{"id":24562,"date":"2022-10-26T12:05:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T10:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1728368"},"modified":"2022-10-26T12:17:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T10:17:08","slug":"the-x-files-and-stargate-sg-1-star-michael-kopsa-dies-aged-66-from-brain-tumour","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-x-files-and-stargate-sg-1-star-michael-kopsa-dies-aged-66-from-brain-tumour\/","title":{"rendered":"The X Files and Stargate SG-1 star Michael Kopsa dies aged 66 from brain tumour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 26 October 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>The X-Files and Stargate SG-1 actor Michael Kopsa has died from a brain tumour at the age of 66.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian actor, who was also known for his roles in Stargate SG-1, Fantastic Four and Highlander, passed away last weekend, his ex-wife Lucia Frangione confirmed on Tuesday (25th October 2022).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u201cThe great Michael Kopsa, my dear friend and the father of my child, Nora, passed away Oct 23 2022 of a brain tumour,\u201d Lucia Frangione shared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">She continued: \u201cHe was an incredible stage and screen actor, voice actor, carpenter, musician and painter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost importantly, he was a loving and richly present father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will miss you fiercely my dear friend and co-parent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kopsa was best known for his roles as Rick Culver on <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/how-to-watch-and-stream-the-x-files-is-the-sci-fi-series-on-netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The X-Files<\/a> and General Kerrigan on Stargate SG-1, but also appeared in\u00a0Apollo 18 and Rise of the Planet of the Apes.<\/p>\n<p>As a voice actor, he also worked on movies including Dragon Ball Z, Mobile Suit Gundam, Action Man, X-Men: Evolution, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Planet Hulk Alien Racers and Princess Castle.<\/p>\n<p>The actor appeared in a number of TV shows such as Smallville, Fringe, The Net, Dead Zone and The Sentinel, Love in Winterland and Valentine in the Vineyard.<\/p>\n<p>Voice actor Peter Kelamis paid tribute to Kopsa <a href=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/peter.kelamis\/posts\/pfbid021VRy2tMeA1CTZgtYHyPejycWLGzcEueS5XUUxjhNypwqMb9wM34aUeECecT1nYQCl&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0following the news of his tragic passing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI lost a friend today. Many of us did. A friend who was admired and loved,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI shall always cherish the memories in acting class together. It was always great to do scenes opposite those piercing eyes and booming voice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cSoo much talent attached to such a kind soul. You leave behind many who shall miss you. Your fight was long\u2026and you deserve to rest. Until we meet again. Love, your friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Voice actor Shea Hampton, <a href=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/160220620253&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">penned<\/a>: \u201cToday the great Michael Kopsa lost his physical battle. My heart goes out to his family on such a staggering loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone who met him will remember his tremendous energy, power, and incredible talent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany times over the years I\u2019d get the call \u2018Can I come in and do some cold reads? Give me something juicy.\u2019 Then he would show everyone exactly how it should be done!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe commanded the scenes and left jaws hanging open in awe. He was simply the best \u2013 and he knew it!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike was a true creative gift and I loved him dearly. Until we meet again, safe journey home.\u201d<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Molly Moss Published: Wednesday, 26 October 2022 at 12:00 am The X-Files and Stargate SG-1 actor Michael Kopsa has died from a brain tumour at the age of 66. 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