Paul David Graf

 Paul David Graf (April 16, 1950 – April 7, 2001)

He was an actor, known for his role as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry in the Police Academy series of films. Graf made his first television appearance as a contestant on the game show The $20,000 Pyramid in December 1979, where he teamed with actress Patty Duke. He would later appear on subsequent versions of the show as a celebrity contestant, twice with Duke. As a struggling actor in the early 1980s, he also took small roles in popular TV shows, including M*A*S*H, The Dukes of Hazzard, Airwolf, Hardcastle and McCormick and The A-Team. He made his film debut in 1981 when he played Gergley in the drama Four Friends. Graf made various guest appearances following his role in the Police Academy series, including a repeating part in The West Wing, several appearances in Star Trek: Voyager episode ("The 37s") and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. In the latter series, he played a Klingon called Leskit in the fifth-season episode "Soldiers of the Empire". Graf was Lt. Weismann in the movie Suture in 1993 and Ralph Brinker in the Disney Channel movie Brink! in 1998. Graf's last acting role was the Nickelodeon sitcom The Amanda Show, just three months before his death. Graf died of a heart attack on April 7, 2001, during a family wedding in Phoenix, Arizona, nine days before his 51st birthday. He was married to actress Kathryn Graf from 1983 until his death, they had two sons. Paul Graf is buried at Forest Rose Cemetery in Lancaster, Ohio