On Feb. 24, 2024, actor Kenneth Mitchell passed away after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease.” Along with being an accomplished actor, Mitchell was a husband and a father who devoted time to his family and friends. He was also an advocate for more research and study into ALS. He had a storied career, but he was a frequent performer on Star Trek: Discovery, playing Klingons and a scientist with a disability in the third season. Through his characters (even the villains), Kenneth Mitchell was heroic both on screen and off. The Star Trek fan community is both widespread and close-knit, and Mitchell was delighted to be a part of it via the third wave of the universe Gene Roddenberry created.Mitchell was known to convention-goers and fans of the many Star Trek-related shows and podcasts on which he was a guest. His passing was announced by his family on social media along with a statement urging people to donate to ALS research and, if they can, the fundraiser for his wife Susan May Pratt and their two children. “In truest Ken fashion, he managed to rise above each [ALS-related challenge] with grace and commitment to living a full and joyous life in each moment,”the Mitchell family statement said. “He lived by the principles that each day is a gift and that we never walk alone. His life is a shining example of how full one can be when you live with love, compassion, humour, inclusion, and community. Ken was an inspirational work of art to all the hearts he touched.”A prolific and hardworking actor, when Mitchell popped up in a series, fans would often recognize his face from his many guest roles on other shows. He was equal parts memorable and invisible behind the character he brought to life. However, his first roles in Star Trek made him far less recognizable. He appeared in Seasons 1 and 2 of Star Trek: Discovery as Klingons, in heavy prosthetic makeup. He played the malicious Kol and Kol-Sha, radiating menace and ferocity from behind his Klingon ridges and red, ceremonial battle paint.
On Feb. 24, 2024, actor Kenneth Mitchell passed away after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease.” Along with being an accomplished actor, Mitchell was a husband and a father who devoted time to his family and friends. He was also an advocate for more research and study into ALS. He had a storied career, but he was a frequent performer on Star Trek: Discovery, playing Klingons and a scientist with a disability in the third season. Through his characters (even the villains), Kenneth Mitchell was heroic both on screen and off. The Star Trek fan community is both widespread and close-knit, and Mitchell was delighted to be a part of it via the third wave of the universe Gene Roddenberry created.
Mitchell was known to convention-goers and fans of the many Star Trek-related shows and podcasts on which he was a guest. His passing was announced by his family on social media along with a statement urging people to donate to ALS research and, if they can, the fundraiser for his wife Susan May Pratt and their two children. “In truest Ken fashion, he managed to rise above each [ALS-related challenge] with grace and commitment to living a full and joyous life in each moment,”the Mitchell family statement said. “He lived by the principles that each day is a gift and that we never walk alone. His life is a shining example of how full one can be when you live with love, compassion, humour, inclusion, and community. Ken was an inspirational work of art to all the hearts he touched.”
A prolific and hardworking actor, when Mitchell popped up in a series, fans would often recognize his face from his many guest roles on other shows. He was equal parts memorable and invisible behind the character he brought to life. However, his first roles in Star Trek made him far less recognizable. He appeared in Seasons 1 and 2 of Star Trek: Discovery as Klingons, in heavy prosthetic makeup. He played the malicious Kol and Kol-Sha, radiating menace and ferocity from behind his Klingon ridges and red, ceremonial battle paint.
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