Dead Star Trek Actors List (updated to March 2003)

From: John R. White <er681_at_freenet.carleton.ca>
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 09:26:56 -0500


This list contains the names of actors who played in any Star Trek episode (TOS TAS TNG DS9 VOY ENT) or in any Star Trek movie and who are deceased. It
contains their year of birth and death, the character(s) they played, the episode(s), and the cause of death where it was available.

There are 11 additions since the last update in the summer. These are listed first, followed by the main list for a total of 163 actors.

This list is comprehensive, but if you know of any actors that should be added or see any errors or omissions please let me know.

This list was compiled exclusively from The Internet Movie Database http://us.imdb.com/

  1. Parley Baer 1914-2002, Old Man in "Sacred Ground", complications from a stroke
  2. Paul Baxley 1896-1975 [not too sure about this one as IMDb has 20 credits listed for this guy after 1975 when he died], Ensign Freeman in
    "The Trouble With Tribbles" and "Trails And Tribble-ations", Black Knight
    in "Shore Leave", Patrol Leader in "A Private Little War", First Trooper in "Patterns Of Force" and Security Chief in "Assignment: Earth"
  3. Eliezer Behar (as Eli Behar) 1906-92, Therapist in "Dagger Of The Mind"
  4. Jeff Corey 1914-2002, Plasus in "The Cloud Minders", complications from a fall
  5. Keene Curtis 1923-2002, Old Man in "Sacred Ground", complications from Alzheimer's Disease
  6. Lawrence Dobkin (as Larry Dobkin) 1919-2002, Ambassador Kell in "The Minds Eye", heart failure
  7. James Gregory 1911-2002, Dr. Tristan Adams in "Dagger Of The Mind", natural causes
  8. Charles Gunning 1951-2002, Miner #3 in "The Perfect Mate", complications from a car accident
  9. Clegg Hoyt 1910-67, Transporter Chief Pitcairn in "The Cage" and "The Menagerie", stroke
  10. Jane Ross ?-1985, Tamoon in "The Gamesters Of Triskelion"
  11. Kenneth Tobey 1919-2002, Rurigan in "Shadowplay", natural causes

MAIN LIST

  1. John Abbot 1905-96, Ayleborne, "Errand Of Mercy"
  2. Stanley Adams 1915-77, Cyrano Jones, "The Trouble With Tribbles" and
    "Trials And Tribble-ations", suicide by gunshot
  3. Dame Judith Anderson 1898-1992, High Priestess T'Lau, "STIII: The Search For Spock", pneumonia
  4. John Anderson 1922-92, Kevin Uxbridge, "The Survivors", heart attack
  5. Barry Atwater 1918-78, Surak, "The Savage Curtain", stroke
  6. Ed Bakey c.1917-88, Fop #1, "All Our Yesterdays"
  7. Bobby Bass 1936-2001, guardian, "Space Seed", Parkinson's disease
  8. Arthur Batanides 1922-2000, Lt. D'Amato, "That Which Survives", natural causes
  9. Hal Baylor 1918-98, policeman in "The City On The Edge Of Forever" , Guard in "Elaan Of Troyius"
  10. Melvin Belli 1907-96, Gorgan, "And The Children Shall Lead", pancreatic cancer, stroke, pneumonia
  11. Arthur Bernard 1919-2001, Apella, "A Private Little War", heart attack
  12. Bibi Besch 1940-96, Dr. Carol Marcus, "STII: The Wrath Of Khan", breast cancer
  13. Whit Bissell 1909-96, Mr. Lurry, "The Trouble With Tribbles" and
    "Trials And Tribble-ations", Parkinson's disease
  14. John Bloom 1945-99, behemoth alien, "STVI: The Undiscovered Country", heart failure
  15. Gail Bonney 1901-84, second witch, "Catspaw"
  16. William Bramley 1928-85, policeman, "Bread And Circuses"
  17. David Brian 1914-93, John Gill, "Patterns Of Force", cancer and heart failure
  18. Peter Brocco 1903-93, Claymare, "Errand Of Mercy", heart attack
  19. Roy Brocksmith 1945-2001, Razka in "Indiscretion" and Sirna Kolrami in "Peak Performance", kidney failure from diabetes
  20. Georgia Brown 1933-92, Helena Rozhenko, "Family" and "New Ground"
  21. Karl Bruck 1906-87, King Duncan, "The Conscience Of The King"
  22. Merritt Butrick 1959-89, T'Jon in "Symbiosis" and Dr. David Marcus in
    "STII: The Wrath Of Khan" and "STIII: The Search For Spock", died of AIDS
  23. Roger C. Carmel 1929-86, Harcourt Fenton "Harry" Mudd, "Mudd's Women" and "I Mudd", Halliwell's Filmgoers Guide says drug overdose while IMDb says suicide
  24. Fred Carson 1923-2001, first Denevan, "Operation-Annihilate!"
  25. Ted Cassidy 1932-78, Ruk in "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", a voice in "The Corbomite Maneuver" and the voice of the Gorn in "Arena", died during heart surgery
  26. Albert Cavens 1906-85, Fop #2, "All Our Yesterdays"
  27. Jeffrey Alan Chandler 1945-2001, guardian in "Facets" and Hatil in "Emanations", liver failure
  28. Rhodie Cogan ??-2000, first witch, "Catspaw"
  29. John Colicos 1928-2000, Kor, "Errand Of Mercy", "Blood Oath", "The Sword Of Kahless" and "Once More Unto The Breach", died after a series of heart attacks
  30. Christopher Collins 1949-94 (aka Chris Latta), assistant in "Blood Oath", Capt. Kargan in "A Matter Of Honor" And "Shades Of Grey" and Grebnedlog in "Samaritan Snare", heart attack
  31. Elisha Cook Jr. 1902-95, Samuel T. Cogley, "Court Martial", stroke
  32. Glen Corbett 1923-93, Zefrem Cochrane, "Metamorphosis", lung cancer
  33. Chuck Courtney 1930-2000, Davod, "Patterns Of Force"
  34. Dick Crockett 1915-79, stunt double for Shatner in "Where No Man Has Gone Before" and Andorian thrall in "The Gamesters Of Triskelion", heart attack
  35. James Daly 1918-78, Flint, "Requiem For Methuselah", heart attack (Tyne Daly's father)
  36. Lincoln Demyan 1925-91, Sergeant, "Assignment: Earth"
  37. Jake Dengel 1933-94, Mordoc, "The Last Outpost", cancer
  38. Maryesther Denver 1918-80, third witch, "Catspaw"
  39. Richard Derr 1918-82, Commodore Barstow in "The Alternative Factor" and Admiral Fitzgerald in "The Mark Of Gideon", pancreatic cancer
  40. Dick Dial 1931-92, technician #2 in "And The Children Shall Lead", Kaplan in "The Apple" and Sam in "The Devil In The Dark"
  41. Charles Drake 1917-94, Commodore George Stocker, "The Deadly Years"
  42. Michael Dunn 1935-73, Alexander, "Plato's Stepchildren", suicide (had an I.Q. of 178)
  43. Beau Vanden Ecker ??-1980, Sam, "Charlie X", helicopter crash
  44. Paddi Edwards 1931-99, Anya, "The Dauphin", respiratory failure
  45. Kay Elliot 1923-82, Stella Mudd, "I Mudd"
  46. Morgan Farley 1898-1988, Hacom in "Return Of The Archons" and old Yang scholar in "The Omega Glory"
  47. Paul Fix 1902-83, Dr. Mark Piper, "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (made 236 film appearances. Was in 23 John Wayne films from 1935-73.)
  48. William Frankfather 1944-98, male shapeshifter, "The Search, part 2", aftermath of internal bleeding
  49. Ben Gage 1914-78, Akaar, "Friday's Child", heart failure
  50. Joy Garrett 1945-93, Annie, "A Fistful Of Datas", liver failure
  51. Ted Gehring 1929-2000, second Policeman, "Assignment: Earth"
  52. Robert Gentile 1938-2001, technician, "The Enterprise Incident"
  53. Sam Gilman 1915-85, Doc Holliday, "Spectre Of The Gun"
  54. Walter Gotell 1924-97, Kurt Mandl, "Home Soil", cancer
  55. David Graf 1950-2001, Leskit in "Soldiers Of The Empire" and Fred Noonan in "The 37's", cardiac arrest
  56. Gilbert Green 1915-84, S.S. Major, "Patterns Of Force"
  57. Richard Hale 1892-1981, Goro, "The Paradise Syndrome", cardiac arrest
  58. Kevin Peter Hall 1955-91, Leyor, "The Price", died of AIDS
  59. John Hancock 1941-92, Admiral Haden, "The Wounded" and "The Defector", heart attack
  60. Anne Haney 1934-2001, Judge Ronora in "Dax" and Rishon Uxbridge in "The Survivors"
  61. John Harmon 1905-85, Tepo in "A Piece Of The Action" and Rodent in "The City On The Edge Of Forever"
  62. Johnny Haymer 1920-89, Constable, "All Our Yesterdays"
  63. Lloyd Haynes 1934-86, Lt. Alden, "Where No Man Has Gone Before", cancer
  64. John Hoyt 1905-91, Dr. Phillip Boyce, "The Cage/The Menagerie", lung cancer
  65. David Hillary Hughes 1901-74, Trefayne, "Errand Of Mercy"
  66. Jeffrey Hunter 1926-69, Capt. Pike, "The Cage/The Menagerie", head trauma
  67. Steve Ihnat 1935-72, Garth Of Izar, "Whom Gods Destroy", heart attack
  68. Jill Ireland 1936-90, Leila Kalomi, "This Side Of Paradise", cancer
  69. Brian Keith 1921-97, Mullibok, "Progress", suicide
  70. Pete Kellet 1922-82, Farrel, Kirk's henchman, "Mirror, Mirror"
  71. DeForest Kelley 1920-99, Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy, almost every TOS, the first six movies, and "Encounter At Farpoint, part one", stomach cancer
  72. Persis Khambatta 1950-98, Lt. Ilia, "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", heart attack
  73. Richard Kiley 1922-99, Seyetik, "Second Sight", bone marrow disease
  74. Ted Knight 1923-86, voice of Carter Winston, "Survivor" (the animated series), cancer
  75. Bart La Rue 1932-90, Guardian's voice in "The City On The Edge Of Forever", newscaster in "Patterns Of Force", announcer in "Bread And Circuses" and Yarnek's voice in "The Savage Curtain"
  76. Paul Lambert 1923-97, Melian in "When The Bough Breaks" and Dr. Clarke in "Devil's Due"
  77. Robert Lansing 1929-94, Gary 7, "Assignment: Earth", cancer
  78. Marc Lenard 1924-96, Romulan Commander in "Balance Of Terror", Klingon Commander in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" and Sarek in "Journey To Babel", "Star Trek III: The Search For Spock", "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home", "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country", "Sarek", "Unification, part one" and "Yesteryear" (voice only), multiple myeloma
  79. Felix Locher 1882-1969, Dr. Robert Johnson, "The Deadly Years"
  80. John Lormer 1906-86, Tamar in "The Return Of The Archons", old man in " For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky" and Dr. Theodore Haskins in "The Cage/The Menagerie"
  81. Celia Lovsky 1897-1979, T'Pau, "Amok Time", natural causes
  82. Keye Luke 1901-91, Dr. Donald Corey, "Whom Gods Destroy", stroke
  83. Benjamin Lum 1953-2002, Assistant Chief Engineer Jim Shimoda,
    "The Naked Now", cancer
  84. Ken Lynch 1910-90, Chief Engineer Vandenberg, "The Devil In The Dark", virus
  85. Gene Lyons 1921-74, Ambassador Robert Fox, "A Taste Of Armageddon"
  86. Oliver McGowan 1907-71, Caretaker, "Shore Leave"
  87. John McLiam 1918-94, Fento, "Who Watches The Watchers", Parkinson's disease
  88. Charles Macaulay 1927-99, Jaris in "Wolf In The Fold" and Landru in
    "The Return Of The Archons", metastic cancer
  89. Theo Marcuse 1920-67, Korob, "Catspaw", road accident
  90. Scott Marlowe 1932-2001, Keeve Falor, "Ensign Ro", heart attack
  91. Joan Marshall c.1931-92, Lt. Areel Shaw, "Court Martial"
  92. Charles Maxwell 1913-93, Virgil Earp, "Spectre Of The Gun"
  93. William Meader 1904-79, board officer, "Court Martial"
  94. John Megna 1952-95, fat little boy, "Miri", died of AIDS
  95. Joseph Mell 1915-77, Earth trader, "The Cage/The Menagerie", heart condition
  96. Mickey Morton 1927-93, Kloog, "The Gamesters Of Triskelion"
  97. Arnold Moss 1910-89, Anton Karidian, "The Conscience Of The King", lung cancer
  98. Leonard Mudie 1884-1965, survivor #2, "The Cage/The Menagerie", heart ailment
  99. Jack Murdock 1922-2001, beggar, "Time's Arrow, part one", emphysema
  100. Kermit Murdock 1908-81, Prosecutor, "All Our Yesterdays"
  101. Reggie Nalder 1911-91, Ambassador Shras, "Journey To Babel", bone cancer
  102. David Oliver 1962-92, young man, "Cost Of Living", died of AIDS
  103. Susan Oliver 1937-90, Vina, "The Cage/The Menagerie", cancer
  104. David Opatoshu 1918-96, Anon 7, "A Taste Of Armageddon"
  105. Frank Overton 1918-67, Elias Sondoval, "This Side Of Paradise", heart attack
  106. Nancy Parsons 1942-2001, Sovereign Marouk, "The Vengeance Factor", after a long illness
  107. Ed Peck 1917-92, Col. Fellini, "Tomorrow Is Yesterday", heart attack
  108. Vic Perrin 1916-89, voice aboard pilot vessel in "The Corbomite Maneuver", voices of Metron and Gorn in "Arena", voice of Nomad in "The Changeling" and Tharn in "Mirror, Mirror"
  109. Christopher Pettiet 1976-2000, boy, "The High Ground", drug overdose (the youngest person in the list)
  110. Angelique Pettyjohn 1943-92, Shana, "The Gamesters Of Triskelion"
  111. Janos Prohaska 1921-74, ape and bird in "The Cage" (this footage was not shown in "The Menagerie"), the Horta in "The Devil In The Dark", the Mugato in "A Private Little War" and Yarnek in "The Savage Curtain", plane crash
  112. Bill Quinn 1912-94, McCoy's father, "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier"
  113. Logan Ramsey 1921-2000, Claudius Marcus, "Bread And Circuses"
  114. Thomas Rasulala 1939-91, Capt. Donald Varley, "Contagion", heart attack
  115. Guy Raymond 1911-97, trader/bartender, "The Trouble With Tribbles" and "Trials And Tribble-ations"
  116. Bert Remsen 1925-99, Kubus, "The Collaborator"
  117. Adam Roarke 1937-96, C.P.O. Garrison, "The Cage/The Menagerie"
  118. Davis Roberts 1917-93, Ozaba in "The Empath" and Lewis in "The Devil In The Dark", emphysema
  119. Gene Roddenberry 1921-91, voice of Galley Chief, "Charlie X", cardiac arrest
  120. Phil Rubenstein 1940-92, first garbageman, "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home", heart attack
  121. Alfred Ryder 1919-95, Professor Crater, "The Man Trap"
  122. Richard Ryder 1942-95, Bajoran Deputy, "Past Prologue" and "Babel", died of AIDS
  123. Willard Sage 1922-74, Thann, "The Empath"
  124. Franklyn Seales 1952-90, crewman, "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", died of AIDS
  125. Charles Seel 1898-1980, Ed, "Spectre Of The Gun"
  126. Pilar Seurat 1938-2001, Sybo, "Wolf In The Fold", lung cancer
  127. Madge Sinclair 1938-95, Capt. Silva LaForge in "Interface" and captain of U.S.S. Saratoga in "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home", leukemia
  128. Eve Smith 1906-97, elderly patient, "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home"
  129. Ron Soble 1932-2002, Wyatt Earp, "Spectre Of The Gun", brain cancer
  130. Abraham Sofaer1896-1988, Thasian in "Charlie X" and voice of the Melkot in "Spectre Of The Gun", congestive heart failure
  131. Rudy Solari 1934-91, Salish, "The Paradise Syndrome", cancer
  132. Michael Strong 1925-80, Dr. Roger Korby, "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", cancer
  133. Liam Sullivan 1923-98, Parmen, "Plato's Stepchildren"
  134. Vic Tayback 1929-90, Jojo Krako, "A Piece Of The Action", heart failure
  135. Ron James Taylor (as Ron Taylor) 1952-2002, Klingon chef, "Playing God" and
    "Melora", heart attack
  136. Torin Thatcher 1905-81, Marplon, "The Return Of The Archons", cancer
  137. Lawrence Tierney 1919-2002, Cyrus Redblock in "The Big Goodbye" and Regent Of Palamar in "Business As Usual", pneumonia
  138. Harry Townes 1914-2001, Reger, "The Return Of The Archons"
  139. Barbara Townsend 1913-2002, Adm. Connaught Rossa, "Suddenly Human", ovarian cancer
  140. Harvey Vernon 1927-96, Yolad, "Equilibrium", heart failure
  141. Tom Villard 1953-94, Prylar Bek, "The Collaborator", died of AIDS
  142. Ray Walston 1914-2001, Boothby, "The First Duty", "In The Flesh" and
    "The Fight"
  143. John Warburton 1887-1981, Romulan Centurion, "Balance Of Terror", cancer
  144. Richard Webb 1919-93, Lt. Commander Benjamin Finney, "Court Martial", suicide
  145. Michael Witney c.1931-83, Tyree, "A Private Little War", heart attack
  146. Ian Wolfe 1896-1992, Septimus in "Bread And Circuses" and Mr. Atoz in
    "All Our Yesterdays", natural causes (the oldest person in the list)
  147. Grant Woods ??-1968, Kelowitz, "This Side Of Paradise" and "The Galileo Seven"
  148. Meg Wyllie 1917-2002, The Keeper, "The Cage/The Menagerie", heart failure
  149. Ray Young 1940-99, Morka, "Visionary", lung cancer
  150. Tony Young 1937-2002, Kryton, "Elaan Of Troyius", lung cancer
  151. Michael Zaslow 1944-98, Darnell in "The Man Trap", Ensign Jordan in "I Mudd" and Eddie in "Star Trek VIII: First Contact", Lou Gehrig's disease
  152. Bill Zuckert 1915-97, Johnny Behan, "Spectre Of The Gun", cancer and pneumonia

John R. White Received on Sat Mar 08 2003 - 07:45:20 PST

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