Star Trek star Mickey Cottrell dies aged 79 after Parkinson’s battle
STAR Trek actor Mickey Cottrell has died aged 79.
The death of the Hollywood publicist, actor and producer was confirmed by his sister Suzie Cottrell-Smith, who revealed he had suffered from Parkinson’s disease.
Mickey also starred in small roles in two Star Trek films, The Next Generation and Voyager.
He died on New Year’s Day at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills in Los Angeles, California.
“He was the most fun brother ever,” his sister said in a tribute to Deadline.
“So many good memories of when I was a kid — we’d sing together, dance, just all kinds of fun things that went on all the time when he was around.”
She added: “He was just so fun, full of life, entertaining. Every woman in the neighborhood adored him.
“He knew every movie ever made and every little bit actor that was in movies.
“It was amazing. I could just ask him the question and he always knew the answer when it came to a movie.”
Mickey was a producer on several indie films, and worked as a publicist and PR specialist on works including 1989’s Dead Calm with Nicole Kidman, and on 2011’s Weekend with Tom Cullen.
In 1989 he launched Cottrell and Lindeman Associates, and in 2002 he started his firm, named Mickey Cottrell Film Publicity.
“In my thirty years in the film and public relations industries, I have had the great joy of representing many important film artists,” he wrote on LinkedIn.
“The films and filmmakers I have represented have been honored with eight Sundance Jury Prizes, three Academy Awards, and numerous other nominations and awards.
“Some of my successes have given new life to films that might not otherwise have had the chance, ranging in scale from big budget to minute.”
Mickey lived with one of his sisters in his native Arkansas after he suffered a stroke in 2016, later returning to LA in 2019.
He is now survived by his two sisters.
It comes after fellow Star Trek actress Annie Wersching died at age 45 after battling cancer.
Wersching was also known for her roles on 24, Bosch, and Timeless.
Wersching was diagnosed with cancer in 2020 but continued to act in prominent roles such as Star Trek: Picard and The Rookie.
Actor Stephen Full, Wersching’s husband, issued a statement confirming her death last January.
“There is a cavernous hole in the soul of this family today. But she left us the tools to fill it,” he wrote.
“She found wonder in the simplest moment. She didn’t require music to dance.
“She taught us not to wait for adventure to find you. ‘Go find it. It’s everywhere.’ And find it we shall.
“As I drove our boys, the true loves of her life, down the winding driveway and street, she would yell BYE! until we were out of earshot and into the world.
“I can still hear it ringing. Bye my Buddie. ‘I love you little family…’” he wrote.
Wersching’s other credits included voicing Tess in The Last Of Us video game, which has since been adapted into a TV series for HBO.
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