# Dead Star Trek Cast Members **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 5, 2002, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-star-trek-cast-members/130952 "2002-10-05T07:56:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2002, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-star-trek-cast-members/130952/21 "2002-10-07T01:18:39Z")
Elisha Cook Jr. “Star Trek” (1966) playing “Samuel T. Cogley”(as Elisha Cook) in episode: “Court Martial” (episode # 1.20) 2/2/1967 He was also in The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon and Shane. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2002, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-star-trek-cast-members/130952/22 "2002-10-07T01:53:19Z")
No one mentioned Persis Khambatta. Died of cancer, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2002, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-star-trek-cast-members/130952/23 "2002-10-07T02:09:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sam Stone \* > \*\*No one mentioned Persis Khambatta. Died of cancer, I think. \*\* Um, **flertbert** mentioned her in the very first post… 🙂 Eric ---
**Author:** ![flertbert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e5b9ba/32.png) [@flertbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flertbert)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2002, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-star-trek-cast-members/130952/24 "2002-10-07T02:55:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sam Stone \* > \*\*No one mentioned Persis Khambatta. Died of cancer, I think. \*\* Wrong on both counts, she was the inspiration for the OP and she died of a heart attack. ---
**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2002, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-star-trek-cast-members/130952/25 "2002-10-07T14:22:13Z")
John Colicos (Captain Kor of the Klingon Empire and Baltar on _Battlestar Galactica_) is dead. Anyone know the status of the other two of the original three Klingon Commanders - Michael Ansara as Kang (whom I think might be dead) and William Campbell as Koloth (as well as Trelaine, the Squire of Gothos)? ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2002, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-star-trek-cast-members/130952/26 "2002-10-08T18:09:41Z")
> [@](#): > > Wow, Mark Lenard is dead… Live long and prosper, Mark. When bad things happen to good tag lines. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2002, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-star-trek-cast-members/130952/27 "2002-10-08T19:32:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kilt-wearin’ man \* > \*\*Anyone know the status of the other two of the original three Klingon Commanders - Michael Ansara as Kang (whom I think might be dead) and William Campbell as Koloth (as well as Trelaine, the Squire of Gothos)? \*\* William Campbell & Michael Ansara are both still alive, according to IMDB. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2002, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-star-trek-cast-members/130952/28 "2002-10-08T19:50:51Z")
Hey **Knead** , cut me some slack! 🙂 I posted that and read it and thought “stupid stupid stuipd.” But it could be an “in spirit” kind of sentiment. Ugh. I’ll go slink off in a corner now. (and the problem with the internet is you can’t deny having said anything. Damn modern technology!) ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2002, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-star-trek-cast-members/130952/29 "2002-10-08T20:15:00Z")
Just a few more Vic “Mel I mean Jojo Krako” Taylor "A Piece of the Action Ed Peck Colonel Fellini in “Tommorow is Yesterday” Charles “Landru” Macaulay “Return of the Archons” David “Anan7” Opatshu “A Taste of Armageddon” Vic “Nomad” Perrin “The Changling” Barry “Surak” Atwater “The Savage Curtain” Bart “Yarnek” La Rue “The Savage Curtain” Ian “Mr Atoz” Wolfe “All of our Yesterdays” And of course Adolph Hitler (Uncredited voice) “The City on the edge of Forever” ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2002, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-star-trek-cast-members/130952/30 "2002-10-08T20:44:02Z")
OK, where the hell did Hitler come from? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2002, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-star-trek-cast-members/130952/31 "2002-10-08T21:18:16Z")
Adolph Hitler is DEAD??? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2002, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-star-trek-cast-members/130952/32 "2002-10-08T23:37:56Z")
Well, he controlled the Falklands War from his secret base in Argentina, but he was 93 then, so he’s undoubtedly croaked by now (yea!) unless you count the Boys From Brazil or something. ;j ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2002, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-star-trek-cast-members/130952/33 "2002-10-09T01:10:06Z")
How about Star Trek cast members that **should** be dead? I nominate Frank Gorshin. **kingpengvin** , I hoped you saved that post somewhere before submitting…🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-star-trek-cast-members/130952.md?page=1)