Star Trek and Mission: Impossible star who was married to late screen icon dies aged 97
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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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Tom Troupe has died, aged 97
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He was known for his roles in Star Trek and Mission: Impossible
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He was married to the late actress Carole Cook
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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.
And he portrayed dozens of other characters on the big screen and on stage during the 1990s.
Troupe 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 acting school Herbert Berghof Studio, 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.
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