Steve Ihnat
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Steve Ihnat (7 August 1934 – 12 May 1972; age 37) was the performer who played the legendary Fleet Captain Garth of Izar in the "Whom Gods Destroy" episode of Star Trek: The Original Series.
On television, Ihnat has guest-starred on several episodes of Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, Mannix, and The F.B.I., the latter of which starred fellow TOS guest performer Stephen Brooks. One of Ihnat's later appearances on The F.B.I. (after Brooks left the show) featured several other TOS guest stars: Paul Carr, Clint Howard, Richard Evans and Paul Fix.
In 1967, Ihnat was the star of an unsold pilot called Police Story, written by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. TOS stars DeForest Kelley and Grace Lee Whitney had supporting roles in this pilot, as did TOS guest star Malachi Throne.
Ihnat has also made appearances in a handful of films, most notably The Chase (1966), In Like Flint (1967, with his "Whom Gods Destroy" co-star Yvonne Craig), Hour of the Gun (1967; with William Windom, William Schallert, Monte Markham, Robert Phillips and Dave Perna; music by Jerry Goldsmith), Madigan (1968, with Michael Dunn, Lloyd Haynes, and Gloria Calomee), Zigzag (1970, with William Marshall, Stewart Moss, and Vic Perrin), and Fuzz (1972, also with Stewart Moss).
A heart attack claimed Steve Ihnat's life in 1972. He was only 37 years old.
