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

February 8, 2011

Jules Verne, Seth Green, Deep Impact, Hieronymous Fox, Lifeforce, Hulk, Jimmy Olsen, Tales of Tomorrow, Scince Fiction Theatre, Space Patrol, Dr. Who.

Where does one start with today. I guess with a pioneer sci-fi writer and ending with the co-creator of Harley Quinn. The rest in between are what history is made of.


Enjoy!!!



Birthdays

Jules Verne 1828, sci-fi writer, pioneered sci-fi, A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864), From the Earth to the Moon (1865), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869–1870), Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) and The Mysterious Island (1875).
Seth Green 1974, actor/voice actor, Lance - Amazing Stories (1 episode, "The Sitter",1986), Voice - The Comic Strip (1987) TV series (voice), Fred Glass - My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988), Wizard - Batman: The Animated Series (1 episode, 1992), Emil - The X Files (1 episode, "Deep Throat",1993), Mark 'Wolfman' - SeaQuest DSV (1 episode, "Photo Bullet", 1993), Lubec - Weird Science (1 episode, "Lucy's Virus", 1994), Nelson Nash - Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999) (TV) (voice), Nelson Nash / Dempsey - Batman Beyond (7 episodes, 1999-2000), Travis - Du Jour - Josie and the Pussycats (2001), Jimmy - Greg the Bunny (13 episodes, 2002), Various - Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? (4 episodes, 2002), Patrick - Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), Chris Griffin / Additional Voices - Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005) (V) (voice), Various - Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007) (TV) (voice), Anakin Skywalker / Bob Goldstein / Imperial Officer / Ponda Baba / Robot Chicken Nerd - Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008) (TV) (voice), Sam - Heroes (2 episodes, 2008), Etan Cohen / Joey / Matthew McConaughey - American Dad!" (4 episodes, 2005-2009), Albert / Muhammad Ali - Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (3 episodes, 2008-2009), Todo 360 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars (1 episode, 2009), Lt. Gibbs / Peeper - Titan Maximum (9 episodes, 2009), Various - Robot Chicken (71 episodes, 2005-2009), Chris Griffin / Curt Cobain - The Cleveland Show (3 episodes, 2009-2010), Chris Griffin - Family Guy (140 episodes, 1999-2010).
Heidi Mark 1971, actress/playmate, Miranda - 3rd Rock from the Sun (1 episode, "Gwen, Larry, Dick and Mary", 2000).
Mary McCormack 1969, actress, Andrea Baker - Deep Impact (1998).
Gary Coleman 1968, actor, Hieronymous Fox - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (2 episodes, 1979-1980), Arnold Jackson - Amazing Stories (1 episode, "Remote Control Man",1985), Snafu - Homeboys in Outer Space (1 episode, 1997).
Mathilda May 1965, actress, Space Girl - Lifeforce (1985).
Ethan Phillips 1955, actor, Deaver - The Twilight Zone (segment "Devil's Alphabet") (1 episode, 1986), Dr. Farek - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Ménage à Troi",1990), Nelson - The Shadow (1994), Inspector 17 - Homeboys in Outer Space (1 episode, 1996), Holodeck Nightclub Maitre d' - Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Various - The First Men in the Moon (1997) (V), Copy boy - The Lost World (1998) (TV), Neelix - Star Trek: Voyager (170 episodes, 1995-2001), Ulis - Star Trek:Enterprise (1 episode, 2002), Toa - Rugrats Go Wild (2003) (voice), Mr. Gorn - Roddenberry on Patrol (2003) (V), Jones Three Echo - The Island (2005), Data Clerk - Star Trek: Of Gods and Men (2007) (V).
Mary Steenburgen 1953, actress, Amy Robbins - Time After Time (1979), Clara Clayton - Back to the Future Part III (1990), Clara Clayton Brown - Back to the Future: The Animated Series (26 episodes, 1991-1992), Mary Gulliver - Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV).
Brooke Adams 1949, Elizabeth Driscoll - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978).
Robert Klein 1942, actor, Bill Lowery - The Twilight Zone (segment "Wordplay") (1 episode, 1985), Ghost of Uncle Mo Dorkin / Uncle Mo Dorkin - Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (2 episodes, 1997).
Nick Nolte 1934, actor, Father - Hulk (2003).
Jack Larson 1933, actor, Jimmy Olsen - Stamp Day for Superman (1954), Jimmy Olsen - Adventures of Superman (102 episodes, 1952-1958), Lou - Superboy (1 episode, 1991), Old Jimmy Olsen - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 episode, 1996), Bo the Bartender - Superman Returns (2006).
James Dean 1931, actor, Ralph - Tales of Tomorrow (1 episode, "The Evil Within", 1953, TV)
Alejandro Rey 1930, actor, Ricardo - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode, "The Mist of Silence", 1964), Carlos Scappini - The Bionic Woman (1 episode, "Winning Is Everything", 1976), President Calderon - The Amazing Spider-Man (1 episode, "Escort to Danger", 1978).

Truman Bradley 1905, actor, Host / Narrator - Science Fiction Theatre (76 episodes, 1955-1957).
Lyle Talbot 1902, actor, Henerson - Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948), Lieutenant Muldoon - Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949), Commissioner Jim Gordon - Batman and Robin (1949), B.R. Ayne aka The Brain - Dick Tracy (7 episodes, 1950, TV), Luthor / The Atom Man - Atom Man vs. Superman (1950), Clyde Thompson - Terry and the Pirates (1 episode), Cadwalader - Space Patrol (1 episode, "The Code Breakers", TV, 1952), Narrator - Attack of the Spider Women (1953), Ralph Pendleton - The Joe Palooka Story (1 episode,"The Fast Touch", TV, 1955), Baylor - Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (6 episodes, TV, 1955), General Dothan - Science Fiction Theatre (1 episode, "Bolt of Lightning", 1957), General - Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959), Prescott Townsend - Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon").
Charlie Ruggles 1886, actor, George - The Invisible Woman (1940), Aesop - The Bullwinkle Show (1961) TV series (voice).
Elizabeth Hoffman 1927, actress, Premier Bhavani - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "The Price", 1989), Dr. Catherine Langford - Stargate SG-1 (2 episodes, 1997-1998).
Louis Giambalvo 1945, actor, Raymond Livingston - The Twilight Zone (segment "Profile in Silver") (1 episode, 1986), Dr. Templeton / Haggerty - Amazing Stories (2 episodes, 1986), Cosimo - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Non Sequitor", 1995).
Bruce Walter Timm 1961, character designer, animator and producer. He is also a writer and artist working in comics, and is known for his contributions building the modern DC Comics animated franchise, the DC animated universe. Timm's early career in animation was varied; he started at Filmation, working on the layout of Blackstar, Flash Gordon, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and its spin-off She-Ra: Princess of Power, and The Lone Ranger (Timm also did background work on G.I. Joe). He also worked for numerous other employers, including Ralph Bakshi, Don Bluth Productions, and attempted to find work at Marvel Comics and DC Comics, but without luck. In 1989, Timm joined Warner Bros. At Warner, Timm worked on Tiny Toon Adventures. Timm co-created and produced Batman: The Animated Series, which premiered on September 5, 1992, and went on to co-create and produce Superman: The Animated Series (premiered in September 1996), The New Batman Adventures (premiered in September 1997), and Batman Beyond (premiered in January 1999). He also served as producer on the feature-length Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker before taking the helm as creator and producer of the animated version of Justice League, which debuted in November 2001. This series continued in the form of Justice League Unlimited. Timm actually had very little to do with the production of the Teen Titans animated series, though because of a mistake in the first season end credits he is often mistaken for an executive producer. Timm was also the producer and co-director of the direct-to-video Superman Doomsday. Bruce Timm co-created Harley Quinn, (with writer Paul Dini) working from Dini's original design. Harley's popularity on television led to her inclusion in the mainstream DC Universe. In 2004, Timm and Dini (assisted by Shane Glines as inker) released a three-issue Harley and Ivy miniseries, which was in the works for years.
Burt Mustin 1884, actor, Mr. Stevenson - Science Fiction Theatre (1 episode, "Brain Unlimited", 1956), Burt / Carlson - Twilight Zone (2 episodes, 1960-1962), Dr. Ames - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "The Guests", 1964), Old MacDonald - Batman (1 episode, "The Yegg Foes in Gotham", 1966).


Events

1926, Walt Disney Studios forms
1964, Dr. Who, two-part serial "The edge of destruction" airs.
1984, Dr. Who, four-part serial "The Resurrection of the Daleks" airs.
1988, Star Trek:TNG, "Too Short a Season" airs.
1993, Star Trek:TNG, "Face of the Enemy" airs.
1995, Babylon 5 Episode 32 - "Gropos" first aired

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