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.

Impossible star Tom Troupe has died at the age of 97 and his cause of death has been confirmed – see pictures.

Tom Troupe, a veteran stage and screen actor who appeared in many projects in the late 1990s, including “My Own Private Idaho,” “Star Trek,” “Cagney & Lacey,” and “Mission Impossible,” has died at the age of 97.