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Michael Ansara (born 15 April 1922; age 102) is best-known to Star Trek fans for playing Kang in three Star Trek episodes, each from a different series. He later appeared on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine again, as Lwaxana Troi's Tavnian husband, Jeyal.

He is one of ten actors to play the same character (Kang) on three different Star Trek TV series. The other actors who hold this distinction are Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Mark Lenard, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Armin Shimerman, John de Lancie, and Richard Poe.

Due to his complexion, Ansara was often cast in the role of a Native American. This was the case for his starring role as "Chief Cochise" on the ABC TV western series Broken Arrow from 1956 through 1960, for which he is probably best remembered. He also played a Native American character in the 1978 mini-series Centennial. This series also featured such Trek alumni as Henry Darrow, Cliff deYoung, Robert Doqui, Robert Easton, Sally Kellerman, Brian Keith, Nick Ramus, Clive Revill, James Sloyan, Morgan Woodward, and Anthony Zerbe. He also played the villain "Kane" in four episodes of the 1979-1981 sci-fi TV series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Ansara also had a role in the pilot for the TV series Barbary Coast, starring William Shatner. Ansara's many feature film credits include Julius Caesar (1953, co-starring fellow TOS veterans John Hoyt, Richard Hale, Ian Wolfe, and Lawrence Dobkin), The Comancheros (1961, starring John Wayne), and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961). As the Hittite commander in The Egyptian (1954), he had only two lines, but presented a Klingon-like appearance, declaring "No Hittite warrior cries out in pain!" He also made uncredited appearances in the biblical epics The Robe (1953, with Jean Simmons and Jay Robinson) and The Ten Commandments (1956). The latter film also featured the likes of Judith Anderson, Lawrence Dobkin, and Robert Herron.

He appeared in the TV series Babylon 5 as a Techno-mage, at the start of the second season, alongside various Star Trek guest actors such as Andreas Katsulas and David Warner.

Most recently, he has become recognizable as the voice of "Mr. Freeze" on the various animated Batman series and specials. He has voiced the character since 1992.

Ansara was married to I Dream of Jeannie actress Barbara Eden from 1958 through 1974. He also worked with her on several projects, including directing and appearing on several episodes of Jeannie. He and Eden had one child, a son named Matthew, now deceased.

Appearances

As Kang

Other

DS9: "The Muse" as Jeyal

External links

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Michael Ansara at Wikipedia

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 '''Michael Ansara''' {{born|15|April|1922}} is best-known to ''[[Star Trek]]'' fans for playing [[Kang]] in three ''Star Trek'' episodes, each from a different series. He later appeared on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' again, as [[Lwaxana Troi]]'s [[Tavnian]] husband, [[Jeyal]].
-He is one of only six actors to play the same character (Kang) on three different live action ''Star Trek'' series. The other actors who hold this distinction are [[Jonathan Frakes]], [[Marina Sirtis]], [[Armin Shimerman]], [[John de Lancie]] and [[Richard Poe]].
+He is one of ten actors to play the same character (Kang) on three different ''Star Trek'' TV series. The other actors who hold this distinction are [[Leonard Nimoy]], [[DeForest Kelley]], [[James Doohan]], [[Mark Lenard]], [[Jonathan Frakes]], [[Marina Sirtis]], [[Armin Shimerman]], [[John de Lancie]], and [[Richard Poe]].
 Due to his complexion, Ansara was often cast in the role of a Native American. This was the case for his starring role as "Chief Cochise" on the ABC TV western series ''Broken Arrow'' from 1956 through 1960, for which he is probably best remembered. He also played a Native American character in the 1978 mini-series ''[[Wikipedia:Centennial (miniseries)|Centennial]]''. This series also featured such ''Trek'' alumni as [[Henry Darrow]], [[Cliff deYoung]], [[Robert Doqui]], [[Robert Easton]], [[Sally Kellerman]], [[Brian Keith]], [[Nick Ramus]], [[Clive Revill]], [[James Sloyan]], [[Morgan Woodward]], and [[Anthony Zerbe]].  He also played the villain "Kane" in four episodes of the 1979-1981 sci-fi TV series ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century''.