Daily Birthdays and Events in Sci-Fi, Comics and related areas

December 19, 2010

Babylon 5, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Captain Celluloid vs. the Film Pirates, Adric, Superman, Thimble Theatre, King Kong Lives.

For all of us that watched cartoons in the 70's and 80's will remember the voice of Superman. Today is Danny Dark's birthday.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Aki Aleong 1934, actor, Dr. Sui-Lin / Akada - The Outer Limits (2 episodes, 1963-1964), Mr. Chiang - V (9 episodes, 1984-1985), Tao - War of the Worlds (1 episode, "The Deadliest Disease", 1990), Lee Wong - Dark Avenger (1990) (TV), Army General Tran - SeaQuest DSV (1 episode, "Better Than Martians", 1994), Senator Hidoshi - Babylon 5 (3 episodes, 1994), Shaman - Seven Days (1 episode, "A Dish Best Served Cold", 1999), Dr. Frank - Roswell (1 episode, "Ch-Ch-Changes", 2002), Old Man - Power Rangers Wild Force (1 episode, "Never Give Up!", 2002), Dr. James Tanaka - Sci-Fighter (2004).
Al Kilgore 1927, artist who worked as a cartoonist and filmmaker. He was an artist on the short-lived Rocky and Bullwinkle comic strip. He appeared as an actor in Louis McMahon's serial parody Captain Celluloid vs. the Film Pirates. This four-part, semi-professional production paid homage to Republic Pictures and its adventure serials, while kidding the antique-movie subculture of the 1960s. He drew the crest for the Laurel and Hardy club The Sons of the Desert.
Matthew Waterhouse 1961, actor, Adric- Doctor Who (44 episodes, 1980-1984).
Danny Dark 1938, actor / voice actor, Superman - Super Friends (11 episodes, 1973)(voice), Superman - The All-New Super Friends Hour (6 episodes, 1977)(voice), Superman / Radar Engineer / Commissioner Gordon - Challenge of the SuperFriends (16 episodes, 1978)(voice), Superman - The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1 episode, "The Planet of Oz", 1979)(voice), Superman - Super Friends (22 episodes, 1980-1983)(voice), Superman - SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (8 episodes, 1984)(voice), Superman - The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (8 episodes, 1985)(voice).


Events

1919, The Thimble Theatre comic strip by Elzie Segar begins.
1986, King Kong Lives is released.

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