Overview
- Schroeder died peacefully on June 7, 2025, at the Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Florida at age 90 with family by his side.
- His remains will be returned to Los Angeles for burial at the VA National Cemetery, and the date of the military honors ceremony will be announced.
- He was drafted into the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955 and served in a USO unit during the Korean War before studying with acting coach Paula Strasberg.
- Schroeder’s screen credits include the Klingon Chancellor on Star Trek: Enterprise and a producer role in the Academy Award-winning film Argo.
- Beyond acting, he recorded singles with Capitol Records and Ascot, founded PHS Productions, taught at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and launched the Actor/Artist Group Workshop in 1979.