Kenneth Mitchell, a Canadian actor identified for his roles on the sequence “Star Trek: Discovery” and the movie “Captain Marvel,” died on Saturday. He was 49.
He had lived with the neurological dysfunction amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or A.L.S., which causes paralysis and dying, for greater than 5 years, in line with a statement from Mr. Mitchell’s household posted to his social media.
Mr. Mitchell performed the Klingons Kol, Kol-Sha, and Tenavik, in addition to Aurellio, on “Star Trek: Discovery,” and voiced a number of different characters in an episode of “Star Trek: Decrease Decks.”
In “Captain Marvel,” he performed the daddy of the superhero, Carol Danvers. He was additionally identified for portraying Eric Inexperienced on the sequence “Jericho,” Joshua Dodd within the sequence “Nancy Drew,” a hockey participant within the movie “Miracle,” and appeared in a number of different movie and tv sequence.
Mr. Mitchell lived along with his spouse, the actress Susan Could Pratt, and their kids in Los Angeles. He was born on Nov. 25, 1974, in Toronto to Diane and David Mitchell.
In 2018, Mr. Mitchell was recognized with A.L.S., in line with a statement posted to his social media in August. He revealed his analysis in an interview with People Magazine in 2020, saying that from the second he came upon, it was “like I used to be watching that scene the place somebody is being instructed that they’ve a terminal sickness.” He added, “It was only a full disbelief, a shock.”
Mr. Mitchell mentioned he targeted on spending extra time along with his household and rejected a lead function in a tv sequence that required shifting again to Canada. The makers of the sequence “Nancy Drew” additionally accommodated for his sickness, he instructed Individuals, utilizing a stunt double when wanted. Different roles had been created for him that allowed him to be seated, he added.
“This illness is completely horrific,” Mr. Mitchell mentioned within the put up final 12 months, which accompanied a photograph of him watching the sundown from a wheelchair on the seashore. “But regardless of all of the struggling, there may be a lot to be glad about,” he added.
Mr. Mitchell is survived by his spouse, their kids Lilah and Kallum, his parentsand different members of the family, in line with the household assertion.
