Robert Scorpio
Actor History
Tristan Rogers (1980-1992 [contract]; 1995, January 27, 2006 to March 1, 2006; April 17, 2006 to November 2006 [on General Hospital]; August 5, 2008 through October 21, 2008 [on Night Shift]; December 22, 2008 to December 26, 2008 [on General Hospital])
Lifeline
Presumed dead in a boat explosion (1992)
Occupation
Former Police Commissioner of Port Charles
Former WSB Agent
Resides At
Unknown
Marital Status
Married (Holly Sutton)
Past Marriages
Anna Devane
Relatives
Mac Scorpio (younger brother)
Children
Robin Scorpio (with Anna)
Flings & Affairs
Tiffany Hill
Jackie Templeton
Cheryl Stansbury
Katherine Delafield
Crimes Committed
None
Maladies and Hospitalizations
Gunshot wound as a result of a hostage situation at General Hospital (1984)
Hospitalized after a bomb was thrown through his office window while he was at his desk. Suffered multiple contusions and concussion that resulted in him being in a coma and almost dying from his injuries
Shot at by a hit man named Rory in the Finger Lakes area of New York. Saved by his brother Mac, who donated blood for a transfusion he needed at a clinic in town
Killed in the same explosion as Anna was believed to have died
Brief Character History
Aussie Robert Scorpio arrived in Port Charles in 1981. He was following Luke Spencer, hoping to locate the whereabouts of a rare and elusive diamond called the Ice Princess. He believed Luke knew where it was and was hiding it somewhere. Luke denied its whereabouts. Robert was posing as a playboy financier who wanted the diamond for financial reasons. The two men butted heads until finally Robert revealed to Luke and his fiancée, Laura Webber that he was actually a WSB agent, working undercover to find the Ice Princess and retrieve it before it got into the hands of the Cassadine family. Luke agreed to help him get it back and fight the Cassadines before they tried to take over the world using this diamond to do it. Robert and Luke became best friends and Robert stood up as Luke's best man at his wedding. Eventually, Robert resigned from the WSB and became the new police commissioner of Port Charles. Robert had brief relationships with Tiffany Hill and Jackie Templeton. Tragedy soon struck home when Luke's wife Laura was presumed to have drowned in the Port Charles River one night and died. Luke later found comfort and intimacy with a beautiful British woman named Holly Sutton. Another bizarre twist of fate happened later when Luke was caught in the middle of an avalanche and presumed dead. Holly learned she was pregnant with Luke's child and was about to be deported to England. Robert stepped in and agreed to marry her so she could stay in the United States and have a father for her child. Robert and Holly soon fell in love after Holly miscarried and needed comfort and understanding from Robert. Luke returned home months later alive and well. He became angry with Robert after learning he married Holly. The two men became estranged and butted heads again. Later they patched up their differences.
Two people from Robert's past returned to his life. Robert's former boss and friend at the WSB, Sean Donely came to town after hiding Luke in Mexico and ended up being involved in some corrupt business that ruined their friendship. Robert's ex-wife Anna also came to town and nearly ruined his marriage to Holly, who was unaware he was married before. Anna had been a double agent when married to Robert when they were fellow WSB agents. Later, Robert learned that Anna had another secret she had kept from him all these years, she had given birth to a daughter named Robin after their divorce and he was the father. Robert bonded with 6-year old Robin when she lived with him for awhile for protection from kidnappers. Robert patched up some of his differences with Anna for Robin's sake as well as with Sean Donely who saved his life once again. He moved with Holly to Australia. A year later he returned to investigate who was targeting Anna for assassination. He eventually returned to live in Port Charles more permanently after Holly was presumed dead after a plane crash in Australia. Robert started working as a private investigator but eventually took his old job back as police commissioner. He started dating other women like Cheryl Stansbury, his friend Tiffany's sister, and pianist Katherine Delafield. His good friend Bobbie asked him to be her adopted son Lucas's godfather and he agreed. He was briefly engaged to Katherine Delafield but the engagement was broken off. Soon after Robert was surprised when his ex-girlfriend Cheryl told him he was the father of her baby, who ended up being Bobbie's adopted son Lucas, his godson. Robert had a paternity test done which revealed he wasn't Lucas's biological father. Robert's ex-wife Anna started to stir up old bitter feelings about their divorce years ago when Robert was unable to forgive his friends for their faults. He explored those feelings with her again and realized he still loved her.
Robert's long-lost younger brother Mac showed up on a ship into Port Charles. It was revealed that Robert blamed Mac for the death of their parents as a result of a plane crash because Mac was piloting the plane and Robert believed he was careless and accused him of leaving him there to die so he could run away. Several attempts on Robert's life started happening and Robert almost died because of an explosive device thrown into his office. Robert recovered and eventually went after Mac. Mac saved Robert's life by killing a hit-man who shot at Robert. Robert and Mac resolved their differences again. Robert remarried Anna and bought a house for them to live in with their daughter Robin, now in her teenage years. Anna's old boss at the DVX, Cesar Faison resurfaced again and continued his obsession of Anna. He orchestrated a complex plot to kidnap Anna. Robin managed to avoid being kidnapped. Robert also got another shock of his life when his presumed dead wife, Holly came face to face with him at a party in New York City. Robert found out that Holly never got on that plane and ended up back in England helping her corrupt family. Robert left Robin in the care of his brother Mac and his friends while he went in search of Anna to bring her back home. Later, the WSB informed everyone that Robert, Anna, and Faison were killed in a boat explosion in South America. Faison shocked everyone years later by showing up in Port Charles and wreaking havoc on everyone including Mac.
Over a decade later it was revealed that Anna Scorpio was alive and she reunited with her daughter Robin and brother-in-law Mac. She told them that Robert was dead even though no body was recovered.
When Luke Spencer returned to Port Charles with a deadly virus and a monkey, Robert Scorpio followed his old friend. Robert had been presumed dead for nearly fifteen years and shocked everybody in Port Charles when he made an appearance, mostly affecting daughter Robin and brother Mac. The deadly virus started to bring everybody down in Port Charles and with the permission of Police Commissioner Mac Scorpio, Robert was given permission to quarantine General Hospital. After Luke recovered quickly from the virus, Robert encouraged his friend to donate a serum to help other people recover. Robert and Luke soon found out someone was holding the cure for the virus for ransom, and they teamed up with Carly Corinthos and Jason Morgan to find a solution. After blowing their cover, the ransom holder called Robert asking for an enormous amount of money. It soon turned out that Holly Sutton, Robert's wife at the time of his 'death', was holding the cure, and soon Jason and Carly brought it back to General Hospital. After Robin didn't want Robert interferring with her life, Robert decided to leave town after a last drink with Luke.
