TNG and Voyager Actor Alan Scarfe Is Dead at 77

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He is perhaps best known as Dr. Bradley Talmadge on the UPN sci-fi series Seven Days, but his career stretches back to the 1960s and includes stage, screen, television, and novel writing. A veteran of three Star Trek appearances, Alan Scarfe died April 28 at the age of 77 from colon cancer, according the The Hollywood Reporter.

Scarfe was born in England and raised in Canada. After returning to London to study, he spent twenty years on the stage, including a 1988 Broadway appearance as Macduff to Christopher Plummer’s Macbeth. He guested in several genre television shows in the late 80s and 90s, including Tales from the Dark Side, Quantum Leap, Highlander, The Outer Limits, Stargate: Atlantis, The Ray Bradbury Theater, and Andromeda. His film work includes such entries as Iron Eagle II, Lethal Weapon III, and Double Impact.

Star Trek fans will remember Scarfe as Romulans Mendak and Tokath in Star Trek: The Next Generation’s season four episode, “Data’s Day” and season six’s “Birthright, Part II.” He also played Augris in Star Trek: Voyager’s season two episode, “Resistance.”

Scarfe was also married to Barbara March, who played Duras sister Lursa, until March’s death in 2019.

In a 2007 interview, Scarfe reflected on his genre work by saying, “Science fiction on film and television, especially if you are playing some kind of alien character with fantastic make-up, is great for actors with a strong stage background. The productions need that kind of size and intensity of performance. You can’t really mumble if you’re a Klingon.”

For more on the life and career of Alan Scarfe, head over the The Hollywood Reporter, and please join us in offering our condolences to his friends and family.