Cliff Simon (7 September 1962 – 9 March 2021) was a South African actor, best known for his portrayal of Ba'al in Stargate SG-1.

[1] From a very young age, Simon dreamed of becoming the first South African swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal.

[1] In 1982, after serving his two-year term in the air force, he landed a job teaching windsurfing and waterskiing at a resort hotel.

[5] While studying drama, Simon secured himself a modelling agent and enjoyed success in ramp, print, and television commercials.

Simon secured an agent, and landed a guest star role with Don Johnson on the hit TV series, Nash Bridges.

The premise of that show was solo global travel, searching for hidden clues to "history's most nightmarish myths.

[2][6] Cliff Simon died due to a kiteboarding accident[4][A] in Topanga, California on 9 March 2021 at the age of 58.