Jack Davis, EC Comics, Two-Fisted Tales, Rawhide Kid, Guindon, Barnabas Collins, Dark Shadows, The She-Creature, King Kong, Dr. Cyclops, Dimension 5.

Those that have watched the 1933 version of King Kong, and Son of Kong from the same year, will recognize Frank Reicher from his role as Captain Englehorn. Frank carried on with other sci-fi roles into the 50's.


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Birthdays

Jack Davis 1924, cartoonist and illustrator, After rejections from several comic book publishers, he began freelancing for William Gaines' EC Comics in 1950, contributing to Tales from the Crypt, Two-Fisted Tales and The Vault of Horror. In the late 1950s, he drew Western stories for Atlas Comics. His 1963 work on the Rawhide Kid (#33-35) was his last for non-humor comic books.

Dick Guindon 1935, cartoonist best known for his gag panel, Guindon.

Jonathan Frid 1924, actor, best known for the role of vampire Barnabas Collins on the first incarnation of the gothic U.S. cult television serial Dark Shadows.

Flo Bert 1892, actress, Marta, the Maid - The She-Creature (1956).

Donald Stuart 1898, actor, Inspector Lane - The Invisible Man (1933).

Frank Reicher 1875, actor, Captain Englehorn - King Kong (1933), Captain Englehorn - The Son of Kong (1933), Professor Meiklejohn - The Invisible Ray (1936), Professor Kendall - Dr. Cyclops (1940), Prof. Lyman - Captain America (1944)[Ch. 1], Dr. MacKenzie - Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad (1948), Hospital Superintendent - Superman and the Mole-Men (1951).

Dennis Christopher 1955, actor, Damon - Alien Predator (1987), Borath - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "The Search: Part 2", 1994), Ambassador Dillington - SeaQuest DSV (1 episode, "Reunion", 1996), Paul D'Arnot - Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1 episode, "Tarzan's Return: Part 1", 1996), Bobby Dupree - Roswell (2 episodes, 2001), Danik - Star Trek:Enterprise (1 episode, "Detained", 2002), Dr. Martin Ruber - The Lost Room (3 episodes, 2006).

Donald Woods 1906, actor, Capt. Phil Jackson - The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), Colonel Jim Benson - Men into Space (1 episode, "Emergency Mission", 1960), Kane - Dimension 5 (1966).

Virginia Carroll 1913, actress, Stewardess - Dick Tracy Returns (1938)[Ch. 1], Martha Kent - Superman (1948)[Ch. 1], Mrs. Williams - Adventures of Superman (1 episode, "The Birthday Letter", 1952).

Events

1968, The scene of Kirk, Spock and McCoy sharing a bottle of Saurian brandy in Flint's castle is filmed for TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah".

1998, "First Wave" is aired.

1998, Star Trek:Voyager, "Nothing Human" airs.