Veteran actor Ron Hale is no more. As per the US-based publication Variety, Ron, who worked on projects like Ryan’s Hope and General Hospital, breathed his last on August 27. He was 78. The cause of Ron’s death is not known yet. James Earl Jones Dies at 93: From Darth Vader in ‘The Star Wars’ Series to Mufasa in ‘The Lion King’, 5 Iconic Roles of the Hollywood Legend!.
Ron played Roger Coleridge in more than 900 episodes of Ryan’s Hope from 1975 to 1989. He received Daytime Emmy nominations in 1979 and 1980 for his performance as the fictional doctor.
Ron Hale Passes Away at 78
We lost another😟 …. Ron was such a wonderful actor. Loved him on both Ryan’s Hope and GH. #RIP
Ron Hale, ‘General Hospital’ and ‘Ryan’s Hope’ Favorite, Dead at 78 – https://t.co/NEKETvA65v #RonHale @GeneralHospital #MikeCorbin #RyansHope #RogerColeridge pic.twitter.com/FzFFt99f8u
— MIchael Fairman (@MichaelFairman) October 3, 2024
He went on to play Mike Corbin on General Hospital from 1995 to 2010 and also appeared as the character on the daytime soap opera’s spinoff series, Port Charles, from 1997 to 2000.
He made guest appearances on television series such as N.Y.P.D., Search for Tomorrow, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, Matlock, MacGyver, Rodney and Easy. Dame Maggie Smith Passes Away: From ‘Sister Act’ to ‘Harry Potter’, 5 Most Popular Roles of British Acting Legend and Where To Watch Them Online.
On the film front, Ron portrayed Watergate burglar Frank Sturgis in the 1976 biographical political thriller, All the President’s Men, starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman. His other film credits include Me, Natalie (1969), Trial by Jury (1994), The Lord Protector (1996), Sunstorm (2001) and The Ghost and the Whale (2017).