STAR Trek and Lethal Weapon actor Alan Scarfe has died aged 77.
The British-Canadian star, who also acted in the film Seven Days, died from colon cancer at home in Canada.
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The 77-year-old passed away in Quebec on April 28, his family announced.
He played two separate Romulan characters in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Scarfe also played Magistrate Augris in Star Trek: Voyager episode, and featured in Lethal Weapon III alongside Mel Gibson.
The actor leaves behind his children including daughter Antonia “Tosia” and son-in-law Austin – who looked after him before his death.
Scarfe also has a son, Jonathan Scarfe, who works in the same industry as a film director.
He is also survived by his brother Colin and grandchildren Kai and Hunter.
The actor’s obituary said he would’ve been “lost” without the care of Tosia and Austin in the months before he died.
Scarfe married Barbara March, a fellow Star Trek actor, who played Lursa in the iconic series.
She also died from cancer in 2019.
Born in Harpenden, England, he emigrated to Canada with his parents and two brothers, Colin and Brian, who later died from cancer.
The actor returned to the UK to study drama at the prestigious school LAMDA.
He acted in more than 100 theatre productions and directed plays as well.
Later in life Scarfe turned to writing and won an award in 2019 for his first novel The Revelation of Jack the Ripper.
After marrying Barbara and having Tonia, the family moved to LA in 1989.
He then starred in Lethal Weapon III and Double Impact.
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