Star Trek passings

[Sgt_G]

It's being reported that Rene Auberjonois (Odo from DS9) has passed away.

 

[wayoung]

Rene was one of the first Trek actors I met when I started collecting autographs. I gave him the wrong date when he signed and he said that's ok, he wouldn't tell anyone and we'd just pretend he signed it the day before. Goodbye

 

[1001001]

I’ve seen it now on several sites.

He was great on Frasier.

RIP

 

[Tim Thomason]

You realize that was a sexual assault, right?

I don’t think that’s the kind of thing to envy.

I think he's referring to the actor being allowed to backslap Grace Lee Whitney (he also did the same to Bill Shatner). We don't know if he made contact with either actor, as all three instances (the two with Walker and the scene with Garland Thompson and John Bellah that inspired Charlie) were shot away from the swat and with a noticeable sound effect added.

 

[Tim Thomason]

I’ve seen it now on several sites.

He was great on Frasier.

RIP

The people behind his twitter has confirmed it.

 

[JRoss]

Dorothy and now Rene. Kind of a terrible week.

 

[keel]

It's been a bad year for actors passing in Trek, with 23 so far in 2019.

 

[Tim Thomason]

Yeah, the more accomplished actors at the beginning of TNG are all hitting life expectancy, as well as the youngest of the TOS actors, so expect to see more and more Berman-era performers as time goes on now. Statistically, the lull caused by the 18 years of no major Star Trek TV production is ending, and it's just going to increase from here. That, and increased reporting and recording of this type of information.

 

[J.D.]

I loved Rene so much. My heart hurts. Such a horrible week. RIP Rene

 

[Spot261]

Was that hard to understand?

No, it was just a shitty inappropriate comment.

 

[Tim Thomason]

It's been a bad year for actors passing in Trek, with 23 so far in 2019.

Marina Sirtis's husband, Michael Lamper, passed away on December 7th. Per Memory Alpha, he appeared onscreen as an Acamarian Gatherer in "The Vengeance Factor".

 

[Grant]

Actor and musician Jack Sheldon has passed away at the age of 88 he played a holographic piano player on Star Trek the Next Generation. He also did the children's Schoolhouse Rock segments. Rest in peace.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sheldon

 

[keel]

Wikipedia has announced that Marj Dusay passed away this month, age of 83. She played 'Kara' in the TOS episode 'Spocks' Brain'.

 

[Grant]

Actor Robert Sampson who played SAR 6 in Taste of Armageddon has passed away at age 86. He also appeared in the original Twilight Zone classic episode Little Girl Lost and in the movie Re-Animator.
Rest in peace.

https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0760203/

 

[keel]

I used to see him in so many tv shows. I don't even recall his role in TOS. Will have to check him out now.

 

[Grant]

Robert Harper who played the character Lathal Bine in the Next Generation episode The Host has passed away at age 68. He was uncredited in the role but did have a speaking part.
Rest in peace.
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0363948/

 

[keel]

Reported in Memory Alpha that Dyanne Thorne passed away Jan. 28th, 2020, age of 83. She played the 1st Iotian girl in the TOS episode 'A Piece of the Action'.

 

[Grant]

Wow sadly the pace has been picking up for original series actors in the last few months. But they were all part of history and I hope they got some satisfaction from that

 

[keel]

Grant, it's now reported that Kevin Conway, aka: Kahless the Unforgettable, passed away on Wednesday, age of 77 due to heart attack.

 

[Grant]

Wow. It doesn't seem to stop.
He had a wonderful unique voice and he was the control voice of the new outer limits for years.