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Barry Jenner, Who Played Admiral Ross On 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,' Dies At 75 (deadline.com)
New submitter bufo333 quotes a report from Deadline: Character actor Barry Jenner, best known for his pivotal role as Admiral William Ross on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and with credits including recurring roles on "Dallas," "Knott's Landing," "Family Matters" and many others, died on August 9, his family has announced. He was 75.
While I consider TOS to be the best of any of the Star Trek series, DS9 is second on my list. It's not like any of the other series, but the acting was outstanding and the writing was great, especially after the first couple of seasons. The Dominion War was a great storyline. It was far better than what was going on at the same time on Voyager. They took an almost unstoppable enemy, weakened the hell out of them so they didn't adapt quickly and could be destroyed fat more easily, made assimilation cartoonishly ridiculous, and overused the hell out of them so they weren't scary any longer. Voyager was awful because of the writing, but DS9 was great. And I know this is blasphemy to many, but I actually like the first couple of seasons of TNG the best. It felt a lot more like TOS and was less of a drama than later seasons. Plus, there were plenty of excellent Ron Jones scores, which went away after season 4 because Rick Berman fired him. Episodes like The Neutral Zone, Q Who, and The Best of Both Worlds wouldn't have been the same without the music Jones composed.
And as for Admiral Ross, he was a solid recurring character, but I think the summary overstates his importance. I considered the most important recurring characters to be Dukat, Nog, the female changeling, and maybe Weyoun. Maybe I misremember, but the most notable thing I associate Admiral Ross with was Section 39.
I always liked him. He was one of the few Star Trek admirals who played it as a reasonable competent person, usually they were dicks...