ANDREAS KATSULAS - PASSES AWAY
Everyone who has seen BABYLON 5 mourns the passing of Andreas Katsulas. He brought G'Kar to life for each and everyone of us. Despite being under pounds of make-up, Andreas made us care about G'Kar. We watched the character evolve from a man of war to a spiritual leader -- the transition was not only a masterful display of writing skills -- but a true measure of the acting skills of Andreas Katsulas. He was a very private, quiet gentleman who loved to laugh. The jokes he and Peter Jurasik played on JMS are legendary. He will be greatly missed. His family is in our hearts and prayers.
Andreas Katsulas 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. Information on memorial services was pending at press time |
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Yesterday, Andreas Katsulas lost his battle with cancer and passed away. 