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Offline madaboutgames

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Its a very sad day :( , I have just found out we have lost another B5 actor, Andreas Katsulas(GKar) has just died of from lung cancer :blah:.  Spare a thought for a man who acted his part greatly in Babylon 5 and also other films and shows.

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Offline nadir

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Indeed a very sad day.

He was my favorite character in B5 and I was very sorry to hear the news.

But he will live on in his films.

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Offline IPAndrews

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Andreas was a very charismatic guy. I am saddened for his family and will miss seeing his work.
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Yeah, read about this on WarpStorm :(

I will never forget the 'Dead. Dead. Dead' scene, it was one of the most powerful scenes I have seen both inside and outside Sci-Fi.

A great actor, a great loss.

 

Offline starfox

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These are truly sad news for the B5 community, I wish for the best to his family and all of his relatives... :(

I will miss him....
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Offline Slasher

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The best to the family and friends Mr. Katsulas left behind.  I had no idea he was ill, and it seems the B5 cast keeps getting smaller.  Without a doubt, he played one of the deepest and most interesting characters on the show. 

 

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That is a real shame. I'll definately miss him as he was one of the greats. I don't think there are many people who could watch the "We will be free" scene in the council chamber and not be moved regardless of whether they were a B5 fan or not.
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Offline Sigma957

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Yeh Andreas was truly G'Kar no-one could have done the character as good, he will be truly missed  :(
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Offline Kosh

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Yeh Andreas was truly G'Kar no-one could have done the character as good, he will be truly missed :(


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Offline SGT_R22eR

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My sympathies to the family and Friends of Mr Katsulas. He was a great actor and will always be remembered by B5 fans across the globe. May he rest in peace.
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 :( I have no words to express his passing properly. He was one of the few actors who added his essence to his character.

 

Offline Andreas

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Damn! G'Kar was one of my favorite characters in B5.  :(
Rest in Peace Katsulas  :sigh:
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Well, being a Greek, I am a bit sadder as he was one of our greatest. Yes he was!

So if you don't mind a greek farewell to the dead...

"Αιωνία η μνήμη!" meaning may his memory live for ever.

For me, as for many other people HE WAS the Narn regime.

He does leave a legacy though, since for so long as B5 is remembered he will be right along with the best of them, because that is what he was.

TBP goes a long way to keeping B5 alive forever. So, I can't think of a better place to remember his life and honour his death.
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Offline CaptJosh

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He also made a damn good Romulan in Star Trek: The Next Generation. I don't think anyone else could have played the role of Commander Tomalak half so well.
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Offline Roanoke

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He also made a damn good Romulan in Star Trek: The Next Generation. I don't think anyone else could have played the role of Commander Tomalak half so well.

I was trying to remember when I saw him, other than B5.

I don't think there are many people who could watch the "We will be free" scene in the council chamber and not be moved regardless of whether they were a B5 fan or not.

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the scene when he was stuck in a lift with Mollari and he's like "as the humans say, Up yours!!"



 

Offline Trivial Psychic

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He was also the "One Armed Man" in the movie version of "The Fugitive" starring Harrison Ford, as well as the Terrorist leader Yaffa in "Executive Decision" starring Kurt Russel.  He was also more recently on an episode of Star Trek Enterprise (can't remember whether it was season 2 or 4) "The Cogenitor", as the captain of a scientific research and exploration ship, from a species with 3 genders.  He and Captain Archer fly through the corona of a star for most of the episode, while the A plot takes most of the show.
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Offline Admiral_Ahmose

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the scene when he was stuck in a lift with Mollari and he's like "as the humans say, Up yours!!"

Of course, I sided with the Centauri in that conflict (even BEFORE I knew the Shadows were behind Cartagia, etc), but that scene in the lift was classic.  Katsulas and Jurrasik had a rare chemistry (e.g. Nimoy/Kelley).   Humorous scenes in Sci-Fi are hard to find these days because everything's just so darn melodramatic.

My favorite G'Kar scene was the "40 lashes" scene.

The highest tribute we can pay to an actor who passes, isn't to mourn with the family as it is to celebrate his work.  A (good) professional actor gives so much time to his projects for our benefit his/her audience.  This thread seems to be on the right track.

Thank you, Mr. Katsulas.
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Offline Trivial Psychic

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And you can purchase his last piece of B5 work, previously unreleased, in 2 weeks.  "B5: Legend Of The Rangers" is released on March 14th.
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Offline Fury

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I'd like to suggest that the next version of TBP Base has a new "In Memory Of" section in the credits with pictures of Richard Biggs, Tim Choate and Andreas Katsulas.