Michael Pataki

Michael Pataki was an American actor whose work spanned stage, film, and television. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, he majored in political science and drama at the University of Southern California, then made his stage breakthrough in Edinburgh in 1966 playing Jerry in The Zoo Story. On television he co-starred in Get Christie Love! as Officer Pete Gallagher and guest-starred on many series, including Star Trek as Korax and Star Trek: The Next Generation as Governor Karnas. He voiced George Liquor on The Ren & Stimpy Show and had film roles in Love at First Bite (1979), Raise the Titanic (1980), and Rocky IV (1985), where he played Ivan Drago's sports administrator Nicoli Koloff. He also appeared in horror features such as Grave of the Vampire (1972), The Baby (1973), Dead & Buried (1981), and Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), and he directed Mansion of the Doomed and Cinderella.