Actor Andreas Katsulas dies

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Babylon 5, Fugitive star Katsulas dies
Feb. 22, 2006. 05:25 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Veteran character actor Andreas Katsulas, immortalized as imposing red-eyed alien ambassador G'Kar on television's Babylon 5 and a one-armed murderer in the 1993 film The Fugitive, has died of lung cancer. He was 59.

Katsulas, who had been undergoing chemotherapy treatments, died in his Los Angeles home Feb. 13, his agent Donna Massetti said Monday.

"He was a lovely and talented man, and we are deeply saddened. He will be missed," Massetti said.

Born May 18, 1946, in St. Louis, Katsulas earned a master's degree in theater at Indiana University.

He appeared in small roles in a handful of films before landing the part of a Greek immigrant in 1982's King of America and then a regular role that same year in the soap opera Guiding Light.

He cemented his status as the actor to go to for villainous characters with his turn as mobster Joey Venza in Ridley Scott's Someone to Watch Over Me in 1987.

Katsulas donned a prosthetic device in 1993's The Fugitive to portray the murderous one-armed man Frederick Sykes, who frames Harrison Ford's Dr. Richard Kimble in the death of Kimble's wife.

But Katsulas' role as Narn ambassador G'Kar in the syndicated television series Babylon 5 brought him the most attention.

Spending hours in heavy makeup, the actor played G'Kar as a diplomat whose hatred of Londo Mollari of the Centauri Republic became a central theme of the show. Later, G'Kar evolved into a spiritual leader.

Katsulas also appeared as Commander Tomalak in several episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

He also appeared on such TV shows as NYPD Blue, Diagnosis Murder and Murder, She Wrote and in such films as The Sicilian and Executive Decision.

He is survived by his wife, Gilla Nissan Katsulas, and two children from a previous marriage, Michael and Katherine.
 

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I have heard of this actor before TD is there an chance you can find an pic of him ..such an young age isnt it but cancer is an cow of an disease ...I have an freind who has just been diagnosed with her cancer coming back for the third time but just like her to be in high spirits..(breast cancer) has got her...my thoughts are with his family...
 
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