American Character Actor. Ayres, a veteran of the Korean War, he will best be remembered by ‘Star Trek’ fans for playing two different characters in the original television series as O’Herlihy and Rizzo during the 1967 season. Among other TV shows he appeared in were ‘Dr. Kildare’,  ‘Combat!’, ‘Hogan’s Heroes’, ‘The Green Hornet’, ’12 O’Clock High’, ‘Mod Squad’, ‘Adam-12’, ‘The F.B.I.’, ‘Police Story’, ‘Cannon’, ‘Charlie’s Angels’, ‘Barnaby Jones’, ‘The Streets of San Francisco’, ‘ChiPs’ and had a recurring roles in the soap operas ‘General Hospital’, ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ and ‘Dynasty’. On film, he appeared in ‘Mame’ and ‘Hangup’ (both 1974). Ayres, who was also an avid card player, coin collector and car enthusiast, died of natural causes. (bio by: Louis M.)