Michael Ansara Biography

Michael George Ansara was an American stage, screen, and voice actor. In his career spanning over five decades, Ansara displayed his versatility portraying several memorable roles. These include playing the lead role of Cochise in Western television series ‘Broken Arrow’ that gained him widespread recognition. He played evil adversary ‘Kane’ in the sci-fi adventure television series ‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,’ Deputy U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart in Western television series ‘Law of the Plainsman,’ Commander Kang in three different ‘Star Trek’ television series, and lent his voice to ‘Mr. Freeze’ in ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ and many of its spin-offs. Some of his other notable works include the miniseries ‘Centennial,’ films like ‘Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea’ and ‘The Message,’ and a Broadway show with actor Ramon Novarro. He also appeared in Biblical epic films like ‘The Robe’ and ‘The Ten Commandments’. He was honoured with a star on the ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame.’