A STAGE and screen star known for his roles in Star Trek and Mission: Impossible has died aged, 97.
Tom Troupe died at his home in Beverly Hills from natural causes – just five days after his birthday, a family spokesperson said.
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The tragic star, who was married to the late actress Carole Cook, was also well-known for appearing in My Own Private Idaho and Cagney & Lacey.
He and his wife were formerly known as “the Lunts of L.A. Theater” due to their extensive stage work in the City of Angels.
And the married couple were honored with the 2002 L.A. Ovation Award for Career Achievement.
Troupe portrayed dozens of other characters on the big screen and on stage during the 1990s.
Also a talented writer and director, the star was born on July 15, 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri.
He began his acting career through local theater productions before moving to New York City in 1948.
After studying at the Herbert Berghof Studio – under the great acting teacher Uta Hagen – he even served in the Korean War.
He was awarded a Bronze Star before returning to the Big Apple and making his Broadway debut in 1957.
He played Peter van Daan in The Diary of Ann Frank, also starring Joseph Schildkraut.
Following the debut, he moved to Los Angeles seeking Hollywood stardom, and went on to appear in dozens of films and TV shows in the 1960s, all the way up until the 1990s.
He also appeared in The Fugitive, The Wild, Wild West, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, CHiPs, Knots Landing, Murder, She Wrote, Cheers, The Big Fisherman, The Devil’s Brigade, Kelly’s Heroes, and Summer School.
In terms of stage performances, he co-starred alongside his wife Cook in The Lion in Winter, Fathers Day and The Gin Game.
And he starred in a single-character play he co-wrote called The Diary of a Madman.
Troupe also co-founded The Faculty, a Los Angeles based acting school, alongside Charles Nelson Reilly, Lu Leonard, John Erman, and Dom DeLuise.
The star is survived by his son Christopher, his daughter-in-law Becky Coulter, his granddaughter Ashley and several nieces and nephews.
His late wife Cook died in 2023 at the age of 98.
The pair married in 1964, with Cook known for her roles in Sixteen Candles and The Lucy Show.
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