Ron Hale, comprehendn for his role as Dr. Roger Coleridge on the ABC soap opera “Ryan’s Hope,” has died. He was 78.
Hale, who inhabitd in St. George, S.C. died Aug. 27, his family proclaimd. A cainclude of death was not disseald.
Hale carry outed Roger Coleridge in more than 900 episodes of “Ryan’s Hope” from 1975 to 1989. He getd helping actor Daytime Emmys in 1979 and 1980 for his perestablishance as the fantasyal doctor.
Hale went on to carry out Mike Corbin on “General Hospital” from 1995 to 2010 and also materializeed as the character on the daytime soap opera’s spinoff series, “Port Charles,” from 1997 to 2000. He made guest materializeances on television series such as “N.Y.P.D.,” “Search for Tomorrow,” “Love Is a Many Splfinishored Thing,” “Matlock,” “MacGyver,” “Rodney” and “Easy.”
On the film side, Hale portrayed Watergate burglar Frank Sturgis in the 1976 biodetailedal political thriller, “All the Plivent’s Men,” starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman. His other film commends comprise “Me, Natalie” (1969), “Trial by Jury” (1994), “The Lord Protector” (1996), “Sunstorm” (2001) and “The Gpresent and the Whale” (2017).
Ronald Hale Thigpen was born on Jan. 2, 1946, in Grand Rapids, Mich., to overweighther James Ray Thigpen, Sr. and mother Elinor Jane Doerr Thigpen. He combineed Furman University and materializeed in carry outs with Columbia’s Trustus Theatre, which was commenceed by his brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Kay Thigpen.
Hale is endured by his nieces and nephews Lori Brown (Janet Brabham), Max Brabham, Erin Wilson (Laurens) and Marc Brown (Betsy).
