It still surprises me every time I look into an actor and find roots of sci-fi or voice work or a multitude of other things. Today is no exception to that rule. People like Bernadette Peters, Gavin MacLeod, Dorothy Stratten all were from different genres of entertainment and still had brushes with sci-fi. Take a look at what they accomplished in their time, especially Olan Soule.
It's also a great pleasure to say that Milton Caniff's birthday is today, he'll always be remembered as a great cartoonist.
Finally, because there is a February 29th every 4 years, I've created a second blog for today featuring just those people and events.
Birthdays
| Stephanie Beacham 1947, actress, Sarah Bosanquet - UFO (1 episode, "Destruction", 1970), Kate - Inseminoid (1981), Countess Barthalomew - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Ship in a Bottle", 1993), Dr. Kristin Westphalen - SeaQuest DSV (23 episodes, 1993-1994). |
| Michelle Horn 1987, actress, Young Kiara - The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) (V) (voice), Saghi - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2 episodes, 1998-1999), Eileen / Mylaar - Lloyd in Space (2 episodes, 2002). |
| Rory Cochrane 1972, actor, Charles Freck - A Scanner Darkly (2006). |
| Rae Dawn Chong 1961, actress, Karen Donaldson - Time Runner (1993), Karen Heatherton - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "The Second Soul",1995), Claudia Jardine - Highlander (1 episode, "Timeless", 1996). |
| Dorothy Stratten 1960, actress/playmate, Miss Cosmos - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1 episode, "Cruise Ship to the Stars",1979), Galaxina - Galaxina (1980). |
| John Turturro 1957, actor, Agent Simmons - Transformers (2007), Simmons - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009). |
| Gilbert Gottfried 1955, actor/voice actor, Besides his acting career he has voiced such characters as Iago, Digit, George Zucco, Dr. Bender, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Art De Salvo, Nick Knack. |
| Ilene Graff 1949, actress, Tracy - Mork & Mindy (4 episodes, 1981-1982), Jane Lassiter - Earthlings (1984) (TV). |
| Bernadette Peters 1948, actress, Genevieve Seltzer - The Martian Chronicles (3 episodes, 1980), Rita - Animaniacs (13 episodes, 1993-1994), Angelique - Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) (V) (voice), Sophie - Anastasia (1997) (voice), Sue - The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003) (V) (voice). |
| Don Francks 1932, actor/voice actor, Boba Fett - The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) (TV) (voice), Grimaldi (segment "Grimaldi")/Co-Pilot (segment "B-17")/Barbarian (segment "Taarna") - Heavy Metal (1981) (voice), Big M.A.D Agent - Inspector Gadget (64 episodes, 1983), Jann Tosh - Droids (13 episodes, 1985), Umwak, Dulok Shaman - The All New Ewoks" (1985) TV series, Additional Voices - ALF: The Animated Series (26 episodes, 1987-1989), Dr. Arcane - Swamp Thing (1991) TV series, Hooky - Johnny Mnemonic (1995), Sabretooth - X-Men (7 episodes, 1992-1996), Kalok - Silver Surfer (1998) TV series, Kyle Madrid - Earth: Final Conflict (1 episode, 2001), Skunk - My Dad the Rock Star (3 episodes, 2003). |
| Gavin MacLeod 1930, actor, Jack Olsen - Steve Canyon (1 episode, 1959), World of Giants (1 episode, "Chemical Story",1959), Dr. Dave Parsons - Men Into Space (1 episode, "Lost Missile",1959), Alvin Wannamaker - My Favorite Martian (2 episodes, 1965-1966), Radio Operator - Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966), General Metzger - Hogan's Heroes (4 episodes, 1966-1969), Mr. Ellsworth - The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (1 episode, 1978). |
| Bettye Ackerman 1924, actress, Asclepia - The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (1 episode, "The Return of Wonder Woman", 1977). |
| Charles Durning 1923, actor, Doc Hopper - The Muppet Movie (1979), Chief Brandon - Dick Tracy (1990), Archie - The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996) (V) (voice), Francis Griffin - Family Guy (5 episodes, 1999-2009). |
| Alfred Burke 1918, actor, Scholl - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1 episode, "The Sorcerer", 1961), Detective Supt. Hartley - Blood Beast from Outer Space (1965). |
| Jim Boles 1914, actor, Tarac - Captain Video and His Video Rangers" (1949) TV series, Stranger - Tales of Tomorrow (1 episode, "Discovered Heart", 1953), Harvey Berry - Steve Canyon (1 episode, "Project UFO", 1959), Smeek - Lost in Space (1 episode, "Treasure of the Lost Planet",1967), Benjamin - Ark II (1 episode, "The Lottery",1976). |
| Olan Soule 1909, actor, Mr. Krull - The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Mr. Wilkins - Science Fiction Theatre (1 episode, "Sound of Murder", 1955), First Reporter - This Island Earth (1955), Aristotle 'Tut' Jones - Captain Midnight (7 episodes, 1954-1955), Conductor / Harris / Stowaway - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (3 episodes, 1959-1960), Daniel Farrow - My Favorite Martian (3 episodes, 1963-1965), Newscaster - Batman (1 episode, "The Pharoh's in a Rut", 1966), Watch Repairman - The Bubble (1966), Alfred Pennyworth - The Batman/Superman Hour (1968) TV series, Cameraman - Land of the Giants (1 episode, "Comeback",1969), Saltillo - The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) (TV), Batman / Jonathon Kent - Super Friends (11 episodes, 1973), Batman - The All-New Super Friends Hour (6 episodes, 1977), Batman - Challenge of the SuperFriends (16 episodes, 1978), Carmichael - Battlestar Galactica (2 episodes, 1978-1979), Emerson Keyes - Project U.F.O. (3 episodes, 1978-1979), Sinaloa Gaming Computer - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1 episode, "Vegas in Space", 1979), Batman - Super Friends (22 episodes, 1980-1983), Professor Martin Stein - SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (4 episodes, 1984), Professor Martin Stein - The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1 episode, "The Death of Superman", 1985). |
| Milton Arthur Paul Caniff 1907, cartoonist famous for the Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon comic strips. Milton also wrote episodes for the series on TV. Terry and the Pirates (10 episodes, 1953), Steve Canyon (33 episodes, 1958-1959). He sold his first cartoon to the Dayton Daily Journal when he was 12. He was a stickler for accuracy in his drawings of weaponry. He had contacts in the armed forces who kept him up-to-date on military lingo and procedures. He was grateful to readers who caught mistakes in his strips. |
| John Tenniel 1820, cartoonist, He drew many topical cartoons and caricatures for Punch in the late 19th century, including the iconic dropping the pilot, but is best remembered today for his illustrations in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. |
Events
| 1969, Star Trek:TOS, "The Cloud Minders" airs. |
| 1981, Dr. Who, four-part serial "Logopolis" airs. |
| 1984, Design patent for the USS Reliant is issued. |
| 1995, Star Trek Monthly begins publication with issue 1. |
| 1998, Star Trek:DS9, "Change of Heart" airs. |
| 2001, Star Trek:Voyager, "Workforce, Part II" airs. |
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