Ron Hale, the soap opera actor who famously played Mike Corbin on 'General Hospital' and Dr. Rodger Coleridge on 'Ryan's Hope,' has died. He was 78.

Longtime soap opera star Ron Hale died Aug. 27 at the age of 78. Hale died in St. George, South Carolina, where he had retired after thrilling fans with his talents as an actor for five decades. News of his death surfaced Wednesday night and was confirmed in an online obituary posted by Bryant Funeral Home.

Retired soap opera star Ron Hale has died at 78. Hale starred on "GH" as Mike Corbin and "Ryan's Hope" as Dr. Rodger Coleridge.

Longtime soap opera star Ron Hale, whose decades of work included hundreds of episodes of “Ryan’s Hope” and “General Hospital,” has died at age 78.