Here's one of those days when two people get to celebrate both being main characters in a TV series together and also share a birthday. In this case it's Lee Majors who played Steve Austin, and Alan Oppenheimer who played Dr. Rudy Wells. Rudy not only helped create the bionic portion of Steve but put Steve back together again from time to time. Not to forget anyone I must also note that it is Marcel Hillaire's birthday today. Marcel appeared as a customs inspector in the TV movie, The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping, in 1973 which was the last of two movies just before the series started.
I must say that the Six Million Dollar Man had a great influence on me as a kid. It spurred my imagination and taught me to run and move in slow motion all the while making the sound effects to the motion. It also gave me the ability to raise one eyebrow without moving the other. Such facial movements have come in handy over the years. So let's all celebrate their birthdays with a slow motion run around our desks, apartments, or wherever you are. You may also have noted the center fellow, Richard Anderson, who played Oscar Goldman is dwelling within the picture. You'll be able to read more about him on August 8th.
Enjoy !!
Birthdays
| Javier Hernandez 1966, artist, comic book creator, and radio host, best known for creating the popular series, El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie. |
| Tetsu Komai 1894, actor, Chan Lai - Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)[Ch. 4], Kindu - Captain Midnight (1 episode, "The Arctic Avalanche", 1955). |
| Alan Oppenheimer 1930, actor, Dr. Contrare - Gammera the Invincible (1966), Dr. Rudy Wells - The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973) (TV), The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973) (TV), Gorak - Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974) TV series (voice), Fraidy Cat/Tinker/Dog/Mouse/Hokey - Fraidy Cat (1975) TV series (voice), Dr. Rudy Wells - The Six Million Dollar Man (7 episodes, 1973-1975), Dr. Arthur Hale - Gemini Man (1 episode, "Smithereens", 1976), Sidney Merciless - C B Bears (1977) TV series (voice), The Captain/Gaylord/Irwin/Grelber/Tumbleweeds - Fabulous Funnies (1978) TV series (voice), Additional Voices - Battle of the Planets (1978) TV series, Mighty Mouse / Oil Can Harry - The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle" (1979) TV series (voice), Dr. Hans Zarkov - Flash Gordon (1979) TV series, Count Dracula - Drak Pack (1980) TV series (voice), Mindok The Mind Menace / Muragg/The Old Wizard (2 episodes, 1980), Uncle Dudley / Mr. Tawny / Dr. Sivana - The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! (1981) TV series (voice), Overlord - Blackstar (13 episodes, 1981), Mighty Mouse - Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase (1982) (voice), Cringer, Battlecat, Man-At-Arms (Duncan), Skeletor, Mer-Man, Buzz-Off, Roboto, Melaktha - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (3 episodes, 1983), Vanity Smurf - The Smurfic Games (1984) (TV) (voice), Skeletor / Man-At-Arms - He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special (1985) (TV) (voice), Skeletor / Man-at-Arms / Cringer / Beast-Man / Battlecat - The Sword of She-Ra (1985) (voice), Grizzlor / Modulok / Skeletor / Beast Man - She-Ra: Princess of Power (1 episode, 1985), Rhinokey/Crock - Wuzzles (1 episode, 1985), Mobius - Challenge of the GoBots (1 episode, 1985), Barkerville - The Pound Puppies (1985) (TV) (voice), Skeletor - Skeletor's Revenge (1986) (V) (voice), Prime Evil - Filmation's Ghostbusters (1 episode, 1986), Warpath / Breakdown / Beachcomber - The Transformers (24 episodes, 1985-1986), Father Time / Vanity Smurf - Smurfs' Adventures (2 episodes, 1984-1986), Julius Dithers - Blondie & Dagwood (1987) (TV) (voice), Professor Amadeus Sharp/Metalhead - Bionic Six (2 episodes, 1987), Handlebar / Outlaw Scuzz / Stampede - BraveStarr (5 episodes, 1987-1988), Jonathan 'Pa' Kent - Superman (3 episodes, 1988), Morris P. Grout / Goolem - Slimer! And the Real Ghostbusters (5 episodes, 1988-1989), Oomp - Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) (voice), Berrybowum - Adventures of the Gummi Bears (17 episodes, 1987-1991), Merlin - The Legend of Prince Valiant (9 episodes), Earl Skinner - Quantum Leap (1 episode, 1992), Koroth - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Rightful Heir", 1993), Captain Keogh - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "The Jem'Hadar", 1994), Auctioneer - Batman: The Animated Series (1 episode, 1994)(voice), Firelord / Uatu the Watcher - The Marvel Action Hour: The Fantastic Four (2 episodes, 1994), Professor Jack Archer - Phantom 2040 (10 episodes, 1994-1995)(voice), Nezu Ambassador - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Rise", 1997), Father Time / Mighty Moe - Grim & Evil (2 episodes, 2003-2006)(voice), The Scientist - 9 (2009/I) (voice), Alfred Pennyworth - Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009) (V) (voice). |
| David Birney 1939, actor, Dr. Myron Mandel - The Twilight Zone (segment "Tooth and Consequences") (1 episode, 1986), Captain Williams - The Ray Bradbury Theater (1 episode, "The Earthmen", 1992), Cadmus - Sliders (1 episode, "Prophets and Loss", 1998), Letant - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Tears of the Prophet", 1998). |
| Victor Bevine 1954, actor, Security Crewman #1 - Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Belar - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Things Past", 1996), Security Guard - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Pathfinders", 1999), Flight Controller - Star Trek: Enterprise (1 episode, "First Flight", 2003). |
| Kenneth "Ken" C. Clark 1964, stuntman/stunt actor, performed stunts in Star Trek: Enterprise and portrayed a Klingon warrior in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Way of the Warrior". He received no on-screen credit for his appearances. |
| Byron Thames 1969, actor/musician, Ryan Wilson - The Powers of Matthew Star (1 episode, 1983), Crewman - Star Trek: Enterprise (1 episode, "Broken Bow part 1", 2001). |
| Gabriel Damon 1976, Littlefoot - The Land Before Time (1988) (voice), Nemo - Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) (voice), Jeremy Aster - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "The Bonding", 1989), Hob - RoboCop 2 (1990). |
| Doren Fein 1984, actress, Molly - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Children of Time", 1997). |
| Erica Mer 1988, actress, Lyssa Deradi - Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) (TV), Human Girl - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Infinite Regress", 1998). |
| Leslie French 1904, actor, Mathematician - Doctor Who (1 episode, "Silver Nemesis: Part 1", 1988). |
| Marcel Hillaire 1908, actor, Pierre - Waiter / Guide -The Twilight Zone (2 episodes, 1960-1963), Boudaire - The Time Tunnel (1 episode, "Devil's Island", 1966), Phanzig / Junkman - Lost In Space (2 episodes, "Condemned of Space", "Junkyard of Space", 1967-1968), Customs Inspector - The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973) (TV). |
| Avram Davidson 1923, sci-fi author, Hugo, Peregrine: Primus, Rork! |
| Richard Monaco 1940, sci-fi author, Grail War, Final Quest |
| Lee Majors 1939, actor, Steve Austin - The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) (TV), The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973) (TV), The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973) (TV), The Bionic Woman (5 episodes, 1976), The Six Million Dollar Man (98 episodes, 1974-1978), Captain Cody Briggs - Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983) (TV), Col. Steve Austin - The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987) (TV), Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989) (TV), Bionic Ever After? (1994) (TV), Grandpa Max - Ben 10: Race Against Time (2007) (TV), Col. Steve Austin / King Babar / David Faustino's Agent - Robot Chicken (1 episode, 2009), Christopher Chance - Human Target (1 episode, "Christopher Chance", 2010). |
Events
| 1974, Planet Earth, a science fiction television movie that was created by Gene Roddenberry, airs as a pilot on ABC. Again, the character Dylan Hunt is used. |
| 1985, Robotech: The Masters airs. |
| 1990, Star Trek:TNG, "Tin Man" airs. |
| 1994, Star Trek:TNG, "Firstborn" airs. |
| 1997, Star Trek:Voyager, "Real Life" airs. |
| 2003, Star Trek:Enterprise, "The Breach" airs. |
| 2005, Dr. Who, "World war III" airs. |
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