Michael Zaslow

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Michael Zaslow
Zaslow in 1994
Born	Michael Joel Zaslow (1942-11-01)November 1, 1942 Inglewood, California
Died	December 6, 1998(1998-12-06) (aged 56) New York, New York
Years active	1961–1998
Spouses	Joanne Dorian ​ ​ (m. 1965; div. 1972)​ Susan Hufford ​ ​ (m. 1975)​
Children	2

Michael Joel Zaslow (November 1, 1942 – December 6, 1998) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as villain Roger Thorpe on CBS's Guiding Light, a role he played from 1971 to 1980 and again from 1989 to 1997, earning multiple nominations – and one win – at the Daytime Emmy Awards.

He also appeared as a guest in two episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, notably in the series' inaugural episode in which his character, the Enterprise crewman Darnell, is the first character in Star Trek history to be killed off.