Star Trek Guest Star Richard Carlyle Dies

Posted by Harris Lentz in OBITS by Harris Lentz, III on December 19th, 2009

Character actor Richard Carlyle appeared in numerous films and television productions from the early 1950s, but was perhaps best remembered for his guest-starring role as Carl Jaeger in the 1967 episode The Squire of Gothos of the original Star Trek series.

Carlyle was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, on March 20, 1914, and made his film debut in the 1951 feature Target Unknown.  He was seen on television in episodes of such series as The Web, Lights Out, One Step Beyond, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, and Irwin Allen’s Land of the Giants.  He was also featured in the 1977 supernatural tele-film The Spell.

Carlyle died in Los Angeles on November 15, 2009, at the age of 95.