Michael Ansara Michael George Ansara was the Syrian - born actor best - known to " Star Trek " fans for playing Kang in three " Star Trek " episodes , each from a different series , namely the episode , the episode , and the episode . He later appeared in the DS9 episode as Lwaxana Troi ' s Tavnian husband , Jeyal . He filmed his scenes for " Day of the Dove " between Friday and Thursday at Desilu Stage 9 and Stage 10 . He was one of eleven actors to play the same character ( Kang ) on three different " Star Trek " TV series . The other actors who hold this distinction are Leonard Nimoy , DeForest Kelley , James Doohan , Mark Lenard , George Takei , Jonathan Frakes , Marina Sirtis , Armin Shimerman , John de Lancie , and Richard Poe . Personal . Ansara was born in a small village in Syria in 1922 and emigrated with his family to the United States when he was two years old . They resided in Lowell , Massachusetts , until they moved to California ten years later . Ansara enrolled in the Los Angeles City College intending to become a doctor but ultimately decided to become an actor . He was married to actress Barbara Eden from 1958 through 1974 . He also worked with her on several projects , including directing and appearing on several episodes of " Jeannie " . He and Eden had one child , a son named Matthew , who died of a drug overdose in 2001 . Ansara married actress Beverly Kushida in 1977 . He retired from acting in 2001 . He died at his home in Calabasas , California , on 31 July 2013 . He was 91 . Career . Television . Due to his complexion , Ansara was often cast in the role of a Native American . This was the case for his starring role as Chief Cochise on the ABC TV western series " Broken Arrow " from 1956 through 1958 , for which he is probably best remembered . He then starred as Native American US Marshal Sam Buckhart on NBC ' s short - lived Western television series " Law of the Plainsman " . He also played a Native American character in the 1978 mini - series . This series also featured such " Trek " alumni as Henry Darrow , Cliff DeYoung , Robert DoQui , Robert Easton , Sally Kellerman , Brian Keith , Nick Ramus , Clive Revill , James Sloyan , Morgan Woodward , and Anthony Zerbe . Ansara won a Bronze Wrangler for his performance in the 1963 " Rawhide " episode " Incident of Iron Bull " . He appeared in two other episodes of " Rawhide " , including " Incident at Rio Doloroso " , in which he and fellow TOS guest star Madlyn Rhue portrayed husband - and - wife . Ansara had a role in the pilot for the 1975 TV series " Barbary Coast " , starring William Shatner . He previously co - starred with Shatner in his pre - " Trek " days in a 1964 episode of " Burke ' s Law " . Ansara also worked with Leonard Nimoy twice before they appeared together on " Star Trek " , first in a 1957 episode of " Broken Arrow " and again in a 1965 episode of " The Virginian " . In addition , Ansara and TOS regular James Doohan co - starred together in a 1964 episode of " Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea " . Also in 1964 , Ansara and Tim O ' Connor worked together in the " Soldier " episode of " The Outer Limits " , which was written by Harlan Ellison . Ansara then worked with George Takei in an episode of " The Wackiest Ship in the Army " in 1965 . After co - starring together on " Star Trek " s " Day of the Dove " , Ansara and Susan Howard ( who played Kang ' s wife , Mara ) reunited for an episode of " Here Come the Brides " in 1969 . TOS guest stars Robert Brown , Mark Lenard , and David Soul were regulars on this series . Ansara played the villain Killer Kane in four episodes of the 1979 - 1981 sci - fi TV series " Buck Rogers in the 25th Century " , on which Tim O ' Connor was a regular cast member . In the 1980s , he guest - starred on such television series as " Fantasy Island " ( starring Ricardo Montalban and Wendy Schaal ) , " CHiPs " ( starring Robert Pine ) , " Simon & Simon " ( in an episode directed by Mike Vejar ) , " Hardcastle and McCormick " ( starring Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly ) , and " Murder , She Wrote " ( directed by Vincent McEveety ) . In 1994 , Ansara appeared as a technomage on the science fiction television series " Babylon 5 " at the start of the second season , alongside various " Star Trek " guest actors such as Andreas Katsulas , Bill Mumy , and Mary Kay Adams . Ansara was partnered with future Klingon John Schuck in an episode of the 1970s game show " Celebrity Bowling " . ( They lost . ) Voicing Mr . Freeze . Ansara has become recognizable as the voice of the DC Comics character Mr . Freeze on various animated " Batman " series . He has voiced the character several times between 1992 and 2009 , beginning with . He later voiced the role in the animated series " The New Batman Adventures " and " Batman Beyond " . Other major villains on the various animated " Batman " shows were voiced by Adrienne Barbeau ( Catwoman ) , John Glover ( The Riddler ) , David Warner ( Ra ' s al Ghul ) , and Paul Williams ( The Penguin ) . Loren Lester voiced the role of Robin , while Robert Costanzo provided the voice of Detective Harvey Bullock . In addition , Ansara voiced Mr . Freeze in the 1998 direct - to - video release " SubZero " , set between the events of " Batman : The Animated Series " and " The New Batman Adventures " . The aforementioned Loren Lester and Robert Costanzo also lent their voices to this movie , again playing their respective characters of Robin and Detective Bullock . More recently , Ansara voiced Freeze in the video games " Batman : Vengeance " . The latter also featured the voices of the aforementioned Paul Williams ( as The Penguin ) and David Warner ( as Ra ' s al Ghul ) , as well as Ron Perlman ( as Bane ) and Clancy Brown ( as Killer Croc ) . Incidentally , Clancy Brown also voiced the character of Mr . Freeze on TV ' s " The Batman " . Films . Ansara ' s many feature film credits include ( 1953 , co - starring fellow TOS veterans John Hoyt , Richard Hale , Ian Wolfe , and Lawrence Dobkin ) , " The Comancheros " ( 1961 , starring John Wayne ) , and ( 1961 ) . Ansara appeared in " Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy " ( 1954 ) , as Charlie . As the Hittite commander in ( 1954 ) , he had only two lines , but presented a Klingon - like appearance , declaring " " No Hittite warrior cries out in pain ! " " Ansara also made uncredited appearances in the biblical epics ( 1953 , with Jean Simmons and Jay Robinson ) and ( 1956 ) . The latter film also featured the likes of Judith Anderson , Lawrence Dobkin , and Robert Herron . Ansara worked with Ricardo Montalban in three feature films . The first was the 1954 romantic adventure " The Saracen Blade " , which was followed in 1968 by the crime drama " Sol Madrid " . Then , in 1977 , the two co - starred opposite each other in the western " Mission to Glory : A True Story " . In Irwin Allen ' s 1961 science fiction classic " Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea " , Ansara portrayed scientist Miguel Alvarez . That same year , he had a supporting role in the western adventure " The Comancheros " , along with Nehemiah Persoff . Ansara later played a prince in the Gene Nelson - directed 1965 Elvis Presley movie " Harum Scarum " ( co - starring Theo Marcuse ) and a Comanche chief in the 1966 western " Texas Across the River " ( with Rosemary Forsyth , Andrew Prine , and George D . Wallace ) . In 1974 , Ansara played The Captain in the cult horror film " It ' s Alive ! " In 1976 , Ansara and fellow TOS guest star Michael Forest starred in the highly - controversial film " Mohammad , Messenger of God " ( known in the US as " The Messenger " ) . This film chronicled the life of the Prophet Muhammad , the founder of Islam . Ansara then starred in the 1978 horror film " The Manitou " , for which he received a Saturn Award nomination from the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films as Best Supporting Actor . Ansara ' s subsequent films include " Bayou Romance " ( 1982 ) and " Access Code " ( 1984 ) , both with Michael Durrell . He later worked with Walter Gotell and Sally Kellerman in the 1986 drama " KGB : The Secret War " and with Jill Ireland in the 1987 action thriller " Assassination " . Ansara then appeared in the 1990 western " Border Shootout " , which also featured fellow TOS guest actor Michael Forest . Ansara ' s most recent feature film was the 1999 independent drama " The Long Road Home " .