Star Trek Villain, Michael Ansara – Dies at 91

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The actor who played the Klingon Commander, Kang, has died at the age of 91.

Michael Ansara was a Syrian-born American stage, screen, and voice actor best known for his portrayal of Cochise in the American television series Broken Arrow, Kane in the 1979–1981 series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Commander Kang on three different Star Trek television series, Deputy U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart on the NBC series, Law of the Plainsman, and providing the voice for Mr. Freeze in Batman: The Animated Series and several of its spin-offs.-Wiki.

As reported by Today:

“Survivors include Beverly, his wife of 36 years, his sister Rose, his niece Michelle and nephew Michael John.A private service is pending. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Michael’s Antiochian Orthodox Church in Van Nuys.”

Michael Ansara 1922-2013

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Steve, also known as “Rifflo”, is a University MBA Administrator in Ontario Canada where he lives with his wife, Lisa and two young daughters, Alexa and Ava. Steve has an extensive background in corporate sales. Steve also worked for ISAF: International Security Assistance Force and the Canadian Military as a recruiter in Human Resources for the operations in Bosnia and Afghanistan. When not immersed in Tolkien works,sci-fi, and film, you can find him training in Muay Thai, and Italian rapier.

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  1. This saddens me. I will always remember him as Elric the Technomage on Babylon 5. He had such an amazing voice and presence.

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