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Star Trek actor Mickey Cottrell dies after devastating Parkinson's disease battle

Mickey Cottrell, who starred in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Voyager, has died at the age of 79 after struggling with Parkinson's disease, his sister has announced

• 08:48, 3 Jan 2024 Updated 09:26, 3 Jan 2024

Mickey Cottrell has died at the age of 79 after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease .

His death was announced by his sister Suzie Cottrell-Smith. The actor, who was well-known for his work in Star Trek , has been remembered by Suzie as "the most fun brother ever". Mickey died on New Year's Day at the Motion Picture & Television Fund in Woodland Hills. He experienced a stroke in 2016 and had gone to live with his sister before returning to Los Angeles in 2019.

Paying tribute to her brother , Suzie said: "He was the most fun brother ever. So many good memories of when I was a kid — we’d sing together, dance, just all kinds of fun things that went on all the time when he was around.

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"He was just so fun, full of life, entertaining. Every woman in the neighbourhood adored him." Speaking to Deadline , she added: "He knew every movie ever made and every little bit actor that was in movies. It was amazing. I could just ask him the question and he always knew the answer when it came to a movie." Suzie said her brother would always be "singing and dancing" when he walked home from his job.

Mickey worked as a producer on several films and also as a publicist for projects such as Dead Calm with Nicole Kidman and 2011's Weekend with Tom Cullen. On Star Trek, he had roles in The Next Generation and Voyager. In 1989 he launched Cottrell and Lindeman Associates, then in 2002, he started the firm Mickey Cottrell Film Publicity.

The actor was passionate about his work and wrote on his LinkedIn profile: "In my thirty years in the film and public relations industries, I have had the great joy of representing many important film artists. The films and filmmakers I have represented have been honored with eight Sundance Jury Prizes, three Academy Awards, and numerous other nominations and awards. Some of my successes have given new life to films that might not otherwise have had the chance, ranging in scale from big budget to minute."

In 2016, Mickey survived a stroke and went to live with one of his sisters in Arkansas. He later returned to Los Angeles. The publicist is survived by his two sisters.

Fans have been paying tribute to Mickey on social media, with one person writing on X: "RIP Mickey Cottrell, the campiest, most fun publicist, and the most dedicated to truly independent film, no matter how far off the radar it fell. There was a man who knew how to live and, better yet, flatter a credulous critic into covering his films."

Another person said: "I love this man so much. He gave a very green, 22 year old me a job when I first moved to LA (and desperately needed the work) and was one of the most memorable, hilarious people I have ever know. R.I.P to an extremely real one," while a third person posted: "The heavens are envious of talented individuals."

"Mickey Cottrell embodied pretty much everything that made life in ‘70s Hollywood great: intelligence, humor, daring, passion for cinema + life. RIP friend," one fan remembered, while another described him as a "dear man". A sixth fan simply wrote: "RIP, gone too soon."

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Star Trek’ s Gary Graham Dead at 73

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Gary Graham , an actor best known for appearing in multiple Star Trek projects, has died at age 73.

Throughout his career, Graham appeared as Tanis on Star Trek: Voyager , Soval on Star Trek: Enterprise and Ragnar on Star Trek: Renegades . He was also known for his starring role on Fox’s Alien Nation .

News of Graham’s passing was announced by his ex-wife Susan Lavelle, who shared a touching tribute to the father of her child on Facebook:

Lavelle remembers Graham’s “funny, sarcastic sense of humor,” but also notes that he was “kind” and “fought for what he believed in” as a “devout Christian.” More than anything, though, he was a loving father to their daughter, so Lavelle asks for prayers as she “navigates through this thing called grief.”

“Fly high into the heavens Gar!” Lavelle’s message concludes. “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.”

In addition to starring in Alien Nation , and for boldly going where no man has gone before, Graham’s TV credits also included roles on shows like Ally McBeal, CHiPs, The Commish, Diagnosis Murder, The Dukes of Hazzard, Eight is Enough, The Incredible Hulk, JAG, Nip/Tuck, Remington Steele, Starsky and Hutch, T.J. Hooker, and Walker, Texas Ranger .

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Very sad to hear of his passing – He was great in Alien Nation at Matt and I really appreciated his portrayal of Soval in Star Trek Enterprise.

He was terrific in Alien Nation. Very sad to hear he’s gone.

Sad news. I wish Alien Nation was more easily accessible today. I was looking for it not too long ago. I recently rewatched Enterprise, and he had a great character arc on that show.

Star Trek’s Gary Graham Dead at 73.

Did great work on Star Trek: Enterprise and will always remember Alien Nation fondly.

Met him at conventions several times and he was always wonderful to fans.

Sad news to read. He was in one of my favorite TV movies that aired on NBC in 1992, titled Danger Island (aka The Presence).

I loved him in Alien Nation. Rest in peace.

I loved him on Alien Nation. I was so sad when that series only lasted one year. Gary Graham was great in everything else I saw him in. Very sad.

lucky it got those mini movies to tie things up

I remember him most as Harmon Rabb’s boss when he went back to flying full time briefly during the run of JAG…

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Gregory Itzin, 24 and Star Trek actor, dies at 74

Itzin portrayed President Charles Logan on the Fox thriller. Producer Jon Cassar remembered him as an "all around great guy."

24 actor Gregory Itzin has died at age 74.

The actor's manager, Lisa Gallant, confirmed the news Friday, adding that Itzin died from complications that arose during an emergency surgery. He previously had a heart attack on stage during a 2015 performance as William Shakespeare's Falstaff.

Emmy-winning 24 producer Jon Cassar remembered Itzin on Twitter, writing about his bond with the performer Friday in a post commemorating the star's life.

"He was one of the most talented actors I had the honor to work with," Cassar tweeted, "but more than that he was an all around great guy. He'll be missed by his 24 family who had nothing but love & respect for him. You made your mark, now Rest In Peace friend."

Itzin played Charles Logan, who served as the Vice President of the United States in the beloved Fox thriller series. His character was later sworn in as President of the U.S. after his predecessor, John Keeler (Geoff Pierson), was injured in a terrorist attack.

The star regularly made clear his passion for the series and the character. In 2006, he even submitted a lengthy poem to EW that he wrote about the project.

Itzin's son, Wilke, also posted about his father's death on Instagram.

"It is hard to put into words the life of a man lived to its fullest. My dad was known in the world as a phenomenal actor with a body of work that would trump most famous actors resumes," he wrote in part. "But what many people truly knew him for was his incredible performances on the stage. I remember watching him in the one man show ' ship wrecked' by Donald Margulies and being blown away, in awe that the man on stage was my dad. He was in love with the theater, and even on his dying breath he could recite Shakespeare like he made the words up himself."

In addition to his work on 24 , Itzin portrayed several different characters on various Star Trek franchise installments over the years, including roles on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , Star Trek: Voyager , and Star Trek: Enterprise . He had other significant roles on television series such as Strip Mall , Murder One , Big Love , and The Mentalist .

His film work included turns opposite Lindsay Lohan in the 2007 mystery I Know Who Killed Me , George Clooney in The Ides of March , and Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln .

Born in Washington, D.C. in 1948, Itzin went on to become an accomplished stage performer, having trained at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco as well as appearing in productions while studying to become an English major at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Actress and singer Marva Hicks , who appeared in the TV series Star Trek: Voyager and Sister, Sister and Broadway shows The Lion King and Motown: The Musical , has died. She was 66.

As reported by The Hollywood Reporter , Hicks passed away Friday, September 16, in New York City, according to her representative Tanya Young Williams. A cause of death has not been disclosed.

“It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of our dear Marva Hicks Taha,” her family said in a statement (via THR ). “Our beloved wife, family member and friend will be greatly missed and remains marvelous in our hearts forever. The love she had for her husband, family, friends and entertainment community knew no bounds. We have been deeply touched by the incredible outpouring of love. Thank you for your compassion and prayers.”

Born on in Petersburg, Virginia, Hicks graduated from Howard University and began her career as a gospel singer. She scored her biggest chart hit with the single “Never Been in Love Before,” which peaked at number seven on the R&B charts in 1991. She went on to release two more singles and, in 1996, performed as a background singer for Michael Jackson in a free concert at the Jerudong Park Amphitheatre in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.

Hicks made her Broadway debut in 1981’s Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music . Her other Broadway credits include Motown: The Musical, The Lion King, and Caroline or Change . She is a three-time winner of the Helen Hayes Award for her stage work.

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Her TV work started in the early 1990s when she appeared in the legal drama L.A. Law . She later landed recurring roles in the sitcoms Mad About You and Sister, Sister . Hicks also portrayed the character T’Pel on Star Trek: Voyager from 1995 to 2000. Her more recent credits include Search Party , The Blacklist , and Madam Secretary .

Correction: A previous version of this article listed Hicks’ date of birth as 1975.

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Ray Liotta, ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Field of Dreams’ star, dies

FILE - Actor Ray Liotta attends the “No Sudden Move” premiere during the 20th Tribeca Festival in New York on June 18, 2021. Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams,” has died. He was 67. A representative for Liotta told The Hollywood Reporter and NBC News that he died in his sleep Wednesday night in the Dominican Republic, where he was filming a new movie. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Ray Liotta attends the “Marriage Story” premiere during the 57th New York Film Festival in New York on Oct. 4, 2019. Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams,” has died. He was 67. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows, from left, Joey Coco Diaz, Ray Liotta and John Borras in “The Many Saints of Newark.” Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams,” has died. He was 67. A representative for Liotta told The Hollywood Reporter and NBC News that he died in his sleep Wednesday night in the Dominican Republic, where he was filming a new movie. (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

FILE - Actor Ray Liotta attends the Tribeca Fall Preview premiere of “The Many Saints of Newark” on Sept. 22, 2021, in New York. Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams,” has died. He was 67. A representative for Liotta told The Hollywood Reporter and NBC News that he died in his sleep Wednesday night in the Dominican Republic, where he was filming a new movie. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Ray Liotta, a cast member in the NBC series “Shades of Blue,” poses during the 2018 NBCUniversal Summer Press Day on May 2, 2018, in Universal City, Calif. Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams,” has died. He was 67. A representative for Liotta told The Hollywood Reporter and NBC News that he died in his sleep Wednesday night in the Dominican Republic, where he was filming a new movie. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

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Ray Liotta, the blue-eyed actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams,” has died. He was 67.

Liotta’s publicist, Jen Allen, said he was in the Dominican Republic shooting a new movie and didn’t wake up Thursday morning. Police in the Dominican Republic said they received a call just before 6 a.m. Thursday at a hotel where Liotta was staying with his fiancee and found the actor dead.

Robert De Niro, who co-starred with Liotta in “Goodfellas,” said in an emailed statement that he was saddened by Liotta’s passing. “He is way too way young to have left us,” De Niro said.

Another “Goodfellas” star, Lorraine Bracco, who played Henry’s wife Karen Hill, tweeted Thursday that she could be “anywhere in the world & people will come up & tell me their favorite movie is Goodfellas. Then they always ask what was the best part of making that movie. My response has always been the same…Ray Liotta.”

Liotta was also mourned by Alessandro Nivola, who recently appeared with him in “The Sopranos” prequel “The Many Saints of Newark,” and by the film’s writer and producer David Chase. Nivola called Liotta “dangerous, unpredictable, hilarious, and generous with his praise for other actors.” Chase said in a statement that “We all felt we lucked out having him on that movie.”

The Newark, New Jersey, native was born in 1954 and adopted at age six months out of an orphanage by a township clerk and an auto parts owner. Liotta always assumed he was mostly Italian — the movies did too. But later in life while searching for his birth parents, he discovered he’s actually Scottish.

Though he grew up focused on playing sports, including baseball, during his senior year of high school, the drama teacher asked him if he wanted to be in a play, which he agreed to on a lark. Whether he knew it or not at the time, it planted a seed, though he still assumed he’d end up working construction. And later, at the University of Miami he picked drama and acting because they had no math requirement attached. He would often say in interviews that he only started auditioning for plays because a pretty girl told him to. But it set him on a course. After graduation, he got an agent and soon he got his first big break on the soap opera “Another World.”

It would take a few years for him to land his first big movie role, in Jonathan Demme’s “Something Wild” as Melanie Griffith’s character’s hotheaded ex-convict husband Ray. He was 30 years old at the time and hadn’t had a steady job in five years. In an interview in 1993, he told The Associated Press that he wanted to get the part on his own merits even though he knew Griffith. When that didn’t work, he “phoned Melanie.

“I hated doing it, because that’s politics for me; calling someone to help you out. But I kind of realize that’s part of what it’s all about,” he said.

The turn earned him a Golden Globe nomination. A few years later, he would get the memorable role of the ghost of Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams.” Though it moved many to tears, it wasn’t without its critics. Liotta remembered hearing a baseball announcer during a Mets game complain that he batted the opposite way Joe Jackson did.

“(Bleep) you! He didn’t come back from the dead either!” Liotta recalled thinking.

Liotta’s most iconic role, as real life mobster Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas” came shortly after. He and Scorsese had to fight for it though, with multiple auditions and pleas to the studio to cast the still relative unknown.

Scorsese said Thursday that Liotta was “so uniquely gifted, so adventurous, so courageous as an actor.”

“Playing Henry Hill in Good Fellas was a tall order, because the character had so many different facets, so many complicated layers, and Ray was in almost every scene of a long, tough shoot,” the director said in a statement. “He absolutely amazed me, and I’ll always be proud of the work we did together on that picture.”

Roger Ebert, in his review, wrote that “Goodfellas” solidified Liotta (and Bracco) as “two of our best new movie actors.”

“He creates the emotional center for a movie that is not about the experience of being a Mafioso, but about the feeling,” Ebert continued.

In a 2012 interview, Liotta said that, “Henry Hill isn’t that edgy of a character. It’s really the other guys who are doing all the actual killings. The one physical thing he does do, when he goes after the guy who went after Karen — you know, most audiences, they actually like him for that.”

In the same interview, he marveled at how “Goodfellas” had a “life of its own” and has only grown over time.

“People watch it over and over, and still respond to it, and different ages come up, even today, teenagers come up to me and they really emotionally connect to it,” he said.

It didn’t matter the size of the role, or even the genre, Liotta always managed to stand out and steal scenes in both dramas and comedies, whether as Johnny Depp’s father in “Blow” or Adam Driver’s bullish divorce lawyer in “Marriage Story.”

Mafiosos seemed to be his specialty (he even narrated an AMC docu-series called “The Making of the Mob”), though he was wary of being typecast. He turned down the part of Ralphie on “The Sopranos” because of it. But he’d still end up playing a mob type with James Gandolfini in Andrew Dominik’s “Killing Them Softly.” And later, he would pay his own ticket to audition for “The Many Saints of Newark.”

“I’m really not sure what made me so determined,” he told The Guardian last year. “But I was and luckily it all worked out.”

Liotta also often played various law enforcement types, from cops and detectives to federal agents in films as diverse as “Unlawful Entry,” “Cop Land,” “Narc,” “The Place Beyond the Pines” and “Observe and Report.” Many were corrupt.

He got to be a victim of Hannibal Lecter in the 2001 film “Hannibal” and played Frank Sinatra in the TV movie “The Rat Pack,” which got him a Screen Actors Guild nomination. For gamers, he’s immortalized as the voice of Tommy Vercetti in the video game “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.” He also starred opposite Jennifer Lopez in the series “Shades of Blue.”

His only regret, he once told the Los Angeles Times, was turning down a meeting to talk to Tim Burton about starring in “Batman.”

Liotta has one daughter, Karsen, with ex-wife Michelle Grace and was engaged to be married to Jacy Nittolo at the time of his death.

He also had a number of projects recently wrapped and upcoming, including “Cocaine Bear,” directed by Elizabeth Banks, which is supposed to come out in February, and the Apple TV+ crime series “Black Bird,” developed by Dennis Lehane and starring Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser. He was due to start another film soon too: “The Substance” with Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley.

“The business is rough, no matter where you’re at in your career,” Liotta said in 2012. “There’s always some reason for them to say no to you — that part of it is horrible... But the job itself — making people believe that what they’re seeing is really happening—that’s still a challenge, putting that puzzle together. You know, what can I say, I still like playing pretend. And it’s sure a fun way to make a living.”

Why Did Kes Leave Voyager: The Tragedy Of Jennifer Lien & Her Star Trek Character

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When "Star Trek: Voyager" premiered in 1995, it had the virtue of subverting the brand for the better. Not only was Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) the first female captain in the franchise, but the show's concept also took a turn. Instead of going on a five-year diplomatic mission famous in the "Star Trek" lexicon, the Voyager crew tries to find their way home after getting lost in the Delta Quadrant. "Voyager" had a cast of unprecedented characters , including that of the Ocampa, Kes (Jennifer Lien). Kes was fascinating because of her use of telepathy and streamlined life span of only nine years. She offered many interesting opportunities for the series, but unfortunately, it didn't come to fruition. After only three years on the show, Lien left the series — a loss for many behind the scenes.

Speaking to "Star Trek Monthly," Mulgrew said the following regarding Lien's departure: "A great sorrow to me on many levels, foremost among them being the fracturing of an ensemble cast that was extremely special to me." At the time, the reasons for Lien leaving the show were a little murky. Writers confessed to feeling they wrote themselves into a corner with her character. But in later years, a sadder truth was revealed. Lien's mental health became increasingly unstable, and despite best intentions, the "Star Trek" producers had no other option but to release her from her contract.

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Letting Jennifer Lien go had not been the production's first choice. Though specifics on the actor's condition were never offered, she had been dealing with it for some time. As her performance started to deteriorate, the crew tried to help.

"We knew that there was something going on," producer Jeri Taylor said in "Star Trek Voyager: A Celebration," the 2020 book revolving around the series. "But she wouldn't talk or let us offer to help." With no other foreseeable options, showrunners decided to write her out of the show. Her departure occurred at the beginning of Season 4 when Kes' telepathic abilities spiral out of control, resulting in her transforming into an orb of energy. 

Unfortunately for Lien, quitting acting was not the solution. The former "Voyager" star had brushes with the law, including an incident where she was arrested for indecent exposure. Per  Variety , Lien exposed herself to children in 2015, reportedly resisting arrest and threatening violence against the arresting officers. After paying restitution, she stayed out of the public eye until 2018, when WATE 6  reported she was arrested for driving on a revoked license.

If you or someone you know needs help with mental health, please contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741, call the National Alliance on Mental Illness helpline at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), or visit the National Institute of Mental Health website .

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Ensign Harry Kim continues to be one of the most popular characters from Star Trek: Voyager , but fans witnessed his death and resurrection more than a few times over the course of the show. Star Trek: Voyager , which ran from 1995 to 2001, told the story of the crew of the USS Voyager and their journey across the Delta Quadrant, an uncharted region of space. The show featured a highly diverse cast including the character of Harry Kim, played by actor Garrett Wang (the first Asian main character to be part of a  Star Trek cast since Lieutenant Sulu from  Star Trek: The Original Series ) .

Harry was Voyager's operations officer and served on the bridge for the entirety of the show's seven seasons. An eager young man fresh out of Starfleet, Harry's experience on Voyager helped him grow into a model officer and integral part of the crew. He also became a fan-favorite character with the audience and is still widely loved by Star Trek: Voyager fans to this day. Despite this, Harry was the character who was arguably the most under-appreciated out of the whole cast. He was never promoted past Ensign despite numerous opportunities and was quite often the character who was chosen to be wounded or incapacitated by an unknown disease, something that began in Voyager's pilot episode and continued throughout the rest of the series.

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Because of Harry's numerous brushes with danger, he also ended up being the character to have the most death-and-resurrection storylines on the show. Over the course of Star Trek: Voyager's 7 seasons, Harry "died" 4 times. These deaths were spread out across multiple seasons and usually took place in episodes that heavily featured Harry and his character development, demonstrating that even in an episode where he was killed off, Harry could still steal the show.

"Emanations"

Harry's very first brush with death came in the season 1 episode "Emanations." While exploring the ring system around a planet, Voyager discovered that they had inadvertently found the burial ground for an unknown alien species, where bodies were deposited through seemingly random subspace vacuoles. Not wanting to desecrate the bodies, the away team that had been sent to investigate attempted to beam back to the ship, but a new vacuole opened at the same moment the transporter was activated. Because of the timing, Harry Kim was not transported back to the ship and instead pulled through the vacuole to the alien planet.

Upon arrival on the planet, Harry learned that the species whose burial ground Voyager had discovered was called the Vhnori. The vacuoles were created by Vhnori technology and were designed to transport the bodies of their dead to the "next Emanation," or their version of heaven. Harry's appearance caused quite a stir among the Vhnori, who attempted to hold and study him until Harry switched places with a man named Hatil, pretending to be him so that Hatil could escape death and Harry could be transported back to where he'd been taken from. Harry did manage to make it back through a vacuole, but before he was transported the technology used to open the vacuole euthanized him, causing Voyager's Doctor to have to perform an emergency resuscitation upon Harry's return. "Emanations" is both a fascinating examination of life and death and also a great episode for Harry as a character early on in the series.

Harry Kim's most dramatic death by far was in the season 2 episode "Deadlock." The episode reached new dramatic heights for Star Trek: Voyager as a whole at the time. The story revolved around Voyager inadvertently being duplicated into two identical ships after unknowingly passing through a space-time rift. After exiting the rift, both ships experienced power failures and attempted to compensate with proton bursts, but the bursts from one ship accidentally damaged the other, causing ship-wide hull ruptures,  leading to Harry Kim's death when he was sucked out into space while he and B'Elanna Torres were attempting to repair the ship.

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Once the two Voyagers were made aware of each other's presence and realized what was going on, they attempted to remerge themselves without success. The damaged Voyager's Captain Janeway was set on activating the self-destruct sequence, but before she could, the Vidiians began attacking the undamaged Voyager and harvesting the crew for their organs. The undamaged ship's Captain Janeway was forced to activate her self-destruct instead, but not before sending her version of Harry Kim, who was alive and well, back through to the damaged ship with baby Naomi Wildman, who had also died on in the initial attack. The self-destruct obliterated the undamaged Voyager and the Vidiians, and the damaged Voyager with their newly restored Harry and Naomi was left to continue on their way and make repairs. Over the years, there has been much debate among fans about whether it was the original Harry Kim or the duplicate version that died during the episode, but no definitive answer has ever been given.

"Timeless" is arguably one of Harry Kim's best episodes in the entire series, but the episode also featured another instance of his death. A classic  Star Trek time travel episode set 15 years in the future, "Timeless" was about older versions of Harry and Commander Chakotay trying to change the past after an attempt to return to the Alpha Quadrant caused the deaths of Voyager's entire crew. The episode jumped back and forth between the future and the past, showing Voyager's experiment with a new quantum slipstream warp drive that ended in disaster after Harry made a miscalculation that caused the drive to malfunction, and Voyager to crash on an ice planet.

During the episode, Harry and Chakotay worked to send a message back through time to stop the crash from ever happening while being pursued by Starfleet, who were trying to stop them from violating the Temporal Prime Directive and changing the timeline. After a battle with a Starfleet ship near the end of the episode, Harry and Chakotay's warp core began to overload. By that time, however, Harry had already figured out a way to save Voyager, by sending them a message that would collapse the slipstream and throw the ship safely out into normal space. The plan worked, but at the cost of Harry and Chakotay's lives when their warp core exploded and killed them both. In addition to this, the timeline was changed by saving Voyager, meaning that the older versions of Harry and Chakotay would now never exist. This meant that, in essence, "Timeless" saw Harry, or at least a version of him, die twice.

Harry's final "death" came in the Star Trek: Voyager series finale "Endgame", although unlike all of the character's other death scenes, this one was not featured directly on-screen. Similar to "Timeless", "Endgame" used time travel as an integral part of its storytelling. The episode started out in the future where Voyager had finally made it back to the Alpha Quadrant, but not before the deaths of Seven of Nine and Chakotay, and Lieutenant Commander Tuvok's severe deterioration from a Vulcan neurological disease. Wracked by guilt, the now Admiral Kathryn Janeway hatched a plan to steal technology from the Klingons and travel back in time to help Voyager get home sooner and prevent the needless suffering of her friends.

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Before leaving for the past, however, Admiral Janeway was intercepted by the now Captain Harry Kim, who had been sent by Starfleet to stop her unauthorized time travel attempt. Instead, Admiral Janeway managed to convince Harry to help her, and once Harry was onboard he made sure that her shuttle was equipped for the journey and also helped defend her against attacking Klingons who had come to get the technology back. Ultimately, Admiral Janeway's plan was successful and helped Voyager return to the Alpha Quadrant with no casualties, but the success of her plan also meant the complete erasure of her alternate future timeline and all the future versions of the Voyager crew, including Captain Kim. While this instance of Harry's "death" might seem like a stretch, the fact that his long-awaited promotion to a rank higher than Ensign was erased by Admiral Janeway alone makes "Endgame" worthy of inclusion on the list of episodes that feature his "death".

Despite his penchant for getting into dangerous situations, Harry Kim never managed to get killed off entirely. He continued to be a staple character on Voyager during the show's entire run and made a great addition to the main cast as well as capturing the hearts of many Star Trek fans. Star Trek: Voyager would not have been the same without Harry Kim, and fans are lucky that death never seemed to stick when it came for him.

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