‘Nancy Drew’ Alum Kenneth Mitchell Dead at 49 After ALS Battle: He Made ‘You Feel So Loved’

Nancy Drew and Star Trek: Discovery actor Kenneth Mitchell died after a five-year battle with ALS. He was 49.

“With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Kenneth Alexander Mitchell, beloved father, husband, brother, uncle, son and dear friend,” a note on his X page read on Sunday, February 25.

According to the obituary, Mitchell died one day earlier on Saturday, February 24.

“Ken was widely known as an actor in many films and television shows,” the statement added. “He’s played an Olympic hopeful, an apocalypse survivor, an astronaut, a superhero’s dad and four unique Star Trekkers. But to those close to him he was down as a hope seeker, daydreamer, dream believer, soccer player, beach walker, bear hugger, landscape designer, garden grower … Susan’s partner, and more than anything else, a proud father.”