Stargate SG-1 actor Cliff Simon dies in a kiteboarding accident at 58
Cliff Simon - best known for his role as villain Ba'al in Stargate SG-1 - dies in a tragic kite-boarding accident at the age of just 58 Simon's wife Collette wrote on his Facebook page that he had died on Tuesday in a 'tragic kiteboarding accident' in Topanga Beach, California The South African actor's highest profile role was as the villain Ba'al on the science fiction series Stargate SG-1 Simon was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved to the United States in 2000 after a stint in the UK He was a competitive swimmer and Olympic hopeful prior to launching his career as an actor