Star Trek Guest Actor Andrew Prine Dies At 86

Andrew Prine played both Suna and Legate Turrel. Images: Stefanie Keenan/WireImage / Paramount.

NOVEMBER 7, 2022 - He was a self-described “working actor,” who made over 180 film and television appearances and “never met a film role [he] didn’t like.” Andrew Prine died of natural causes last Monday in Paris at the age of 86, according to The Hollywood Reprter.

Star Trek fans will remember Prine for his roles as the Tilonian military officer, Suna, in Star Trek: The Next Generation’s season six episode, “Frame of Mind” and as the Cardassian, Legate Turrel, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s season three episode, “Life Support.”

Prine started out on Broadway, taking over for Anthony Perkins in Look Homeward Angel, about which he said, “Fortunately, I did Look Homeward for two years, and what I did while playing the lead and being paid was learn how to act. The stage manager came backstage every night with copious notes, and his job was to keep me on target. I learned how to act, really, on Broadway.”

He soon made his way to Hollywood after being scouted for a role in Wide Country, with Earl Holliman. He appeared in many westerns, both in film and on television, and received a Golden Boot Award in 2001. The Golden Boots were sponsored and presented by the Motion Picture & Television Fund from 1983 - 2007 to honor actors, actresses, and crew members who made significant contributions to the genre of Westerns in television and film.

Prine also made many appearances outside the western genre, ranging from Doctor Kildare and Gene Roddenberry’s The Lieutenant to the Weird Science TV series and Boston Legal.

Prine’s wife, actress-producer Heather Lowe, said of Prine, “He was the sweetest prince.”

For more on the life and career of Andrew Prine, head over to The Hollywood Reprter, and please join all of us at Daily Star Trek News in offering condolences to his family and friends.