Paul Lukather obit

R.I.P. Paul Lukather 1926-2014

 He was not on the list.

A bit of sad news to report guys. From the Legacy of Kain wiki facebook page:

""It's not often I see one of our own, especially one as young and foolish as yourself. Nonetheless, drink. Drink deep and indulge your gift." – Vorador

The Legacy of Kain Wiki team is extremely saddened to report the death of Paul Lukather, the voice actor of Vorador and Bane. Paraphrased from our article: Paul's career spanned over half a century's worth of roles on film and television. Throughout the years, he appeared in series such as The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Get Smart, Mission: Impossible, Starsky and Hutch and Cheers, and starred or co-starred in 1960s films Dinosaurus!, Hands of a Stranger and The Way West. He also maintained a presence in stage acting and engaged in philanthropic work.

Lukather was among the six voice actors in the original Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. The cast impressed series creator Denis Dyack and writer Ken McCulloch, and Lukather's part, Vorador, emerged as "one of the most popular characters" judging from fan-mail following the game's release. He reprised his role for three of the four further Legacy of Kain games. Richard Lemarchand described Vorador as a "fan favourite." Rightly so; we will never forget his masterfully imposing performance as the elder vampire, the "father figure" to Kain himself. Paul died in October of last year, aged 88.

Acting alongside Michael Bell (Raziel) in Defiance:

"Once I embraced my powers, I realized that Vorador was correct. We are gods – dark gods – and it is our duty to thin the herd." – Kain

R.I.P. Paul Lukather 1926-2014"

 

Actor

Mortals (2008)

Mortals

8.5

Short

Ronald Givens

2008

 

Chloe's Prayer (2006)

Chloe's Prayer

7.8

Paul

2006

 

Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003)

Legacy of Kain: Defiance

8.5

Video Game

Vorador (voice)

2003

 

Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (2003)

Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits

7.6

Video Game

Zev (voice)

2003

 

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (2002)

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

9.0

Video Game

President James Johnson (voice)

2002

 

Blood Omen 2 (2002)

Blood Omen 2

7.7

Video Game

Vorador

Additional Voices (voice)

2002

 

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

9.0

Video Game

President James Johnson (English version, voice)

2001

 

Soul Reaver 2 (2001)

Soul Reaver 2

8.3

Video Game

Vorador (voice)

2001

 

Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins (1999)

Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins

6.5

Video Game

Narrator

High Priest A

Pirate A (voice)

1999

 

Charlie Adler, Dee Bradley Baker, Dan Castellaneta, and Candi Milo in Cow and Chicken (1997)

Cow and Chicken

6.5

TV Series

Plane Captain

Penguin (voice)

1998

1 episode

 

The X-Fools (1997)

The X-Fools

5.7

Video Game

Celebrity

Other Voices (voice)

1997

 

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (1996)

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

8.2

Video Game

Vorador

Bane (voice)

1996

 

The Pirates of Dark Water (1991)

The Pirates of Dark Water

8.2

TV Series

Additional Voices (voice)

1991

8 episodes

 

Kellie Martin, Casey Kasem, Christina Lange, Don Messick, and Carl Steven in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988)

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

6.7

TV Series

Additional Voices (voice, credit only)

1988

13 episodes

 

Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)

Cheers

8.0

TV Series

Mr. Morton

1986

1 episode

 

Samson and Delilah (1986)

Samson and Delilah

6.3

Video

(voice)

1986

 

The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (1985)

The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible

7.4

TV Series

(voice)

1985

1 episode

 

Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless in Cagney & Lacey (1981)

Cagney & Lacey

6.8

TV Series

Garth

1985

1 episode

 

The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984)

The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries

7.2

TV Series

Additional Voices (voice)

1984

1 episode

 

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

6.0

Doctor

1984

 

NBC Special Treat (1975)

NBC Special Treat

6.8

TV Series

Stan

1984

1 episode

 

Genie Francis in Bare Essence (1983)

Bare Essence

7.1

TV Series

Captain Bolarde

1983

1 episode

 

Mind Over Murder (1979)

Mind Over Murder

5.4

TV Movie

Captain Moran

1979

 

Blind Ambition (1979)

Blind Ambition

6.7

TV Mini Series

Neal

1979

4 episodes

 

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979)

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

5.9

TV Movie

Lynwood Detective

1979

 

Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978)

Hot Lead and Cold Feet

6.0

Cowboy 2

1978

 

Angie Dickinson in Police Woman (1974)

Police Woman

6.6

TV Series

Dr. Shafer

1977

1 episode

 

Starsky and Hutch (1975)

Starsky and Hutch

7.0

TV Series

Max Frost

1977

1 episode

 

Gemini Man (1976)

Gemini Man

6.3

TV Series

Third Guard

1976

1 episode

 

Cannon (1971)

Cannon

6.8

TV Series

Dr. Andrew Stoner

Morgan

Reb Billings

1973–1976

3 episodes

 

Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)

Barnaby Jones

6.9

TV Series

Lewis Gorman

1976

1 episode

 

Kent McCord and Martin Milner in Adam-12 (1968)

Adam-12

7.7

TV Series

Dave Morris

1975

1 episode

 

The F.B.I. (1965)

The F.B.I.

7.4

TV Series

Simmons

Lee Holm

Jack Allis ...

1966–1973

5 episodes

 

Mike Connors in Mannix (1967)

Mannix

7.4

TV Series

Gerald Stockton

1973

1 episode

 

Bright Promise (1969)

Bright Promise

7.5

TV Series

Prof. Bill Ferguson

1969–1972

358 episodes

 

House on Greenapple Road (1970)

House on Greenapple Road

6.8

TV Movie

Maddox

1970

 

Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in Mod Squad (1968)

Mod Squad

7.0

TV Series

Mike Reynolds

1969

1 episode

 

My Friend Tony (1969)

My Friend Tony

7.5

TV Series

Janos Karpalyak

1969

1 episode

 

Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)

Mission: Impossible

7.9

TV Series

Lieutenant

Moisev

1967–1969

3 episodes

 

The Way West (1967)

The Way West

6.2

Mr. Turley

1967

 

The Invaders (1967)

The Invaders

8.0

TV Series

Correll

1967

1 episode

 

12 O'Clock High (1964)

12 O'Clock High

8.1

TV Series

Staff Sgt. Pargon

Lieutenant O'Toole

1965–1966

2 episodes

 

David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)

The Fugitive

8.1

TV Series

First Deputy

Barney

McNeil's Photographer

1964–1966

3 episodes

 

William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule, and Victoria Shaw in Alvarez Kelly (1966)

Alvarez Kelly

6.3

Capt. Webster

1966

 

Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)

Perry Mason

8.3

TV Series

Dennis 'Duke' Maronek

Alan Jaris

Chuck Emmett

1963–1966

3 episodes

 

Don Adams and Barbara Feldon in Get Smart (1965)

Get Smart

8.2

TV Series

Baccardo

1966

2 episodes

 

Ben Casey (1961)

Ben Casey

7.1

TV Series

Dr. Frederic Bellman

1965

1 episode

 

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

7.6

TV Series

Simchek

1965

1 episode

 

Profiles in Courage (1964)

Profiles in Courage

8.2

TV Series

Reporter

1965

1 episode

 

Bonanza (1959)

Bonanza

7.3

TV Series

Cletus

Robie

1960–1965

2 episodes

 

Robert Vaughn, Leo G. Carroll, and David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.7

TV Series

Capt. Ahmed

1965

1 episode

 

The Outer Limits (1963)

The Outer Limits

8.2

TV Series

Ed Nichols

Official

1964–1965

2 episodes

 

Glenn Ford and Suzanne Pleshette in Fate Is the Hunter (1964)

Fate Is the Hunter

6.8

News Reporter (uncredited)

1964

 

Sandra Dee, Maurice Chevalier, Hermione Gingold, Robert Goulet, and Andy Williams in I'd Rather Be Rich (1964)

I'd Rather Be Rich

6.8

Reporter (uncredited)

1964

 

Lauren Bacall, Roddy McDowall, Carol Lynley, and Stuart Whitman in Shock Treatment (1964)

Shock Treatment

6.6

2nd Young Interne (uncredited)

1964

 

Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, and Bobby Darin in Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)

Captain Newman, M.D.

6.9

Pilot (uncredited)

1963

 

Robert Fuller and John Smith in Laramie (1959)

Laramie

7.7

TV Series

Park

1963

1 episode

 

Hands of a Stranger (1962)

Hands of a Stranger

5.2

Dr. Gil Harding

1962

 

Coronado 9 (1960)

Coronado 9

7.9

TV Series

Jack Randall

1961

1 episode

 

All Hands on Deck (1961)

All Hands on Deck

5.6

Sailor (uncredited)

1961

 

Bat Masterson (1958)

Bat Masterson

7.3

TV Series

Lieutenant

1961

1 episode

 

Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)

77 Sunset Strip

7.7

TV Series

Scooter

Steve Lucy

1960

2 episodes

 

Dinosaurus! (1960)

Dinosaurus!

4.9

Chuck

1960

 

Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, and Sheb Wooley in Rawhide (1959)

Rawhide

7.9

TV Series

Gus Price

1960

1 episode

 

Wayde Preston in Colt .45 (1957)

Colt .45

7.3

TV Series

Cutter

1960

1 episode

 

Rod Cameron in State Trooper (1956)

State Trooper

7.8

TV Series

Brady Colfax

1959

1 episode

 

Sugarfoot (1957)

Sugarfoot

7.4

TV Series

Mungo

1959

1 episode

 

Cheyenne (1955)

Cheyenne

8.0

TV Series

Clemmie Martin

1959

1 episode

 

Lawman (1958)

Lawman

8.1

TV Series

Mack

Corporal Breen

1959

2 episodes

 

Lee Marvin in M Squad (1957)

M Squad

8.1

TV Series

Ralph Cordello

1959

1 episode

 

John Payne in The Restless Gun (1957)

The Restless Gun

7.5

TV Series

Randy Clayton

1959

1 episode

 

Tristram Coffin in 26 Men (1957)

26 Men

7.4

TV Series

Mule Holiday

1959

1 episode

 

Mike Hammer (1958)

Mike Hammer

8.0

TV Series

Eddie Merton

Nicolas Maison

1958–1959

2 episodes

 

Buckskin (1958)

Buckskin

7.9

TV Series

Job

1958

1 episode

 

Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)

Have Gun - Will Travel

8.4

TV Series

The French Kid

1958

1 episode

 

The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958)

The True Story of Lynn Stuart

6.4

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

1958

 

Johnny Trouble (1957)

Johnny Trouble

6.0

Bill

1957

 

John Bromfield in The Sheriff of Cochise (1956)

The Sheriff of Cochise

7.7

TV Series

Junior

1957

1 episode

 

Highway Patrol (1955)

Highway Patrol

7.7

TV Series

Ed Borden

1957

1 episode

 

Jeff Chandler in Drango (1957)

Drango

6.0

Burke

1957

 

Science Fiction Theatre (1955)

Science Fiction Theatre

8.1

TV Series

Electronics Expert

1956

1 episode

 

Scott Brady, Neville Brand, and Rita Gam in Mohawk (1956)

Mohawk

5.2

Angry Settler (uncredited)

1956

 

Matinee Theatre (1955)

Matinee Theatre

7.6

TV Series

1956

1 episode

 

Lydia

TV Movie

Silas

1955

 

Dorothy McGuire and Stephen McNally in Make Haste to Live (1954)

Make Haste to Live

6.0

Deputy (as Paul London)

1954