Andrew C. "Andreas" Katsulas (May 18 1946 – February 13 2006) was an American actor 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 The Next Generation. Katsulas guest starred on many television shows, including Alien Nation, The Equalizer, Murder, She Wrote, NYPD Blue, Millennium, Max Headroom, and Enterprise. He was also the voice of Scree the gargoyle in the video game Primal.
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.
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, and Executive Decision.
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.
1946 births | 2006 deaths | American film actors | American television actors | Babylon 5 cast and crew | Deaths by lung cancer | Entertainers who died in their 50s | Greek-American actors | St. Louisans | Star Trek: The Next Generation actors | Alien Nation actors
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