Cliff Simon, 'Stargate SG-1' actor, dead following kiteboarding accident

foxnews.com:

Cliff Simon, an actor who starred as the villain Ba'al in "Stargate SG-1," died on Tuesday following a kiteboarding accident.

He was 58. Simon's wife confirmed his death in a statement shared to his Facebook account on Thursday. "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,'" the statement reads. His wife went on to call Simon "SO much more" than his onscreen appearances..