John Colicos

John Colicos
Personal Details
Born	10 December 1928
Died	6 March 2000
Nationality	Canadian

John Colicos (10 December 1928 - 6 March 2000) was a Canadian actor of stage and screen.

Biography

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Colicos' family moved to Montreal, Quebec. Living in a slum, Colicos was often beaten by the local French youth. Colicos learned to defend himself and developed an interest in reading. He discovered the works of William Shakespeare and decided to become an actor.

At the age of 16, Colicos used his self-practiced acting skills to get onto streetcars while avoiding paying the conductor. It was around this time that Colicos discovered 19th century English actor Edmund Kean. Colicos began to model himself after the eccentric figure, and began his professional training at the Montreal Repertory Theatre alongside Christopher Plummer, Leo Ciceri, and Richard Easton.

Partial Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1950	Forbidden Journey	Student
1956	Bond of Fear	Dewar
1969	Dulcima	Mr. Parker	Nominated for Best Actor in a Non-Feature at the Canadian Film Awards.
1976	Breaking Point	Vincent Karbone
1978	Battlestar Galactica	Count Baltar
1979	King Solomon's Mines	Allan Quatermain
1980	The Changeling	Detective DeWitt
1981	The Postman Always Rings Twice	Nick Papadakis
1988	Shadow Dancing	Anthony Podopolis
1995	No Contest	Senator Donald Wilson

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1960	Sunday Showcase	Aaron Burr	Episode "Our American Heritage: Not Without Honor".
1967	Star Trek	Kor	Episode "Errand of Mercy".
1967	A Choice of Futures	Prime Minister Robert Ghiberti	Episode "1999".
1973	The Starlost	Governor	Episode "The Goddess Calabra".
1974	The National Dream	Cornelius Van Horne	Episodes "The Railway General", "The Desperate Days", "The Last Spike".
1978 - 1979	Battlestar Galactica	Count Baltar	Recurring.
1992 - 1997	X-Men	Apocalypse	Recurring.
1994 - 1998	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Kor	Episodes "Blood Oath", "The Sword of Kahless", and "Once More Unto the Breach".

Links

• John Colicos on Wikipedia
• John Colicos on the Canadian Encyclopedia
• John Colicos on IMDB
• John Colicos on the Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia