Daily Birthdays and Events in Sci-Fi, Comics and related areas

January 23, 2010

Brothers Hildebrandt, Captain America, Alien Nation, Stargate, large eyed baby doctor, Joe Palooka, Sherlock Holmes


Birthdays


Gill Gerard 1943, actor, played Buck Rogers in 1979-1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Brothers Hildebrandt 1939, Fantasy and science fiction artist Twins, Greg Hildebrandt and Tim Hildebrandt began professionally painting in 1959. They are best known for their "The Lord of the Rings" illustrations. Additionally they painted the first Star Wars film poster, illustrating comics and cards,and created amazing "Magic: The Gathering" illustrations. On March 26, 1995 the Hildebrandt brothers worked with Michael Uslan on a revival of Milton Caniff's classic 'Terry and the Pirates' strip. They concluded their participation on the strip March 31, 1996 with the strip finally ending July 27, 1997. Tim was lost to diabetes on June 11, 2006. He will be missed. Greg Hildebrandt continued on with his American Beauties pinup art in 1999. Greg is continuing to producing amazing work on varied and interesting canvases.

Klaus Janson 1952, comic book artist, working regularly for Marvel Comics and DC Comics and sporadically for independent companies. While he is best-known as an inker, Janson has frequently worked as a penciller and colorist. Janson came to prominence as the inker over Sal Buscema's pencils on The Defenders. Since then he has freelanced on most of the major titles at Marvel and DC. He is probably most famous for his collaboration with writer-artist Frank Miller on an early 1980s run on Daredevil; another celebrated collaboration with Miller, on DC's Batman story Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Janson's work as an inker and occasional penciler at Marvel Comics includes collaborations with John Romita, Jr. on Wolverine, Amazing Spider-Man and Black Panther. His other work includes Batman: Death and the Maidens, World War Hulk, The Dark Knight Returns, Battlestar Galactica, Superman, Logan's Run, Legends of the Dark Knight and Terminator II.

Susan French 1912, actress, Mrs. Shaw - Captain America (1979) (TV), Mrs. Shaw - Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979) (TV), Miz Melny Trafford - Quantum Leap (1 episode, 1989), Sev Maylor - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, 1992).

Lou Antonio 1934, actor, Lokai - Star Trek (1 episode, "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield", 1969).

Richard Evans 1935, actor, Sea Hunt (1 episode, 1961), Isak - Star Trek (1 episode, "Patterns of Force", 1968).

Patrick Kerr 1956, actor, Bothan - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode,"Persistence of Vision" 1995), Pursuer #1 - Alien Nation: The Enemy Within (1996) (TV), Irving - 3rd Rock from the Sun (3 episodes, 1997-1998).

Claire Rankin 1971, actress, Alice - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Alice" 1999), Ariel / Kyra -The Outer Limits (2 episodes, 1998-2000), Dr. Kate Heightmeyer - Stargate: Atlantis (5 episodes, 2005-2007).

Lanei Chapman 1973, actress, Ensign Sariel Rager - Star Trek: The Next Generation (4 episodes, 1991-1992), Lt. Vanessa Damphousse - Space: Above and Beyond (23 episodes, 1995-1996), Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) (voice).

Sonita Henry 1977, actress, President's Aide - The Fifth Element (1997), Kelvin Doctor - Star Trek (2009), large eyed doctor that helped Kirks wife deliver baby.

Gail O'Grady 1963, actress, Victoria Letour - Superboy (1 episode, 1989), Kristen - Time Trax (1 episode, 1993).

Richard Dean Anderson 1950, actor, Colonel Jack O'Neill - Stargate SG-1 (175 episodes, 1997-2007), Major General Jack O'Neill - Stargate: Atlantis (4 episodes, 2004-2006), Major General Jack O'Neill - Stargate:Continuum (2008) (V), Colonel Jack O'Neill - Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods - Final Cut (2009) (V), Lieutenant General Jack O'Neill - SGU Stargate Universe (6 episodes, 2009-2010).

Rutger Hauer 1944, actor, Roy Batty - Blade Runner (1982), Omega Doom - Omega Doom (1996), Bog - Lexx: The Dark Zone (1 episode), Morgan Edge - Smallville (2 episodes, 2003), Earle - Batman Begins (2005).

Walter M. Miller 1923, Jr., sci-fi author, Hugo, View from Stars

Ralph Graves 1900, actor, Winslow Harrison - Batman and Robin (1949) [Chapters. 7-8], Dr. Colman - Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch (1949).


Events

1989, Star Trek:TNG "The Schizoid Man" airs.
1995, Star Trek:Voyager "Parallax" airs.
2002, Star Trek:Enterprise "Dear Doctor" airs.
1897, Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Abbey Grange"

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