We say goodbye to another legend today 😔 One of Star Trek’s most unforgettable guest stars has taken his final bow. 🕊️ Veteran actor and voice performer Michael Forest has passed away at 97, closing a remarkable career that stretched across nearly seven decades of film, television and dubbing. For generations of Star Trek fans, Forest will forever be Apollo in the 1967 episode “Who Mourns for Adonais?” His commanding, larger-than-life performance made the fallen Greek god one of the original series’ most memorable one-episode characters. Decades later, Forest even returned to the role in Star Trek Continues, giving Apollo another chapter almost half a century later. But his career reached far beyond the Enterprise. Forest moved from Roger Corman B-movies and classic television to soap operas, Hollywood films and voice acting, building a résumé that touched completely different generations of viewers. Some of his most recognizable roles included: - Apollo — Star Trek - Steve — The Twilight Zone - Nick Andropoulos — As the World Turns - Prince Olympius — Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue - Pilot Jack — Cast Away - Andrew Marsh — Body of Evidence - Vance — King Kong Lives - Father Joe Coogan — The Dick Van Dyke Show - Gil Jackson — Beast from Haunted Cave - Atlas — Atlas - Zeed — Fist of the North Star - Arakawa — The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Alex Rosewater — The Big O Some actors are remembered for hundreds of scenes. Michael Forest proved that sometimes one extraordinary appearance can echo through fandom for nearly 60 years. For Star Trek fans, Apollo finally belongs among the stars. Rest in paradise, Michael Forest. 🤍

— Onii Chan (@oniichanph) October 17, 2026