Andreas Katsulas

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Andreas Katsulas

Andreas Katsulas in 2000
Born Andrew C. Katsulas
May 18, 1946(1946-05-18)
St. Louis, Missouri
Died February 13, 2006 (aged 59)
Los Angeles, California
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Andrew C. "Andreas" Katsulas (May 18, 1946 – February 13, 2006) was an American actor perhaps best known for his roles as Ambassador G'Kar in the science fiction television series Babylon 5, as the one-armed villain Sykes in the film The Fugitive (1993), and as the Romulan Commander Tomalak on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Born in St. Louis, Missouri to a working-class Greek American family, he first became hooked on acting when he was 4 years old and his mother took him to a local community theater. He studied theatrical arts at Saint Louis University and earned a Master's degree in Theatre from Indiana University. From 1971 to 1986, he toured with Peter Brook's international theatre company, performing improvisational and prepared theater pieces on stages ranging from the Lincoln Center to barrios in Venezuela.

[edit] Career

Katsulas moved to Los Angeles, California in 1986. His film roles include appearances in The Sicilian, Someone to Watch Over Me, Sunset, Hot Shots! Part Deux, The Fugitive, and Executive Decision.

Katsulas was a regular on Babylon 5, where he played Ambassador G'Kar. He also guest starred on many television shows, including Alien Nation, The Equalizer, Murder, She Wrote, NYPD Blue, Millennium, and Max Headroom. He was also the voice of Scree the gargoyle in the video game Primal. He also featured as a voice actor in the PlayStation 2 title 24 The Game based on the TV series 24.

[edit] Death

In early 2005, Katsulas, who, in the words of Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski, "loved smoking with a passion that cannot be described," was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer; he died a year later, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 59. He is survived by his wife and two children.

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