Cliff Simon Dies: Actor Who Played Ba’al On ‘Stargate SG-1’ Was 58

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His wife added, “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.Born in South Africa, Simon was a veteran actor and the author of the book Paris Nights My Year at the Moulin Rouge.Simon qualified as a swimmer for the British International Olympic squad in 1984 as a swimmer.

He was offered scholarships to continue his athletic career, but the grind got to him, and he decided to enter the South African Air Force.A chance meeting at a resort hotel led to him performing as part of a troupe in various stage productions, ultimately leading him to the Moulin Rouge in 1989.He later modeled and after winning a competition, he was offered an