Famous Faces on "Star Trek"(TV Series)! (Season 1)
by gattonero975 | created - 29 Apr 2015 | updated - 30 Nov 2015 | PublicTV producer Gene Roddenberry's optimistic vision of the future has captivated fans for nearly half-century. 12 films and six TV series, it depicts humanity hundreds of years in the future, exploring the stars and battling alien enemies. Here are some of the stars that went "Where No Man Has Gone Before"...and forever became immortalized in the one and original sci-fi show of all time...
1. Ted Cassidy
Actor | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Ted Cassidy was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in Philippi, West Virginia. He was a well respected actor who portrayed many different characters during his film and television career. His most notable role was Lurch, the faithful butler on the television series The Addams Family (1964)....
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 10 The Corbomite Maneuver (10 Nov. 1966) Balok's Puppet (voice) (uncredited)
2. Abraham Sofaer
Actor | The Naked Jungle
Born on October 1, 1896, in Rangoon, Burma, to Burmese-Jewish parents, and the son of a well-to-do merchant, distinguished veteran character actor Abraham Isaac Sofaer was a one-time schoolteacher in both Rangoon and London. He switched gears to acting after a short time and made his stage debut in...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 2 Charlie X (15 Sep. 1966) The Thasian
3. Budd Albright
Actor | Star Trek
Budd Albright was born Forrest Edwards Albright in Elkhart Indiana of Dutch, Irish and Italian parents. His father was an athlete who played professional baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals and inducted into the Indiana and Spalding Hall of Fame. He was the first man in the state of Indiana to run...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 1 The Man Trap (8 Sep. 1966) Barnhart (uncredited)
4. Bob Baker
Special_effects | Monster from the Ocean Floor
Bob Baker was born on February 9, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Monster from the Ocean Floor (1954), Shanks (1974) and The Red Skelton Hour (1951). He died on November 28, 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 1 The Man Trap (8 Sep. 1966) Beauregard (uncredited)
5. Jeanne Bal
Actress | Star Trek
Jeanne Bal was born on May 3, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Star Trek (1966), Perry Mason (1957) and Thriller (1960). She was married to Edward Richard Lee and Ross Bowman. She died on April 30, 1996 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 1 The Man Trap (8 Sep. 1966) "Nancy Crater"
6. Paul Carr
Actor | Akira
Paul Carr was born on February 1, 1934 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Akira (1988), Star Trek (1966) and The Time Tunnel (1966). He was married to Merrily M Hirsch and Evan MacNeil. He died on February 17, 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 3 Where No Man Has Gone Before (22 Sep. 1966) Lt. Lee Kelso
7. Paul Fix
Actor | El Dorado
Paul Fix, the well-known movie and TV character actor who played "Marshal Micah Torrance" on the TV series The Rifleman (1958), was born Peter Paul Fix on March 13, 1901 in Dobbs Ferry, New York to brew-master Wilhelm Fix and his wife, the former Louise C. Walz. His mother and father were German ...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 3 Where No Man Has Gone Before (22 Sep. 1966) Dr. Mark Piper
8. Jonathan Goldsmith
Actor | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Jonathan Goldsmith was born on September 26, 1938 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), Hang 'Em High (1968) and The Streets of San Francisco (1972). He has been married to Barbara Jacobson Buky since 2006. He was previously married to Betty ...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 10 The Corbomite Maneuver (10 Nov. 1966) Unnamed Red Shirt (uncredited)
9. Lloyd Haynes
Actor | Room 222
Lloyd Haynes was born on October 19, 1934 in South Bend, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Room 222 (1969), Star Trek (1966) and Good Guys Wear Black (1978). He was married to Carolyn Yvonne Giorella, Saundra Lee Madariaga and Alice Elizabeth Ellis. He died on December 31, 1986 in...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 3 Where No Man Has Gone Before (22 Sep. 1966) Alden
10. Clint Howard
Actor | Apollo 13
From his acting debut at age two on "The Andy Griffith Show" to his first lead role in the TV series "Gentle Ben," including roles throughout so many blockbuster films, art-house films, ever-popular cult horror films, and valued comedies, with a rare voice adding life to multiple characters of ...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 10 The Corbomite Maneuver (10 Nov. 1966) Balok
11. John Hoyt
Actor | When Worlds Collide
John Hoyt was born on October 5, 1905 in Bronxville, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for When Worlds Collide (1951), Spartacus (1960) and Brute Force (1947). He was married to Dorothy Marion Oltman and Marion Virginia Burns. He died on September 15, 1991 in Santa Cruz, California, ...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 0 The Cage (24 Dec. 1988) "Dr. Phillip Boyce"
12. Jeffrey Hunter
Actor | The Searchers
Jeffrey Hunter was born Henry Herman McKinnies Jr. on November 25, 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana, an only child. His parents met at the University of Arkansas, and when he was almost four his family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In his teens, he acted in productions of the North Shore Children's ...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 0 The Cage (24 Dec. 1988) "Captain Christopher Pike"
13. Sally Kellerman
Actress | MASH
Sally Kellerman arrived quite young on the late 1950s film and television scene with a fresh and distinctively weird, misfit presence. It is this same uniqueness that continued to make her such an attractively offbeat performer. The willowy, swan-necked, flaxen-haired actress shot to film comedy ...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 3 Where No Man Has Gone Before (22 Sep. 1966) Dr. Elizabeth Dehner
14. Gary Lockwood
Actor | 2001: A Space Odyssey
Gary Lockwood was born John Gary Yurosek in Van Nuys, California to John and Margaret Emma (Kiel) Yurosek . He attended UCLA on a football scholarship.
He began his career as a movie stuntman, and a stand-in for Anthony Perkins, prior to his acting debut in 1959 in an uncredited bit role in Warlock ...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 3 Where No Man Has Gone Before (22 Sep. 1966) Lt. Cmdr. Gary Mitchell
15. Adam Roarke
Actor | El Dorado
Burly Brooklyn-born tough guy Adam Roarke made an infamous name for himself in 1960s biker flicks, usually donning a black leather jacket and a mean, mean scowl, typically the head of a bunch of hell-raisers. Nine of his more than 30 films would be in motorcycle movies, sometimes at odds with young...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 0 The Cage (24 Dec. 1988) C.P.O. Garrison (uncredited)
16. Gene Roddenberry
Writer | Star Trek
While in junior high school, he became interested in science fiction, and years later while reading a copy of 'Astounding Stories' when he was working as an airline pilot, he decided to give it up and become a writer. He moved West and joined the Los Angeles police force to gain experience that ...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 0
The Cage (24 Dec. 1988)
Host of Video Release (uncredited)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 2
Charlie X (15 Sep. 1966)
Enterprise Chef (voice) (uncredited)
17. Alfred Ryder
Actor | True Grit
Alfred Ryder, the veteran actor who appeared on radio and Broadway and in the movies and TV and who also was a renowned stage director, was born Alfred Jacob Corn on January 5, 1916, in New York City. He made his professional debut as an actor at the age of eight and attended New York City's ...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 1 The Man Trap (8 Sep. 1966) "Professor Robert Crater"
18. Felix Silla
Actor | Spaceballs
Felix Silla was born on January 11, 1937 in a small village outside Rome, Lazio, Italy. Silla trained as a circus performer, came to the United States in 1955, and toured with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Show. His multiple talents -- as a bareback rider, trapeze artist and tumbler -- ...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 0 The Cage (24 Dec. 1988) Talosian (uncredited)
19. Malachi Throne
Actor | It Takes a Thief
Malachi Throne, the character actor who became one of the more ubiquitous faces on television from the "Golden Age" of the 1950s through the 21st-century, was born in New York City on December 1, 1928, the son of Samuel and Rebecca (née Chaikin) Throne, who had immigrated to America from the ...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 0 The Cage (24 Dec. 1988) The Keeper (voice) (uncredited)
20. Susan Oliver
Actress | Star Trek
A fascinating aura of mystery seemed to surround the characters portrayed by blue-eyed blonde actress Susan Oliver, whose trademark high cheekbones, rosebud lips and heart-shaped face kept audiences intrigued for nearly three decades. She left a fine legacy of work in theater, motion pictures and ...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 0 The Cage (24 Dec. 1988) "Vina"
21. Robert Walker Jr.
Actor | Easy Rider
Born in Jamaica Hospital Medical Center (Queens, New York City) on April 15, 1940, the son of actors Robert Walker and Jennifer Jones, Robert Walker Jr. certainly had the right pedigree to make the grade in Hollywood. His parents separated when Robert was only three. Six years later, his mother ...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 2 Charlie X (15 Sep. 1966) Charlie Evans (as Robert Walker)
22. Meg Wyllie
Actress | The Last Starfighter
Meg Wyllie was born on February 15, 1917 in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, USA [now Hawaii, USA]. She was an actress, known for The Last Starfighter (1984), Marnie (1964) and Dragnet (1987). She died on January 1, 2002 in Glendale, California, USA.
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 0 The Cage (24 Dec. 1988) The Keeper (uncredited)
23. Bruce Watson
Actor | Star Trek
Bruce Watson was born on July 27, 1940 in Bronxville, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Star Trek (1966), The Swinging Barmaids (1975) and Mission: Impossible (1966). He died on June 11, 2009 in Los Lunas, New Mexico, USA.
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 1 The Man Trap (8 Sep. 1966) "Green"
24. Majel Barrett
Actress | Star Trek: First Contact
Majel Barrett (born Majel Leigh Hudec) was an American actress, known for her long association with Star Trek. She had multiple Star Trek-related roles, though she is mostly remembered for her roles as Nurse Christine Chapel in Star Trek, The Original Series (1966-1969) and as Lwaxana Troi in Star ...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 0
The Cage (24 Dec. 1988)
Number One (as M. Leigh Hudec)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 10
The Corbomite Maneuver (10 Nov. 1966)
Nurse Christine Chapel (voice) (uncredited)
25. James Doohan
Actor | Star Trek
Best known as Scotty in Star Trek he was educated at High School in Sarnia, Ontario, where he acted in school productions.
When WWII began he joined the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery eventually obtaining the rank of Captain. He was wounded on D-Day, suffering severe damage to his right middle...
"Scotty"
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 1
The Man Trap (8 Sep. 1966)
(voice) (uncredited)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 3
Where No Man Has Gone Before (22 Sep. 1966)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 10
The Corbomite Maneuver (10 Nov. 1966)
26. DeForest Kelley
Actor | Star Trek
Jackson DeForest Kelley was born in Toccoa, Georgia, to Clora (Casey) and Ernest David Kelley.
He graduated from high school at age 16 and went on to sing at the Baptist church where his father was a minister. At age 17, he made his first trip outside the state to visit an uncle in Long Beach, ...
"Dr. McCoy"
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 1
The Man Trap (8 Sep. 1966)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 2
Charlie X (15 Sep. 1966)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 10
The Corbomite Maneuver (10 Nov. 1966)
27. Nichelle Nichols
Actress | Star Trek
Nichelle Nichols was one of 10 children born to parents Lishia and Samuel Nichols in Robbins, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. She was a singer and dancer before turning to acting and finding fame in her groundbreaking role of Lt. Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek (1966) series.
As long as she could remember,...
"Uhura"
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 1
The Man Trap (8 Sep. 1966)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 2
Charlie X (15 Sep. 1966)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 10
The Corbomite Maneuver (10 Nov. 1966)
28. Leonard Nimoy
Actor | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Leonard Simon Nimoy was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Dora (Spinner) and Max Nimoy, who owned a barbershop. His parents were Ukrainian Jewish immigrants. Raised in a tenement and acting in community theaters since age eight, Nimoy did not make his Hollywood debut until he was 20, with a bit ...
"Mr. Spock"
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 0
The Cage (24 Dec. 1988)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 1
The Man Trap (8 Sep. 1966)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 2
Charlie X (15 Sep. 1966)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 3
Where No Man Has Gone Before (22 Sep. 1966)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 10
The Corbomite Maneuver (10 Nov. 1966)
29. William Shatner
Actor | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
William Shatner has notched up an impressive 70-plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the square-jawed Captain James T. Kirk, commander of the starship U.S.S. Enterprise.
Shatner was born ...
"Captain James T. Kirk"
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 1
The Man Trap (8 Sep. 1966)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 2
Charlie X (15 Sep. 1966)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 3
Where No Man Has Gone Before (22 Sep. 1966)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 10
The Corbomite Maneuver (10 Nov. 1966)
30. George Takei
Actor | Star Trek
George Takei was born Hosato Takei in Los Angeles, California. His mother was born in Sacramento to Japanese parents & his father was born in Japan. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he & his family were relocated from Los Angeles to the Rohwer Relocation Center in Arkansas. Later, they were ...
" Lt. Hikaru Sulu "
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 1
The Man Trap (8 Sep. 1966)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 2
Charlie X (15 Sep. 1966)
(voice) (uncredited)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 3
Where No Man Has Gone Before (22 Sep. 1966)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 10
The Corbomite Maneuver (10 Nov. 1966)
31. Grace Lee Whitney
Actress | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Grace Lee Whitney was a versatile actress and vocalist born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Beginning as a "girl singer" on Detroit's WJR radio, she soon opened in nightclubs for Billie Holiday and Buddy Rich, and toured with the Spike Jones and Fred Waring Bands. Grace debuted on Broadway in "Top Banana",...
"Yeoman Janice Rand"
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 1
The Man Trap (8 Sep. 1966)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 2
Charlie X (15 Sep. 1966)
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 10
The Corbomite Maneuver (10 Nov. 1966)
32. Anthony D. Call
Actor | Star Trek
Graduate of Pomfret School, Pomfret, Connecticut, 1958, where Tony not only acted on the school's stage, but was, also, the star quarterback on the football team. Among his fellow classmates was Jeffrey Paul Hopkins, who went on to learn the Tibetan language while following severe Buddhist monastic...
Star Trek: Season 1, Episode 10 The Corbomite Maneuver (10 Nov. 1966) Dave Bailey (as Anthony Call)
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