‘Power Rangers’ actor Jason David Frank dead at 49

Jason David Frank, a longtime actor on multiple “Power Rangers” series, died at age 49, his team said Sunday.

Frank originated the role of Tommy Oliver — the Green Ranger — on “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” in 1993 and appeared on more than 100 episodes of the superhero action show.

The announcement did not include a cause of death for Frank, who played the fan-favorite character on series such as 1996′s “Power Rangers Zeo,” 1997′s “Power Rangers Turbo” and 2004′s “Power Rangers DinoThunder.”

He starred in the 1997 movie “Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie” and continued to make special appearances on “Power Rangers” projects into this decade — most recently on a 2020 episode of the show “Super Power Beat Down.”

“Can’t believe it,” former “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” actor Walter Emmanuel Jones wrote in an Instagram tribute Sunday.

“My heart is sad to have lost another member of our special family.”

The California-born Frank’s manager expressed hope in a statement that the actor’s loved ones would receive privacy “during this horrible time as we come to terms with the loss of such a wonderful human being.”

Frank earned more than 40 acting credits during a career spanning nearly three decades, and he also competed as a mixed martial artist.

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