Dead Star Trek Actors List (cause of death added)
John White
aside from a couple of uncredited roles being added, is that the cause of
death has been listed, if it was available.
This list now contains the names of deceased actors who have acted in a Star
Trek episode. It
includes the year of the actor's birth and death, the role(s) they played in
Star Trek, the episode(s) in which they appeared and the cause of death,
where it was available. More comments after the list.
1) John Abbott 1905-96, Ayleborne, "Errand Of Mercy"
2) Stanley Adams 1915-77, Cyrano Jones, "The Trouble With Tribbles",
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 ?-!988, Fop#1, "All Our Yesterdays"
7) Arthur Batanides 1922-2000, Lt. D'Amato, "That Which Survives",
natural causes.
8) Hal Baylor 1918-98, Policeman, "The City On The Edge Of Forever"
9) Melvin Belli 1907-96, Gorgan, "And The Children Shall Lead",
pancreatic cancer, stroke, pneumonia
10) Joseph Bernard ?-1995, Tark, "Wolf In The Fold"
11) Bibi Besch 1940-96, Dr. Carol Marcus, "STII: The Wrath Of Khan",
breast cancer
12) Whit Bissell 1909-96, Mr. Lurry, "The Trouble With Tribbles",
Parkinson's disease
13) David Brian 1914-93, John Gill, "Patterns Of Force", cancer and heart
failure
14) Peter Brocco 1903-93, Claymare, "Errand Of Mercy", heart attack
15) Georgia Brown 1933-92, Helena Rozhenko, "Family" "New Ground"
16) Karl Bruck 1906-87, King Duncan, "The Conscience Of The King"
17) Merritt Butrick 1959-89, T'Jon in "Symbiosis", Dr David Marcus in
"STII: The Wrath Of Khan" "STIII: The Search For Spock", died of AIDS
18) Roger C. Carmel 1929-86, Harcourt Fenton "Harry" Mudd, "Mudd's Women"
"I Mudd", Halliwell's says drug overdose while IMDb says suicide
19) Ted Cassidy 1932-78, Ruk in "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", a voice
in "The Corbomite Maneuver", during heart surgery
20) John Colicos 1928-2000, Kor, "Errand Of Mercy" "Blood Oath" "The Sword
Of Kahless" "Once More Unto The Breach", series of heart attacks
21) Christopher Collins 1949-94, Durg in "The Passenger", assistant in
"Blood Oath", Capt. Kargan in "A Matter Of Honor", Grebnedlog in "Samaritan
Snare"
22) Elisha Cook Jr. 1902-95, Samuel T. Cogley, "Court Martial", stroke
23) Glen Corbett 1923-93, Zefrem Cochrane, "Metamorphosis", lung cancer
24) Chuck Courtney 1930-2000, Davod, "Patterns Of Force"
25) Bob Cummings 1908-90, Gunner #1, "STIII: The Search For Spock"
26) James Daly 1918-78, Flint, "Requiem For Methuselah", heart attack
(Tyne Daly's father)
27) Maryesther Denver 1918-80, Witch #3, "Catspaw"
28) Richard Derr 1918-92, Commodore Barstow in "The Alternative Factor",
Admiral Fitzgerald in "The Mark Of Gideon", pancreatic cancer
29) Charles Drake 1912-94, Commodore George Stocker, "The Deadly Years"
30) Michael Dunn 1935-73, Alexander, "Plato's Stepchildren", suicide (had
an IQ of 178)
31) Kay Elliot 1923-82, Stella Mudd, "I Mudd"
32) Morgan Farley 1898-1988, Hacom in "Return Of The Archon's", old Yang
scholar in "The Omega Glory", natural causes
33) Paul Fix 1902-83, Dr. Mark Piper, "Where No Man Has Gone Before"
34) Joy Garrett 1945-93, Annie, "A Fistful Of Datas", liver failure
35) Walter Gotell 1924-97, Kurt Mandl, "Home Soil", cancer
36) Richard Hale 1892-1981, Goro, "The Paradise Syndrome", cardiac arrest
37) Kevin Peter Hall 1955-91, Leyor, "The Price", died of AIDS
38) John Hancock 1941-92, Admiral Haden, "The Wounded" "The Defector",
heart attack
39) John Hoyt 1905-91, Dr. Phillip Boyce, "The Cage"/"The Menagerie",
lung cancer
40) Jeffrey Hunter 1926-69, Capt. Pike, "The Cage"/"The Menagerie", head
trauma
41) Steve Ihnat 1935-72, Garth of Izar, "Whom Gods Destroy", heart attack
42) Jill Ireland 1936-90, Leila Kalomi, "This Side Of Paradise", cancer
43) Brian Keith 1921-97, Mullibok, "Progress", suicide
44) DeForest Kelley 1920-99, Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy, almost every
episode of the original series, the first 6 movies and "Encounter At
Farpoint", stomach cancer
45) Persis Khambatta 1950-98, Lt. Ilia, "Star Trek: The Motion Picture",
heart attack
46) Richard Kiley 1922-99, Seyetik, "Second Sight", bone marrow disease
47) Ted Knight 1923-86, Carter Winston (voice), "Survivor" (animated
series), cancer
48) 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", Yarnek's voice in "The Savage Curtain"
49) Paul Lambert 1923-97, Melian in "When The Bough Breaks", Dr. Clarke in
"Devil's Due"
50) Robert Lansing 1929-94, Gary 7, "Assignment Earth", cancer
51) Marc Lenard 1924-96, Romulan Commander in "Balance Of Terror", Klingon
Commander in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", Sarek in "Journey To Babel"
"STIII: The Search For Spock" "STIV: The Voyage Home" "STVI: The
Undiscovered Country", multiple myeloma
52) Felix Locher 1882-1969, Dr. Robert Johnson, "The Deadly Years"
53) John Lormer 1906-86, Tamar in "Return Of The Archons", old man in "For
The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky", Dr. Theodore Haskins in
"The Cage"/"The Menagerie"
54) Celia Lovsky 1897-1979, T'Pau, "Amok Time", natural causes
55) Keye Luke 1901-91, Donald Corey, "Whom Gods Destroy", stroke
56) Ken Lynch 1910-90, Chief Engineer Vandenberg, "Devil In The Dark",
virus
57) Gene Lyons 1921-74, Ambassador Robert Fox, "A Taste Of Armageddon"
58) Oliver McGowan 1907-71, Caretaker, "Shore Leave"
59) John McLiam 1918-94, Fento, "Who Watches The Watchers", Parkinson's
disease
60) Charles Macaulay 1927-99, Jaris in "Wolf In The Fold", Landru in "The
Return Of The Archons", metastic cancer
61) Theo Marcuse 1920-67, Korob, "Catspaw", road accident
62) Joan Marshall ?-1992, Lt. Areel Shaw, "Court Martial"
63) Charles Maxwell 1913-93, Virgil Earp, "Spectre Of The Gun"
64) William Meader ?-1979, Board Officer, "Court Martial"
65) John Megna 1952-95, Fat little boy, "Miri", died of AIDS
66) Joseph Mell 1915-77, Earth trader, "The Cage"/"The Menagerie", heart
condition
67) Arnold Moss 1910-89, Anton Karidian, "The Conscience Of The King",
lung cancer
68) Leonard Mudie 1884-1965, Survivor #2, "The Cage"/"The Menagerie",
heart ailment
69) Kermit Murdock 1908-81, Prosecutor, "All Our Yesterdays"
70) Reggie Nalder 1911-91, Ambassador Shras, "Journey To Babel", bone
cancer
71) David Oliver 1962-92, young man, "Cost Of Living", died of AIDS
72) Susan Oliver 1937-90, Vina, "The Cage"/"The Menagerie", cancer
73) David Opatoshu 1918-96, Anon 7, "A Taste Of Armageddon"
74) Frank Overton 1918-67, Elias Sandoval, "This Side Of Paradise", heart
attack
75) Ed Peck 1917-92, Col. Fellini, "Tomorrow Is Yesterday", heart attack
76) Vic Perrin 1916-89, voice aboard pilot vessel in "The Corbomite
Maneuver", voice of Metron and Gorn in "Arena", voice of Nomad in "The
Changeling", Tharn in "Mirror, Mirror"
77) Christopher Pettiet 1976-2000, Boy, "High Ground", drug overdose
78) Angelique Pettyjohn 1943-92, Shana, "The Gamesters Of Triskelion",
cancer
79) Janos Prohaska 1921-74, Ape and Bird in "The Cage" (this footage was
not included in "The Menagerie"), the Horta in "Devil In The Dark", the
Mugato in "A Private Little War", Yarnek in "The Savage Curtain", plane
crash
80) Bill Quinn 1912-94, McCoy's father, "STV: The Final Frontier"
81) Logan Ramsey 1921-2000, Claudius Marcus, "Bread And Circuses"
82) Thomas Rasulala 1939-91, Capt. Donald Varley, "Contagion", heart
attack
83) Guy Raymond 1911-97, Trader/Bartender, "The Trouble With Tribbles"
84) Bert Remsen 1925-99, Kubus, "The Collaborator"
85) Adam Roarke 1937-96, C.P.O. Garison, "The Cage"/"The Menagerie"
86) Davis Roberts 1917-93, Dr. Ozaba in "The Empath", Lewis in "Devil In
The Dark", heart attack
87) Gene Roddenberry 1921-91, The Great Bird Of The Galaxy, cardiac arrest
88) Willard Sage 1922-74, Thann, "The Empath"
89) Franklyn Seales 1952-90, crewmember, "Star Trek: The Motion Picture",
died of AIDS
90) Charles Seel 1898-1980, Ed, "Spectre Of The Gun"
91) Madge Sinclair 1938-95, Capt. Silva La Forge in "Interface", USS
Saratoga Captain in "STIV: The Voyage Home", leukemia
92) Eve Smith 1906-97, elderly patient, "STIV: The Voyage Home"
93) Abraham Sofaer 1896-1988, Thasian in "Charlie X", voice of the Melkot
in "Spectre Of The Gun", congestive heart failure
94) Rudy Solari ?-1991, Salish, "The Paradise Syndrome", cancer
95) Michael Strong 1925-80, Dr. Roger Korby, "What Are Little Girls Made
Of?", cancer
96) Liam Sullivan 1923-98, Parmen, "Plato's Stepchildren"
97) Vic Tayback 1929-90, Jojo Krako, "A Piece Of The Action", heart
failure
98) Torin Thatcher 1905-81, Marplon, "The Return Of The Archons", cancer
99) John Warburton 1887-1981, Romulan Centurion, "Balance Of Terror",
cancer
100) Richard Webb 1919-93, Lt. Commander Benjamin Finney, "Court Martial",
suicide
101) Michael Witney ?-1983, Tyree, "A Private Little War", heart attack
102) Ian Wolfe 1896-1992, Septimus in "Bread And Circuses", Mr. Atoz in
"All Our Yesterdays", natural causes
103) Ray Young ?-1999, Morka, "Visionary", lung cancer
104) Michael Zaslow 1944-98, Darnell in "The Man Trap", Ensign Jordan in "I
Mudd", old man in "STVIII: First Contact", Lou Gehrig's disease
A couple of people wondered what impetus there was for me to compile this
list, as the topic could be considered morbid. Back in 1997, many people
were making posts that DeForest Kelley was dead, when he was still alive.
This got me wondering what actors had passed away, so I put the list
together and posted it. I just updated it three years later and posted it
again.
If you have any additions to the list, please feel free to email me.
This list was compiled mainly through Ron Carman's "Star Trek Actors Other
Roles website http://www.staor.net/staor/ActorsIndex.html and the link
that he provides to the Internet Movie Database http://us.imdb.com/
Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion was used to provide some of the facts.
John R. White
Wavemaker
head
> trauma
Could someone finally clue me in to what happened here? I heard that he
received a head injury from a botched movie stunt and later died at his
home. Does anyone have more details?
David B.
I think he fell off a horse. But I've heard several different versions
of how he died.
NONAME
>23) Glen Corbett 1923-93, Zefrem Cochrane, "Metamorphosis", lung cancer
Zefram Cochrane was in ST: FC too. Or was that another actor?
{AGUT}Quantum Torpedoes
Sorry to butt in...just a NG lurker. :)
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"NONAME" <note...@nonsense.com> wrote in message
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Frank
says...
This is from imdb.com:
"Jeffrey Hunter desperately lobbied to be cast as Mike Brady for the TV series
"The Brady Bunch." Producer Sherwood Schwartz would not consider him as he
thought him to be "too good looking to be an architect." Ironically, Hunter
died just months before the show premiered in 1969. Cast as Christopher Pike,
captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise, in the original "Star Trek" pilot in 1964,
but turned down option to continue the role in series. Pilot was later
incorporated into a two-part episode in Star Trek's first season. While filming
'¡Viva América!' in Spain, Hunter was injured in an on-set explosion (which in
the film kills his character) and began complaining of dizziness and headaches.
He was briefly hospitalized upon his return to Los Angeles. Soon afterwards, he
suffered a cerebral hemorrhage (stroke) while on a stairway outside his home,
and struck his head in the fall. He was found unconscious an unknown length of
time later, with a swelling above his eye. He died during surgery to repair the
skull fracture, at age 42."
This bothered me too so I looked it up.
Wavemaker
"Frank" wrote:
> Wavemaker wrote:> >
> >> 40) Jeffrey Hunter 1926-69, Capt. Pike, "The Cage"/"The
Menagerie",
> >head
> >> trauma
> >
> >Could someone finally clue me in to what happened here? I heard that
he
> >received a head injury from a botched movie stunt and later died at
his
> >home. Does anyone have more details?
>
> This is from imdb.com:
>
<snip>
> While filming
> '¡Viva América!' in Spain, Hunter was injured in an on-set explosion
(which in
> the film kills his character) and began complaining of dizziness and
headaches.
> He was briefly hospitalized upon his return to Los Angeles. Soon
afterwards, he
> suffered a cerebral hemorrhage (stroke) while on a stairway outside
his home,
> and struck his head in the fall. He was found unconscious an unknown
length of
> time later, with a swelling above his eye. He died during surgery to
repair the
> skull fracture, at age 42."
Thanks, Frank. I didn't know the details of this. What a terrible loss.
Bob Flaminio
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> 2) Stanley Adams 1915-77, Cyrano Jones, "The Trouble With
Tribbles",
> suicide by gunshot.
I wonder if he had some sort of inoperable cancer. Many folk with such
diseases commit suicide to avoid the pain and suffering of the
disease, which is going to kill them anyway.
-Bob
BillyLofts
You're right. He wasn't. If you'll check IMDB, there's a Robert (Bob)
Cummings and a Bob Cummings. The latter's filmography includes STIII as Gunner
#1. What's not shown is his date of birth or death. Let's hope he's still
living.
Thomas j. Evans
<um...@nowhere> wrote:
>It was a different actor. James Cromwell to be exact. (pardon the spelling)
James Cromwell, which incidentally is the correct spelling, is still
alive and well and was recently seen in "The Green Mile."
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Thomas j. Evans
>"Gunner #1" in ST:III was actually a "Bob K. Cummings". He was a
>stuntman/actor with bit parts in only 5 movies, released between 1984-
>90. I don't have any information on his date of birth (and whether or
>not he is still alive).
"Bob Cummings" is still the guy's name. Technically, it's not
necessary to add the K, unless there are people who might actually
believe the well-known Bob Cummings played "Gunner #1."
AndrewR
And Space Cowboys.
>-T
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BigDee3x
>attack
Actually, it's Thalmus Rasulala. I didn't know he passed away until I saw this
posting. I remembered him from the 70's TV sitcom "What's Happening". He had
a recurring role as Raj's father.
Final Frontier
"Thomas j. Evans" wrote:
> "Bob Cummings" is still the guy's name. Technically, it's not
> necessary to add the K, unless there are people who might actually
> believe the well-known Bob Cummings played "Gunner #1."
>
Technically, it IS necessary to add the K because the Screen Actors' Guild
does not allow for two members to have the same stage name.
BillyLofts
OMG! Let it go already!! I can't believe this is still an issue.
selek
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every
| episode of the original series, the first 6 movies and
"Encounter At
| Farpoint", stomach cancer
He also had emphysemia too.
Selek
selek
lung cancer
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|
| Zefram Cochrane was in ST: FC too. Or was that another actor?
James Cromwell played Cochrane in FC. He's very much alive.
Selek