Iconic Star Trek actor dies suddenly at age 73
Iconic Star Trek: Enterprise actor Gary Graham has passed away suddenly at the age of 73.
The actor’s ex-wife Susan Lavelle confirmed the news in an emotional facebook post, sharing their family’s devastation over his death.
The family chose not to disclose his cause of death, only writing that his passing was “sudden” and came as a “shock”.
“It is with deep profound sadness to say that Gary Graham, my ex-husband, amazing actor and father of our beautiful only child together, Haylee Graham, has passed away today,” Lavelle wrote.
“We are completely devastated, especially our daughter Haley. His wife, Becky, was by his side.”
She went on to share some of her favourite things about her ex-husband, writing that he was “Funny, sarcastic sense of humour but kind, fought for what he believed in, a devout Christian and was so proud of his daughter, Haylee.”
“This was sudden, so please pray for our daughter as she navigates through this thing called grief,” she said.
“Fly high into the heavens Gar!”
“Thank you for our journey and thank you for the gifts you left me in acting, my love of horses and most importantly, our daughter.”
Gary shot to fame in Hollywood for his role in the ‘80s series Alien Nation.
He stayed in the world of sci-fi as he played Vulcan Ambassador Soval on Star Trek: Enterprise between 2001 and 2005.
Gary also starred in TV series such as Starsky and Hutch and The Dukes of Hazzard, before acting alongside Tom Cruise in the film All the Right Moves.
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