Actor Michael Forest, Corman B-movie star and Star Trek's Apollo, dies at 97

Mixed · 2Actor Michael Forest died on Wednesday 14 October 2026 at the age of 97. 1 2 Mixed · 2He had been living in a seniors' facility in Sparks, Nevada, and his death was announced by his friend James A. Brown; Deadline said the announcement was made on Facebook. 3 1 Mixed · 3Forest played the giant Greek god Apollo in the 1967 Star Trek episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?", his best-remembered role, and reprised it in 2013 in the fan-made series Star Trek Continues. 1 2 3

Mixed · 2He starred in low-budget films for producer-director Roger Corman, including The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent, Beast From Haunted Cave, Ski Troop Attack and Atlas; he met Corman in an acting class after moving to Los Angeles in 1955. 3 1 Mixed · 2On television he guest-starred in The Twilight Zone episode "Black Leather Jackets" and in The Dick Van Dyke Show, as a former boyfriend of Laura Petrie who has become a priest, both in 1964, along with many other series such as Zorro, Maverick, Gunsmoke and Get Smart. 3 1 Mixed · 2He was also a busy voice and dubbing actor; The Hollywood Reporter says he dubbed more than 500 films while living in Rome from 1968 to 1978, and Deadline cites later work on anime, Power Rangers, Dynasty Warriors and World of Warcraft. 3 1

Left · 1The Hollywood Reporter adds that he made more than 20 films in Spain, France and England, including 100 Rifles (1969), and performed a lot of Shakespeare on stage, playing Othello three times. 3 Mixed · 2Later screen roles included a pilot in Cast Away (2000), and he appeared in soaps including As the World Turns. 1 3 Mixed · 2Born Gerald Michael Charlebois on 17 April 1929 in Harvey, North Dakota, he was predeceased by his wife, the actress Diana Hale, who died in 2022; The Hollywood Reporter says they were married for 52 years, while Deadline said complete information on survivors was not immediately available. 1 3