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

June 13, 2010

Archie Comics, Amazing Spider-Man, Malcolm McDowell, Genesis II, Star TreX, Basil Rathbone, Sherlock Holmes, The Omega Factor.



It was great to see Malcolm McDowell at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo this year. It was unfortunate that the latte he kept asking for never arrived. We will have such incidences taken care of for next year however.



So, take a look at the others having birthdays and as always ..... Enjoy !!!




Birthdays

Jon D'Agostino 1929, comic-book artist best known for his Archie Comics work. As well, under the pseudonyms Johnny Dee and possibly John Duffy and John Duffi, he was the letterer for the Marvel Comics landmark title, The Amazing Spider-Man #1-3 (March-July 1963; lead story only in #2).
Malcolm McDowell 1943, actor, Alex - A Clockwork Orange (1971), H. G. Wells - Time After Time (1979), Lord Malice - Happily Ever After (1993) (voice), Dr. Tolian Soran - Star Trek: Generations (1994), Kesslee - Tank Girl (1995), Arkady Duvall - Batman: The Animated Series (1 episode, "Showdown", 1995), Lord Talon - Cyborg 3: The Recycler (1995), Whistler - Spider-Man (2 episodes, 1996), Dominic T. Stilton - Biker Mice from Mars (1 episode, "Once Upon a Time on Mars III", 1996), John Corben - Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996) (TV) (voice), Rhesus 2 - Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys (1996) TV series (unknown episodes), Commodore Geoffrey Tolwyn - Wing Commander Academy (13 episodes, 1996), Yottskry - Lexx: The Dark Zone (1997) TV mini-series (unknown episodes), AKA Captain Sean Murdoch - 2103: The Deadly Wake (1997), Yottskry - Lexx (1 episode, "Giga Shadow", 1997), Mr. McClean - The Magic School Bus (1 episode, "Gets Programmed", 1997), Austin Cloquet - Mr. Magoo (1997), John Corben / Metallo - Superman: The Animated Series (6 episodes, 1996-1999), Ship - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "The Human Operators", 1999), Barnabus - Can of Worms (1999) (TV) (voice), A British Person - South Park (1 episode, "Pip", 2000), Dr. Thomas Abernathy - The Void (2001) (V), Scamboli - Pinocchio 3000 (2004) (voice), Mad Mod - Teen Titans (2 episodes, 2003-2004)(voice), Ogthar - Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone (2005) (voice), John Corben / Metallo - Justice League (1 episode, "Chaos at the Earth's Core", 2005)(voice), Baron Von Ghoulish - Grim & Evil (1 episode, "Billy and Mandy Save Christmas", 2005)(voice), Orientation Instructor - Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007) (TV) (voice), Tibor Cargrew - Masters of Science Fiction (1 episode, "Jerry Was a Man", 2007), 1776 Announcer/Reporter - Robot Chicken (1 episode, "Moesha Poppins", 2007), Dr. Marcus Kane - Doomsday (2008), Daniel Linderman - Heroes (9 episodes, 2007-2008), Dr. Calico - Bolt (2008) (voice), Dr. Calico - Super Rhino (2009) (V) (voice), Grandpa Reg / Grandpa Fletcher - Phineas and Ferb (5 episodes, 2007-2009), Vater Orlaag / News Anchor / Kloketteer - Metalocalypse (23 episodes, 2007-2009).
Percy Rodriguez 1918, actor, Portmaster Stone - Star Trek (1 episode, "Court Martial", 1967), Matsui - Tarzan (1 episode, "The Voice of the Elephant", 1967), Primus Isaac Kimbridge - Genesis II (1973) (TV), Sakharov Richards - The Starlost (1 episode, "Circuit of Death", 1973), Aboro - Planet of the Apes (1 episode, "The Tyrant", 1974), Captain Wells - The Astral Factor (1976), General - Gemini Man (1 episode, "Return of the Lion", 1976), Ordric's Voice - Galaxina (1980) (voice), Loknar - Heavy Metal (1981) (voice), Dr. Robinson - BrainWaves (1983), Narrator - Captain EO (1986) (voice).
Mark Correy 1965, actor, Engineer Alex - Star Trek: Enterprise (43 episodes, 2001-2005).
Shannon Fill 1971, actress, Sito Jaxa - Star Trek: The Next Generation (2 episodes, "The First Duty", "Lower Decks", 1992-1994).
Matt Banning 1972, comic book inker, has worked on a wide variety of comics including Batman for DC Comics, X-Men and Punisher for Marvel Comics, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Darkness for Top Cow. While working with Marvel, he worked on Star TreX, a crossover between Star Trek and the X-Men, inking 18 pages of the issue and working on the cover with Marc Silvestri.
Basil Rathbone 1892, actor, Sherlock Holmes - The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939), Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942), Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943), Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943), Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943), The Spider Woman (1944), The Scarlet Claw (1944), The Pearl of Death (1944), The House of Fear (1945), The Woman in Green (1945), Pursuit to Algiers (1945), Terror by Night (1946), Dressed to Kill (1946), Narrator - The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)(segment "The Wind in the Willows"), Dr. Victor Berenson - Science Fiction Theatre (1 episode, "The Stones Began to Move", 1955), Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7 - Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965).


Events

1968, Obelisk scenes are filmed on location for TOS: "The Paradise Syndrome".
1979, The Omega Factor airs on BBC1
1993, Star Trek:DS9, "Duet" airs.
2001, Scenes for the Star Trek: Enterprise pilot episode "Broken Bow" were filmed on location in Bakersfield.

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