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

January 5, 2010

Birthdays

Russ Manning
1929, comic book artist, cartoonist, best known for work on Magnus Robot Fighter, Tarzan dailies, Star Wars dailies

Alfred Ryder 1916
, actor, Robert Crater-Star Trek (original series), Outer Limits, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

Cliff Potts 1942,actor, Admiral Kennelly-Star Trek:TNG, John Keenan-Silent Running.

Clancy Brown 1959,actor, Zobral-Star Trek: Enterprise, Rawhide- Adv. Of Buckaroo Banzai, The Kurgan-Highlander, John Danzinger- Earth 2, Starship Troopers, voice actor on Gargoyles, Mr Freeze (voice) on The Batman, voice on American Dad, Mr.Crabs on Sponge Bob Squarepants.

Paul McGillion 1965,actor, Starfleet Academy barracks leader in Star Trek(new movie), Dr. Carson Beckett-Stargate Atlantis, Sliders, X-Files, First Wave, Seven Days, Smallville, Twilight Zone, Stagate:SG1.

Dany Saval 1940, actress, Lyrae-Moon Pilot (1962)

Robert Duvall 1931, actor, Spurgeon Tanner-Deep Impact, Priest on Swing-Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), THX-THX 1138 (1971), Raul Nimon-The Time Tunnel (1967), Zar-Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Adam Ballard-The Outer Limits (1964), Charley Parkes-The Twilight Zone (1963).

Wolf Morris 1925, actor, Padmasambhava-Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen, Episode 5 (1967), voice of Gollum in BBC 4's 1968 radio series "The Hobbit".

George Reeves 1914, actor, Superman - Adv. Of Superman. (1951)

Foxo Reardon 1905, cartoonist, created "Bozo" world's first pantomime comic strip (1924)


Events


1970 "Love is..." becomes syndicated cartoon by cartoonist Kim Casali

1945 Pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty"

1899 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure-Charles Augustus Milverton

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