Robert Fortier, who appeared in the Original Series episode "By Any Other Name," passed away on New Year's Day. He was 79.

Fans will remember Fortier as Tomar, one of several extra-galactic Kelvans from the Andromeda Galaxy who attempted to commandeer the U.S.S. Enterprise for a return voyage to their homeworld. We saw Tomar eating and enjoying an appetizing plate of red, blue, green and yellow cubes, which gave inspiration to Kirk and crew on how to defeat the hostile aliens. In their assumed human form, they were susceptible to human weaknesses which in turn provided Scotty with inspiration. The engineer used alcohol to weaken Tomar's defenses, which, after the fourth bottle — including the "green" one — the alien fainted. Not surprising after polishing off Saurian brandy and Scotch whisky, among others.