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Andrew "Andreas" Katsulas (May 18, 1946 – February 13, 2006) was a Greek-American actor 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 Star Trek: The Next Generation. He also played Vissian Captain Drennik in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Cogenitor."
Andreas Katsulas (*)
Early life
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 Lincoln Center to barrios in Venezuela.
Career
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, The Fugitive, and Executive Decision.
Katsulas was a regular on Babylon 5, where he played Ambassador G'Kar. He also guest starred on many television shows, including: Alien Nation; The Equalizer; Murder, She Wrote; NYPD Blue; Millennium; Star Trek: The Next Generation (episodes "The Enemy", "The Defector", "Future Imperfect", and "All Good Things...", as Commander Tomalak); Star Trek: Enterprise (season 2, episode 22, "Cogenitor"); and Max Headroom. He also appeared in the TV-movie The Death of the Incredible Hulk. He featured as a voice actor in the PlayStation 2 titles Primal (as Scree the gargoyle), and 24: The Game (based on the TV series 24).
Death
In early 2005, Katsulas, who in the words of Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski, "loved smoking with a passion that cannot be described"[1] was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer. He died on February 13, 2006 at the age of 59. He was survived by his wife and two children.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | I avgi tou thriamvou | ||
| 1963 | O ippolytos kai to violi tou | ||
| 1974 | O-key | ||
| 1979 | Série noire | Andreas Tikides | |
| Milo-Milo | Nicolos | ||
| 1982 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Snout | TV-movie |
| Kings of America | Markos | ||
| 1984 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Lunar Shopping Observer | |
| 1986 | Agent on Ice | Ray Donnelli | |
| 1987 | Someone to Watch Over Me | Joey Venza | |
| The Sicilian | Passatempa | ||
| 1988 | Steal the Sky | Colonel Gemayel | TV-movie |
| Sunset | Arthur | ||
| 1989 | The Neon Empire | Vito | TV-movie |
| Communion | Alex | ||
| 1990 | Write to Kill | Chambliss | |
| The Death of the Incredible Hulk | Kasha | TV-movie | |
| Murder Times Seven | Marco Volatile | TV-movie | |
| 1991 | True Identity | Anthony | |
| 1992 | Blame It on the Bellboy | Scarpa | |
| 1993 | Painted Desert | Franco Vitalli | |
| Hot Shots! Part Deux | Rufshaad | ||
| The Fugitive | Sykes | ||
| Seduction: Three Tales from the Inner Sanctum | Frank | TV-movie | |
| New York Cop | Ferrara | TV-movie | |
| 1996 | Executive Decision | El Sayed Jaffa | |
| 1997 | Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing | Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman | TV-movie |
| 1998 | Jane Austen's Mafia | Narducci | |
| 2000 | A Piece of Eden | Giuseppe Tredici | |
| 2006 | Splinter Cell: Double Agent | only voice |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Mesure pour mesure | Claudio | |
| 1981 | Another World | Dock Site Guard | Episode: "4381" |
| Ragtime | Policeman #3 | ||
| 1982 | ABC Afterschool Special | Zachary Pscharapolus | Episode: A Very Delicate Matter |
| Guiding Light | Lucien Goff | ||
| 1987 | L'heure Simenon | Le 'Yougo' | |
| 1987–1988 | Max Headroom | Mr. Bartlett | Episode: Grossberg's Return (1987) Episode: Whackets (1987) Episode: Baby Grobags (1988) |
| 1988 | The Equalizer | Warren Briggs | |
| Houston Knights | Episode: Cajun Spice | ||
| Crime Story | Government Agent | Episode: Pauli Taglia's Dream | |
| 1989 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Assistant District Attorney Douglas | Episode: The Mafia Priest Mystery: Part 1 Episode: The Mafia Priest Mystery: Part 2 |
| Next of Kin | John Isabella | ||
| Alien Nation | Koulak | Episode: The Game | |
| 1989–1994 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Commander Tomalak | Episode: The Enemy (1989) Episode: The Defector (1989) Episode: Future Imperfect (1990) Episode: All Good Things (1994) |
| 1990 | Jake and the Fatman | Everett Ashford | Episode: You Turned the Tables on Me |
| Mancuso, FBI | |||
| Capital News | Nikolai Janosch/Arno Kudriescu | Episode: Blues for Mr. White Episode: Episode: Deadly Encounters: Part 1 Episode: Deadly Encounters: Part 2 |
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| Hunter | Arno Kudriesco | ||
| Murder, She Wrote | Jerry Pappas | Episode: A Killing in Vegas | |
| 1993 | Babylon 5: The Gathering | G'Kar | |
| 1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | DEA Agent | Episode: The Plague |
| 1994–1998 | Babylon 5 | G'Kar | |
| 1997 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | The Robot Spies | only voice |
| 1998 | Babylon 5: In the Beginning | Citizen G'Kar | |
| 1999 | Millennium | Moses Gourevitch | Episode: Forcing the End |
| 2002 | Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight | Citizen G'Kar | |
| 2003 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Vissian Captain Drennik | Episode: Cogenitor |
| NYPD Blue | Ron Szudarek | Episode: Shear Stupidity |
References
^ http://jmsnews.com/msg.aspx?id=1-17526 News article
External links
Portal icon Biography portal
Official website
Andreas Katsulas at the Internet Movie Database
Andreas Katsulas at AllRovi
Andreas Katsulas at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
Andreas Katsulas is gone posted by J. Michael Straczynski on rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
Memorial video by John E. Hudgens
Andreas Katsulas at Find a Grave
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