Thunderbolts, Revenge of the Creature, Garth of Izar, The Riddler, Smallville, Heroes, Seven Days.

A few names from the past that I watched quite regularly on TV and there is a little trivia you might not know.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Mark Bagley 1957, comic book artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics and DC Comics on such titles as The Amazing Spider-Man, Thunderbolts, New Warriors, and Ultimate Spider-Man.

Grandon Rhodes 1907, actor, Ken Marcy, the Ringleader - Blondie's Secret (1948), Capt. Whitaker - The Flying Missile (1950), Alcoholic Ward Doctor - Them! (1954), Jackson Foster - Revenge of the Creature (1955), Gen. Edmunds - Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), General Hanson - Steve Canyon (1 episode, "Operation Mushroom", 1958), Mr. Purdy - Dennis the Menace (1 episode, "Dennis and the Open House", 1960).

Steve Ihnat 1934, actor, Pennell - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode, "The Price of Doom", 1964), Lieutenant Philip Minns - The Outer Limits (2 episodes, 1964), Dr. Copleand, Interne - Brainstorm (1965), Garth of Izar - Star Trek (1 episode, "Whom Gods Destroy", 1969). His character, Garth of Izar, was intended to appear in DC Comics's "Star Trek" series at the end of a story arc during which Garth stabs Captain Kirk in the stomach, being unmasked as the attacker in issue 55. But the artist was forced to depict Garth as a bald-headed old man in a dark gray uniform to avoid using Ihnat's likeness in the comic.

William Lithgow 1939, actor, Dr. Pran Tainer - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Inheritance", 1993).

John Glover 1944, actor, Tom Keller - The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), Alien Ambassador - The Twilight Zone (segment "A Small Talent for War") (1 episode, 1986), Magnavolt Salesman - RoboCop 2 (1990), Walter Grip - The Ray Bradbury Theater (1 episode, "Silent Towns", 1992), Rasputin - Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs (1 episode, "Pavlov's Mice/Chicken Boo-Ryshnikov/Nothing But the Tooth", 1993)(voice), Verad - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Invasive Procedures", 1993), Edward Nygma / The Riddler - Batman: The Animated Series (3 episodes, 1992-1994), Dr. Jason Woodrue - Batman & Robin (1997), Edward Nygma / The Riddler - Superman: The Animated Series (1 episode, "Knight Time", 1998), Edward Nygma / The Riddler - The New Batman Adventures (1 episode, "Judgment Day", 1998), Lionel Luthor - Smallville: Chloe Chronicles (1 episode, "Chronicle 7", 2004), Lionel Luthor - Smallville (141 episodes, 2001-2008), Samson Gray - Heroes (1 episode, "Chapter Six 'Shades of Gray' ", 2009).

Holmes R. Osborne 1952, actor, Mark Johnson - The X-Files (1 episode, "Millenium", 1999), Walt Crawford - Roswell (1 episode, "Harvest", 2000), Eddie Darko - Donnie Darko (2001), President Robert Maxwell - Seven Days (9 episodes, 1998-2001), Enolian Official - Star Trek: Enterprise (1 episode, "Canamar", 2003), Mayor Littles - Invasion (5 episodes, 2005-2006).

Shannon Cochran 1958, actress, Kalita - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Preemptive Strike", 1994), Kalita / Sirella - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2 episodes, 1994-1997), Senator Tal'aura - Star Trek: Nemesis (2002).

Katarzyna Kowalczyk 1977, actress, Alnschloss K'Bentayr - Star Trek (2009).

Cirroc Lofton 1978, actor, Jake Sisko - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (173 episodes, 1993-1999), Reed - Invasion (2 episodes, 2005), Sevar - Star Trek: Of Gods and Men (2007) (V).

Events

1968, Third filming day on TOS: "The Tholian Web". Director Ralph Senensky is fired from the episode by producer Fred Freiberger.

1978, Filming begins on Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The only scene shot today is Kirk's first visit to the bridge of the refit Enterprise.

1987, The first scenes featuring The Traveler are filmed for TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before".