Taken from the Starship Excelsior: A Star Trek Fan Production Facebook page:
We are devastated to report that Michael Liebmann, who has played Alex "Bev" Rol on Excelsior since our launch nine years ago, passed away today at 6:17 PM due to complications from surgery.
Michael was a terrific team member behind the scenes -- he was always the first to finish his lines, always had a friendly word to add in readthroughs, and, any time we talked about doing something difficult on Excelsior, Michael would jump in to remind us that *of course* we could do it, because, as he loved to say, "we do the good work, with a phaser in hand and a cheerful smirk."
As the single most prolific voice actor in Star Trek fan works, with credits from Excelsior to Outpost to Mariner to Lego Titan, Michael touched tens of thousands of lives, and will be greatly missed. The Excelsior 50th Anniversary episode will be dedicated to his memory.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, July 29th, at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Simi Valley, California. Our prayers and condolences are with his spirit and his family.
There's not much more to be said after that loving tribute, but I will add that Michael's great work in the crucial role of the by turns sinister, by turns heroic Alex "Bev" Rol helped make Excelsior such a great listen over the years. Shalom, Michael. You may be gone, but we will cherish you and your loving spirit forever as we struggle to live up to your "catchphrase" -- Mike
We are devastated to report that Michael Liebmann, who has played Alex "Bev" Rol on Excelsior since our launch nine years ago, passed away today at 6:17 PM due to complications from surgery.
Michael was a terrific team member behind the scenes -- he was always the first to finish his lines, always had a friendly word to add in readthroughs, and, any time we talked about doing something difficult on Excelsior, Michael would jump in to remind us that *of course* we could do it, because, as he loved to say, "we do the good work, with a phaser in hand and a cheerful smirk."
As the single most prolific voice actor in Star Trek fan works, with credits from Excelsior to Outpost to Mariner to Lego Titan, Michael touched tens of thousands of lives, and will be greatly missed. The Excelsior 50th Anniversary episode will be dedicated to his memory.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, July 29th, at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Simi Valley, California. Our prayers and condolences are with his spirit and his family.
There's not much more to be said after that loving tribute, but I will add that Michael's great work in the crucial role of the by turns sinister, by turns heroic Alex "Bev" Rol helped make Excelsior such a great listen over the years. Shalom, Michael. You may be gone, but we will cherish you and your loving spirit forever as we struggle to live up to your "catchphrase" -- Mike
