Actor Cliff Simon, best known as the villain Ba'al on Stargate SG-1, has died aged 58

Actor Cliff Simon, best known as the villain Ba'al on Stargate SG-1, has died aged 58, his family has confirmed.

The South African actor's TV credits also included appearances in NCIS, Castle, Days of Our Lives, and 24.

In a statement, Simon's wife Colette spoke of her "unimaginable heartbreak" as she confirmed his death.

She explained her husband died after being involved in a kiteboarding accident at Topanga Beach in California earlier this week.

"He was known to most of you on this page as the villain you loved to hate, Ba'al, from Stargate SG-1," Colette Simon said in a post on Facebook.

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I am a big BIG BIG Stargate fan and Cliffs death was a bit of a shock

RIP Cliff

I don't know who he is, but 58 is no age to die.

RIP Cliff Simon.