{"id":9116,"date":"2006-02-15T06:31:00","date_gmt":"2006-02-15T13:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2006\/02\/15\/farewell-gkar.html"},"modified":"2013-06-04T15:26:05","modified_gmt":"2013-06-04T21:26:05","slug":"farewell_gkar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2006\/02\/15\/farewell_gkar.html","title":{"rendered":"Farewell, G’kar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Andreas Katsulas, RIP<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Katsulas had a varied movie and TV career<\/a>, but the geek factor for him stemmed from …<\/p>\n

… his portrayal of the One-Armed Man in the Harrison Ford remake of The Fugitive<\/em>.<\/p>\n

… his occasional appearance as Romulan Commander Tomalak on Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em>.<\/p>\n

… and, most of all, in his pivitol role of Narn Ambassador G’kar<\/a> on Babylon 5<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The latter was what brought him to my attention. He was one of a very few actors to go through the entire series (1994-98), and his nuanced and evolving character was part of the bedrock of that show. Evidently a consummate professional as an actor, he convincingly carried G’kar along from poncy schemer to fierce warrior to unexpected religious and political icon.<\/p>\n

He will be missed, though his work will remain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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