Chris Robinson, ‘General Hospital’ & ‘Bold and the Beautiful’ Actor, Dies at 86

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Veteran actor Chris Robinson, who starred in the daytime soap operas General Hospital and The Bold and the Beautiful, has died. He was 86.

The passing was confirmed in a Facebook post by MJ Allen, the actor and musician who worked with Robinson on the 2022 film Just For A Week. Sharing the post to the General Hospital Fans Page, Allen revealed Robinson “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,” Allen added.

Born on November 5, 1938, in West Palm Beach, Florida, Robinson began his acting career in the 1950s, appearing in films such as Diary of a High School Bride and Beast from Haunted Cave. From there, he moved into television, appearing in series such as Colt. 45, The Donna Reed Show, Sea Hunt, Death Valley Days, Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, and The Fugitive.

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His first significant role came in 1965 when he played Technical Sergeant Sandy Komansky in the ABC drama 12 O’Clock High. He appeared in a recurring role between 1965 and 1967, starring in 47 episodes.

Throughout the 1970s, Robinson wrote, directed, and acted in several films, including Catch the Black Sunshine (1974), Thunder County (1974), The Intruder (1975) and The Great Balloon Race (1977).

Then, in 1978, he joined General Hospital as Dr. Rick Webber, who was romantically involved with Denise Alexander’s Lesley. He left the soap in 1986 before returning in 2002. His character was ultimately killed off in 2013 when he was bludgeoned with a candlestick.

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In 1985, Robinson pleaded guilty to federal income tax evasion but continued to work on General Hospital by serving his sentence on nights and weekends as part of a prison work-release provision.

He also enjoyed a lengthy stint on CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful between 1992 and 2002, playing Jack Hamilton, who was entangled in romances with Stephanie Douglas (Susan Flannery) and her nemesis, Sally Spectra (Darlene Conley). His final appearance came in 2005.

In between his stints on General Hospital and The Bold and the Beautiful, Robinson appeared as Jason Frame on NBC’s Another World from 1987 to 1989.

He is survived by his fourth wife, Jacquie, and his children, Shane, Coby, Christian, Christopher, Chris and Taylor, and grandchildren Ivy, Ava, Davey, Brooks and Knox.

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    GoldTeepee

    Imo, when the new EP & headwriter took over in 2012, their priority shouldve been rebuilding the shows foundation of core families that their predecessors destroyed. Bringing back Laura & Bobbie full-time, rewriting the Rick Webber story to bring him back alive, and doing the same for Alan, AJ & Emily Quartermaine, Justus Ward, Tony & Georgie Jones and Stefan & Stavros Cassadine. GH could've used a big umbrella story to bring all those characters back alive (like DAYS & All My Children did) to rebuild the core families & reset the canvas.

    Instead, the EP was preoccupied w bringing on his pets from One Life to Live, flooding the canvas w newbies and continuing the status quo of GH revolving around Sonny & the mob. Such a shame considering how easily the past mistakes could've been fixed starting w the Rick Webber mess. Wish GH would've valued their vets & core families like DAYS has and realized what assets they had in Chris R, Denise Alexander, Stuart Damon, Leslie Charleson, Jackie Zeman & Brad Maule (Rick, Lesley, Alan, Monica, Bobbie & Tony) before the actors passed & it was too late. Those 6, along w Luke, Laura & Tracy shouldve been valued, untouchable as the vet cast & show foundation and allowed to work on recurring at least, for as long as they chose and their characters happy & in love in their golden yrs vs being put out to pasture. But glad I got to know them in the time they were on. All of them were/ are legends n made themselves irreplaceable. 💔

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    GoldTeepee

    I wasn't watching GH during his original run but I loved Lesley ever since she returned in '96. By then her role was reduced to merely Laura's mother & Nik, Lucky & Lulu's grandmother. But she still slayed every scene she had! And when I learned she was 1/2 of a supercouple w Laura's adopted dad Rick, I wanted to see them reunite, remarry and enjoy their golden years together.

    So I was thrilled when Chris Robinson returned as Rick for Luke & Laura's wedding! I liked him right away n hoped GH would keep him to reunite him w Lesley, return him to work at the hospital and be a dad & grandfather to Laura and her kids. And I was excited for L&L to remarry.

    Instead GH used him for 1 of the worst, most damaging stories the show ever told. They retconned this vet/ former leading man/ male half of a past supercouple/ father of show heroine into a sleazy cheater, had Laura kill him in a brutal, distasteful way right before her wedding AND had the trauma make her a fragile victim which sent her off the canvas for the next 15 yrs! No big splashy, heartfelt wedding to Luke w her dad walking her down the aisle as planned. No romance or happiness for Rick & Lesley. But rather a beloved vet turned into a creepy villain, death, heartbreak all around, 3 motherless children, 2 destroyed supercouples and 2 legacy characters gone from GH leaving their devastated family in ruins!

    I knew it was a Longshot but that story was so bad, I always hoped GH would have the sense to undo it (cont. above)