Bergere played Capt. Kirk’s hero, Honest Abe, on ‘Star Trek’

Published 9:00 pm Thursday, February 1, 2007

BRENTWOOD, N.H. – Veteran character actor Lee Bergere, who appeared in more than 200 television shows, including an original “Star Trek” episode in which he played Abraham Lincoln, has died. He was 88.

Bergere died Wednesday at the Colonial Poplin Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Fremont, his daughter said. He had been living in New Hampshire for more than a decade.

During his 60-year career, Bergere also was known as Joseph, the head of the household on “Dynasty.” He had roles in “North and South,” “Falcon Crest,” “Hot L Baltimore,” and “Incident at Vichy.”

In the 1966 “Star Trek” episode, called “The Savage Curtain,” he incited a fan following from Trekkies. “He still gets many, many fan letters about the show. It’s incredible,” she said.