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

July 18, 2010

Mann & Machine, Topps, Space Patrol, Robby the Robot, The Phantom Planet, R ed Planet Mars, Capricorn One, The Last Starfighter, Quatermass Experiment

If you remember Robby the Robot then let me introduce you to birthday boy Marvin Miller. Marvin not only used his fine voice talents for Robbie but a large assortment of other characters which you'll probably recognize.


Also check out the events section. My favorite of them is The Last Starfighter. Cool movie with a young boy as the hero. Yes it's been done lots of times but I found this one better then some of the others.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Lee Arenberg 1962, actor, Newsroom Martian - Martians Go Home (1989), Mark Kaminsky - Mann & Machine (1 episode, "Water, Water, Everywhere", 1992), Gral - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "The Nagus", 1993), Hold-Up Man - RoboCop 3 (1993), DaiMon Prak / DaiMon Bok - Star Trek: The Next Generation (2 episodes, 1993-1994), Major Domo - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 episode, "Tempus, Anyone?", 1996), Gate Guard - Project: ALF (1996) (TV), Pelk - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Juggernaut", 1999), Tellarite Ambassador Gral - Star Trek: Enterprise (2 episodes, 2005).
Grant Gould 1974, comic book artist and illustrator from St. Paul, Minnesota known for his Topps Sketch Card work for the "Revenge of the Sith" set and "The Lord of the Rings: Evolution." Gould first worked professionally as a graphic artist designing posters for various large corporations.
Marvin Miller 1913, actor/voice actor, Narrator - Gerald McBoing-Boing (1951) (voice), Narrator - The Oompahs (1952) (voice), Arjenian - Red Planet Mars (1952), Narrator/Various Characters - Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony (1953) (voice), Mr. Proteus - Space Patrol (13 episodes, 1952-1954), Fudget/Narrator - Fudget's Budget (1954) (voice), Narrator - Gigantis the Fire Monster (1955), Narrator - King Dinosaur (1955) (voice), Voices/Narrator - The Rise of Duton Lang (1955) (voice), Robby the Robot - Forbidden Planet (1956) (voice), Mr. Sun - Our Mr. Sun (1956) (TV) (voice), Hemo/Professor Anatomy - Hemo the Magnificent (1957) (TV) (voice), Narrator - The Deadly Mantis (1957) (voice), Robby the Robot - The Invisible Boy (1957) (voice), Narrator - The White Snake Enchantress (1958), Narrator - Sleeping Beauty (1959) (voice), Narrator - The Day the Earth Froze (1959), Narrator - Inside Magoo (1960) (voice), Introductory Narrator - The Phantom Planet (1961) (voice), Abdul Kaseem/Henchman - Jonny Quest (1 episode, 1964), Pruneface - The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (6 episodes, 1964-1965), Fuji - Monster Zero (1965), TV Announcer - Batman (1 episode, "When the Rat's Away, the Mice Will Play", 1966), On-the-scene Reporter - The Green Hornet (1 episode, "Invasion from Outer Space: Part 1", 1967), Aquaman - Aquaman (1968) TV series (voice), Narrator - The Pink Panther Show (1969) TV series, Chef/El Puma - The Froggy Froggy Duo (1970) (voice), Zarn - Land of the Lost (3 episodes, 1975), Narrator - Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (15 episodes, 1976), Voice - Empire of the Ants (1977), Mr. Beamer - The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (1 episode, "The Deadly Sting", 1978), Robby The Robot - Gremlins (1984) (voice).
Orley Lindgren 1939, actor, Stewart Cronyn - Red Planet Mars (1952).
James Brolin 1940, actor, Spencer - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode, "The Saboteur", 1965), Technician - Fantastic Voyage (1966), Ralph / Reggie / Kid Gulliver - Batman (3 episodes, 1966-1967), John Blane - Westworld (1973), Charles Brubaker - Capricorn One (1977).


Events

1953, The Quatermass Experiment, a British science-fiction serial, airs on BBC.
1966, Gymnasium scenes are filmed for TOS: "Charlie X".
1984, The Last Starfighter is released.
2006, Eureka airs on Syfy.

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