Cliff Simon

Simon in 2008, photo by cvanwagoner/Bigstock.com

Date of Birth: 7 September, 1962

Place of Birth: Johannesburg, South Africa

Date of Death: 9 March, 2021

Place of Death: Topanga, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Cliff Simon was a South African-British actor and swimmer/athlete. He played Ba’al in the Stargate franchise.

Cliff was born in Johannesburg, to Emmanuelle and Phylis Simon. His parents are of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, hailing from Poland and Lithuania. His family moved to the U.K. when he was fifteen. Cliff became a U.S. citizen in 2005. He was married to Colette Simon.