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December 18, 2007

'House MD,' 'Monk' Actor John Berg's Death Ruled a Suicide

john berg suicideTV character actor John Berg was found dead at his Van Nuys residence Sunday afternoon. Berg took his own life by carbon monoxide poisoning using a hibachi grill. He was 58.

"He died as a result of suicide ... from suffocation," Lt. John Kadas of the coroner's office said.

"A hibachi grill was used inside his bedroom. It's a fairly common form of suicide where it's put inside an enclosed space and then lit up. The victim succumbed to carbon monoxide fumes," Kadas said.

[...]

Berg most recently appeared on the television series in "Monk" and "Brothers & Sisters." He also appeared on TV shows such as "NCIS," "The Practice," "Boston Legal" and "Law & Order" and previously on a handful of daytime soaps. On the big screen, he played a Romulan senator on the 2002 film "Star Trek: Nemesis." -- Daily News

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