The death of the American actor of the movie "Muhammad Rasoolullah"; Who was Michael Forrest?

Michael Forrest, the American actor known for playing the role of Khaled bin Waleed in the enduring film "Muhammad Rasoolullah" by Mustafa Akkad, died at the age of 97.

Ambassador of Arjan- Cultural Group: Michael Forrest, who played the role of Khaled bin Waleed in the movie "Muhammad Rasoolullah" died.

Michael Forrest, an American actor who played roles in Roger Corman's films, classic TV series such as "Star Trek" and the movie "Muhammad Rasoolullah" (PBUH), died at the age of 97.

Forrest, who starred in such films as "Caveman Haunted" and "Ski Troopers Attack," died Wednesday at a nursing home in Sparks, Nevada. James E. Brown, one of his friends, announced the death of the actor.

Born in North Dakota, Forrest appeared in more than 20 films in Spain, France and England during his career. Among these works, we can mention the movie "One Hundred Guns" produced in 1969 starring Jim Brown and Raquel Welch. He was also a prolific voice actor, dubbing over 500 films between 1968 and 1978 while living in Rome, mastering the Italian language.

In 1957, after meeting Corman in an acting class, Forrest landed her first role in the film "The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent". In this film, he played the role of "Zarko", a barbarian warrior. This collaboration paved the way for his appearance in the movie "Monster from the Haunted Cave" in 1959; A heist horror film produced by Corman's brother, Gene Corman.

Just one day after the shooting of this work, Forrest began acting in the war film "Attack of Ski Troops" directed by Corman, and then went to Athens to play the hero of the film "Atlas" in 1960.

Another important role of Forrest was playing in the movie "Muhammad Rasoolullah" (PBUH) by Mustafa Akkad, produced in 1976. In this movie, he played the role of Khaled bin Waleed. A Quraysh commander who initially fought against the Muslims, but later converted to Islam and became one of the commanders of the Muslim army. In the Arabic version of the film, Mahmoud Saeed played the same role.

He also had a prominent presence on television. Forrest played the role of one of the three alien biker brothers who came to Earth to destroy humans in an episode of the series "The Half-Light Zone". Shortly after, he appeared on the series "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and played the role of "Apollo", the Greek god, in an episode of "Star Trek".

In 2013, Forrest returned to the role of Apollo in the fan-made series Star Trek Continues, appearing alongside his wife, Diana Hill, who played Athena.

He was born Gerald Michael Charlebois in Harvey, North Dakota in 1929 and moved to Seattle with his family as a child. After studying at the University of Washington and San Jose State University, he moved to Los Angeles in 1955 and began his career in television and theater.

In addition to appearing in numerous television series, Forrest was also interested in adaptations of Shakespeare's works. He played Othello three times and appeared as Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego.

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