Actor

John Colicos

December 10, 1928 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

John Colicos (December 10, 1928 – March 6, 2000) was a celebrated Canadian actor known for his extensive work on stage and screen in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. He began his career in Canadian theater and became the youngest actor to play King Lear at London’s Old Vic. His authoritative presence led to many memorable villain roles in science fiction and drama. Colicos is especially famous for his portrayal of Commander Kor, the first Klingon ever depicted in Star Trek’s Original Series ("Errand of Mercy," 1967), a role he later reprised in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He also played Count Baltar in the original Battlestar Galactica series and gave voice to the villain Apocalypse in the 1990s X-Men animated series.

Notable work

8
Star Trek (1966)
as Kor
8.2
X-Men (1992)
as Apocalypse (voice)
7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
as Kor
7
The Changeling (1980)
as Captain DeWitt
6.5
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
as Nick Papadakis
7
Wonder Woman (1975)
as Ambassador Orrick
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
as General Norbukov
7.6
Mission: Impossible (1966)
as Chief of Internal Security Manuel Ferrar and as Commissioner Taal Jankowski and as Milos Kuro

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