Star Trek and Mission: Impossible actor Tom Troupe dies aged 97
Tom Troupe, best known for his appearances in the TV series Star Trek, Cheers, and Mission:Impossible, has died at his home in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.
The actor died on July 20 from natural causes just five days after his 97th birthday, a family spokesperson announced.
The actor is best remembered for his various guest spot TV appearances in shows including Cagney and Lacey, Kelly's Heroes, My Own Private Idaho, CHiPs, Knots Landing, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., This Is the Life, and Fraiser.
The actor was married to Carole Cook, who appeared in Sixteen Candles, The Lucy Show, and Break A Hip.
The couple married in 1964 and were together until her death from a heart failure at the age of 98 in 2023.
The family has asked for donations instead of flowers, suggesting the donations be made to either the Entertainment Community Fund or the Pasadena Humane Society.
Troupe starred as Lt. Harold in Star Trek: The Original Series (Picture: Paramount)
Carol Cook (R) died in 2023 (Picture: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock)
The actor was born on July 15, 1928, in North Kansas City, Missouri. He lived in New York in the late 1940s and served in the Korean War in the early 50s.
In 1957, Troupe made his Broadway debut as Peter van Daan in 1957's The Diary of Anne Frank, also starring Joseph Schildkraut and Gusti Huber.
In 1958, he moved to Los Angeles and landed dozens of TV jobs across the following decades and into the 90s.
Troupe also played David Day in Mission: Impossible (Picture: CBS)
The actor has been remembered by his friends and family (Picture: Victor Colin Sumner/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).
Alongside his numerous acting credentials, Troupe also co-founded The Faculty, a Los Angeles-based acting school, alongside Charles Nelson Reilly, Lu Leonard, John Erman, and Dom DeLuise.
He also co-wrote a one-actor play called The Diary of a Madman.
Troupe is survived by his son Christopher Troupe, daughter-in-law Becky Coulter, granddaughter Ashley Troupe and several nieces and nephews.
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