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‘Star Trek’ icon Michael Forest dead at 97

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Forest was best known for playing the Greek god Apollo in a 1967 episode of the original "Star Trek" series.

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  1. The Hollywood Reporter

    Michael Forest, Actor in Roger Corman Movies and ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 97 (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    He starred in ‘Beast From Haunted Cave,’ ‘Ski Troop Attack’ and ‘Atlas’ for the B-movie maven but also did lots of Shakespeare on the stage and films overseas.

  2. Deadline

    Michael Forest Dies: Actor In Roger Corman B-Movies, ‘Star Trek’s Apollo Was 97 (opens Deadline)

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    Michael Forest, a prolific and longtime character actor who appeared in the B movies of Roger Corman, lent his voice to numerous anime projects and guest starred in scores of TV series from The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, The Twilight Zone and The Dick Van Dyke Show to Silk Stalkings, daytime soaps a…

  3. New York Post

    ‘Star Trek’ icon Michael Forest dead at 97 (opens New York Post)

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    Forest was best known for playing the Greek god Apollo in a 1967 episode of the original "Star Trek" series.