Michael Zaslow
| Michael Zaslow | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Michael Joel Zaslow November 1, 1942 Inglewood, California, United States |
| Died | December 6, 1998 (aged 56) New York City, New York, United States |
| Cause of death | Motor neuron disease |
| Spouse(s) |
Joanne Dorian (1965–1972; divorced) Susan Hufford (1975–1998; his death, 2 children) |
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.
Zaslow was born in Inglewood, California. He played Dick Hart on the CBS soap opera Search for Tomorrow and Dr. Peter Chernak on Love Is a Many Splendored Thing. He also played David Renaldi on ABC's One Life to Live from 1983 to 1986, and in 1998. Zaslow was also a writer for the NBC soap opera Another World.
Zaslow guest starred on a number of other television shows and soap operas, including Barnaby Jones and Law & Order. In the episode "The Man Trap," the series' September 8, 1966 premiere of Star Trek, he played Crewman Darnell, the first Starship Enterprise crew member to be killed off. The incident sparked the first diagnosis of the now-famous line: "He's dead, Jim," by Enterprise crew-member Dr. Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley). He also appeared as Jordan in the episode "I, Mudd". He also costarred in the 1977 feature film You Light Up My Life, and appeared in the 1979 sci-fi movie Meteor.
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