Jason David Frank, The Green Ranger, Has Died

Frank’s role as Tommy Oliver, aka the Green Ranger, was originally due to only run for 14 episodes in the original series. He proved so popular, however, that he would later return as White Ranger, then again multiple times throughout the next two decades, appearing most recently in the 2018 Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel series and making a cameo in the ill-fated 2017 Hollywood adaptation.

He also reprised his roles as Green, White and Black Dino Ranger for a number of Power Rangers video games, from the original 1995 movie game for the SNES and Genesis to 2019’s Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid.

In addition to his work on Power Rangers, Frank—who divorced from his second wife earlier this year—was also a skilled martial artist, who was capable in everything from Taekwondo to Judo to Aikido to Muay Thai. While this helped land him his role on Power Rangers, it also led to a short career as a mixed martial arts fighter, where he won a number of fights in 2010.

Frank is survived by his four children.