16 Star Trek Actors Who Died In 2025

Please join us as we remember those special voices in Star Trek who we've lost in 2025.

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Every year, we are both honoured and saddened to present this list to you. Commemorating the lives of those incredible people who helped to make Star Trek what it is never feels enough, yet feels of paramount importance, particularly today. As we normally do, the entries on this list will focus on those actors who appeared in Trek, but it is also important to remember those who stepped behind the camera as well.

Mary Ann Piccard, Gene Winfield, Annett Wolf, Dave Mallow, Bob Rivers, Mark Sparks, Margaret Clark, Joe Farago, Elizabeth Pengson, Angelo Todaro, Patty Maloney, Charles Bartlett, Russell Shinkle, Gary Jensen, Lorna Raver, Lane Leavitt, Peter David, Allan Bragg, Ronald R. Rondell, Drew Struzan, Ralph Senensky, Carl Ciafalio, Roberto Orci, and Paul Capp all contributed in wonderful, fantastic, expansive ways to the Star Trek universe, be it writing, directing, stunt performances, make-up, comic creation, or much more.

We present those actors here who have passed away between January and December of 2025 in the order we lost them. Thank you for joining us, and thank you for taking the time to remember them with us. 

16. Clay Hodges - 1 January 2025

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Clay Hodges featured in several episodes of Star Trek throughout the years, beginning in The Vengeance Factor, with appearances in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and Star Trek: Voyager.

Outside of acting, Hodges trained as a boxer, securing several impressive wins in his career, including the national title in the 1967 National Golden Gloves Tournament Of Champions. 

He defeated George Foreman twice in his career, though he suffered an eye injury early in his career. 

Alongside his roles in Trek, he appeared in many films and television series throughout his career, including a music video for Snoop Dogg in 1994. 

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Seán is the host and head writer/presenter for TrekCulture, as well as a writer/presenter on WhoCulture and WhatCulture Horror. He has authored two novels, dozens of short stories, and hundreds of articles for WhatCulture. He holds a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from University College Dublin. As part of his work with TrekCulture, Seán has been invited to participate in collaborations with Roddenberry Entertainment, as well as contributing to several Star Trek community projects. An avid fan of Star Trek, Doctor Who, and the horror genre at large, Seán's expertise has helped develop these channels to the successes they are today. As host of the Ups & Downs series on TrekCulture, Seán has become internationally recognised for his positive yet critically informed approach to reviewing every episode of modern Star Trek, ensuring he is one of the go-to voices in the Trek community. Favourite Quote to describe himself: "I'm serious about what I do, just not always about the way that I do it"