John Winston, Star Trek’s transporter chief Lt. Kyle, passed away in September 2019 at 91
John Winston as Lt. Kyle in Star Trek
Recurring Star Trek actor John Winston has passed away. According to a listing in the SAG-AFTRA Spring 2020 newsletter, he died September 19th, 2019, at the age of 91.
RIP John Winston, 92.
— Rhett Bartlett (@dialmformovies) May 29, 2020
The transporter chief Lieutenant Kyle on STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES.
Played his own evil counterpart in the parallel universe episode "Mirror, Mirror"
Popped up again in THE WRATH OF KHAN. pic.twitter.com/XZB1SC52WJ
Winston was known to Star Trek fans as Lt. Kyle in The Original Series, when he primarily served as transporter chief. Kyle was promoted to Commander for his appearance in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, where he served under Captain Terrell aboard the U.S.S. Reliant.
Outside of Star Trek, John Winston had a number of television appearances. His credits include The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Time Tunnel, Charlie’s Angels and Max Headroom.
Update 6/5/20: this article’s headline was updated to more clearly indicate that Winston’s death happened in late 2019. The body of the article was already correct but the headline omitted that information.
