Departures of note

Michael Forest was an American character actor whose career spanned more than six decades across film, television and voice work. He is best remembered for playing the Greek god Apollo in the 1967 Star Trek episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?", a role he reprised nearly half a century later in the fan series Star Trek Continues. He also appeared in classic television series including The Twilight Zone and The Dick Van Dyke Show, and in the B-movies of producer-director Roger Corman. In later years he became a prolific voice actor, lending his voice to numerous anime titles and to characters such as Prince Olympius in Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue. Born in Harvey, North Dakota, and raised in Seattle, he studied English and drama at San Jose State University before beginning his long acting career. He was married to actress Diana Hale for over fifty years until her death in 2022. Forest died at a seniors facility in Sparks, Nevada, on October 14, 2026, aged 97.