As always there are lots of great people and events below to spark memories. Enjoy !!
Birthdays
| Kim DeMulder 1955, comic book artist, Kim began his career in 1979 after attending the Joe Kubert School of Art. He began first with DC and then Marvel followed by several others such as Claypool over the years and has drawn and inked thousands of comic book pages and hundreds of illustrations for titles such as 'Swamp Thing', Defenders, Nick Fury, 'Transformers', Robocop and 'Klyde and Merriem Cavewoman'. Kim was a teacher for 13 years at the Joe Kubert School of Art. Lately, Kim has been creating and marketing my own images done in full painted color and in black and white. |
| Billy West 1952, voice actor, West is best known for his voice-work on Ren & Stimpy, Doug and Futurama. His favorite characters are Philip J. Fry (Futurama) and Stimpy (Ren and Stimpy), both of which he originated. Billy has done over 160 different shows, movies and features as a voice actor. |
| William 'Billy' Benedict 1917, actor, Spud - Tim Tyler's Luck (1937), Whitey Murphy - Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), Pesky - Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945), Heels Beals - Dick Tracy (1 episode, "Dick Tracy meets Heels Beals", 1951), Albert - The Magnetic Monster (1953), Newsboy - Bride of the Monster (1955), Conklin - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, 1964), Villager Peabody - Land of the Giants (1 episode, 1969), Player - The Immortal (1 episode, "The Return", 1970), Malcolm - Ark II (1 episode, "Orkus", 1976), Guard - Man From Atlantis (1 episode, "Imp", 1978), Vic - The Incredible Hulk (1 episode, "The Waterfront Story", 1978). |
| Peter Mark Richman 1927, actor, Trooper Robert Franklin - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "The Fear", 1964), Professor Ian Fraser / Jefferson Rome - The Outer Limits (2 episodes, "The Borderland", "The Probe", 1963-1965), Gantt / John Hendrix - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (2 episodes, 1966-1968), Tom Wiley / Andrew Hatcher - The Invaders (2 episodes, 1967-1968), Dr. Marad - Land of the Giants (1 episode, "Panic", 1970), The Pharaoh - Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (4 episodes, 1976), Col. Dubnov - The Bionic Woman (1 episode, "Escape to Love", 1977), Dr. Walter Ellis - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "Date With Danger", 1978), Dr. Crippin - Wonder Woman (1 episode, "Gault's Brain",1978), Col. Briggs - Galactica 1980 (1 episode, "The Night the Cylons Landed: Part 1", 1980), Ellis Jordan - The Incredible Hulk (1 episode, "Triangle", 1981), The Phantom - Defenders of the Earth (7 episodes, 1986)(voice), Ralph Offenhouse - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "The Neutral Zone",1988), Falco - Swamp Thing (1 episode, "Falco", 1990), Charles Baxter - Batman: The Animated Series (1 episode, "Riddler's Reform", 1994), Old Peter Parker - Spider-Man (2 episodes, 1996), Guardian #1 - Superman: The Animated Series (1 episode, "In Brightest Day...", 1999), Winchell - Batman Beyond (1 episode, "Inqueling", 2000). |
| David Graf 1950, actor, Mike - Voyagers! (1 episode, "Sneak Attack", 1983), Sheriff Nolan - Quantum Leap (1 episode, 1991), Wally - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 episode, "Individual Responsibility", 1995), Fred Noonan - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "The 37's", 1995), Leskit - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Soldiers of the Empire", 1997), Head Finch/Iguana - The Wild Thornberrys (1 episode, "Eliza-cology", 1998). There was a history of heart trouble in his family and he died of a heart attack 9 days short of his 51st birthday. His father and grandfather also died of sudden heart attacks at age 51. |
| Lukas Haas 1976, actor, Mike - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "What Are Friends For?", 1986), Daniel - Solarbabies (1986), Richie Norris - Mars Attacks! (1996), Marcus Rover - Heavy Gear: The Animated Series (10 episodes, 2001)(voice), Casey MacCready - The Zeta Project (1 episode, "On the Wire", 2002), Corey Williams - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "Harsh Mistress", 2002), Private - Justice League (1 episode, "Eclipsed: Part 1", 2003). |
| Jon Cryer 1965, actor, Lenny - Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Trevor McPhee - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "Vanishing Act", 1996), The Winged Wolves - Disney's Hercules (1 episode, "Hercules and the Underworld Takeover", 1998)(voice), Kevin - Family Guy (1 episode, "There's Something About Paulie", 2000), Clifton / Various - Stan Lee's Stripperella (13 episodes, 2003-2004), Freakshow - Danny Phantom (2 episodes, 2005-2006)(voice), Quacky / Desk Clerk - American Dad! (2 episodes, 2006-2009). |
| Ellen Barkin 1954, actress, Penny Priddy - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), Lenore - King of the Hill (1 episode, "Hank and the Great Glass Elevator", 2001). |
| Joseph Bottoms 1954, actor, Lieutenant Charles Pizer - The Black Hole (1979). |
| Christopher Samuel Youd 1922, sci-fi author, Tripods Trilogy |
| Peter Ustinov 1921, actor, Narrator/All voices - The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant (1968) (TV) (voice), Narrator/All voices - Babar Comes to America (1971) (TV) (voice), Old Man - Logan's Run (1976), Manny the Rat - The Mouse and His Child (1977) (voice), Truck Driver - The Great Muppet Caper (1981), Grandfather/Phoenix - The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet (1995) (voice). |
| Barry Nelson 1917, actor, Bob Frazier - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "Stopover in a Quiet Town", 1964), Bogan - Battlestar Galactica (1 episode, "The Magnificent Warriors", 1978), Dr. Singleton - Salvage 1 (2 episodes, "Golden Orbit, part 1 & 2", 1979). |
| Les Tremayne 1913, actor, Maj. Gen. Mann - The War of the Worlds (1953), Narrator - Forbidden Planet (1956) (voice), Martin Cochrane - The Monolith Monsters (1957), Countdown Announcer - From the Earth to the Moon (1958), Dr. Sam Jorgenson - The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959), Dr. Sam Jorgenson - The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959), Ghost of Christmas Present - Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962) (TV) (voice), Norman Tolliver - The Slime People (1963), Denning - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode, "Turn Back the Clock", 1964), Mr. Clary - My Favorite Martian (1 episode, "006 3/4", 1965), Dr. John Basso - Creature of Destruction (1967) (TV), Churchy La Femme/Beauregard - The Pogo Special Birthday Special (1969) (TV) (voice), Humbug - The Phantom Tollbooth (1970) (voice), Chester C. Cricket / Harry the Cat / Father / Music Teacher - The Cricket in Times Square (1973) (TV) (voice), Chester C. Cricket / Harry the Cat - A Very Merry Cricket (1973) (TV) (voice), Fagin - Oliver Twist (1974) (voice), Father - Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975) (TV) (voice), Chester C. Cricket / Harry the Cat - Yankee Doodle Cricket (1975) (TV) (voice), Mentor - Shazam! (28 episodes, 1974-1976), The Well - Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (1983) (voice), Orin/Bombo/TV announcer - Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985) (voice), Arthur - Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985) (voice), Guardian Spectres - Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1 episode, 1990), Additional Voices - The Pirates of Dark Water (18 episodes, 1991-1993). |
| Henry Stephenson 1871, actor, Sir Thomas Lancing - Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939), Sir Guy Henderson, the Archeologist - Tarzan and the Amazons (1945). |
Events
| 1975, Survivors airs on BBC1 |
| 1991, Filming for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country begins. The first scene filmed is the Klingon at the listening post. |
| 2003, Star Trek:Enterprise, "Horizon" airs. |
| 2005, Charlie Jade airs on Space Channel. |
| 2005, Dr. Who, "Aliens of London" airs. |
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