Alan Scarfe dead at 77: Seven Days  and Star Trek: The Next Generation actor passes away from colon cancer

Veteran actor Alan Scarfe, known for his on-screen roles in Lethal Weapon 3 and Star Trek: The Next Generation has passed away after a battle with colon cancer .

He was 77.

The Canadian-British actor's obituary revealed the journeyman star 'passed away peacefully on April 28, 2024.. at his home' in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada .

Scarfe was born in Harpenden, England in 1946 and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 1964-66. From there, he went on to perform more than 100 roles in theaters around the globe.

He tackled classic roles including King Lear, Othello, Hamlet, Iago, Brutus, Cassius, Petruchio, Prospero, Cyrano de Bergerac, Doctor Faustus and more.

The classically trained thespian was a fixture of the famed Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada, where he starred for eight seasons in the 1970s.

It was at there he met actress Barbara March, who would become his wife in 1979 and remain by his side until her death in 2019 at age 65.

The couple had a daughter, Scarfe Music founder Antonia 'Tosia' Scarfe.

The obituary noted the musician and her husband Austin, took care of the ailing actor prior to his passing.

The versatile star also had a son, director Jonathan Scarfe, 48, from a relationship with Canadian actress Sara Botsford, 72.

'I wanted to be a great classical actor in the long tradition of Burbage, Garrick, Kean, Booth, Olivier,' Scarfe said in a 2007 interview with The Sci-Fi World.

'Forty-five years ago when I began, it was still possible to think in such a romantic, idealistic way.'

In addition to his stage credits and numerous accolades, the actor made a name for himself in shows such as Babylon 5: The Lost Tales and Andromeda.

He starred as Dr. Bradley Talmadge for three years on the time-traveling television series Seven Days from 1998-2001, and as Herman Waters in 1992's Lethal Weapon 3.

Scarfe was the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in 1985 for his work in The Bay Boy.

He also won a 2005 Jessie Award for his theater work, the 2006 Austin Fantastic Fest Jury Prize for The Hamster Cage, which was one of his last roles. The actor also earned the Vancouver Film Critics Circle honorary award for lifetime achievement.

Scarfe is survived by his children, two grandchildren and his brother.