mackDUNDEE Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/deathsobituaries/story/8D6A8CD43F28F4AE86257118001B2049?OpenDocument ST. LOUIS: Andrew C. 'Andreas' Katsulas: St. Louis native played 'one-armed man' in 'Fugitive' 02/17/2006 Andrew C. "Andreas" Katsulas, a St. Louis-born actor best known for characters he portrayed in such films as "The Fugitive" and the television series "Babylon 5," died Monday (Feb. 13, 2006) at his home in Los Angeles after a battle with lung cancer. He was 59. Mr. Katsulas took to the stage as a child, performing in community theater and with a high school theater group in St. Louis. He studied theatrical arts at St. Louis University and earned a master's degree in theater from Indiana University in Bloomington. He landed roles with the St. Louis Repertory Theatre and later in plays in New York and Boston. He joined Peter Brook's International Theatre Company and traveled around the world, performing in improvisational and prepared theater pieces. He performed on well-known stages such as Lincoln Center in New York and the Kennedy Center in Washington but also in such locations as barrios in Venezuela and the marketplaces of remote African villages. After Mr. Katsulas was cast in Michael Cimino's "The Sicilian," he traveled to Los Angeles, where he was chosen to play Joey Venza in Ridley Scott's "Someone To Watch Over Me," and then Arthur the chauffeur in Blake Edwards' "Sunset." Since 1986, Mr. Katsulas lived in Los Angeles, where he played dozens of roles in feature films, including the one-armed man in "The Fugitive" with Harrison Ford, and recent parts in "Executive Decision" and "Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight." Among his television appearances were "Diagnosis Murder," "Murder, She Wrote," and "Star Trek." His roles in "Star Trek" and as G'Kar in "Babylon 5" made him a popular figure with science fiction buffs, and he appeared at science fiction conventions in the St. Louis area, including the Archon 27 in Collinsville in 2003. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 4967 Forest Park Avenue. Interment will be at St. Matthew Cemetery. Among the survivors are his wife, Gilla Nissan Katsulas of Los Angeles; a daughter, Katherine Parker of Buffalo, N.Y.; and a son, Michael Katsulas of Springfield, Mo. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 4967 Forest Park Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. 63108. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEAT84 Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 So who did he play on Star Trek? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypha01 Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Very sad, a much talented actor. G'kar was my second favourite character on B5 too, he was brilliant and very memorable and likeable..One of the many reasons the show rocked so hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcroft Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Andreas Katsulas played the Romulan Commander Tomalak in TNG in such episodes as - All Good Things...: Part 2 (1994) - Future Imperfect (1990) - The Defector (1989) - The Enemy (1989) as well as a in Enterprise as the Vissian Captain - Cogenitor (2003) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackDUNDEE Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 There was talk about a Babylon 5 movie a couple of years ago because of the strong DVD sales. It was a similar line of thinking that led to the Firefly movie "Serenity." Anyway, since that talk the actors that played G'Kar, Dr. Franklin, and Zathuris have all died. It's amazing because these were not old men. Andreas Katsulas was the oldest and he was only 59. Jerry Doyle better go have a check up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackDUNDEE Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 Also, Andreas Katsulas played the Romulan Commander while joining Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis in the final episode of Enterprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnifex Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 There was talk about a Babylon 5 movie a couple of years ago because of the strong DVD sales. It was a similar line of thinking that led to the Firefly movie "Serenity." Anyway' date=' since that talk the actors that played G'Kar, Dr. Franklin, and Zathuris have all died. It's amazing because these were not old men. Andreas Katsulas was the oldest and he was only 59. Jerry Doyle better go have a check up.[/quote'] If you are taking about The Legend of the Rangers..(it was actually a proposed pilot for a new series) they did make it but it sucked badly.. Katsulas was good in it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Topic Creator - Are you from Dundee, Scotland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougthenut Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Just spotted this one, damn' shame. I liked him. Definitely the end of an era there, some people are irreplaceable. While quantum physicists might argue, a basic law of classic physics is that no matter or energy can be lost. It can be transformed but never lost. I hope that he's being recycled into something which gives him as much pleasure as he gave me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwalker Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Anyway' date=' since that talk the actors that played G'Kar, Dr. Franklin, and Zathuris have all died. [/quote'] Zathuris? It's Zathras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arktis Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 He was also the infamous one-armed man in The Fugitive (the movie). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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