Actor Tom Troupe Dies at 97 Known for Star Trek, Mission Impossible

Tom Troupe, a respected theater and television actor known for his roles in Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, and numerous other TV shows and films, has died at age 97 from natural causes at his Beverly Hills home. He made his Broadway debut in 1957 in The Diary of Anne Frank and appeared in over 75 TV series including Cheers, Cagney & Lacey, and Murder She Wrote, as well as films like My Own Private Idaho and Kelly’s Heroes. Troupe served in the Korean War where he earned a Bronze Star and later co-founded The Faculty, a Los Angeles-based acting school. He was married to actress Carole Cook, known for Sixteen Candles and The Lucy Show, until her death in 2023, and the couple received the L.A. Ovation Award for Career Achievement in 2002. Survivors include his son Christopher, daughter-in-law Becky Coulter, granddaughter Ashley, and several nieces and nephews. Tributes have been paid to Troupe for his extensive contribution to stage and screen over more than six decades.