Dimitri Diachenko, actor who voiced characters in more than 30 games, dies at 52

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Dimitri Diachenko, actor who voiced characters in more than 30 games, dies at 52

Dimitri Diachenko, an actor who frequently appeared in video games over the past two decades, died on April 21 at the age of 52. according to CNN, the cause of death has not been determined, but Diachenko was recovering at home from an electric shock he received at work on April 13. according to CNN, Police have determined that "there are no indications of a crime."

Diachenko has appeared in "The Chernobyl Diaries," "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," "Sons of Anarchy," "Bones," and "Alias" and has appeared in multiple "Call of Duty," "Tomb Raiders," "Metro: Last Light," "XCOM 2," "The Last of Us," "Fallout 4," and "Company of Heroes," among others, and has voiced characters in over 20 games.

While many of his game credits are for unnamed characters, Command & Conquer fans may recognize Diachenko as Oleg Vodnik in Red Alert 3:

Diachenko is a Ukrainian immigrant in San Francisco child, was also an excellent classical guitarist and a former heavyweight national taekwondo champion.

Coincidentally, Gene Dynarski, who played Stalin in the first Red Alert, died in February.

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