Updated: October 17, 2026

Michael Forest Born Gerald Michael Charlebois April 17, 1929 Harvey, North Dakota, U.S. Died October 14, 2026 ( Aged 97 ) Sparks, Nevada, U.S. Education San Jose State University B.A Occupation Actor Years active 1953 to 2020 Height 6 ft 3 in ( 191 cm ) Spouse Diana Hale ​ ​( M. 1970; Died 2022 )​

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Gerald Michael Charlebois ( April 17, 1929 â€" October 14, 2026 ), better known as Michael Forest, was an American actor who provided the voices for many animated titles, and played the god Apollo on Star Trek.

Early Life:

Forest was born in Harvey, North Dakota, on April 17, 1929, and moved with his family at a very early age to Seattle, Washington. He graduated with a B.A. in English and Drama from San Jose State University.

Career:

At age 71, Forest voiced Prince Olympius in Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue. In his earlier years, he was a film and television actor, notably playing Apollo in the 1967 Star Trek episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?" He again played that role in the Star Trek Continues episode "Pilgrim of Eternity", almost 46 years later, with his wife, actress Diana Hale. He also appeared as a priest in a case of mistaken identity on a 1964 episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show and as one of three alien brothers from another planet in the 1964 Twilight Zone episode, "Black Leather Jackets".

Personal Life and Death:

Forest was married to Diana Hale, an actress, acting coach, and theatre teacher, for over fifty years. The couple married in 1970 and remained together until Hale's death in 2022. Forest died at a seniors facility in Sparks, Nevada, on October 14, 2026, aged 97.