Actor George Murdock died of cancer on 30 April 2012. Born in Salina, Kansas, on 25 June 1930, he was a radio, stage, and film and television actor. His most memorable roles may be as recurring characters Lt. Scanlon on Barney Miller and Dr. Salik on the original Battlestar Galactica, or as the God being in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, or Admiral Hanson in the Star Trek: The Next Generation two-parter “The Best of Both Worlds”.
His other genre appearances include: Caterwaul (2012), Torchwood (2011), Serial Killing 4 Dummies (2004), Stephen King’s Dead Zone (2002), Legend of the Phantom Rider (2002), Smallville (2001), four episodes of The X-Files (1998-99), Scorpio One (1998), Early Edition (1998), Team Knight Rider(1997), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993), Timescape (1992), Batman (1992), Small Wonder (1986), two episodes of Knight Rider (1983 and 1984), The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982), The Invisible Man (1975), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), Rod Serling’s Night Gallery (1969), Blackbeard’s Ghost (1968), The Wild Wild West (1967), and Twilight Zone (1962).
He is survived by his wife, Cathy, and a step-daughter.