Stargate SG-1, has died after a kiteboarding accident. He was 58.
Cliff died on March 9 at Topanga Beach in California, according to his wife, Colette Simon, who posted on her husband s Facebook page Thursday to share the tragic news. It is with unimaginable heartbreak that I am sharing with you, that my beloved husband, Cliff Simon, passed away. Colette wrote. He was known to most of you on this page as the villain you loved to hate, Ba al, from
Stargate SG-1. But as he said, acting is what I do, it s only a part of who I am.
She continued, And he was SO much more - a true original, an adventurer, a sailor, swimmer, dancer, actor, author. There is a gaping hole where he once stood on this earth. He was loved by too many to mention and had a great impact on so many lives. He was an amazing and much loved brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend.
Cliff Simon has died at the age of 58.
The veteran South African actor s wife, Colette, confirmed he died after a tragic kiteboarding accident at a Malibu beach.
Cliff was best known for his roles in Egoli and Uncharted Mysteries on the History channel.
Cliff Simon has died. He was 58 years old.
The South African actor, who had been living in California, died on Tuesday after a tragic kiteboarding accident at Topanga Beach in Malibu, his wife, Colette Simon, shared on his A small saving grace to this tragedy is that he was doing one of the things he loved most and passed away on the beach near the water, which was his temple, his wife said.
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South African-born Cliff Simon best known for
Stargate SG-1, has died aged 58.
He died after being involved in a kiteboarding accident at Topanga Beach in California earlier this week.
“He was known to most of you on this page as the villain you loved to hate, Ba’al, from
Stargate SG-1,” wife Colette Simon said in a post on Facebook.
“But, as he said, ‘Acting is what I do, it’s only a part of who I am.’ And he was SO much more – a true original, an adventurer, a sailor, swimmer, dancer, actor, author. There is a gaping hole where he once stood on this earth. He was loved by too many to mention and had a great impact on so many lives.”