Howard The Duck, Pablo Marcos, Xena, Men into Space, A Clockwork Orange, Bionic Woman, Captain Nice, Antz, Scott Edelman, Jimmy Olsen, Star Wars.

There's a lot of great people having birthdays today but I especially want to point out artist and Facebook friend Pablo Marcos, and comic writer, sci-fi editor, and Facebook friend Scott Edelman are celebrating today. Both have made the industry what it is today.


I'd also like to point out that Sydney Chaplin, son of Charlie Chaplin would have been 84 today.


Enjoy!!



Birthdays

Richard Kiley 1922, actor, unknown role - Tales of Tomorrow (1 episode, "Two Faced", 1953), The Pilot - The Little Prince (1974), Lancelot - The Twilight Zone (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot") (1 episode, 1986), The Cosmos - Howard the Duck (1986) (voice), Doug - The Ray Bradbury Theatre (1 episode, "The Utterly Perfect Murder", 1992), Jurassic Park Tour Voice - Jurassic Park (1993) (voice), Dr. Gideon Seyetik - Star Trek" Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Second Sight", 1993).

Pablo Marcos 1937, comic book artist, Pablo is one of the most popular Peruvian comic artists, best known for work as an inker on many DC and Marvel titles in the USA. He worked on comic strips for the Peruvian press during the 1960s, like 'Benito Puma' and 'James Bond'. He started his career in the American comics field in the 1970s, when he settled in New Jersey. After some first jobs with Sol Brodsky for Skywald Publishing, he went to work for publishers such as Marvel, DC, Atlas and Warren. Working in a style similar to that of Neal Adams, he drew for Seaboard Comics titles like 'Ironjaw', 'The Brute', and 'Devilina', and contributed to Warren's horror magazines. His inking credits for the big companies include 'Batman', 'Star Trek', 'Green Arrow', 'Warlord', 'Spider Man', 'Conan', 'Avengers', 'Fantastic Four', 'Captain America' and 'Jungle Action'. More recently, Marcos has been working for Dynamic Forces, doing a 'Red Sonja' one-shot. He is also a contributor to Heavy Metal Magazine ('Norka') and Frank Frazetta Magazine ('OM').

Jacqueline Joan Kim 1965, actress, Ensign Demora Sulu - Star Trek: Generations (1994), Lao Ma - Xena: Warrior Princess (2 episodes, 1997).

Errik Tustenuggee 1970, actor, Federation Captain Cartwright - Star Trek (2009).

John Vivyan 1915, actor, Duke - The Adventures of Superman (1 episode, "The Gentle Monster", 1958), Ground Controller - Men into Space (1 episode, "Moon Probe", 1959), Bank Manager - Batman (1 episode, "Penguins Clean Sweep", 1968).

Patrick J McGee 1922, actor, Mr. Alexander - A Clockwork Orange (1971).

Sydney Chaplin 1926, actor, son of Charlie Chaplin, Moreau - The Bionic Woman (1 episode, "The Dijon Caper", 1977).

William Daniels 1927, actor/voice actor, Carter Nash / Captain Nice - Captain Nice (15 episodes, 1967), Dr. John Bonifant - The Incredible Hulk: Death in the Family (1977) (TV), Norman Blore - Galactica 1980 (1 episode, "The Night The Cylons Landed, part 1", 1980), K.I.T.T. - Knight Rider (84 episodes, 1982-1986)(voice), K.I.T.T - Knight Rider 2000 (1991) (TV) (voice), Hospital Ship 4-2, Allocation Alpha - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, 2000), K.I.T.T. - The Simpsons (2 episodes, 1998-2004)(voice), Robot Pilot - Kim Possible (1 episode, "Ron Millionaire", 2004), Scythe 2.0 - Grim and Evil (1 episode, 2005).

Christopher Walken 1943, actor, Max Shreck - Batman Returns (1992), Colonel Cutter - Antz (1998) (voice).

Scott Edelman 1955, writer, science fiction, fantasy, and horror writer and editor. As of 2007, he has been the editor of SCI FI Magazine (the official print magazine of The Sci Fi Channel) since 2002, as well the channel's online magazine Science Fiction Weekly since 2000. He was the founding and only editor of the science fiction magazine Science Fiction Age, which was published from 1992 until 2000.[1] He published and edited the semi-professional magazine Last Wave from 1983 to 1986. In the 1970s, he worked in American comic books, in particular writing horror comics for both Marvel Comics and DC Comics. For Marvel he created the Scarecrow, and wrote some stories involving Captain America, Captain Marvel, and Omega the Unknown. He edited two issues of Marvel's self-produced fan magazine, FOOM, in the mid-1970s.

Marc McClure 1957, actor, Jimmy Olsen - Superman (1978), Jimmy Olsen - Superman II (1980), Jimmy Olsen - Superman III (1983), Jimmy Olsen - Supergirl (1984), Dave McFly - Back to the Future (1985), Jimmy Olsen - Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Ray (segment "Video Date") - Amazon Women on the Moon (1987), Dave McFly - Back to the Future Part III (1990), Mac - Deep Core (2002), German Scientist - Epoch (2001) (TV), Dax-Ur - Smallville (1 episode, "Persona", 2008).

Ewan McGregor 1971, actor, Obi-Wan Kenobi - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln - The Island (2006).

Events

1981, Design patent for a "perscan" device is issued.

1986, HMS Bounty scenes are filmed for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. The crew listening to the Federation President's distress call is filmed.

1987, Max Headroom airs on ABC.

1997, Star Trek:DS9, "A Simple Investigation" airs.

1998, Filming begins on Star Trek: Insurrection.

1999, Star Trek:Voyager, "Think Tank" airs.

2007, Dr. Who, "Smith and Jones" airs.

Buck Rogers, Spawn, Iron man 2, War of the Worlds, Serenity, Batman, Babylon 5, Gorath, Meteor, The Addams Family, John Astin, Dick Tracy, Aliens.

It's a 2 Buck day today. By that I mean that it is not only the first day, in 1930, that the Buck Rogers Sunday strip began, but coincidentally in 1979 the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century pilot was released for distribution for theatres. It was the good box-office returns which led NBC to commission a full series, which started in September 1979. As some of us remember it starred Gil Gerard as Buck Rogers, and co-starred Erin Gray as Colonel Wilma Deering. As I've mentioned before in the blog, the character of Buck Rogers was originally Anthony Rogers but got changed when it became a comic strip on January 7, 1929.



I would also like to mention that Erin Gray is one of our many guests we have coming to the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo on the 24 & 25th of April, 2010. With other guests including Leonard Nimoy, Brent Spiner, Billy Dee Williams, and Malcolm McDowell, it will be a great time.



As always take a look at the others in the list, there is alot of great talent and memories from the past. Enjoy !!




Birthdays

Greg Capullo 1962, comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on Quasar (1991-1992), X-Force (1992-1993), Angela (1994) and Spawn (1993-1999, 2003-2004).

Helena Mattsson 1984, actress, Miranda Hollander - Species: The Awakening (2007) (V), JJ - Surrogates (2009), Rebecca - Iron Man 2 (2010).

Stephen Gevedon 1966, actor, Klingon #1 - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Crossover", 1994), Neighbor with Lawnmower - War of the Worlds (2005).

Marley S. McClean 1987, actress, Mezoti - Star Trek: Voyager (5 episodes, 2000), Girl Student - Serenity (2005).

Herbert Anderson 1917, actor, Henry Mitchell - Dennis The Menace (146 episodes, 1959-1963), Harry Hummert / Racing Secretary - Batman (2 episodes, "The Clock King's Crazy Crimes", "A Horse of Another Color", 1966-1967).

Turhan Bey 1922, actor, Dimitri Rossovich - SeaQuest DSV (1 episode, "Treasure of the Mind", 1993), Centauri Emperor / Turval - Babylon 5 (2 episodes, "The Coming of Shadows, ", "Learning Curve", 1995-1998).

Kan Ishii 1921, composer, wrote orchestral and vocal music for film and stage, including music for the science-fiction film Gorath.

Richard Dysart 1929, actor, Leonard Driscoll - Gemini Man (1976) (TV), Secretary of Defense - Meteor (1979), Dr. Copper - The Thing (1982), Barbed-Wire Salesman - Back to the Future Part III (1990), Dr. Bartholomew - Batman: The Animated Series (2 episodes, 1992-1994), Cogliostro - Spawn (18 episodes, 1997-1999), Cogliostro - Spawn 3: Ultimate Battle (1999) (V) (voice).

John Astin 1930, actor, Charlie - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "A Hundred Yards over the Rim", 1961), Gomez Addams - The Addams Family (64 episodes, 1964-1966), The Riddler - Batman (2 episodes, "Batman's Anniverary", "The Riddling Controversy", 1967), Akin - Otherworld (1 episode, "Mansion of the Beast", 1985), Buddy Ryan - Night Court (10 episodes, 1984-1990), Neville Nessen - They Came From Outer Space (1 episode, "Sex, Lies & UFOs: Part 2", 1991), Bull Gator - Taz-Mania (1 episode, "The Dog The Turtle Story", 1991), Dr. Putrid T Gangreen - Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (21 episodes, 1990-1991), Gomez Addams - The Addams Family (21 episodes, 1992-1993)(voice), The Mole - Disney's Bonkers (1 episode, "Stressed To Kill", 1994), Terry Duke Tetzloff - Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (5 episodes, 1994-1997), Grover Whalen - Pinky and The Brain", (1 episode, 1997), Grampapa Addams - The New Addams Family (2 episodes, 1998-1999), The Great Bangaboo - the Wild Thornberrys (1 episode, 1999), Supt. Skinner / Hank the Janitor - Recess (3 episodes, 1998-1999).

Warren Beatty 1937, actor, Harry Grayson - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1 episode, "The Visitor", 1960), Dick Tracy - Dick Tracy (1990).

Paul Reiser 1957, actor, Carter Burke - Aliens (1986).

Ian Ziering 1964, actor, Vinnie - Biker Mice From Mars (65 episodes, 1993-1996), Wildwing - Mighty Ducks (3 episodes, 1996), Wildwing - Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off (1997) (V) (voice), Mason Forrest - Batman Beyond (1 episode, 1999), Harry Osborn - Spiderman: The New Animated Series (13 episodes, 2003), Chase Huffington - Drawn Together (1 episode, 2007), Vinnie / Brie Fish - Biker Mice from Mars (24 episodes, 2006-2007).

Juliet Landau 1965, actress, Tala / Zatanna Zatara / Rama Kushna - Justice League (7 episodes, 2005-2006), Labella - Green Lantern: First Flight (2009) (V) (voice), Helen/Tini/Natalie/Anodite Verdona - Ben 10: Alien Force (5 episodes, 2008-2010).

Events

1930, Buck Rogers Sunday strip begins.

1967, Star Trek:TOS "The Alternative Factor" airs.

1979, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century pilot film opened in cinemas

1992, Star Trek:TNG "The First Duty" airs.

1993, Nervala IV cave scenes are filmed for TNG: "Second Chances"

1995, Star Trek Monthly issue 2 is released.

2001, Invader Zim airs on Nickelodeon.

Marc Silvestri, Marina Sirtis, Eric Idle, Christopher Lambert, Lucy Lawless, Howard The Duck, Tarzan, Highlander.

It's an amazing day for both comic book artists and sci-fi actors, I could say lots of stuff but it's so much better to read the bios below.

I especially want to say Happy Birthday to comic book artist and Facebook Friend Marc Silvestri.

Finally, Happy Birthday to my sister Pam, without her I wouldn't have had a black eye in an early Christmas picture and learned not to pick on girls.


Birthdays

Wayne Howard 1949, comic book artist best known for his 1970s work at Charlton Comics, where he became American comic books' first known cover-credited series creator, with the horror-anthology Midnight Tales. Howard made his credited comics debut as penciler and inker with writer Marv Wolfman's three-page story "Cain's True Case Files: Grave Results" in DC Comics' House of Mystery #182 (Oct. 1969). He went on to contribute to later issues, as well as to Major Publications' black-and-white horror-comics magazine Web of Horror #1 (Dec. 1969). inked roughly 200 covers and stories — primarily for such supernatural series as the aforementioned and Ghostly Haunts, Ghostly Tales, The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves, and an issue each of Beyond the Grave and Creepy Things, and of the gothic horror romance anthology Haunted Love. With writer Cuti, he contributed the backup feature "Travis: The Dragon Killer" in the cult-hit superhero series E-Man #3 (June 1974). He inked the horror-host pages of DC's House of Mystery #256-257 (Feb.-April 1978) plus a story each in Weird War Tales #53 (May 1977) and Secrets of Haunted House #13 (Sept. 1978), and the sword-and-sorcery title Warlord #64 (Dec. 1982), he inked Rich Buckler's cover and Ross Andru's pencil art adapting Harry Bates' short story "Farewell to the Master" in the science-fiction anthology Worlds Unknown #3 (Sept. 1973); Gil Kane's Spider-Man / Submariner story in Marvel Team-Up #14 (Oct. 1973); Val Mayerik's "Thongor! Warrior of Lost Lemuria" feature in Creatures on the Loose #26 (Nov. 1973); and a Syd Shores story in the black-and-white comics magazine Haunt of Horror #4 (Nov. 1974).

Kevin Huizenga 1977, cartoonist, best known as the creator of the comics character Glenn Ganges, who appears in most of his work. Since February 2008, Kevin Huizenga has published a comic strip called Amazing Facts and Beyond with Leon Beyond.

Jim Mahfood 1975, comic book creator, Apart from his creator-owned comic book series Grrl Scouts and his comic strip Stupid Comics (which appears weekly in the Phoenix New Times) he also did work for Marvel Comics on various Spider-Man titles, including Ultimate Marvel Team-Up and Spectacular Spider-Man.

Val Mayerik 1950, comic-book and commercial artist, best known as co-creator of Marvel Comics' satiric character Howard the Duck.

Norman Snow 1950, actor, Tybalt - Man From Atlantis (1 episode, "The Naked Montague", 1977), Marc Antony - Voyagers! (1 episode, "Cleo and the Babe", 1982), Xur - The Last Starfighter (1984), Commander James Hartig - Quantum Leap (1 episode, "Nowhere to Run - August 10, 1968", 1992), Torin - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Rightful Heir", 1993),

Marina Sirtis 1955, actress, Girl in Porsche - Space Riders (1984), Counselor Deanna Troi - Star Trek: The Next Generation (176 episodes, 1987-1994), Counselor Deanna Troi - Star Trek: Generations (1994), Demona - Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken (1995) (V) (voice), Demona / Young Woman - Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (1 episode, "Generations"), Demona / Margot / Ms. Destine - Gargoyles (28 episodes, 1994-1996), Counselor Deanna Troi - Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Aurora Abromowitz - Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1 episode, "Where No Duckman Has Gone Before", 1997), Demona - Gargoyles: Brothers Betrayed (1998) (V) (voice), Demona - Gargoyles: The Hunted (1998) (V) (voice), Counselor Deanna Troi - Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Olivia 'Liv' Kohler - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "The Grell", 1999), Sister Margarette - Earth: Final Conflict (1 episode, "The Cloister", 1999), Dr. Svetlana Markov - Stargate SG-1 (1 episode, "Watergate", 2000), Counselor Deanna Troi - Star Trek: Voyager (3 episodes, 1999-2000), Counselor Deanna Troi-Riker - Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), Counselor Deanna Troi - Enterprise (1 episode, "These Are the Voyages...", 2005), Counselor Deanna Troi - Family Guy (1 episode, "Peter's Got Woods", 2005), Queen Wealhtheow - Grendel (2007) (TV), Paxton - Annihilation Earth (2009) (TV), Crystal Barry - InAlienable (2010).

Marc Silvestri 1958, comic book artist, He is currently the CEO of Top Cow. Despite this, he is best known for his work drawing Uncanny X-Men for Marvel Comics in the late 1980s. In 1992, he was one of seven artists to split off and form Image Comics. While there, he wrote and drew Cyberforce and Codename: Strykeforce. In 1996, he drew 21 pages of Star TreX, the majority of them inked by Matt Banning. He then spent two years pencilling its spin-off title Wolverine. In 2004 Silvestri made a brief return to Marvel to pencil several issues of X-Men, collaborating with writer Grant Morrison. Later in the year, he launched a new Top Cow title, Hunter-Killer with writer Mark Waid. He provided covers for the Marvel Comics mini-series, X-Men: Deadly Genesis by Ed Brubaker and Trevor Hairsine. He continued his work on X-Men penciling the first installment, in the form of a One-shot called Utopia, in the Uncanny X-Men/Dark Avengers crossover Utopia in 2009.

Onslow Stevens 1902, actor, Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien - Them! (1954).

Arthur O'Connell 1908, actor, Interne - Blondie's Blessed Event (1942), Paul - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode, "The Mechanical Man", 1966), Col. Donald Reid - Fantastic Voyage (1966), Buck Fleming - The Reluctant Astronaut (1967).

Philip Ahn 1905, actor, Wu Yung - The Shadow (1940)[Chs.1-3,8,10-11], Sutoc - Captain Midnight (1 episode, "The Arctic Avalanche", 1955), Hong Kong Citizen - Around the World in Eighty Days (1956), Song - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1 episode, "The Dead Part of the House", 1959), Dr. Nakamura - The Time Tunnel (1 episode, "Kill Two by Two", 1967), Col Minh - Wonder Woman (1 episode, 1977).

Niall MacGinnis 1913, actor, Kruger - Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959),

Eric Idle 1943, actor, Wreck-Gar - The Transformers: The Movie (1986) (voice), Paul 'Dibbs' Plutzker - Casper (1995), Pinky's Mom/Pinky's Dad - Pinky and the Brain (1 episode, "The Family That Poits Together, Narfs Together", 1998), Devon - Quest for Camelot (1998) (voice), Slyly the Fox - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998) (voice), Spanque - The Angry Beavers (1 episode, "Open Wide for Zombies/Dumbwaiters", 1998), Evil Martin - The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998) (V) (voice), Parenthesis - Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999) (V) (voice), Parenthesis / School Master - Disney's Hercules (2 episodes, 1998-1999), Dr. Vosknocker - South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) (voice), Galileo - Recess (2 episodes, 1998-1999), Pluto's Angel - Mickey Mouse Works (2 episodes, 1999-2000), Waddlesworth - 102 Dalmatians (2000) (voice), Guzelian - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (1 episode, 2000), Pluto Angel - Houise of Mouse (2 episodes, 2001-2002), Medoro - Pinocchio (2002) (voice: English version), Drosselmeier - The Nutcracker and the Mouseking (2004) (V) (voice: English version), Scrapperton - Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (3 episodes, 2004-2005), Declan Desmond - The Simpson's (3 episodes, 2003-2007), Merlin - Shrek the Third (2007) (voice), Spig - Delgo (2008) (voice).

Bud Cort 1948, actor, Mark Weinstein - Invaders from Mars (1986), Willy Gardner - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "The Trunk", 1988), Josiah Wormwood - Batman: The Animated Series (1 episode, "The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy", 1992), Tempest/Fritz Drizzle - The Mask (2 episodes, 1996), The Toyman - Superman: The Animated Series (2 episodes, 1996-1998), Toyman - Static Shock (1 episode, 2003), Winslow Schott / Toyman - Justice League (1 episode, "Alive", 2006).

Christopher Lambert 1957, actor, John Clayton / Tarzan, Lord of the Apes - Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984), Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod / Russell Edwin Nash - Highlander (1986), Connor MacLeod - Highlander II: The Quickening (1991), Connor MacLeod - Highlander (1 episode, "The Gathering", 1992), Connor MacLeod / Russell Nash - Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994), Beowulf - Beowulf (1999), Connor MacLeod - Highlander: Endgame (2000).

Lucy Lawless 1968, actress, Liddy Barton - The Ray Bradbury Theater (1 episode, 1992), Lysia - Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994) (TV), Xena - Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen (1997), Xena - Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (1998) (V) (voice), Xena - Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (8 episodes, 1995-1998), Xena / Annie / Meg - Xena: Warrior Princess (134 episodes, 1995-2001), Shannon McMahon - The X-Files (2 episodes, 2001), Punk Rock Girl - Spider-Man (2002), Kathleen Clayton - Tarzan (7 episodes, 2003), Goldmoon - Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2008) (V) (voice), Wonder Woman - Justice League: The New Frontier (2008) (V) (voice), D'Anna Biers - Battlestar Galactica (16 episodes, 2005-2009).

Events

1968, Star Trek:TOS, "Assignment: Earth" airs.

1987, 7th Golden Raspberry Awards: Howard the Duck wins

1993, Star Trek:TNG, "Starship Mine" airs.

1999, Shooting for the last Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "What You Leave Behind" begins.

Guy Colwell, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Shazam!, Salvage 1, Adventures of Captain Marvel, Adventures of Jonny Quest, Avatar.

Lots of great birthdays today and events.


I will say I was saddened by the loss of Dick Giordano on March 27th to the comic book family. His passing is a loss to all of us.



Birthdays

Guy Colwell 1945, Colwell worked for Rip Off Press as a colorist, also contributing stories and artwork to underground anthologies like Artsy, Fartsy, Funnies (Paranoia, 1974), Corporate Crime (Kitchen Sink Press, 1977), Young Lust (Last Gasp, 1977), Slow Death Eco-funnies (Last Gasp, 1979), Fat Freddy's Comics & Stories (Rip Off Press, 1983), Fire Sale: a Benefit for Larry Todd (Rip Off Press, 1989), Open Season: the Mini Comic (Roger May, 1989), and Graphic Babylon: San Diego Comic Con Minicomix 1990 (Roger May, 1990). Doll, Further adventure of Doll.

Gareth David-Lloyd 1981, actor, best known for his role as Ianto Jones in the British science fiction television programme Torchwood. Ianto Jones - Doctor Who (2 episodes, 2008), Ianto Jones - Torchwood (30 episodes, 2006-2009).

Ronald Norman Soble 1928, actor, Wyatt Earp - Star Trek (1 episode, "Spectre of the Gun", 1968), Queng-Dri - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "The Coward", 1974), Brock - Shazam! (1 episode, "The Road Back", 1974), Kava - Planet of the Apes (1 episode, "The Cure", 1974), Wilbur - Salvage 1 (1 episode, "The Bugatti Treasure", 1979).

Melvin Caesar Belli 1957, actor, Steve - Star Trek (1 episode, "And the Children Shall Lead", 1968).

Paul Eiding 1957, actor, Additional Voices - The Jetsons (1962) TV series, Additional Voices - Smurfs (1981) TV series, Scorp - Challenge of the GoBots (1 episode, 1985), Perceptor - The Transformers: The Movie (1986) (voice), Perceptor - Transformers: Five Faces of Darkness (1986) (V) (voice), Sam Phillips - Twilight Zone (1 episode, "The Once and Future King", 1986), Perceptor / Indian Reporter - Transformers (18 episodes, 1985-1986), Rath - Sky Commanders (1987) TV series (voice), Dolan - Batman: The Animated Series (1 episode, "Robin's Reckoning: Part 1", 1993), Additional Voices - The Pirates of Dark Water (16 episodes, 1991-1993), Ambassador Loquel - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Liasons", 1993), Miserable Diner - Animaniacs (1 episode, "No Pain, No Painting/Les Miseranimals", 1993), Dr. N. Zyme - Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron (2 episodes, 1993-1994), Bennett / Technician #1 - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (3 episodes, 1996), Socket / Gezundtitan - The Tick (2 episodes, 1995-1996), Charles/Bully #1 - Cow and Chicken (1 episode, "Snail Boy/Penalty Wheel/The Magnificent Motorbikini", 1999), Man in Car / Barney / Janitor - Grim & Evil (2 episodes, 2001-2004), Buster/Dad/Guy - Evil Con Carne (1 episode, "Gridlocked and Loaded/Fool's Paradise", 2004), Mad Doctor/Supervisor - Robots of Mars 3D Adventure (2005), Jeek - W.I.T.C.H. (4 episodes, 2005-2006), Governor of New Ozai / Dock / Additional Voices - Avatar: The Last Airbender (2 episodes, 2006-2007), Grandpa Max / Thug / Announcer / Radio Chatter #2 / Chicken Soldier / Max / Baddie #1 - Ben 10 (49 episodes, 2005-2008), Grandpa Max / Moldywarp / Chair Alien / New Alien / Highbreed Soldier - Ben 10: Alien Force (15 episodes, 2008-2010).

Dell Yount 1960, actor, Tilikia - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Sons of Mogh", 1996), Dr. Mockton - Project: ALF (1996) (TV), Truck Driver - The X-Files (1 episode, "Tithonus", 1999), B'Rat - Enterprise (1 episode, "Rajiin", 2003).

Annie Wersching 1977, actress, Liana - Enterprise (1 episode, "Oasis", 2002).

A. Bertram Chandler 1912, sci-fi author, Empress of Outer Space

Vince Vaughn 1970, actor, Nick Van Owen - The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Loki - Disney's Hercules (1 episode, "Hercules and the Twilight of the Gods", 1998).

Events

1941, The Adventures of Captain Marvel serial is released, Shazam was an anagram for Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury

1998, Star Trek:DS9, "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night" airs.

1999, Futurama begins on Fox.

Carl Barks, The Invisible Man, Day The World Ended, Blake 7, Marooned, Dark Shadows, cheesecake model, Logan's Run, The Jetsons, Mutt and Jeff.

It's a great day when you can announce that Carl Barks birthday is today. He would have been 109 today, but amazingly he lived to the ripe old age of 99. Carl once said, "It wasn't genius or even unusual talent that made the stories good, it was patience and a large waste-basket."


Enjoy reading the other birthdays and the events.



Birthdays

Carl Barks 1901, Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck (1947), Gladstone Gander (1948), the Beagle Boys (1951), Gyro Gearloose (1952), Flintheart Glomgold (1956), John D. Rockerduck (1961) and Magica De Spell (1961). Carl also was the writer on 40 different shorts or series. He also was an animator for the 1936 Disney animation short "Thru the Mirror".

William Harrigan 1886, actor, Dr. Arthur Kemp - The Invisible Man (1933).

Scott L. Treger 1967, actor, Hazmat Man #2 - The Visitor (1 episode, "The Chain", 1998), Xindi-Insectoid / Horizon Crewman - Enterprise (3 episodes, 2003-2004).

Jon Steuer 1984, actor, Alexander Rozhenko - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Reunion", 1990).

Patty Smith Hill 1868, author and songwriter, wrote Happy Birthday To You

Richard Denning 1915, actor, Dr. Mark Williams - Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Frank Brooks - Target Earth (1954), Dr. Chet Walker - Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), Rick - Day the World Ended (1955), Hank Scott - The Black Scorpion (1957).

David Janssen 1931, actor, Dr. Richard Kimble - The Fugitive (120 episodes, 1963-1967), Ted Dougherty - Marooned (1969).

Julian Glover 1935, actor, Dave Sheridan - Out of This World (1 episode, "Botany Bay", 1962), Colonel Breen - Quatermass and the Pit (1967), Jarak - Space: 1999 (1 episode, "Alpha Child", 1975), Professor Kayn - Blake 7 (1 episode, "Breakdown", 1978), Richard the Lionheart / Count Scarlioni / Scaroth - Doctor Who (8 episodes, "The Warlords, part 1-4", "City of Death, part 1-4", 1965-1979), Imperial Force General Veers - Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Aris Kristatos - For Your Eyes Only (1981), Walter Donovan - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).

Jerry Lacy 1936, actor, Minister - House of Dark Shadows (1970), Gregory Trask / Lamar Trask - Dark Shadows (109 episodes, 1967-1971).

June Wilkinson 1940, actress/playmate/cheesecake model of the 50's and 60's. Evilina - Batman (1 episode, "Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club", 1968). Dated Elvis Presley a couple of times while he was filming King Creole (1958).

Austin Pendleton 1940, actor, Gurgle - Finding Nemo (2003) (voice), Gurgle - Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage (2007) (voice).

Michael York 1942, actor, Logan - Logan's Run (1976), Andrew Braddock - The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977), Count Vertigo / Dr. Montague Kane - Batman: The Animated Series (2 episodes, "Off Balance", "Zatanna", 1992-1993), Richard Stewart - TekWar: TekLab (1994) (TV), Paul Johnson - Not of This Earth (1995), Harry Herp - The Magic School Bus (1 episode, "Cold Feet", 1995), Capt. Winter, Alpha - Dark Planet (1996), President Alexander Bourne - SeaQuest DSV (3 episodes, 1995-1996), David 'Arthur' McIntyre - Babylon 5 (1 episode, "A Late Delivery from Avalon", 1996), Kanto - Superman: The Animated Series (1 episode, "Tools of The Trade", 1997), Dr. Vargas - Sliders (1 episode, "This Slide of Paradise", 1997), Pterano - The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire (2000) (V) (voice), Ares / Mr. Sera - Justice League (1 episode, "Hawk and Dove", 2004), Master Zan - Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (1 episode, "Antauri's Masters", 2005), British Man - Family Man (1 episode,"Petards", 2005), Patrick - Ben 10 (1 episode, "Be-Knighted", 2008), Dr. Nuvo Vindi - Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2 episodes, "Mystery of a Thousand Moons", "Blue Shadow Virus", 2009), Prime #1 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) (voice).

Chick Vennera 1947, actor, Additional Voices - The Jetsons (1962) TV series, Sam - Foofur (3 episodes, 1986), Twitch - Batman: The Animated Series (1 episode, "Off Balance", 1992), Johnny T Rex - Darkwing Duck (1 episode, "Extinct Possibility", 1992), Moe / Toon Rooster - Disney's Bonkers (3 episodes, 1993), Pesto - Animaniacs (17 episodes, 1993-1994), Lorenzo / Thug #2 - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (9 episodes, 1996-1997), Pesto - Pinky and the Brain (1 episode, "Star Warners", 1998), Chaffeur - Batman Beyond (1 episode,"Ace in the Hole", 2000).

Events

1908, "Jeff" of Mutt and Jeff strip is introduced.

1965, Dr. Who, four-part serial "The Crusade" airs.

1989, Star Trek:TNG, "The Royale" airs.

1994, Star Trek:DS9, "Blood Oath" airs.

2002, Star Trek:Enterprise, "Acquisition" airs.

2008, Principal photography on Star Trek wraps; post-production begins.

Leonard Nimoy, Babylon 5, Bambi, Zombies of the Stratosphere, Land of the Giants, Probe, Timecop, Alien Nation, The Rocketeer, Brothers Hildebrandt.

It's Leonard Nimoy's Birthday along with Ed Wasser who played Mr. Morden on Babylon 5.


Birthdays

Ed Wasser 1964, actor, Young Executive - Quantum Leap (1 episode, "It's a Wonderful Leap - May 10, 1958", 1992), Guerra - Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993) (TV), Studio Guard - Sliders (1 episode, 1996), Morden - Babylon 5 (14 episodes, 1994-1998), Robot Ir-2 - Robot Astronomy Talk Show: Gravity and the Great Attractor (2009) (voice).

Will Wright 1891, actor, Mr. Tucker - Blondie Plays Cupid (1940), Friend Owl - Bambi (1942) (voice), Pentagon General - The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959), Mr. Merivale - Dennis the Menace (4 episodes, 1959-1961).

Leonard Nimoy 1931, actor, Narab - Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952), Air Force Sergeant - Them! (1954), Professor Cole - The Brain Eaters (1958), Control Tower Sgt. - Steve Canyon (1 episode, "The Search", 1959), Hansen - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "A Quality of Mercy", 1961), Konig / Judson Ellis - The Outer Limits (2 episodes, "Production and Decay of Strange Particles", "I, Robot", 1964), Mr. Spock - Star Trek (80 episodes, 1966-1969), Mr. Spock - Star Trek: The Animated Adventures (22 episodes, 1973-1974), Dr. David Kibner - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Mr. Spock - Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Capt. Spock / Elevator Voice - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Galvatron - The Transformers: The Movie (1986) (voice), Captain Spock - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), Spock - Star Trek: The Next Generation (2 episodes, "Unification, part 1 & 2", 1991), Captain Spock - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde - The Pagemaster (1994) (voice), Thurman Cutler - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "I, Robot", 1995), William Caver - The First Men in the Moon (1997) (V), General Konrad - Invasion America (unknown episodes, 1998), Rashi - Rashi: A Light After the Dark Ages (1999) (voice), Akron/Baraka/King Chandra - Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (2000) (voice), King Kashekim Nedakh - Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) (voice), Spock Prime - Star Trek (2009), The Zarn - Land of the Lost (2009) (voice), Dr. William Bell - Fringe (4 episodes, 2009).

Ed Peck 1917, actor, Michael - Tales of Tomorrow (1 episode, "Time To Go", 1952), Col. Fellini - Star Trek (1 episode, "Tomorrow Is Yesterday", 1967), Darrow - The Invaders (1 episode, "Labyrinth", 1967), Mike Warkin - Land of The Giants (1 episode, "Doomsday", 1970), Capt. Brandes - The Incredible Hulk (1 episode, "747", 1978), Jim Blake - Mork & Mindy (1 episode, "The Night They Raided Mind-ski's", 1980).

G. Harry Stine (pseudonym, Lee Correy) 1928, sci-fi writer, Star Trek novel The Abode of Life.

Phillip Richard Allen 1939, actor, Policeman - Dark Shadows (1 episode, 1970), George Logan - Mork & Mindy (1 episode, "Cheerleader in Chains", 1982), Capt. J.T. Esteban - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Lou McNally - Probe (1 episode, 1988).

Jon De Vries 1947, actor, Prime Minister Granger - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Up the Long Ladder", 1989).

Tony Papenfuss 1950, actor, Theater Assistant - Escape from New York (1981), Yeln - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Second Skin", 1994), Adolf Hitler - Timecop (1 episode, "Rocket Science", 1997), Coach Clay - Roswell (1 episode, "Into The Woods", 2000).

Bettina M. Kurkoski 1973, comic book artist, Bettina worked for Tokyopop on two of their Star Trek releases doing art for the story "Communications Breakdown" and the cover of "Kakan ni Shinkou" and then art for the story "Loyalty" in "Boukenshin".

Lana Taylor 1979, actress, appeared as an alien bar patron in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "The Seventh". As a background performer, Taylor received no credit for this appearance.

James Caan 1939, actor, Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes - Alien Nation (1988), Spaldoni - Dick Tracy (1990).

Alan Arkin 1934, actor, Peevy - The Rocketeer (1991), Det. Hugo - Gattaca (1997).

Events

1989, Quantum Leap airs on NBC.

1990, Star Trek:TNG, "Allegiance" airs.

1994, Star Trek:TNG, "Journey's End" airs.

1995, Brothers Hildebrandt attempt a revised version of Terry and the Pirates strip. Leave April 1, 1996. Strip ultimately ends July 27. 1997.

1995, The Outer Limits airs on Showtime. This is a revival of the 60's show.

2005, Dr. Who, "Rose" airs.

Patrick Troughton, Doctor Who, Space:1999, Sir Elton John, Dreadstar, The She-Creature, Angel Medina, Moonbase, Joe Palooka.

For all that are Doctor Who fans then you'll be happy to see that Patrick Troughton's birthday is here. Patrick played the second incarnation of the Doctor from 1966 to 1969. What I didn't realize was that he made an appearance at the end of the second season of Space: 1999 as the character Archon. The episode was entitled The Dorcons and to summarize the Dorcans demand that Moonbase Alpha hand over Maya so that the use of her brain stem can continue their immortal existence. Pretty cool episode for me when I was just a teenager.


Also, reverting back to memory lane, The Muppet Show had so much talent appearing on it, including birthday boy, Sir Elton John (who is classified as a Knight Bachelor). My wife and I saw him in concert last year and were so impressed with his presence on stage.


Finally, I want to say a big Happy Birthday to comic book artist and new Facebook friend, Angel Medina. I first encountered his work in Dreadstar and have loved it ever since. Happy Birthday Angel !!


As always take a look at all the rest of the great people and events for today, there's a favorite for everyone.




Birthdays

Patrick Troughton 1920, actor, most widely known in his role as the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which he played from 1966 to 1969. Archon - Space:1999 (1 episode, "The Dorcons", 1978), Melanthius - Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977), Mortimer Tregennis - Sherlock Holmes (1 episode, 1965), Vickers - Invisible Man (1 episode, 1959), Robin Hood - Robin Hood (6 episodes, 1953).

Angel Medina 1964, comic book artist, Medina began his career at Megaton Comics, illustrating such titles as Beserker and Megaton. He subsequently worked for First Publishing, on such titles as Dreadstar and Hammer Of God in the late 1980s, before starting to work for Marvel Comics on The Incredible Hulk, Warlock and the Infinity Watch, Blackwulf, Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, and Marvel Knights Spider-Man. Later he went to work for Image Comics, illustrating Sam and Twitch, a spinoff of the title Spawn. He later illustrated Spawn itself, and Kiss: Psycho Circus, based on the rock music group Kiss.

El Brendel 1890, actor, Olaf, the butler - The She-Creature (1956).

John Laurie 1897, actor, Mr. Jamieson - Devil Girl from Mars (1954).

Sean Faris 1982, actor, Byron Moore - Smallville (1 episode, "Nocturne", 2002).

Sarah Jessica Parker 1965, actress, Nathalie Lake - Mars Attacks! (1996).

Marcia Cross 1962, actress, Stephanie Heywood - Quantum Leap (1 episode, "Good Night, Dear Heart - November 9, 1957", 1990), Karen Mackaphe - Target Earth (1998) (TV), Katherine 'Kate' Woods - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "Summit", 1999).

Kari Matchett 1970, actress, Siobhan Beckett / Rho'ha - Earth: Final Conflict (7 episodes, 1998), Dr. Mariel Underlay - Invasion (22 episodes, 2005-2006), Dr. Michelle Young - Meteor Storm (2010) (TV).

Lark Voorhies 1974, actress, Leanne - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Life Support", 1995), Lisa Turtle / Betty Childs / Borg Queen - Robot Chicken (1 episode, "Boo Cocky", 2008).

Brenda Strong 1960, actress, Miss Speedway - Misfits of Science (1 episode, "Twin Engines", 1985), Nurse - Spaceballs (1987), Rashella - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "When The Bough Breaks", 1988), Dr. Sammy Helding - Island City (1994) (TV), Miss Frost - 3rd Rock from the Sun (2 episodes, "Fourth and Dick", "A Nightmare on Dick Street: Part 2", 1996-1997). Captain Deladier - Starship Troopers (1997), Sgt. Dede Rake - Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004) (V).

Erik Knudsen 1988, actor, Dale Turner - Jericho (17 episodes, 2006-2008).

Marcelle Imhof 1888, actress, Mrs. Heavydoe - Jiggs and Maggie in Society (1947), Mrs. Baker, a Grandmother - Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948), Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters (1949). Based on the original Newspaper feature by George McManus.

Sarah Marshall 1933, actress, Ruth Miller - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "Little Lost Girl", 1962), Mrs. Frisby - My Favorite Martian (1 episode, "Doggone Martian", 1966), Janet Wallace - Star Trek (1 episode, "The Deadly Years", 1967).

Richard Graham Sarstedt 1942, actor/stand in, Starfleet Admiral - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Endgame", 2001). Sarstedt worked as background performer and stand-in for eighteen years on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, and several Star Trek feature films. He received no on-screen credit for nearly all of his appearances.

Robert O'Reilly 1950, actor, Sonny - The Incredible Hulk (1 episode, "Patterns", 1981), Klaus - Voyagers! (1 episode, "Pursuit", 1983), Russian Agent - Manimal (1 episode, "Night of the Scorpion", 1983), Drill Instructor - Otherworld (1 episode, "The Zone Troopers Build Men", 1985), Croyd Hauser - Max Headroom (1 episode, "War", 1987), Victor Kelso - The Flash (1 episode, "Flash Forward", 1991), Gowron / Scarface - Star Trek: The Next Generation (5 episodes, 1989-1993), Karl Stark - Moonbase (1997), Gowron / Countman - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (8 episodes, 1994-1999), Kago-Darr - Enterprise (1 episode, "Bounty", 2003), Officer #2 - Roddenberry on Patrol (2003) (V).

Michael Reisz 1968, actor, William Telfer - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Good Shepherd", 2000), Matt Ishida - Digimon: The Movie (2000) (voice), Prince Rex - Men in Black, The Series (1 episode, 2000)(voice), Digimon: Revenge of Diaboromon(2001)(V), Rock - Metropolis (2001)(V)(voice), Murata - Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (2001)(V), Wedge/Landfill - Transformers: Robots in Disguise (3 episodes, 2001-2002)(voice), Sato Ichiro - .hack//Liminality Vol. 3: In the Case of Kyoko Tohno (2003) (V) (voice: English version), Colin Weasler - The Mummy: The Animated Series (18 episodes, 2001-2003), Matt Ishida / Takuya Kanbara / Burning Greymon / Aguinmon - Digimon: Digital Monsters (109 episodes, 1999-2003), Sato Ichiro - .hack//Liminality Vol. 4: Trismegistus (2004) (V) (voice: English version), Mizuki - Naruto (7 episodes, 2002-2005), Scott/Panda Dad - Danger Rangers (1 episode, "Fires & Liars", 2005), Kevin 11 - Ben 10 (1 episode, "Kevin 11", 2006), Donnie/Prank - The Batman (1 episode, "The Apprentice", 2006), Nigel / Worker #1 - W.I.T.C.H. (5 episodes, 2005-2006).

Alina Andrei 1978, stuntwoman and actress who portrayed a Sphere Builder in the Star Trek: Enterprise season 3 final episode "Zero Hour". As a stunt actress, she received no credit for her appearance and the part where her character was electrocuted was cut out from the episode.

Jack Roper 1904, actor, Man of Low Intellect - Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)[Ch. 1], Waldo - Joe Palooka, Champ (1946), Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947), Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad (1948), Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948), Scranton - Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949), Henchman Gunsell - Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950), Gym Man - The Joe Palooka Story (1 episode, 1954).

Sir Elton John 1948, singer, Himself - The Muppet Show (1 episode, 1977), Himself - South Park (1 episode, "Chef Aid", 1998).

Eric Larsen 1967, actor, Todd - Battlestar Galactica (1 episode, "Greetings From Earth", 1979), Moonstone / Super Scout - Galactica 1980 (5 episodes, 1980).

Events

1991, Star Trek:TNG, "Identity Crisis" airs.

1998, Babylon 5 Episode 98 - "A Tragedy of Telepaths" first aired

Joseph Barbera, Ub Iwerks, Big Bang Theory, Hellboy Junior, Drawn and Quarterly, The Blob, Captain Video, Space 1999, Surface, King Kong, Dr. U'bx.

Two of the greatest animators were born today. Joseph Barbera and Ub Iwerks took their talent and brought us the beginnings of what we know as the animation today.


If you're a fan of Big Bang Theory then you'll be happy to know it's Jim Parson's birthday (Sheldon Cooper). A little trivia is that the Barenaked Ladies sing the theme. For all that like the theme here's the words:


Our whole universe was in a hot dense state,Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started--Wait! The Earth began to cool, The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools, We built a wall (we built the pyramids), Math, science, history, Unraveling the mystery, That all started with the Big Bang! BANG!




Birthdays

William York Wray 1956, cartoonist and landscape painter, notable for his Urban Landscape series of paintings, his many pages for Mad and his contributions to The Ren & Stimpy Show. He has used the name Bill Wray for his cartoon creations and William Wray for his work as a fine artist. Wray spent much of his childhood traveling about as an Army brat, reading comic books and watching animated cartoons. At the age of 15, Bill received training in Newport Beach, California, from a retired Disney animator. He then entered the animation industry, working for a variety of studios, including Disney, Hanna-Barbera and Filmation. In 1985, he moved to New York, doing comic book work for Marvel and DC Comics, while studying at New York's Art Students League. A phone call from John Kricfalusi sent him back West in the early 1990s to work on The Ren & Stimpy Show, Samurai Jack and other shows. His long-run "Monroe" series appeared in more than 100 issues of Mad, and he has also co-created Dark Horse Comics Hellboy Junior with Mike Mignola based on the Hellboy character.

Gabrielle Bell 1976, alternative cartoonist known for her surrealist, melancholy semi-autobiographical stories. From about 1998 to 2002, Bell annually self-published a 32-page comic, each of whose titles began with "Book of...", including Book of Insomnia, Book of Sleep, Book of Black, Book of Lies, and Book of Ordinary Things. Many of the stories from those comics were collected in When I'm Old and Other Stories, published by Alternative Comics in 2003. In 2003, Bell began the self-published semi-autobiographical Lucky series, of which the third won a 2003 Ignatz Award for Most Outstanding Minicomic. Lucky was collected by Drawn and Quarterly in fall 2006, and launched as a new series (vol. 2), also by Drawn and Quarterly, in 2007.

Carmen Carter 1954, sci-fi writer, best known for being a Star Trek novelist.

Lisa Lord 1964, actress, Nurse - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Nor The Battle To The Strong", 1996).

Joseph Barbera 1911, animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist, Barbera joined Van Beuren Studios in 1932 and subsequently Terrytoons in 1936. In 1937 he moved to California and while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Barbera met William Hanna. The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producing Tom and Jerry and live action films. In 1957, after MGM dissolved their animation department, they co-founded Hanna-Barbera, which became the most successful television animation studio in the business, producing programs such as The Flintstones, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, The Smurfs, and Yogi Bear. In 1967, Hanna-Barbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting for $12 million, but Hanna and Barbera remained head of the company until 1991. At that time the studio was sold to Turner Broadcasting System, which in turn was merged with Time Warner, owners of Warner Bros., in 1996; Hanna and Barbera stayed on as advisors.

Steve McQueen 1930, actor, Steve Andrews - The Blob (1958).

Kenneth Nelson 1930, actor, Ranger Colt - Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949) TV series.

William Smith 1930, actor, Captain of the Guard - Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961), Adonis - Batman (1 episode, "Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires", 1968), Commander Maxwell - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "Survival of the Fittest", 1974), Tolar - Planet of the Apes (1 episode, "The Gladiators", 1974), Patron/Modok - Logan's Run (1 episode, "Half Life", 1977), The Trebor - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1 episode, "Buck's Duel to the Death", 1980), Conan's Father - Conan the Barbarian (1982), Guard - The Twilight Zone (segment "Shadow Play") (1 episode, 1986), Draaga - Justice League (2 episodes, "War World: Part 1 & 2", 2002). Bruce Lee personally offered Smith the co-lead in Enter the Dragon (1973), but another film went over schedule and John Saxon stepped into the role. Turned down the role of Tarzan at MGM.

Nicholas Campbell 1952, actor, Eddie Collins - Space: 1999 (1 episode, "A Matter of Balance", 1976), Kit O'Brady - Highlander (1 episode, "Double Eagle", 1995), Frank Daniels - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "Better Luck Next Time", 1999).

Robert Carradine 1954, actor, Dan Arnold - The Twilight Zone (segment "Still Life") (1 episode, 1986), Joey Bermuda/The Handyman - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 episode, "Home Is Where the Hurt Is", 1995), Skinhead - Escape from L.A. (1996), Wade Parker - Humanoids from the Deep (1996) (TV), Rodale - Ghosts of Mars (2001), Big Jim - Timecop: The Berlin Decision (2003) (V), Lewis Skolnick / Man - Robot Chicken (1 episode, "Boo Cocky", 2008).

Jim Parsons 1973, actor, Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory (59 episodes, 2007-2010), Sheldon Cooper - Family Guy (1 episode, "Business Guy", 2009). The Barenaked Ladies wrote and sang the Big Bang Theory Theme : Our whole universe was in a hot dense state,Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started--Wait! The Earth began to cool, The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools, We built a wall (we built the pyramids), Math, science, history, Unraveling the mystery, That all started with the Big Bang! BANG!

Lake Bell 1979, actress, Dr. Laura Daughtery - Surface (15 episodes, 2005-2006).

Lara Flynn Boyle 1970, actress, Serleena - Men in Black II (2002).

R. Lee Ermey 1944, actor, General Ferris - The Human Target (1 episode, "Second Chance", 1992), General Platt - Body Snatchers (1993), Sergeant Major Frank Bougus - Space: Above and Beyond (1 episode, "Pilot", 1995), Sergeant - Toy Story (1995) (voice), Colonel Leslie Hapablap - The Simpsons (1 episode, "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming", 1995), Reverend Patrick Findley - The X-Files (1 episode, "Revelations", 1995), Sergeant Goonther - The Angry Beavers (1 episode, "H-2 Whoa/Fancy Prance", 1997), General Thorton - Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (1999) TV series, Sky Marshall Sanchez - Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles (4 episodes, 1999-2000), Sarge - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000) (V) (voice), Coach - Family Guy (1 episode, "Mr. Saturday Knight", 2001), Sergeant / Drill Sergeant - Grim & Evil (1 episode, "Bully Boogie/Here Thar Be Dwarves", 2004), Sergeant - X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) (voice), Warden - SpongeBob SquarePants (1 episode, "The Inmates of Summer/The Two Faces of Squidward", 2007), Wildcat - Batman: The Brave and the Bold (3 episodes, "Enter the Outsiders!", "Menace of the Conqueror Caveman!", "The Golden Age of Justice!", 2009-2010).

Megyn Price 1971, actress, Suzanne Sanders - Quantum Leap (1 episode, "Liberation - October 16, 1968", 1993), Linda Memari - American Dad! (5 episodes, 2005-2009).

Keisha Castle-Hughes 1990, actress, Queen of Naboo - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).

Syd Saylor 1895, actor, Reporter - King Kong (1933), Waiter - Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951), Marco - Adventures of Superman (1 episode, "The Case of the Talkative Dummy", 1952), Man at Fountain - Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953), Sheriff Dan Emerson - The Joe Palooka Story (1 episode, "Come Out Fighting", 1954).

Pat McKee 1895, actor, Plane Thug at Tower - Dick Tracy Returns (1938)[Ch. 15], Thug at the D.A.'s home - The Green Hornet (1940)[Ch. 4], Franki Altri's Handler - Joe Palooka, Champ (1946).

Ub Iwerks 1901, animator, Ub Iwerks worked as a commercial artist in Kansas City in 1919 when he met Walt Disney who was in the same profession. When Disney decided to form an animation company, Ub Iwerks was the first employee he had due to his skill at fast drawing as well as being a personal friend. He served as the principle animator for the first Mickey Mouse shorts and Silly Symphonies. Iwerks was so prominent in the production of these shorts that it was speculated that Ub was the dominate force behind the success of Disney Productions. The combination of Iwerks' rising ambitions, occasional differences with Walt and a tempting deal with Pat Powers to finance his own studio prompted him to break away in 1930. His studio was closed in 1936 when Powers withdrew his support. He worked for Columbia starting in 1938 and worked for two years until he decided to return to Disney. The two men never commented on their renewed relationship but the reunion was mutually beneficial. Iwerks was able to abandon animation and concentrate on technical development which helped create many of the special effects that the Disney company excelled in for decades, especially concerning the live action animation combination sequences in Song of the South (1946) and Mary Poppins (1964). He was known as the fastest animator in the business in early sound period. He animated Mickey's first short, Plane Crazy (1928) by himself in only two weeks (700 animation drawings a day!). The DC Comics supervillian Dr. U'bx was named in his honor.

Events

1927, Bobby Thatcher comic strip begins. Created by George Storm

1967, The score for Star Trek: TOS "The City on the Edge of Forever", composed by Fred Steiner, is recorded.

1987, Design patents for the USS Excelsior and Klingon Bird-of-Prey are issued.

1994, Filming begins on Star Trek Generations.

1999, Star Trek:Voyager "The Fight" airs.