Beloved Actor of TV’s Golden Era Confirmed Dead at 97 by Family originally appeared on Parade. If you watched TV in the ’60s, ’70s, or ’80s, chances are Tom Troupe made a cameo in your living room. The veteran actor—who guest-starred on Star Trek, Cheers, and Mission: Impossible —died on Sunday, July 20. He was 97.

Veteran actor Tom Troupe died Sunday morning following a decades-long career both on stage and on screen, CBS reports. He was 97. Troupe, who is best known for his roles in My Own Private Idaho, Star Trek,