Robert Trebor dead at 71: Hercules and Xena Warrior Princess actor dies of sepsis

ROBERT Trebor, best known for his fan-favourite role as the wily merchant Salmoneus in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, has died aged 71.

The actor passed away at Los Angeles Medical Center from sepsis, his wife Deirdre Hennings confirmed.

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Trebor had been battling leukemia since 2012 and underwent a stem-cell transplant the following year.

The star passed away on March 11, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Trebor stole scenes across 20 episodes of Hercules between 1995 and 1999, and crossed over to Xena: Warrior Princess for four more.

Originally hired for just two episodes, his pitch-perfect portrayal of the materialistic but well-meaning Salmoneus quickly made him a regular.

“The arc for Salmoneus is to try to be a good person, but his essential mercantile instincts kept interfering with that,” he said in 2001.

“I never saw him as a thief. Autolycus [played by Bruce Campbell] was the thief. I never saw him as a con man either, although I could understand why other people could. He was just a very enthusiastic guy who didn’t read the fine print and needed to make a living when he wasn’t a farmer or fighter. He lived by his glib tongue.”

A highlight of Trebor’s early career came in 1985 when he portrayed infamous serial killer David Berkowitz, also known as the Son of Sam, in CBS’s Out of the Darkness.

It starred Martin Sheen as the detective who tracked him down.

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