Finola Hughes played Anna Devane opposite Rogers’ Robert Scorpio on the iconic soap opera.

Tristan Rogers is being remembered by his longtime TV wife.

Finola Hughes, who played Anna Devane opposite Rogers’ Robert Scorpio on General Hospital, took to her Instagram on Saturday, Aug. 16, to pay tribute to him in the wake of his death at the age of 79.

“Wish I could play one more scene with you, my friend,” she wrote alongside photos of them together. “Tris sauntered into my life on that first day to rehearse. Cropped hair & steel blue eyes, I thought ‘damn, I’m gonna be working with Steve McQueen!’”

“From day one he called me ‘kid’ or ‘Finny’ and he made me laugh,” the British actress, 65, recalled.

Hughes called Rogers an “effortless actor” who “taught me so much” throughout the years.

“Serious about his work, but always a rebel. His own man, navigating the system, he protected me, protected Kimberly [McCullough], his character, his friends,” she continued of Rogers. “God, he was a good one. Silly, funny, kind, serious.”

“I am heartbroken for his awesome wife Teresa, his children Sarah Jane & Cale,” Hughes added of the Australian actor’s loved ones. “His family made him so happy and he adored talking about them.”

Hughes ended her post, writing, “Love you Trissy. Mai Tai’s on the beach Scorpio.”

McCullough, who played Rogers and Hughes’ daughter Robin Scorpio on General Hospital, also paid tribute in a post of her own.
“Trissy forever,” she wrote of her TV dad in a separate post.

Alongside McCullough’s tribute was a photo of her as a young actress with her arms wrapped around Rogers and him kissing her on her cheek.

Rogers’ longtime manager, Meryl Soodak, confirmed the actor’s death on Aug. 15.

Soodak told ABC 7 Eyewitness News that Rogers, whose cancer diagnosis was revealed in July, that his General Hospital role “meant everything to him.”

“He loved being Scorpio and he created that role from nothing,” Soodak said. “He was supposed to work a day and he ended up making it into something huge. He was just a genuinely loyal, kind human being and he loved his family.”

General Hospital executive producer Frank Valentini reacted to Rogers’ death in a statement to PEOPLE that said the soap opera family was “heartbroken” to lose one of their own.

“Tristan has captivated our fans for 45 years and Port Charles will not be the same without him (or Robert Scorpio),” Valentini said. “I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to his family and friends during this difficult time. Tristan was a one-of-a-kind talent and will be greatly missed. May he rest in peace.”