Birthdays
| Patricia Laffan 1919, actress, Nyah - Devil Girl from Mars (1954). |
| Tige Andrews 1920, actor, Sgt. Bagdasarian - Steve Canyon (1 episode, :Operation Jettison", 1958), Kras - Star Trek (1 episode, "Friday's Child", 1967), Bill - Misfits of Science (1 episode, "Fumble on One", 1985). |
| Nancy Malone 1935, actress, Laura Hanley - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "Fun and Games", 1964), Millie Frazier - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "Stopover in a Quiet Town", 1964), Rona Swann - Tarzan (1 episode, "Mask of Rona", 1967), Armistead - Gemini Man (1 episode, "Sam Casey, Sam Casey", 1976), Mrs. Peaker - Capricorn One (1977). Nancy also produced and directed two Star Trek: Voyager episodes "Coda" and "Message in a Bottle". |
| Maurice Roëves 1937, actor, First Victim - Outland (1981), Stotz - Doctor Who (4 episodes, "The Caves of Androzani: Part 1 - 4", 1984), Romulan Captain - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "The Chase", 1993), Miller - Judge Dredd (1995). |
| Robert Schenkkan 1953, actor, Eli - The Twilight Zone (segment "Devil's Alphabet") (1 episode, 1986), Government Aide - The Manhattan Project (1986), Lt. Cmdr. Dexter Remmick - Star Trek: The Next Generation (2 episodes, "Coming of Age", "Conspiracy", 1988), DeSalvo - Hard Time on Planet Earth (1 episode, "Stranger in a Strange Land", 1989). |
| Laurie S. Sutton 1953, comic book writer, She has also been credited as Wenonah Woods, a name under which she wrote one issue in DC Comics' Original Series title. In her time at DC, she worked primarily as an editor and secondarily as a writer with work on the Adam Strange title. She worked with Marvel Comics on their Epic Illustrated line, before working on their Star Trek: Voyager line. She also worked with Malibu Comics on their Deep Space Nine series. |
| Marjorie Monaghan 1964, actress, Edie Landsdale - Quantum Leap (1 episode, "One Strobe over the Line", 1990), JoJo - Space Rangers (6 episodes, 1993-1994), Freya - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Heroes and Demons", 1995), Jana - The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1998) (TV), Number One / Tessa Holloran - Babylon 5 (7 episodes, 1997-1998), Louisa Messereau - Andromeda (2 episodes,"The Dissonant Interval: Part 1 & 2", 2004). |
| Connor Trinneer 1969, actor, Samson - Sliders (1 episode, "Prophets and Losses", 1998), Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III - Enterprise (98 episodes, 2001-2005), Michael Kenmore - Stargate: Atlantis (10 episodes, 2006-2008), Sheriff Alvan McKinley - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (1 episode, "The Good Wound", 2009), Tycho 'Ty' Johns - Star Runners (2009) (TV). |
| Roy Roberts 1906, actor, Tim Graham - The Underwater City (1962), Captain Stone - Dennis the Menace (1 episode, "Dennis at Bootcamp", 1962), Mr. Cooper - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "A Kind of a Stopwatch", 1963). |
| Patrick McGoohan 1928, actor, Number Six - The Prisoner (17 episodes, 1967-1968), Dr. Paul Ruth - Scanners (1981), Phantoms Dad - The Phantom (1996), Number 6 - The Simpsons (1 episode, "The Computer That Wore Menace Shoes", 2000), Billy Bones - Treasure Planet (2002) (voice). He was the first choice for the roles of Gandalf in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy but turned them down. Turned down two roles that eventually went to Roger Moore: Simon Templar in "The Saint" (1962) and James Bond in Live and Let Die (1973). |
| Renee Taylor 1933, actress, Roweena Johnson - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 episode, "Oedipus Wrecks", 1996), Lucille - Superman: The Animated Series (1 episode, "Warrior Queen", 1997), Mrs. Start - Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) (voice). |
| Burt Metcalfe 1935, actor/producer, Guard - The Space Children (1958), Lt. Buck Buckley - Steve Canyon (1 episode, "Operation Thunderbirds", 1958), Don Martin - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street", 1960), Eddie Phillips - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "The Galaxy Being", 1963), "M*A*S*H" (associate producer) (96 episodes, 1972-1976) (executive producer) (83 episodes, 1978-1983) (producer) (72 episodes, 1976-1979). Burt Metcalfe was the only producer to stay with the TV series "M*A*S*H" (1972) during its entire run. |
| Ursula Andress 1936, actress/playmate, Honeychile 'Honey' Ryder - Dr. No (1962), Ayesha (She who must be obeyed) - She (1965/I), Vesper Lynd - 007 - Casino Royale (1967), Aphrodite - Clash of the Titans (1981), Karen Jade - Manimal (1 episode, 1983). |
| Glenn Close 1947, actress, Miss Jane Porter - Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) (voice), Cruella De Vil - 101 Dalmatians (1996), First Lady Marsha Dale - Mars Attacks! (1996), Kala - Tarzan (1999) (voice), Cruella de Vil - 102 Dalmatians (2000), Blue Fairy - Pinocchio (2002) (voice: English version), Granny - Hoodwinked! (2005) (voice), Kala - Tarzan II (2005) (V) (voice), Mother Simpson - The Simpsons (3 episodes, 1995-2008), Granny - Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil (2010) (voice). |
| Bruce Willis 1955, actor, Peter Jay Novins - The Twilight Zone (segment "Shatterday") (1 episode, 1985), James Cole - Twelve Monkeys (1995), Bruno the Kid - Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie (1996) (V) (voice), Bruno the Kid - Bruno the Kid (1996) TV series, Korben Dallas - The Fifth Element (1997), Harry Stamper - Armageddon (1998/I), Spike - Rugrats Go Wild (2003) (voice), Hartigan - Sin City (2005), Lt. Muldoon - Planet Terror (2007), Tom Greer - Surrogates (2009). |
Events
| 1939, Babe 'n Horace comic strip begins. |
| 1990, Star Trek:TNG, "Sins of the Father" airs. |
| 1992, The Phoenix airs on ABC. |
| 1994, Star Trek:TNG, "Genesis" airs. |
| 1995, Stay Out! a 7 minute short featuring Dino airs on World Premiere Toons. |
| 1997, Star Trek:VOY, "Favorite Son" airs. |
| 1999, Farscape airs on Nine Network in Australia, later on the Sci-Fi Channel. |
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