John Colicos
John Colico ( born December 10, 1928 in Toronto, Ontario, † March 6, 2000 in Toronto, Ontario) was a Canadian actor.
Life
John Colicos was initially a highly acclaimed Shakespearean actor in 1951 and with only 22 years, the youngest King Lear actor at the Old Vic Theatre in London. In the course of his later career was mostly occupied Colicos as Bad Guy in many roles in theater, film and television.
In 1964, he received great acclaim for his interpretation of King Lear at the Stratford Festival in Canada. Even his portrayal of Winston Churchill in English productions of the play soldiers by Rolf Hochhuth in London and New York City received positive reviews. His first major film role in 1969 in the film Anne of the Thousand days with Richard Burton and Geneviève Bujold.
In 1967, he played the first Klingon, Kor, in the struggle for succession Organia the television series Star Trek. The Klingon Commander Kor in Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, became his best-known television role. In addition Colicos played the treacherous Count Baltar in Battlestar Galactica Lorne Greene and Mikko's next Cassadine on General Hospital. He also guest starred in dozens of television series.
Colicos was married from 1956 to 1981 with Mona McHenry and father of two sons. He died in 2000 after several heart attacks.