Alan Scarfe – a classically trained British-Canadian actor who has Jean-Claude Van Damme In double Impact And Mel Gibson In Lethal Weapon 3 — has passed away. He was 77 years old.
Scarfe’s family announced an online obituary The actor died peacefully on April 28 after battling colon cancer. The family also reported that Scarfe died at his home in Longueuil, Quebec province, Canada. The online condolences mentioned his many accomplishments as an actor, director and novelist.
Scarfe — who was born in Harpenden, England, but raised in Vancouver, Canada — has long toyed with the idea of becoming a classically trained actor.
He said, “I wanted to be a great classical actor in the long tradition of Burbage, Garrick, Kean, Booth, Olivier.” An interview from August 2007“When I started out 45 years ago, it was still possible to think in such a romantic, idealistic way.”
He achieved this feat after studying at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. In the late 1960s, he played a major role behind the scenes as the associate director of the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool, England.
Scarfe eventually dedicated his professional career to stage theatre, travelling and performing around the world in Europe, the US and Canada and playing over 100 roles. And it was during his eight-season performance at the Stratford Festival in Canada that he began his ascent and landed several film roles, including The Bay Boy (1984), The Fugitives (1984), Overnight (1986), Street Justice (1987) and Iron Eagle IIEdit (1988), among others.
Scarfe once pretended to be coy when asked which film he was most proud of after a long career in Hollywood.
“I don’t really consider film and television to be an influential part of my career,” he said. “But of the films I’m most proud of, it’s mostly the smaller, independent ones. The Fugitives And Photo And more recently Hamster Cage,
In 1988, Scarfe made his way to Broadway, playing the role of Macduff. Macbeth with Christopher Plummer and Glenda Jackson. But fans will undoubtedly remember him from his science-fiction roles, including that of Dr. Bradley Talmage of the National Security Agency. Seven DaysThe UPN series aired 66 episodes over three seasons from 1998 to 2001.
Scarves also appeared Star Trek: The Next Generation And Star Trek: Voyager. He continued to endear himself to Trekkies during his many appearances Star Trek Suffice it to say he loved his science-fiction roles.
“Science fiction on film and television, especially if you’re playing some kind of alien character with spectacular makeup, is great for actors with a strong stage background,” he once said. “The production needs that kind of size and intensity of performance. You can’t really grumble if you’re a Klingon.”
Born Alan John Scarfe on June 8, 1946, the late actor moved to Canada with his parents and two brothers as his father pursued a career in education. In fact, the Scarfe Building at the University of British Columbia is named after his father.
Scarfe, who wrote three novels including The revelation of Jack the Ripperwas first married to Sara Botsford, but he later met his second wife, actress Barbara March, while performing at the Stratford Festival in the mid-1970s. They remained married until his death in 2019.
Scarfe is survived by his daughter, son, brother, and two grandchildren.
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