Michael Ansara

Michael Ansara
Michael Ansara in Law of the Plainsman (1959)
Born	(1922-04-15)April 15, 1922 Syria
Died	July 31, 2013(2013-07-31) (aged 91)[1] Calabasas, California
Cause of death	Complications from Alzheimer's disease
Nationality	Syrian-American
Citizenship	United States
Education	B.A. from Los Angeles City College
Alma mater	Los Angeles City College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1944–2001
Known for	Cochise, Killer Kane, Commander Kang, Sam Buckhart, Mr. Freeze (voice)
Notable work	Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Broken Arrow, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Law of the Plainsman, Star Trek, Batman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, Batman Beyond
Height	6' 3" (1.90 m)
Spouse(s)	Jean Byron ​ (m. 1955⁠–⁠1956)​ , Barbara Eden ​ (m. 1958⁠–⁠1974)​ , Beverly Kushida ​ ​ (m. 1977⁠–⁠2013)​
Children	Matthew Ansara (1965-2001; w/Eden)
Awards	Hollywood Walk of Fame, Western Heritage Award, Saturn Award

Michael Ansara (April 15, 1922^[2] – July 31, 2013^[3]) was a Syrian-American stage, movie and voice actor.

He was best known for playing of Cochise in the American television series Broken Arrow, Kane in the 1979-81 series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Commander Kang on three different Star Trek TV series, Deputy U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart on the NBC series, Law of the Plainsman, and the voice for villain character Mr. Freeze in the Emmy Award winning series Batman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, and Batman Beyond.

1. ↑ "Michael Ansara, Actor Who Played Cochise and Kang, Dies at 91". New York Times.com. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
2. ↑ "Michael Ansara Bio Biography". TV Rage. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
3. ↑ "Michael Ansara Dead: 'Star Trek' actor dies at 91". Huffington Post.com. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.