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Michael Ansara(1922-2013)

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Michael Ansara
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The Long Road Home (1999)
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Born in a small village in Syria, Michael Ansara came to the United States with his American parents at the age of two, living in New England, until the family's relocation to California ten years later. He entered Los Angeles City College with the intention of becoming a doctor, but got sidetracked into the dramatics department. A stint at the Pasadena Playhouse (where fellow students included Charles Bronson, Carolyn Jones and Aaron Spelling) led to roles on stage and in films; the starring role (as Cochise) on the popular television series Broken Arrow (1956) elevated Ansara to stardom.

During the series' run, he met actress Barbara Eden on a date arranged by the 20th Century-Fox publicity department; the two later married. He played the Klingon commander Kang on three Star Trek television series: Star Trek (1966), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Star Trek: Voyager (1995). He also played Buck Rogers' evil adversary Kane on Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), and provided the voice of Mr. Freeze on Batman: The Animated Series (1992) and its spin-offs. Michael Ansara died at age 91 from complications of Alzheimer's disease in his home in Calabasas, California on July 31, 2013.
BornApril 15, 1922
DiedJuly 31, 2013(91)
BornApril 15, 1922
DiedJuly 31, 2013(91)
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Michael Ansara in McCloud (1970)
Anne Archer, Michael Ansara, and Murray Hamilton in McCloud (1970)
Michael Ansara and Sharon Farrell in Police Story (1973)
Peter Ustinov, Michael Ansara, and Edmund Purdom in The Egyptian (1954)
James Garner, Michael Ansara, and Eva Renzi in The Pink Jungle (1968)
Arlene Dahl and Michael Ansara in The Diamond Queen (1953)
Michael Ansara, Susan Howard, and Mark Tobin in Star Trek (1966)
Michael Ansara in Broken Arrow (1956)
Michael Ansara, Susan Howard, and Mark Tobin in Star Trek (1966)
Michael Ansara in Kojak (1973)
Michael Ansara in Celebrity Bowling (1971)
Michael Ansara in Land of the Giants (1968)

Known for

The Message (1976)
The Message
8.1
  • Abu Sofyan
  • 1976
The Manitou (1978)
The Manitou
5.3
  • John Singing Rock
  • 1978
Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland in Assassination (1987)
Assassination
5.2
  • Sen. Bunsen
  • 1987
Barbara Eden in I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
I Dream of Jeannie
7.4
TV Series
  • Blue Djinn
  • King Kamehameha
  • Major Biff Jellico

Credits

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Actor

  • Batman: Vengeance (2001)
    Batman: Vengeance
    • (voice)
  • The Long Road Home (1999)
    The Long Road Home
  • Batman Beyond (1999)
    Batman Beyond
    • (voice)
  • Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999)
    Batman Beyond: The Movie
    • (voice)
  • Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998)
    Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
    • (voice)
  • Toran Caudell in Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard (1997)
    Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard
  • Tara Strong, Kevin Conroy, Loren Lester, and Mathew Valencia in The New Batman Adventures (1997)
    The New Batman Adventures
    • (voice)
  • Robert Beltran, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Jeri Ryan, Roxann Dawson, Ethan Phillips, Tim Russ, and Garrett Wang in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Star Trek: Voyager
  • Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
    Batman: The Animated Series
    • (voice)
  • Bruce Boxleitner, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, Jerry Doyle, and Andreas Katsulas in Babylon 5 (1993)
    Babylon 5
  • Border Shootout (1990)
    Border Shootout
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
  • Stacy Keach in The New Mike Hammer (1984)
    The New Mike Hammer
  • Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland in Assassination (1987)
    Assassination

Director

  • Barbara Eden in I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
    I Dream of Jeannie

Producer

  • The Exchange (2000)
    The Exchange

Videos6

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Harum Scarum
Trailer 2:06
Harum Scarum
The Manitou
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The Manitou
The Long Road Home
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The Long Road Home
Batman: Subzero
Trailer 1:01
Batman: Subzero

Personal details

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    • April 15, 1922
    • Syria
    • July 31, 2013
    • Calabasas, California, USA(complications from Alzheimer's disease)
    • Beverly KushidaJune 4, 1977 - July 31, 2013 (his death)
    • Matthew Ansara
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Appeared in a pilot for MCA/Revue based on the character of "Dr. Adam McKenzie", a role he played in a Wagon Train (1957) episode.
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 2 Articles

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    Along with Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Armin Shimerman, John de Lancie, Richard Poe and Mark Allen Shepherd, he was one of only seven actors to play the same character in three different live-action "Star Trek" series. He played Kang in Star Trek (1966), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Star Trek: Voyager (1995).
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    That has been one of the best, most rewarding things about being an actor -- traveling throughout the world, meeting all kinds of different people and learning about other cultures.
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