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Kenneth Mitchell, Captain Marvel and Star Trek Actor, Dead at 49
The actor had been battling ALS for the past five years.
Kenneth Mitchell, the actor best known for his roles in Star Trek: Discovery and as Carol Danvers’ father in Captain Marvel, has died at the age of 49 after a five year battle with ALS. A statement shared to Twitter and Instagram by his family reads, “He’s portrayed an Olympic hopeful, an apocalypse survivor, an astronaut, a superhero’s dad, and four unique Star Trekkers. But to those close to him he was known as a hope seeker, daydreamer, dream believer, soccer player, beach walker, bear hugger, landscape designer, garden grower, canoe paddler, happy camper, nature explorer, cat lover, infectious laugher, gift giver, note sender, movie goer, art maker, music listener, sports connoisseur, detailed particular, Leafs supporter, world traveler, uncle joker, younger brother, Susan’s partner, and more than anything else, a proud father.”
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