Ron Hale, soap actor from ‘Ryan’s Hope’ and ‘General Hospital,’ dies at 78

Soap opera veteran Ron Hale, who appeared on “Ryan’s Hope” for 14 years, has died at 78. Ron Hale, a soap opera star who played Mike Corbin on “General Hospital” and Dr. Rodger Coleridge on “Ryan’s Hope,” has died. From 1995 to 2010, Hale famously played Mike Corbin, the father of “General Hospital” mob boss Sonny Corinthos. “The entire General Hospital Family is saddened to hear of Ron Hale’s passing,” said a statement posted Wednesday on “General Hospital’s” Instagram.