Saturday, February 18, 2006

Andreas Katsulas Remembered...



Andreas Katsulas, potrayer of G'KAR on Babylon 5, and several charaters within the Star Trek Franchise, has passed due to complications of Lung Cancer, on Feb. 13, as confirmed by his agent, Donna Massetti to Sci Fi Wire

Born in St. Louis, Katsulas held a master's degree in theater from Indiana University, his official Web site said. After performing in plays in St. Louis, New York and Boston, he went on to film roles in such movies as Michael Cimino's The Sicilian, which brought him to Los Angeles, then in Ridley Scott's Someone to Watch Over Me and Blake Edward's Sunset.

Katsulas moved to Los Angeles permanently in 1986 and found scores of television and film parts in everything from TV's Alien Nation and Max Headroom to the big screen's The Fugitive, in which he played the infamous one-armed man, and Executive Decision opposite Kurt Russell and Steven Seagal.

Z-Team productions, has produced a wonderful tribute to Andreas, which can be viewed by clicking here to view the quictime movie (qt version 7 recommended)

Funeral Arrangements are pending.

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