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Jolie Rouge
10-22-2015, 05:52 PM
‘Star Trek’ Actor Was 74

Bruce Hyde, who played Lt. Kevin Riley on the original Star Trek series, has died. Hyde had suffered from throat cancer and died October 13 in hospice near St. Cloud, MN, according to the Star Tribune. He was 74.

Hyde, a Dallas native, played Enterprise Bruce Hyde Star Trekcrew member Lt. Kevin Riley on just two early episodes of the original Star Trek series, “The Naked Time” and “The Conscience of the King.”but they remain memorable ones for fans,. His character met an untimely end in the second episode and never appeared again on the series, but did appear in Star Trek novels and other fan fiction.

His other TV credits include Dr. Kildare, The Beverly Hillbillies and That Girl. He spent the majority of his career in theater. He chaired the department of theater, film studies and dance at St. Cloud State University for more than 20 years before he stepped down earlier this year.

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Bruce Hyde was an actor and educator. He was professor emeritus of communication studies at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. He was best known for playing Lt. Kevin Riley in the original Star Trek series, having appeared in two episodes, "The Naked Time" and "The Conscience of the King".


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A pint of Guinness for Kevin O’Reilly, and a chorus of “I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen” . . .ONE MORE TIME!!

Although he was only featured in two episodes, the character he inspired lived on in many novels and fan fiction