{"id":18215,"date":"2022-07-08T15:10:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T13:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1678752"},"modified":"2022-07-08T15:43:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T13:43:35","slug":"gregory-itzin-24-and-star-trek-actor-dies-aged-74","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/gregory-itzin-24-and-star-trek-actor-dies-aged-74\/","title":{"rendered":"Gregory Itzin, 24 and Star Trek actor, dies, aged 74"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Minnie Wright\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 08 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Gregory Itzin has died at the age of 74, his friend and 24 director and producer Jon Cassar confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Writing on Twitter today (Friday 8th July), Cassar said: \u201cMy friend Greg Itzin passed away today. He was one of the most talented actors I had the honor to work with, but more than that he was an all around great guy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019ll be missed by his 24 family who had nothing but love &amp; respect for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou made your mark, now rest in peace friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">My friend Greg Itzin passed away today.He was one of the most talented actors I had the honor to work with, but more than that he was an all around great guy. He\u2019ll be missed by his 24 family who had nothing but love &amp; respect for him. You made your mark, now Rest In Peace friend <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/IbrhAQXix2&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/IbrhAQXix2<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Jon Cassar (@joncassar) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/joncassar\/status\/1545386678092812289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">July 8, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Itzin joined the cast of hit action series 24 in its fourth season, playing Vice President Charles Logan, a role which went on to earn him two Emmy nominations.<\/p>\n<p>In season 5, with Logan becoming President, he became one of the central characters opposite Kiefer Sutherland\u2019s Jack Bauer.<\/p>\n<p>Logan is remembered as one of the greatest antagonists of the series.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to 24, Itzin is known for appearances in Star Trek, playing five different roles over the years in Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.<\/p>\n<p>He also played the father of Paul Rudd\u2019s Mike Hannigan in Friends and has a number of stage acting credits to his name.<\/p>\n<p>These including a turn in Pulitzer Prize-winning The Kentucky Cycle, for which he earned a Tony Award nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Tributes have poured in on social media, with one fan <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/Xandra732\/status\/1545391401357254657&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">writing<\/a>: \u201cGreg Itzin was outstanding in 24 (and in other roles of course). Seldom have I hated a character more and seldom have I enjoyed hating a character more. Thank you Mr. President.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/BeardedGreen1\/status\/1545387904523968513&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">called him<\/a> and \u201camazing actor\u201d, adding that he was \u201cthe best character on 24 as Charles Logan\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest in peace Gregory Itzin,\u201d a third tweeted. \u201cI\u2019ll NEVER forget you on 24.. one of the best played characters ever, we will miss you President Logan.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Rest in Peace Gregory Itzin, I'll NEVER forget you on 24.. one of the best played characters ever, we will miss you President Logan <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/ZHTv3zzqYm&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZHTv3zzqYm<\/a><\/p>\u2014 ROC Solid Wrestling Talk Podcast (@ROCSolidTalk) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/ROCSolidTalk\/status\/1545389650818355205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">July 8, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p><em>More to follow\u2026<\/em><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Minnie Wright Published: Friday, 08 July 2022 at 12:00 am Gregory Itzin has died at the age of 74, his friend and 24 director and producer Jon Cassar confirmed. Writing on Twitter today (Friday 8th July), Cassar said: \u201cMy friend Greg Itzin passed away today. 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Writing on Twitter today (Friday 8th July), Cassar said: \u201cMy friend Greg Itzin passed away today. 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