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‘General Hospital’ actor Chris Robinson wasn’t a doctor, but he played one on TV — and introduced that classic saying to American culture.

Chris Robinson, the actor who played Dr. Rick Webber on “General Hospital” and also introduced America to a classic turn of phrase in a commercial for cough syrup, has died of heart failure.

Born in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 5, 1938, Robinson appeared in more than 1,000 “General Hospital” episodes between 1978 and 1986, then returned for about 20 episodes in 2002 and one in April 2013.

Leslie Charleson, the soap-opera legend who played Monica Quartermaine on ‘General Hospital’ starting in the 1970s, died Sunday.

He managed to avoid a sentence that would have forced him to leave “General Hospital” by serving his time on nights and weekends to remain available for daytime taping.