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Booth Colman was an actor from Portland, Oregon, who played Penno in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Nemesis". According to Booth’s website (http://www.boothcolman.com/) he died on December 15th.

Colman had been acting in film and television since the early 1950s, amassing well over one hundred credits. One of his earliest film roles was as a reporter in the 1954 science fiction classic Them!, in which he, Leonard Nimoy, Lawrence Dobkin, and William Schallert appeared uncredited. He also appeared in the 1958 B-movie The Beast of Budapest alongside John Hoyt. This was followed with small roles in numerous other films, including 1961's The Comancheros (with Michael Ansara, Jon Lormer, Gregg Palmer, and Nehemiah Persoff). He also had a recurring role as Dr. Zaius on the 1970s television series Planet of the Apes, co-starring Mark Lenard, and appeared in the 1977 TV-movie In the Glitter Palace with Salome Jens, Robert Sampson, Stanley Kamel, Lee Delano, and Anthony Zerbe.

Colman was 91 years of age.

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Booth Colman and Arthur Peterson in the Gilligan's Island episode "Smile, You're on Mars Camera."

:rip: Booth Colman

RIP Dr Zaius

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March 8, 1923 - December 15, 2014 Booth Colman, age 91, passed away in his sleep at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He was born in Portland, OR on March 08, 1923 to Sol and Sona Cohn. Booth is survived by his brother, Howard Cohn (Portland, OR) and has a predeceased sister, Sharlene Bender (Bellevue, WA). Booth is also survived by two nieces; Shellie Bender Lavaris (Bellevue, WA) and Susan Cohn Savage (Portland, OR), and two nephews; Scott Bender (Seattle, WA) and Stephen Bender (Bellevue, WA), as well as six great-grand nephews and a niece. Booth attended both the Universities of Washington and Michigan. He was a character actor whose early start was in radio. Booth was known for his many roles in television, stage, and movies; although, he was best known for his roles as Dr. Zaius in "The Planet of the Apes" TV series, and the recurring role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the stage adaptation of "A Christmas Carol." Booth was a humble man who possessed great wit and charm and was loved by the actors he shared the stage and screen with. Booth was a scholar who was well-versed in both history and early religions and had mastered at least five languages. Booth will be sorely missed by all who knew or came in contact with him. In lieu of flowers, the family requests consideration of a donation to Actors Fund of America, National Federation for the Blind, or United Jewish Appeal. Booth's family would love to share your treasured memories at: familyofboothcolman@gmail.com.