Prolific Broadway actor featured on ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Cheers’ dead at 97

Tom Troupe, a longtime Broadway actor and writer best known for his television appearances in “Star Trek” and “Cheers,” has died.

He was 97.

Troupe died Sunday, July 20, five days after his birthday in his Beverly Hills, Ca., home from natural causes, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Troupe’s Broadway career began in 1957 with “The Diary of Anne Frank.”

He also starred in “The Lion in Winter,” “Fathers Day” and “The Gin Game” with his late wife and fellow actress Carole Cook.

Over his decades long career Troupe made 75 TV appearances, including “Murder, She Wrote,” “The Fugitive,” “Mission: Impossible,” “The Wild Wild West,” “Knots Landing” and “Frasier.”

He starred as Bob Gilroy in “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” Judge William E. Grey in “Cheers,” Tancred Baumgartner in “ER” and Lt. Harold in the original “Star Trek” series, according to his IMDb.

He is also credited in several films such as “The Big Fisherman,” “The Devil’s Brigade” and “Summer School.”

Troupe is survived by his son, Christopher Troupe, as well as a granddaughter.

Donations in his memory can be made to the Entertainment Community Fund or the Pasadena Humane Society, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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