I always thought that, for voice alone, he would have been the perfect choice for Criswell in Ed Wood.
RIP Michail Ansara : confirmed
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R.I.P. Mr. Ansara. Your contribution to our 'Trek Universe' was immeasurable.
When I first saw Michael Ansara in Star Trek as Kang I recognised him as Cochise as I loved the TV series Broken Arrow as a child.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgJtxrMR_9w[/yt]
Other roles I enjoyed him in were as Elric in Babylon 5 (one of my favorite episodes of B5
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjToVZTqCbw[/yt]
and as Lame Beaver in Centennial, a series I recently bought on DVD and rewatched it - it had been more than 30 years since I saw it on TV.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr6HrMuWDUg[/yt]
He had such a wonderful voice.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgJtxrMR_9w[/yt]
Other roles I enjoyed him in were as Elric in Babylon 5 (one of my favorite episodes of B5
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjToVZTqCbw[/yt]
and as Lame Beaver in Centennial, a series I recently bought on DVD and rewatched it - it had been more than 30 years since I saw it on TV.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr6HrMuWDUg[/yt]
He had such a wonderful voice.
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And so Mr. Freeze finally says goodbye to us all.
Rest in peace, Mr. Ansara.
Rest in peace, Mr. Ansara.
Does nobody else think he would have been better in TSFS than Chris Lloyd?
I like Chris lloyd, but he ain't a klingon and Ansara's stature and voice were iconic.
I know they wanted someone with (then) cache' in the publics mind but really did Chris lloyd really sell any tickets or generate buzz?
I think at 61 at the time of filming he could have pulled it off.
Oh well, i know very few people agree with this sentiment.
I like Chris lloyd, but he ain't a klingon and Ansara's stature and voice were iconic.
I know they wanted someone with (then) cache' in the publics mind but really did Chris lloyd really sell any tickets or generate buzz?
I think at 61 at the time of filming he could have pulled it off.
Oh well, i know very few people agree with this sentiment.
!!! Well, I agree with your first favorite and I'll leave it at that.
But Colicos must be thinking, "what did i do wrong?"
Just learned of Mr. Ansara's passing. Sad day but a long and fruitful life. Qa'pla!, Mr. Ansara. The warriors in Sto' Vo' Kor are honoring him as are we.
put yt and /yt in brackets [ ] around the link.
I find it interesting that this board is recognizing him for his long career as a gifted character actor, but the press at large keeps referring to him as "Star Trek actor Michael Ansara".
Because Star Trek is currently popular. Plus, it is probably one of his roles that is more well known to current audiences.
That just shows how large Star Trek looms in popular culture and the public consciousness!
Actually, the first role I remember seeing him in was as the religious fanatic in the original Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961), seen here with then-wife Barbara Eden.
From when I first saw "Day Of The Dove", "Kang" was my all time favorite bad ass Klingon captain.
He also was the ONLY Klingon ever to 'bitch slap' Kirk to the ground:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Nhg-T7g7YBI&t=135
As has been said above 91 years is a good run, but it always sad when we loose a really good character actor.
RIP.
He also was the ONLY Klingon ever to 'bitch slap' Kirk to the ground:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Nhg-T7g7YBI&t=135
As has been said above 91 years is a good run, but it always sad when we loose a really good character actor.
RIP.
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