Clive Revill - Trakkis - dies

[Springer]

Clive Revill, who played Trakkis in Born to the Purple, has died at the age of 94. Besides B5 he was in loads of shows from the 80s, from Magnum and Macgyver to Dynasty and Murder, She Wrote, and is well known for his voice-over work, including one of the Insecticons in Transformers, and famously was the Emperor in The Empire Strikes Back, and did loads of RSC stuff on the stage.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...-dead-empire-strikes-back-emperor-1236173505/

 

[Looney]

WOW 94. A good long life.
Side Note unrelated to B5
RiP Richard Chamberlain, 90 (about to be 91)
RiP Bruce Glover, 92

Okay actors living long lives aside, Trakkis is one guest star I would have loved to see return. Of course I believe you all know I would have loved to have seen all of the guest stars return with expanded stories. Babylon 5 had such a wonderful web of characters that any number of off shoot stories could have been told and I wish they had been.

BORN TO PURPLE: 1.3 The last thing we hear of Trakkis is that Sinclair convinced him to cancel Adira's contract. Are we to assume this is in exchange for dropping any criminal charges? Of course Londo wouldn't want to admit there was really any crime, but still seems like he got off very easy in comparison to the level of what he was attempting.

And of course there is the interesting Trivia that this is the episode featuring Mary Woronov's name in the main cast opening credits as Ko D'ath instead of JCB (or CB as credited) as Na'Toth.