Andreas Katsulas

He was married twice. His second marriage was with Gilla Nissan Kastulas and he had two children from a previous marriage, Michael and Katherine.

He was a heavy smoker and was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer in early 2005.

He died on February 13, 2006, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., at the age of 59, due to lung cancer. His remains were buried at St. Matthew Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.

He was born on May 18, 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S, in a Greek American family.

He was drawn towards acting and stage at an early age and was eventually taken to a community theatre by his mother.

He received his undergraduate education in theatrical arts from Saint Louis University and obtained a Master's degree in theatre from Indiana University, in 1969.

In 1971, he started touring and performing with Peter Brook's international theatre company in improvisational and prepared theater pieces on stages ranging from Lincoln Center to barrios in Venezuela.

He made his film début in ‘Série Noire’ (1979); the film was about a door-to-door salesman who plans a murder.

In 1981, he took a small role in ‘Ragtime’, a semi-fictional mosaic of 1906 America, alongside James Cagney. The film was based on the novel of the same name and was nominated for eight academy awards and seven golden globe awards.

In 1981-82, he starred in CBS’s soap opera, ‘Guiding Light’, as a mysterious one-eyed man, Lucien Goff, who tries to kill the character of Mike Bauer twice.

In 1986, he moved to Los Angeles in search of bigger and better roles in movies and on television.

He is best known for his role of ‘Ambassador G'Kar’, on the popular science fiction television series, ‘Babylon 5’. The series is set between the years 2257 and 2262, and depicts a future where Earth has sovereign states, and a unifying Earth government.

His most recognized film role is that of the murderous one-armed man, Sykes, in the 1993 thriller ‘The Fugitive’, based on the classic series of the same name. The movie was an instant hit worldwide and received critical acclaim for its engaging storyline.