long-running character for the last time this fall, USA TODAY confirmed Tuesday. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/10/03/ron-hale-dead-general-hospital-soap-opera/75494502007/