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.

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.