Trevor Goddard

Infobox actor
name = Trevor Goddard


caption =Trevor Goddard as Cdr. Brumby from JAG
birthname =
aliases =
birthdate = birth date|1962|10|14
birthplace = Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
deathdate = death date and age|2003|6|7|1962|10|14
Hollywood, California
spouse = Ruthann Goddard (1991 - 7 June 2003)

Trevor Goddard (October 14, 1962 – June 7, 2003) was a former professional boxer turned movie actor. His best known roles are Kano in the first "Mortal Kombat" movie and Lieutenant Commander Mic Brumby on "JAG".

Career

He was actually born in 1962, but during his lifetime, he said in interviews that he was born in 1965. For much of his career, despite his being English, Goddard passed himself off as being of Australian descent. He was often cast in Australian roles. Goddard, was said to have an affinity for the Australian lifestyle, aiding his attempts to look 'Australian', and had apparently seriously considered permanently moving to Perth, Western Australia.

For much of his early days, he did cameo roles in many television shows before his movie career took off. In 1995, Trevor played possibly his best known role as Kano in the film adaptation of Mortal Kombat. Originally, Kano's character was an American orphan raised in Japan, but because of the praise Goddard received from fans of the game for his Australian rendition of the character, Kano was retconned to being of Australian descent in his honor. Additionally, the latest appearance of the Kano character in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is also modeled after Goddard's look in the film, a fitting tribute to Trevor.

Trevor also was known for his role in the hit tv show JAG as Lieutenant Commander Mic Brumby. In a somewhat ironic moment, "JAG" gave him a tribute by having the crew sing 'Waltzing Matilda', an Australian folk song, remade from archival footage from a previous episode. He would go on to star in other movies such as "Gone in Sixty Seconds" and "Hollywood Vampyr". He appeared in the movie "" as the pirate Grapple in 2003. This turned out to be his last movie role.

He was featured in television commercials for Hoover Floor Mate. [http://www.tv.com/trevor-goddard/person/18706/biography.html]

Death

On June 7, 2003, Trevor was found dead in his home in Los Angeles, California. He apparently died from a drug overdose of heroin, cocaine and the prescription drugs Valium and VicodinFact|date=October 2008. Although he was often cast in Australian roles he was actually English. This truth was revealed by Goddard's father at his son's funeral, something that not only shocked the entertainment industry, but also shocked his fans. Goddard apparently attempted to tap into the Hollywood demand for Australian actors by disguising his thick London accent with an Australian one. He was so successful that he was accepted by the Australian entertainment industry as one of its own. He is survived by his wife and two sons.

Filmography

*"Tour of Duty" (1989) TV Series - Williams (1 Episode)
*"Inside Out" (1992) Film - The Other Criminal
*"The Commish" (1992) TV Series - Ozzy Van Spyk (2 Episodes)
*"Dark Justice" (1992) TV Series - Travis (1 Episode)
*"Murphy Brown" (1993) TV Series - Colin (1 Episode)
*"Down The Show" (1993) TV Series - Stench (1 Episode)
*"Baywatch" (1993) TV Series - Wiley Brown (1 Episode)
*"Empty Nest" (1993) TV Series - Joe (1 Episode)
*"Silk Stalkings (1993) TV Series - Oscar LeMay (2 Episodes 1992-1994)
*"Men of War" (1994) Film - Keefer
*"Fast Money" (1994) Film - Regy
*"Renegade" (1994) TV Series - Digger Macy (2 Episodes 1992-1995)
*"Mortal Kombat" (1995) Film - Kano
*"Illegal In Blue" (1995) Film - Mickey Fuller
*"The Break" (1995) Film - Nails
*"Yesterday's Targets" (1996) TV - Agent Riggs
*"Murder, She Wrote" (1996) TV - Boyd Hendrix (1 Episode)
*"Nowhere Man" (1996) TV - Mackie (1 Episode)
*"Prey Of The Jaguar" (1996) Film - Damian Bandera
*"First Encounters" (1997) Film
*"Dead Tides" (1997) Film - Scott
*"Assault On Devil's Island" (1997) TV - Fraker (1 Episode)
*"Deep Rising" (1998) Film - T-Ray Jones
*"Babylon 5" (1998) TV - Trace (1 Episode)
*"She's Too Tall" (1998) Film - Warner
*"Legion" (1998) TV - Cutter
*"Some Girl" (1998) Film - Ravi
*"The X-Files" (1998) TV - The 1st British Crewman (1 Episode)
*"Gut Feeling" (1999) Film
*"Gone in Sixty Seconds" (2000) Film - Don (uncredited)
*"18 Wheels Of Justice" (2000) TV - Paul Stocker (1 Episode)
*"Dead Man's Run" (2001)) Film - Jason
*"When Billie Beat Bobby" (2001) TV - Barry Court
*"JAG" (1998-2001) TV Series - Lt. Cmdr. Mic Brumby (42 Episodes)
*"Torture TV" (2002) TV - Trevor 'Dogger' McDougan
*"Hollywood Vampyr" (2002) Film - Blood
*"" (2003) Film - Grapple

External links

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* [http://toastingtrevor.homestead.com/Index.html Toasting Trevor Goddard]