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Andreas Katsulas passes away

Andreas Katsulas, the character actor known to SF fans as G'Kar on Babylon 5 and a familiar face from Star Trek and other SF&F TV shows, died Feb. 13 of lung cancer in Los Angeles, his agent, Donna Massetti, confirmed to SCI FI Wire. He was 59.

Katsulas, a longtime resident of Los Angeles, played the Narn ambassador G'Kar for five years in the syndicated cult TV series Babylon 5, starting in 1993. He reprised the role in subsequent Babylon 5 telefilms.

Katsulas was also no stranger to Trek fans, playing Romulan Cmdr. Tomalak in Star Trek: The Next Generation. His last appearance in a Trek series was as a Vissian captain on an episode of Enterprise.

Born in St. Louis, Katsulas held a master's degree in theater from Indiana University, his official Web site said. After performing in plays in St. Louis, New York and Boston, he went on to film roles in such movies as Michael Cimino's The Sicilian, which brought him to Los Angeles, then in Ridley Scott's Someone to Watch Over Me and Blake Edward's Sunset.

Katsulas moved to Los Angeles permanently in 1986 and found scores of television and film parts in everything from TV's Alien Nation and Max Headroom to the big screen's The Fugitive, in which he played the infamous one-armed man, and Executive Decision opposite Kurt Russell and Steven Seagal.



nige

Shocked

He will be sorely missed.
Half of one of the best double acts to grace our TV screens, not to mention all his other great TV and Movie work.
Carl B Harrison

Reality then bites you on the butt.

59... Sad .... 59 is a weird age... my Nanna died at 59..... my Dad died at 59 and my Mam is 58 and she's dreading her next birthday, I need her to get well past that age to get rid of the family curse.

Andreas Katsulas .... B5's G'Kar was like nige said, one of the best double acts to grace our TV screens, he will in my heart be G'Kar the loveable rogue forever, not a bad legacy to leave behind, but very sad he had to leave it so soon. Sad
Jonny

Sad Respect Sad



Robert DeNiro's Eyes

Shocking! jeez I just start watching the series again.

I always thought Andreas was superb in his G'kar role and a great double act with Londo.

Another nail in the coffin of the B5 saga. Crying or Very sad

dave
Wolf

Crying or Very sad Nice one Jonny, you posted how I feel Crying or Very sad B5 will never be the same again Sad
Robert DeNiro's Eyes

Yes I would like to add that jonnys G'kar picture says it all.

heres a message from JMS posted in the newsgroups

Quote:
Title: Andreas Katsulas is gone
Author: jmsatb5@aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:52:01 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <1139952717.976416.227510@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups. com>


Just over a year ago, Andreas Katsulas -- who loved smoking with a
passion that cannot be described -- was diagnosed with lung cancer,
which by then had already spread to other areas. He quit smoking at
once and went on a healthy diet and vitamin program, but there was
little hope of a good resolution even though the new regimen was very
good for him. When we spoke about it, he laughed, and said, "Now that
I'm dying I've never felt better!"

His spirits were always up and positive, putting everyone at ease about
his condition, because...well, that's the kind of person he was.

A couple of months ago, he and his wife convened a dinner with me,
Doug, and Peter Jurasik, which was filled with laughter and stories and
good food. He wanted to know all the stories we never told him
because, as he said, "Who am I going to tell?" So we did. Because we
knew we were saying goodbye, and there would not be a second chance.

Last night, in the company of his wife and family, Andreas closed his
eyes and went away.

He lived an amazing life...full of travel and wonder and good
work...was part of the world renowned Peter Brook company...he saw the
planet, loved and was loved, ate at great restaurants, smoked too many
cigarettes...he lived a life some people would die for.

And, sadly, due to the last part of that equation...he did.

Memorial arrangements are still being worked out, but will doubtless be
private.

Andreas is gone...and G'Kar with him, because no one else can ever play
that role, or ever will.

I will miss him terribly.

J. Michael Straczynski


dave
nige

I would have expected nothing less from JMS.
If anything that message proved how close the cast of B5 became considering how long its been since they stopped making it.
Carl B Harrison

Robert DeNiro's Eyes wrote:

heres a message from JMS posted in the newsgroups



Thanks for that post RDE, it was nice to read the message from JMS.
Jonny

Wolf wrote:
Crying or Very sad Nice one Jonny, you posted how I feel Crying or Very sad B5 will never be the same again Sad


Shocked No need to mention it Wolf, any time Shocked
Black_Winged_Angel

Andreas will be a big miss; his portayal of the alien G'Kar in B5 was an excellent and often passionate performance.

It is certainly nice to see that the cast of B5 are still close after such a long time - and I wish they could make more of the series, as I think it was the BEST sci-fi I've ever seen, and the series should have continued for a long time.
Carl B Harrison

Black_Winged_Angel wrote:
Andreas will be a big miss; his portayal of the alien G'Kar in B5 was an excellent and often passionate performance.

It is certainly nice to see that the cast of B5 are still close after such a long time - and I wish they could make more of the series, as I think it was the BEST sci-fi I've ever seen, and the series should have continued for a long time.


Hi Black_Winged_Angel,

Welcome to the forum..... totally agree with what your saying about B5, I think they had only scratched the surface with what was possible had it continued.

Must admit though JMS didn't let the fans down as the movies made after the show did help tie up some bits and bobs, but even if he hadn't everything seemed to have been thoroughly worked out even from season one and he did answer most of the questions, great foresight from JMS. Smile
nige

There was some talk not so long ago about JMS doing a B5 Theatrical Movie but it didn't come off. I think he's still hoping to get it done at some point in the future, guess we can only hope he does.

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