MICHAEL Forest – best known for his role in Star Trek – has died aged 97.
The actor passed away in his care home in Nevada on Wednesday, his friend James A Brown revealed on Facebook.
Spanning an impressive 65 years Forest appeared in scores of TV series – including ‘The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin’, ‘The Twilight Zone’ and ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ – and in several films as well as completing voiceovers across cartoons and video games.
But the 6ft 3inch-tall star was perhaps best known for his role as the towering Greek god Apollo in the 1967 Star Trek episode titled Who Mourns for Adonais?
The episode is among the most beloved for fans of the series.
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