[1] He gained United States citizenship. He also said "I think wanting to act started when I was about 14 as an escape valve to my environment. One of Ihnat's later appearances on The F.B.I.
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Steve_Ihnat?oldid=2621183. From 1964 to 1968 he appeared in eight feature films. Steve Ihnat (7 August 1934 – 12 May 1972; age 37), born Stefan Ihnat, was the actor, writer, and director who played the legendary Fleet Captain Garth in the Star Trek: The Original Series third season episode "Whom Gods Destroy".He filmed his scenes between Tuesday 15 October 1968 and Tuesday 22 October 1968 at Desilu Stage 9 and Stage 10.. In 1968, Lamont Johnson cast him in the film Kona Coast in which Ihnat played a murderous playboy in Hawaii doping up teenagers and causing mayhem to the property and person of the character played by lead actor Richard Boone. Stefan Andrew Ihnat: Birthdate: April 12, 1972: Death: July 27, 2004 (32) Place of Burial: Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park: Immediate Family: Son of Steve Ihnat and Private . "We'd cruise around in his old Rolls improvising scenes for the two of us.
I was raised on a farm and I decided I wanted to be everything in life. He immigrated to Canada when he was five years old, and later became a United States citizen. His family settled there after fleeing his native Czechoslovakia in 1939, when he was five years old. Ihnat became hooked on acting when he played a child role in an amateur theatre near Lynden. As an actor, he first achieved wide notice for his portrayal of a mind-controlled lieutenant in the science fiction television series The Outer Limits. Steve Ihnat (August 7, 1934 – May 12, 1972) was a Czechoslovakian-born actor and director.
He filmed his scenes between Tuesday 15 October 1968 and Tuesday 22 October 1968 at Desilu Stage 9 and Stage 10.
Jastrabie pri Michalovciach, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) ("Region of Peril" and "The Prey"), The Name of the Game ("The Chains of Command" and "Nightmare"), Medical Center ("Fright and Flight") and Perry Mason ("The Case of the Duplicate Case").
Celebrity Grave: Robert Stack, Actor, "The Untouch... Celebrity Grave: Frank SInatra, Entertainer, Legend, Celebrity Grave: Paul Marco, Actor - "Kelton the Cop". The TV Guide plot: A cattle thief (Steve Ihnat) thinks he can get away with a robbery by blaming and then lynching an innocent man, but is unaware of the Virginian's zealous devotion to the victim's family.
Ihnat also made appearances in a handful of films. Ihnat was married to Marya Carter, who posed as Playboy's Playmate of the Month for May 1962. He immigrated to Canada when he was five years old, and later became a United States citizen. He is located in the Corridor of Memories near Marilyn Monroe . At a time when he had difficulty finding work he enlisted in the U.S. Army for two years and served at Headquarters and Headquarters U.S. Army, Port Inchon, South Korea. Carter had a daughter from a previous marriage. At a time when he had difficulty finding work he enlisted in the U.S. Army for two years and served at Headquarters and Headquarters U.S. Army, Port Inchon, South Korea.
The intensity of love and sorrow I've witnessed by his friends and fans is remarkable and I can only think how fortunate I was to have been there on the project he was most proud of. In the latter, he worked for the first time with his "Whom Gods Destroy" co-star Yvonne Craig.
Both of these films co-starred Stewart Moss; the former also featured William Marshall and Vic Perrin. He said, "I knew this was the only thing I wanted to do with my life." "I experienced all of them and can only express amazement and envy at the response the news of his death evoked in people.
Interview with Gary Clarke.
"In the winter of '68-'69 he approached me about doing a movie, to which I agreed. In 1968, Lamont Johnson cast him in the film Kona Coast in which Ihnat played a murderous playboy in Hawaii doping up teenagers and causing mayhem to the property and person of the character played by lead actor Richard Boone. Ihnat also wrote and directed a pair of films, 1970's Do Not Throw Cushions Into the Ring and 1972's The Honkers. Other credits include Blue Light ("Field of Dishonor"), Gunsmoke ("Exodus 21:22", "Jenny" with Lisa Gerritsen (December 28, 1970), and "Noose of Gold"), The Silent Force ("Take As Directed For Death"), Bonanza ("A Dream to Dream" and "Terror at 2:00"), The Virginian ("Jed" and "Last Grave at Socorro Creek"), Mission: Impossible ("The Astrologer"), ("The Mind of Stefan Miklos"), Cimarron Strip ("The Hunted"), I Dream of Jeannie ("My Master the Rainmaker"), Mannix ("Huntdown", "End Game" and "To Draw the Lightning"), The F.B.I. Gender:
Sally Carter-Ihnat said, "Steve's gift for his 70th birthday is that he gets his boy back. At this point, Steve had no script, just an idea about a newly made actor-star, his agent (me), his separated wife (his wife) and a business manager (Arthur O'Connell) and the business manager's daughter. It was aired posthumously in 1973. Jastrabie pri Michalovciach, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia).
His future as a moviemaker was assured and would have taken him well beyond the fame he had as an actor. Ihnat was married to Marya Carter, who posed as Playboy's Playmate of the Month for May 1962.
In 1960, Pvt. Ihnat had several guest roles in Mission: Impossible including the brilliant Soviet Union investigator Stefan Miklos in the 1969 episode “The Mind of Stefan Miklos,” widely praised as one of the most cerebral and intelligent episodes of the entire series. I hope it will suffice to say that I considered him a great actor, filmmaker and friend. I was raised on a farm and I decided I wanted to be everything in life. Ihnat again worked with Hunter on the 1965 film Brainstorm.
Ihnat worked frequently with director James Goldstone between 1964 and 1966.
While he played other roles (mostly villains) in the show, his performance in this episode is his most memorable. His son, Stefan, who died at age 32 from complications connected with diabetes, is interred next to him.
In the 1950s, he moved to the United States to pursue an acting career. Buried in the prestigious Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA. He often played villains, using his abilities to subtly turn one-dimensional characters into complex and multi-dimensional antagonists. Looking for something to watch? "[citation needed] He also said, "I think wanting to act started when I was about 14 as an escape valve to my environment.