Also today two actors appeared in the 50's TV series, Adventures of Superman. One of the coolest things I always liked in the series was Superman's flying scenes. While considered simple by today's standards, the flying effects on Adventures of Superman were advanced for the period. A little info about his take offs was that cables and wires were used for Superman’s take-offs early in filming, but when Reeves came close to suffering a concussion in the episode "Ghost Wolf", cables and wires were discarded and a springboard was brought in. Reeves would run into frame, hit the out-of-frame springboard which would boost him out of frame (sometimes over the camera), and onto padding. With the proper camera movement it almost seemed like he was flying out of the scene.
I also recommend taking a look at the comic book artists and voice actors, you never know who you'll recognize. Enjoy !!
Birthdays
| Freema Agyeman 1979, actress, Martha Jones - Doctor Who (20 episodes, 2006-2010), Martha Jones - Torchwood (3 episodes, 2008). |
| Lee Kohse 1974, comic book artist and Creative/Art Director of BloodFire Studios. On top of his work with Bloodfire he creates art for card sets. |
| Bill Lignante 1925, illustrator, He was known for his work on The Phantom for Gold Key Comics and Charlton Comics and for his 16-year career as an animator for Hanna-Barbera. |
| Hugh McDermott 1920, actor, Michael Carter - Devil Girl from Mars (1954), Richard Challis, UN Space Agency - First Men in the Moon (1964). |
| Corey Padnos 1989, actor, Boy/Narrator - The Cat in the Hat: The Ride (1999) (voice), Linus Van Pelt - A Charlie Brown Valentine (2002) (TV) (voice), Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales (2002) (TV) (voice), Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown (2003) (TV) (voice), I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003) (TV) (voice), George Little - Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005) (V) (voice), Porkchop - Batman: Gotham Knight (2008) (V) (voice), Cooper - Ben 10: Alien Force (1 episode, "Undercover", 2008). |
| Colin Campbell 1883, actor, Garden Frog - Alice in Wonderland (1933), Mole - The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) (voice), Sir Arthur McCredy - Adventures of Superman (1 episode, 1953), Prof. Waldron - The Lost World (1960), Addicott - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "Passage on the Lady Anne", 1963). |
| Kermit Murdock 1908, actor, The Prosecutor - Star Trek (1 episode, "All Our Yesterdays", 1969), Dr. Robertson - The Andromeda Strain (1971). |
| Richard Carlyle 1914, actor, Colonel Danforth - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1 episode, "Night of Decision", 1961), Carl Jaeger - Star Trek (1 episode, "The Squire of Gothos", 1967), Special Policeman - Land of the Giants (1 episode, "The Mechanical Man", 1969). |
| Karen Steele 1931, actress, Cara - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode, "Leviathan", 1965), Dr. Sharon Mason - Cyborg 2087 (1966), Eve McHuron - Star Trek (1 episode, "Mudd's Women", 1966), Lady Valerie Stanford - Hogan's Heroes (1 episode, "The Big Dish", 1969). |
| John de Lancie 1948, Air Force Medic / Medic / Diver / Sgt. Chapman - The Six Million Dollar Man (5 episodes, 1977-1978), Officer - Battlestar Galactica (1 episode, "Experiment in Terra", 1979), The Dispatcher - The Twilight Zone (segment "Dead Run") (1 episode, 1986), Q - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Q-Less", 1993), Eagleton - Batman: The Animated Series (2 episodes, "The Mechanic", "Blind as a Bat", 1993), Gandolf Reicher - Time Trax (1 episode, "Beautiful Songbird", 1993), Q - Star Trek: The Next Generation (8 episodes, 1987-1994), Russell Bennett - Evolver (1995), Janos Bartok - Legend (12 episodes, 1995), Tyler Fitzgerald - Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1 episode, "From Brad to Worse", 1997), Dr. Benton C. Quest - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (16 episodes, 1996-1997), Jeremiah Bedford - The First Men in the Moon (1997) (V), Kirilin - Extreme Ghostbusters (1 episode, "Heart of Darkness", 1997), Lord John Roxton - The Lost World (1998) (TV), Q - Star Trek World Tour (1998), Colonel John 'Jack' Lynch - Gen 13 (1999) (V) (voice), Donald Finley - The Outer Limits (1 episode, 2000), Yak in the Sack - The Angry Beavers (1 episode, "Canucks Amuck/Yak in the Sack", 2000), Q - Star Trek: Voyager (3 episodes, 1996-2001), Colonel Frank Simmons / Goa'uld - Stargate SG-1 (5 episodes, 2001-2002), Uncle Sid Barry / Sam Profitt - Andromeda (2 episodes, 2001-2002), Sinestro - Duck Dodgers (1 episode, "The Green Loontern", 2003), Agent Darkbootie - Invader ZIM (2 episodes, 2002-2006), Santa - Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse (2009) (TV) (voice), |
| Chris Freeman 1969, actor, Alien Head Guard - Enterprise (1 episode, "The Xindi", 2003). |
| Cathy DeBuono 1970, actress, M'Pella - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2 episodes, "In The Pale Moonlight", "The Dogs of War", 1998-1999). |
| Wendell Corey 1914, actor, Sheriff - Cyborg 2087 (1966), Adm. David King - Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966), Holman - The Astro-Zombies (1968). |
| Jack Kruschen 1922, actor, Chopstick Joe - Terry and the Pirates (1 episode "Macao Gold", 1951), Harry - Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953), Salvatore - The War of the Worlds (1953), First Airport Robber - Adventures of Superman (1 episode, "Tomb of Zaharan", 1957), Eivol Ekdol - Batman (2 episodes, "Zelda The Great", "A Death Worse than Fate", 1966), Norman Abrams - The Incredible Hulk (1 episode, "Terror in Times Square", 1978), Captain Keene - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 episode, "Madame Ex", 1994). |
| Pamela Sargent 1948, sci-fi author, Venus of Dreams, Cloned Lives |
| William Hurt 1950, actor, Prof. John Robinson - Lost in Space (1998), Duke Leto Atreides - Frank Herbert's Dune (3 episodes, 2000), Prof. Hobby - Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001), Gen. 'Thunderbolt' Ross - The Incredible Hulk (2008). |
| Theresa Russell 1957, actress, Trixie Grillo - Earth vs. the Spider (2001) (TV), Dr. Nancy Burnham - Project Viper (2002) (TV), Emma Marko - Spider-Man 3 (2007), Rebecca - Fringe (2 episodes, "Momentum Deferred", "Dream Logic", 2009). |
| Holly Hunter 1958, actress, Helen Parr / Elastigirl - The Incredibles (2004) (voice) |
| Jane March 1973, actress, Jane Porter - Tarzan and the Lost City (1998) |
| Christy Romano 1984, actress, Proud Mother - Dinosaur Island (2002) (V) (voice), Mrs. Weatherbee - The Archies in Jugman (2003) (V) (voice), Kim Possible - Kim Possible: The Secret Files (2003) (V) (voice), Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003) (TV) (voice), Kim Possible: So the Drama (2005) (TV) (voice), Kim Possible - Lilo & Stitch: The Series (1 episode, "Rufus: Experiment #607", 2005), Yuffie Kisaragi - Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) (voice: English version), Quagmire's One-Night-Stand - Family Guy (1 episode,"I Take Thee, Quagmire", 2006), Kim Possible - The Disney Channel Games (2006) TV mini-series (voice), The Disney Channel Games (2007) TV mini-series (voice), Kim Possible (86 episodes, 2002-2007). |
Events
| 1922, Out Our Way, a single-panel cartoon by J. R. Williams debuted on this day. |
| 1989, Star Trek:TNG, "Contagion" airs. |
| 1994, Star Trek:DS9, "Profit and Loss" airs. |
| 1995, Star Trek:VOY, "Prime Factors" airs. |
| 1996, The Sentinel airs on UPN. |
| 2002, Star Trek:ENT, "Rogue Planet" airs. |
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