Tom Troupe, a longtime Broadway actor and writer best known for his television appearances in “Star Trek” and “Cheers,” has died. He was 97. Troupe died Sunday, July 20, five days after his birthday in his Beverly Hills, Ca., home from natural causes, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Tom Troupe, the veteran actor best known for appearances in “Star Trek” and “Cheers,” died Sunday. He was 97. Troupe died from natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., his representatives told USA Today.

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. He was 97. Troupe’s death was confirmed by his PR reps.