A Farewell to Cliff Simon

Some sad news to impart, alas.

Cliff Simon, known to many as the actor who played opposite Michael in quite a number of episodes of "Stargate SG-1" (and in the tele-movie "Stargate Continuum"), as the character of fan-favorite bad guy/Goa’uld System Lord Ba'al, has sadly passed away.

Cliff's wife, Collette, shared the sad news on his Facebook page:

To Friends, family and fans,

It is with unimaginable heartbreak that I am sharing with you, that my beloved husband, Cliff Simon, passed away at 12:30pm on Tuesday March 9, 2021. He was at Topanga Beach, California and sadly passed away after a tragic kiteboarding accident. He was known to most of you on this page as the villain you loved to hate, Ba'al, from Stargate SG-1. But as he said, "acting is what I do, it's only a part of who I am."

And he was SO much more - a true original, an adventurer, a sailor, swimmer, dancer, actor, author. There is a gaping hole where he once stood on this earth. He was loved by too many to mention and had a great impact on so many lives. He was an amazing and much loved brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend.

He was and always will be the love of my life and there is unimaginable heartbreak.

A small saving grace to this tragedy is that he was doing one of the things he loved most and passed away on the beach near the water, which was his temple.

I know this is a shock and will hit hard but we hope you can respect our need for privacy at this time.

You can read the rest of the post - and leave tributes - here: https://www.facebook.com/cliffsp

Industry news site, Variety, have also reported the sad news: https://variety.com/.../cliff-simon-dead-stargate-sg-1.../

Our deepest condolences to Cliff's family and friends.

RIP, Cliff. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.