Merritt Butrick
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Merritt Butrick as T'Jon in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Symbiosis.
Merritt Butrick (September 3, 1959 in Gainesville, Florida – March 17, 1989 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor who was best known for his role as Captain James T. Kirk's son David Marcus in the movies Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. He also appeared in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Symbiosis". Earlier in his career he starred as "Johnny Slash" Ulasewicz in the sitcom Square Pegs. Another notable role was Barbara Hershey's hillbilly son in Shy People.
Merritt was diagnosed with brain cancer and AIDS and succumbed to the disease in Los Angeles, California on March 17, 1989. He did not discuss his private life in public, and how he may have contracted HIV remains unknown.
[edit] External links
- Find-a-Grave entry
- Merritt Butrick at the Internet Movie Database
- Merritt Butrick at TV.com
- Merritt Butrick article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
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