Power Rangers star Jason David Frank, aged 49

Jason David Frank, who played the Green Power Ranger Tommy Oliver in the 1990s children’s series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, has died. He was 49.

Justine Hunt, Frank’s manager, did not name the cause of death or say when he died, but asked for privacy “during this horrible time as we come to terms with the loss of such a wonderful human being”.

Walter Emmanuel Jones, the original Black Power Ranger who co-starred with Frank in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, wrote on Instagram, that he could not believe it.

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

Thuy Trang, who played the original Yellow Power Ranger, died in a car accident in 2001, aged 27.

Mighty Morphine Power Rangers, about five teenagers deputised to save Earth from evil, made its debut on Fox in 1993 and went on to become a popculture phenomenon.

Early in the first series, Frank’s Tommy Oliver was first seen as a villain, brainwashed by the evil Rita Repulsa. But soon after, he was inducted in the group as the Green Ranger and became one of

the most popular characters on the show.

Although his role was not intended to be permanent,

Frank was later brought back as the White Ranger and the leader of the team.

He went on to appear in a number of reboots of the franchise.

Frank is survived by four children.

SUPERHEROES: Nakia Burrise, Jason David Frank, Catherine Sutherland and Johnny Yong Bosch in the 1997 film Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie.

Jason played the Green Power Ranger Tommy Oliver.