MICHAEL FOREST DIES AT 97

Michael Forest, who played Apollo in Star Trek, died on 14 October at an assisted living facility in Sparks, Nevada. His friend James A. Brown announced the death on social media and identified the actor by his birth name, Gerald Michael Charlebois. Brown wrote: “I knew him as an actor and loved him as a friend.” Forest had lived at the facility for several years. He was 97.

Forest was born in Harvey, North Dakota, in 1929. His family moved to Seattle during his childhood. He later studied at the University of Washington and San Jose State. His career spanned more than 200 acting credits across television and film, including an appearance in Cast Away. He also appeared in The Twilight Zone and The Dick Van Dyke Show.

Forest played Apollo in the 1967 Star Trek episode Who Mourns for Adonais?. He returned to the role in the fan-produced web series Star Trek Continues in 2013. His late wife, Diana Hale, played Athena in that production. In the 1964 Twilight Zone episode Black Leather Jackets, Forest portrayed a member of an extraterrestrial biker gang. That year, he appeared on The Dick Van Dyke Show as a former romantic interest of Laura Petrie, played by Mary Tyler Moore.