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Theodore Meir Bikel (2 May 1924 – 21 July 2015; age 91) was the actor who portrayed Sergey Rozhenko in the Star Trek: The Next Generation fourth season episode "Family" in 1990. A versatile character actor, born in Vienna, Austria, Bikel was a master of languages, dialects, and accents, and often played ethnic roles, such as a German officer and Serbian king.

Outside of Star Trek, Bikel is probably best known for his Oscar-nominated performance as Sheriff Max Muller in the classic 1958 film, The Defiant Ones. This film also featured fellow Star Trek guest actors Whit Bissell and Lawrence Dobkin in the cast.

Bikel has made appearances in a number of other classic, highly memorable films, including The African Queen (1951), the original Moulin Rouge (1952), The Enemy Below (1957, with Biff Elliot), My Fair Lady (1964), and The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966, with Brian Keith, Andrea Dromm, Don Keefer, and Michael J. Pollard). In 1958, he starred in the acclaimed drama I Want to Live!, directed by Robert Wise (who would later direct Star Trek: The Motion Picture) and written by Don M. Mankiewicz. This film also featured Jon Lormer in an uncredited role as a doctor.

Bikel has made guest appearances on such television shows as The Twilight Zone, Dr. Kildare, Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, Charlie's Angels, Murder, She Wrote, Fantasy Island (starring Ricardo Montalban), L.A. Law (with Corbin Bernsen and Larry Drake), and Law & Order, and had recurring roles on Dynasty (with Joan Collins) and Falcon Crest. He also had two roles on Babylon 5. He portrayed President Richard Nixon's secretary of state Henry Kissinger in the 1989 Watergate TV movie The Final Days. This movie also featured James B. Sikking, Gregg Henry, Richard Kiley, and David Ogden Stiers.

On stage, Bikel played the role of Captain von Trapp in the musical The Sound of Music. This role was played by Christopher Plummer in the 1965 film version.

Bikel passed away on 21 July 2015 at the age of 91. [1]

External links

Theodore Bikel at Wikipedia
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+'''Theodore Meir Bikel''' {{born|2|May|1924|died|21|July|2015}} was the actor who portrayed [[Sergey Rozhenko]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' [[TNG Season 4|fourth season]] episode {{e|Family}} in {{y|1990}}. A versatile character actor, born in Vienna, Austria, Bikel was a master of languages, dialects, and accents, and often played ethnic roles, such as a German officer and Serbian king.
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-'''Theodore Bikel''' (born [[Star Trek birthdays|May 2]], [[Early production history|1924]]) is a versatile character actor, born in Vienna, Austria. A master of languages, dialects, and accents, he often plays ethnic roles, such as a [[German]] officer and Serbian king. In [[1990 productions|1990]], he appeared on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', playing [[Sergey Rozhenko]], the [[Russian]] adoptive father of [[Worf]], in the episode "[[Family]]".
-Outside of ''Star Trek'', Bikel is probably best known for his [[Wikipedia:Academy Award|Oscar]]-nominated performance as Sheriff Max Muller in the classic 1958 [[film]], ''The Defiant Ones''. This film also featured fellow ''[[Star Trek]]'' guest actors [[Whit Bissell]] and [[Lawrence Dobkin]] in the cast.
+Outside of ''[[Star Trek]]'', Bikel is probably best known for his {{w|Academy Award|Oscar}}-nominated performance as Sheriff Max Muller in the classic 1958 film, ''The Defiant Ones''. This film also featured fellow ''Star Trek'' guest actors [[Whit Bissell]] and [[Lawrence Dobkin]] in the cast.
-Bikel has also made appearances in number of other classic, highly memorable films, including ''The African Queen'' (1951), the original ''Moulin Rouge'' (1952), ''The Enemy Below'' (1957, with [[Biff Elliot]]), ''My Fair Lady'' (1964), and ''The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming'' (1966, with [[Brian Keith]], [[Andrea Dromm]], [[Don Keefer]], and [[Michael J. Pollard]]). In 1958, he starred in the acclaimed drama ''I Want to Live!'', directed by [[Robert Wise]] (who would later direct ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]''). This film also featured [[Jon Lormer]] in an uncredited role as a [[doctor]].
+Bikel has made appearances in a number of other classic, highly memorable films, including ''The African Queen'' (1951), the original ''Moulin Rouge'' (1952), ''The Enemy Below'' (1957, with [[Biff Elliot]]), ''My Fair Lady'' (1964), and ''The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming'' (1966, with [[Brian Keith]], [[Andrea Dromm]], [[Don Keefer]], and [[Michael J. Pollard]]). In 1958, he starred in the acclaimed drama ''I Want to Live!'', directed by [[Robert Wise]] (who would later direct {{film|1}}) and written by [[Don M. Mankiewicz]]. This film also featured [[Jon Lormer]] in an uncredited role as a [[doctor]].
-Bikel has made guest appearances on such [[television]] shows as ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', ''Dr. Kildare'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'', ''Charlie's Angels'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', ''Fantasy Island'' (starring [[Ricardo Montalban]]), ''L.A. Law'' (with Corbin Bernsen and [[Larry Drake]]), and ''Law & Order'', and had recurring roles on ''Dynasty'' (with [[Joan Collins]]) and ''Falcon Crest''. He also portrayed [[President]] [[Richard Nixon]]'s secretary of state [[wikipedia:Henry Kissinger|Henry Kissinger]] in the 1989 [[Watergate]] TV movie ''The Final Days''. This movie also featured [[James Sikking]], [[Gregg Henry]], [[Richard Kiley]], and [[David Ogden Stiers]].
+Bikel has made guest appearances on such television shows as ''The Twilight Zone'', ''Dr. Kildare'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''{{w|Mission: Impossible}}'', ''Charlie's Angels'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', ''Fantasy Island'' (starring [[Ricardo Montalban]]), ''L.A. Law'' (with [[Corbin Bernsen]] and [[Larry Drake]]), and [[lawandorder:Law & Order|''Law & Order'']], and had recurring roles on ''Dynasty'' (with [[Joan Collins]]) and ''Falcon Crest''. He also had two roles on ''[[Babylon 5]]''. He portrayed [[President]] [[Richard Nixon]]'s secretary of state {{w|Henry Kissinger|Henry Kissinger}} in the 1989 [[Watergate]] TV movie ''The Final Days''. This movie also featured [[James B. Sikking]], [[Gregg Henry]], [[Richard Kiley]], and [[David Ogden Stiers]].
-On stage, Bikel played the role of "Captain von Trapp" in the play ''The Sound of Music''. This role was played by Christopher Plummer (''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'') in the 1965 film version.
+On stage, Bikel played the role of Captain von Trapp in the musical ''The Sound of Music''. This role was played by [[Christopher Plummer]] in the 1965 film version.
+Bikel [[Star Trek deaths#July|passed away]] on 21 July 2015 at the age of 91. [http://deadline.com/2015/07/theodore-bikel-dead-actor-union-activist-1201482931]
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