Also played the Evil Blue Genie on I Dream Of Jeannie....which was one of my favorite episodes of that show. Very sad.
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Michael Ansara, the rugged character actor who played Klingon commander Kang on three different "Star Trek" TV series, has died. He was 91.
Ansara, who was married to actress Barbara Eden of "I Dream of Jeannie" fame, died July 31 at his home in Calabasas, Calif., after a prolonged illness, his former publicist, Michael B. Druxman, said.
Born in a small village in Syria to American parents, Ansara starred as Native American characters on two 1950s primetime series: ABC's Western "Broken Arrow" (as Cochise) and NBC's "Law of the Plainsman" (as Deputy U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart, another Apache).
Ansara is beloved by "Star Trek" fans as one of only seven actors to play the same character in his case legendary Klingon warrior Kang on three versions of the sci-fi series: the original (in the 1968 episode "Day of the Dove"), "Deep Space Nine" (1994's "Blood Oath") and "Voyager" (1996's "Flashback").
'Star Trek' villain Michael Ansara dies at 91 - TODAY.com
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Michael Ansara, the rugged character actor who played Klingon commander Kang on three different "Star Trek" TV series, has died. He was 91.
Ansara, who was married to actress Barbara Eden of "I Dream of Jeannie" fame, died July 31 at his home in Calabasas, Calif., after a prolonged illness, his former publicist, Michael B. Druxman, said.
Born in a small village in Syria to American parents, Ansara starred as Native American characters on two 1950s primetime series: ABC's Western "Broken Arrow" (as Cochise) and NBC's "Law of the Plainsman" (as Deputy U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart, another Apache).
Ansara is beloved by "Star Trek" fans as one of only seven actors to play the same character in his case legendary Klingon warrior Kang on three versions of the sci-fi series: the original (in the 1968 episode "Day of the Dove"), "Deep Space Nine" (1994's "Blood Oath") and "Voyager" (1996's "Flashback").
'Star Trek' villain Michael Ansara dies at 91 - TODAY.com