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John Colicos (December 10 1928 - March 6 2000) was a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best remembered for playing the Klingon Kor in Star Trek, as well as playing Count Baltar in the original Battlestar Galactica movie and television series.

Colicos was born in Toronto, Ontario. He has the distinction of being the first Klingon seen in the Star Trek franchise. He also appeared in countless episodes of episodic television throughout the 1960's, most notably portraying the villain on no less than three episodes of Mission: Impossible
. Several years after his Battlestar Galactica
tenure, Colicos again ventured into science fiction, but in an extremely unlikely venue. He portrayed power-mad Mikkos Cassadine, a demented scientist bent on freezing the world on the ABC soap opera General Hospital during the height of the "Luke and Laura" frenzy.

About 30 years after his initial appearance in Star Trek, Colicos reprised his role as the 140-year-old Kor for three episodes in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He also appeared in TV commercials in the 1990s for America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses.

Colicos' final acting appearance was his reprise of Count Baltar in the concept demonstration trailer Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming
, aired at many science fiction conventions in 1999.

Roles

Image:Countbaltar.jpg|Colicos as Count Baltar in Battlestar Galactica. Image:Kor2266.jpg|Colicos as Kor on the Star Trek original series episode Errand of Mercy. Image:Tv ds9 kor.jpg|Colicos as a 140 year old Kor on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

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