Tom Troupe, a prolific character actor who appeared in dozens of series, including Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, and Frasier, has died. He was 97.The Kansas City, Mo., native died of natural causes in his Beverly Hills,

Tom Troupe, a stage and TV actor who appeared in "Star Trek," "Murder, She Wrote" and "Cheers," died Sunday morning at his home in Beverly Hills.

Tom Troupe, a stage and screen actor who appeared in dozens of projects in the late 1990s, such as My Own Private Idaho, Star Trek, Cagney & Lacey and Mission: Impossible, has died. He was 97. He died five days after his birthday at his Beverly Hills home due to natural causes, a family spokesperson announced.