Chris Robinson died Monday at his home in Arizona. He was 86.
“He went peacefully in his sleep at his ranch near Sedona, Arizona,” wrote his colleague actor and Co-Star MJ Allen.
“He had been in heart failure for some time and is his official cause of death.”
Robinson was most famous for his role as Dr. Rick webber in General Hospital and Jack Hamilton in The bold and the beautiful.
However, he debuted, uncredited, in the 1957 movie The midnight story.
He was also known for his Vick’s Formula 44 cough syrup advertising, where his opening phrase “I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV” became iconic in the entire entertainment industry.
The actor appeared last in the independent film Just for a week In 2022 in the lead role as Ted Hurst.
Robinson shared six children and five grandchildren with his wife Jacquie.
