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

February 8, 2010

Jules Verne, Robot Chicken, Hieronymous Fox, Duckman, Hulk, Jimmy Olsen, Tales of Tomorrow, Atom Man vs. Superman, Daleks

Today's blog seems to be going back to the big bang of science fiction with the birthday of Jules Verne who was seen as one of the main pioneers of the genre. His works spurred the imaginations of young people everywhere.

The rest of the list today ranges from Robot Chickens to Robot Aliens.

Oh, and even James Dean played a role with sci-fi, before that road incident.



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).


Events

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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