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Birthdays
| Al Feldstein 1925, American painter of Western wildlife and an influential author-editor who wrote, drew and edited for EC Comics, followed by a lengthy career as the editor of Mad. |
| Bob Kane 1915, comic book artist and writer, credited as the creator of the famous DC Comics superhero Batman. in 1936, freelancing original material to editor Jerry Iger's comic book Wow, What A Magazine!, including his first pencil and ink work on the serial Hiram Hick. The following year, Kane began to work at Iger's subsequent studio, Eisner & Iger, In early 1939, DC's success with the seminal superhero Superman in Action Comics prompted editors to scramble for more such heroes. In response, Bob Kane conceived "the Bat-Man". Kane said his influences for the character included actor Douglas Fairbanks' movie portrayal of the swashbuckler Zorro, Leonardo Da Vinci's diagram of the ornithopter, a flying machine with huge bat-like wings; and the 1930 film The Bat Whispers, In 1943, Kane left the Batman comic books to focus on penciling the daily Batman newspaper comic strip. After the strip finished in 1946, Kane returned to the comic books. As Kane's comic-book work tapered off in the 1960s, he parlayed his Batman status into minor celebrity. He enjoyed a post-comics career in TV animation, creating the characters Courageous Cat and Cool McCool, and as a painter showed his work in art galleries, although even some of these paintings were produced by ghost artists. In 1989, Kane published the autobiography Batman and Me, with a second volume Batman and Me, The Saga Continues, in 1996. |
| I. Stanford Jolley 1900, actor, Roadside Thug [Ch. 1]/G-Man [Chs. 3, 7, 15]/Reporter [Chs. 7, 12]/Intern[Ch. 14] - - Dick Tracy (1937/I), Henchman Brett - Batman (1943)[Chs. 2-5], Henchman Watson - The Phantom (1943)[Chs. 7-9, 13], Sheriff - Superman (1948)[Chs. 11-12], Zarol - Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere (1951)[Chs. 8-9], Jim Todd / Dr. Lambert - Space Patrol (3 episodes, 1953-1954), Sheriff - Captain Midnight (1 episode, "Deadly Diamonds", 1954), Hardy - Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (1 episode, "Cosmic Vengeance", 1955), Plastic Surgeon / Spike - Adventures of Superman (2 episodes, 1953-1957), Governor of Rivers - Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961). |
| John Winston 1933, actor, The Guard / British Sentry - The Time Tunnel (2 episodes, 1966), Transporter Chief / Transporter Technician / Lt. Kyle - Star Trek (11 episodes, 1967-1969), Cmdr. Kyle - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Plantaganet - Max Headroom (1 episode, "Body Banks", 1987), Captain Jefferies - Star Trek: New Voyages (1 episode, "Come What May", 2004). |
| F. Murray Abraham 1939, actor, Cornelius - Slipstream (1989), Dr. Harry Bertram, the Whale Man - Beyond the Stars (1989), Professor Harlech - Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993) (TV), Ad'har Ru'afo - Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Noah - Muppets from Space (1999). |
| Karen Austin 1954, actress, June Wright - The Twilight Zone (segment "A Matter of Minutes") (1 episode, 1986), Kalandra - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "...Nor the Battle to the Strong", 1996), Anita - 3rd Rock from the Sun (1 episode, "Auto Eurodicka", 1998), Lydia the Secretary / Amanda Starr - Sliders (2 episodes, 1995-1999), Miral, B'Elanna Torres' Mother - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Barge of the Dead", 1999), Nun #2 - Steven Spielberg Presents Taken (1 episode, "Beyond the Sky", 2002), Lilly - Battlestar Galactica (1 episode, "Escape Velocity", 2008),. |
| Charley Lang 1955, actor, Hugh Travis - The Powers of Matthew Star (1 episode, "Swords and Quests", 1983), Kenny Dunstan - Alien Nation (1 episode, "The Takeover", 1989), Lt. Duffy - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Hollow Pursuits", 1990), Ted Whitcomb - The Flash (1 episode, "Twin Streaks",1991), Jarvis Powell - Fire in the Sky (1993), Dr. Halligan - Dark Skies (11 episodes, 1996-1997), Starke - Sliders (1 episode, "Genesis", 1998), MIB #1 - Seven Days (14 episodes, 1998-2000). |
| John Kassir 1957, actor/comedian, best known as the voice of the Crypt Keeper in HBO's, Tales from the Crypt franchise. Kassir is also best known for his voice work as Ray "Raymundo" Rocket on Rocket Power, the mischievous Raccoon Meeko in Pocahontas, Jibolba in the Tak and the Power of Juju video game series, and the current voices of Pete Puma in The Looney Tunes Show, and Deadpool in X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse and the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance series. He also appeared as The Atom in the Justice League of America pilot episode, which, despite not being picked up, was released as a film in some markets. John has appeared in over a dozen feature films, starred in eight TV pilots (six of which went to series and two of which lasted on air for over six years each) and guest starred in dozens of TV series in both comic and dramatic roles. More recently, John has specialized in voice-over work for animation, video games, and other productions. Notable in this regard has been his acting the roles of Ray "Raymundo" Rocket on Rocket Power. He also provided the voice for the mercenary Deadpool in the video games X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, as well as for Sauron and Pyro, two other well-known characters. He was also featured in the very first commercial for the Nintendo cornerstone video game series The Legend of Zelda in the United States in 1987. He provided the voice of the mischievous raccoon Meeko in Disney's 1995 animated feature Pocahontas and Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World. Also, he provided the voice of Buster Bunny in four Tiny Toon Adventures cartoons (following Charlie Adler's departure from the role). He played the villainous Scuttlebutt in An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island. He also made one voice appearance in an episode of Ben 10 as Zombozo. He voiced the character Adam MacIntyre and others in the video game Dead Rising. Recently, his voice is featured in the game Shadows of the Damned. In February 2011, Kassir was cast in Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Killer along with Bill Nighy as Fallon, the two-headed leader of the giants; Nighy will play the big head while Kassir will play the small head. In 2011, he voiced Crazy Smurf in the film The Smurfs. |
Events
| 1979, Quatermass airs on ITV. |
| 1991, Gene Roddenberry, Star Trek creator, dies of a heart attack at age 70 (born 1921). |
| 1993, Star Trek:DS9, "Cardassians" airs. |
| 1994, Star Trek:DS9, "Second Skin" airs. |
| 1994, The animated TV series Gargoyles first airs. |
| 2001, Star Trek:Enterprise, "Terra Nova" airs. |
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