Cliff Simon, who played the villain Ba’al in the long-running series “Stargate SG-1”, died after a kiteboarding accident at Topanga Beach in California, his wife announced on Thursday. He was 58 years old.
“There is a gaping hole in which he once stood on this earth,” Colette Simon wrote on Facebook. “He has been and will always be the love of my life and there is an unimaginable heart.”
She said her husband died “doing one of the things she loved most and died on the beach by the water, which was her temple.”
“Stargate SG-1”, the space exploration drama that premiered at Showtime in 1997 and ended its 10-year run on the Sci-Fi channel (later known as Syfy), featured on Cliff Simon in more than a dozen episodes, according to IMDB.
Colette Simon said the character is “the bastard you liked to hate.”
Cliff Simon, originally from South Africa, who also lived in the UK for several years, made his American television debut as a guest on “Nash Bridges” in 2000. He later appeared on “NCIS: Los Angeles “,” Days of Our Lives “,” Americans “and” The Castle “.
Colette Simon quoted her husband as saying, “Acting is what I do, it’s just part of who I am.”
Cliff Simon was also a consummate swimmer, South African Air Force veteran, instructor and windsurfing model, according to People.
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