Babylon 5, Toy Story 2 & 3, Dark Shadows, Fringe, Terminator 2, Invasion of the Triffids, Doctor Who, Blakes 7, The Fifth Element, Dick Tracy, Q Who.

It's always great to see actors from Babylon 5 celebrating a birthday and today is one of my top 5 favorites from the show. Stephen Furst played Vir Cotto.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Stephen Furst 1955, actor, Mole - Alf Loves a Mystery (1987) (TV), Fan Boy - Freakazoid (4 episodes, 1995-1996)(voice), Male Warthog - Timon and Pumbaa (1 episode, 1996)(voice), Hathi - Jungle Cubs (8 episodes, 1997-1998)(voice), Vir Cotto - Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998) (TV), Vir Cotto - Babylon 5 (110 episodes, 1994-1998), Booster - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000) (V) (voice), Dash - The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) (V) (voice), Booster - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (60 episodes, 2000-2001).

Don Rickles 1926, actor, Bettor - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "Mr. Dingle, the Strong", 1961), Crane - X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963), Mr. Potato Head - Toy Story (1995) (voice), Otis - The Boss - Redux Riding Hood (1997) (voice), George Wilson - Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! (1998) (V), Mr. Potato Head - Toy Story 2 (1999) (voice), Mr. Potato Head - Toy Story 3 (2010) (voice).

David Hurst 1926, actor, Hodin - Star Trek (1 episode, "The Mark of Gideon", 1969), Justin Collins - Dark Shadows (3 episodes, 1971).

Salome Jens 1935, actress, The Visitor/nurse - Terror from the Year 5000 (1958), Laurie Cameron - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "Corpus Earthling", 1963), Martha Kent - The Adventures of Superboy (4 episodes, 1988-1992), Humanoid Progenitor - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "The Chase", 1993), Female Shapeshifter - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (15 episodes, 1994-1999).

Philip LeStrange 1942, actor, Coutu - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, 1994), Tommie - Fringe (1 episode, "Ability", 2009).

Abdul Salaam el Razzac 1944, actor, Bass Player - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "11001001", 1988), Gibbons - Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).

Carole Ann Ford 1940, actress, Bettina - Invasion of the Triffids (1962), Susan Foreman - Doctor Who (52 episodes, 1963-1983), Susan Foreman - Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) (TV).

John Bennett 1928, actor, General Finch / Li H'sen Chang - Doctor Who (11 episodes, 1974-1977), Coser - Blakes 7 (1 episode, "Weapon", 1979), Officer Laskau - Alien Nation: Millennium (1996) (TV), Priest - The Fifth Element (1997), Idas - Jason and the Argonauts (2000) (TV), Adulation #4 - Minority Report (2002).

Lester Dorr 1893, actor, Mr. Perry, Milkman - Dick Tracy (1937/I)[Chs. 12-13], Gray, gas station thug - Mandrake the Magician (1939)[Chs. 8-9], Henchman Lawson - Batman (1943)[Chs. 10-11], Reporter #1 - The Masked Marvel (1943)[Chs. 1,12], John - Life with Blondie (1945), William Monk - The Shadow Returns (1946), Crane, Bryant's Secretary - Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950)[Ch. 7, 11], Bus Driver / Man at Well - Adventures of Superman (2 episodes, 1952-1953), Customer - Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953), Station Attendant - Killers from Space (1954), Forestry Dept. Clerk - Dennis the Menace (1 episode, "Dennis Goes to Washington", 1963).

Events

1979, Star Blazers airs.

1985, Creature is released.

1989, Star Trek:TNG, "Q Who" airs.

1994, Star Trek:DS9, "The Wire" airs.

1995, Star Trek:DS9, "Explorers" airs.

1995, Star Trek:Voyager, "Faces" airs.

1998, Invasion: Earth airs on the BBC.

2002, Star Trek:Enterprise, "Fallen Hero" airs.

2009, Star Trek has its first full day of release following advance screenings the night before.