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

January 5, 2012

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Starman, Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Highlander, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Gollum, Bozo.

There is way to many great people having birthdays today to try and point just one out so scroll down and take a look at all the talented folks that have made our lives a little more entertained. Then once that take a look at the events which are just as great as the people.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Alfred Ryder 1916, actor, John Marriott / Ted Doliver - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (2 episodes, 1959-1960), Edgar Price - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "The Borderland", 1963), Professor Robert Crater - Star Trek (1 episode, "The Man Trap", 1966), Krueger / Dr. Bergstrom - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (3 episodes, 1966-1967), Mr. Nexus / The Invader Leader / Ryder - The Invaders (3 episodes, 1967-1968), Parteg - Land of the Giants (1 episode, "Night of Thrombeldinbar", 1969), Joe Lannon - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "Pilot Error", 1974), Garedon - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1 episode, "Escape from Wedded Bliss", 1979).
Cliff Potts 1942, actor, John Keenan - Silent Running (1972), Jake Lawton - Starman (1 episode, "Best Buddies", 1986), Admiral Kennelly - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Ensign Ro", 1991).
Clancy Brown 1959, actor, Rawhide - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), Victor Kruger / The Kurgan - Highlander (1986), Gonta / Additional Voices - Pom Poko (1994) (voice: English version), Octopin Leader - The Little Mermaid (1 episode, "Heroes", 1994), John Danziger - Earth 2 (21 episodes, 1994-1995), Wolf / Hakon / Tomas Brod - Gargoyles (12 episodes, 1994-1996), Bully - Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (1 episode, "A Bronx Tail", 1995)(voice), Clammando - Street Sharks (2 episodes, 1995), Sergeant Linden Styles - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "Afterlife",1996), Lex Luthor - Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996) (TV) (voice), Seige - Mighty Ducks (3 episodes, 1996), Sasquatch - The Incredible Hulk (1 episode, "Man to Man, Beast to Beast", 1996)(voice), Raiden - Mortal Combat (13 episodes, 1996)(voice), Col. Nikolai / Guard / The Entity / Professor Francois - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (2 episodes, 1997), Sgt. Zim - Starship Troopers (1997), Tempus - Extreme Ghostbusters (1 episode, "Ghost Apocalyptic Future", 1997)(voice), Porkpie - Hey Arnold! (1 episode, "Freeze Frame/Phoebe Cheats",1997)(voice), Lex Luthor - The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest (1998) (TV) (voice), Blotox - Disney's Hercules (1 episode, "Hercules and the Techno Greeks", 1998), Baron Bone - The Secret Files of the SpyDogs (1 episode, "Bone / Time", 1998), Harrington - The Angry Beavers (1 episode, "In Search of Big Byoo-Tox / Moron-a-Thon Man", 1999)(voice), Maxmillian Spiel - Godzilla: The Series (1 episode, "Cash of the Titans", 1999)(voice), Hessian Trooper - The Night of the Headless Horseman (1999) (TV) (voice), Lex Luthor - Superman: The Animated Series (20 episodes, 1996-2000)(voice),Robot Maximus / IGOR / Robot Pilot - Voltron: The Third Dimension (5 episodes, 1998-2000), Sgt. Charlie Zim - Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles (3 episodes, 1999-2000), Tough / Kleev / Sentry #2 - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2 episodes, 2000)(voice), (50 other cartoon series on top of these ), Admiral LaMaise - Recess (1 episode, "The Army Navy Game", 2000), Bald Guy - Recess: School's Out (2001) (voice), Mr. Krabs - Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast (2003) (voice), Mr. Krabs - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) (voice), Alexander Paine - A.T.O.M.: Alpha Teens on Machines (2005) (voice), Kelvin Inman - Lost (2 episodes, 2006), Mr. Eugene H. Krabs - SpongeBob SquarePants (88 episodes, 1999-2010), Savage Opress - Star Wars: The Clone Wars (3 episodes, 2011), Meacham - Cowboys & Aliens (2011).
Paul McGillion 1965,actor, First Officer - Sliders (1 episode, "Obsession", 1996), FBI / Fred Neiman / Angry Husband - The X-Files (2 episodes, 1994-1997), Young Ernest Littlefield - Stargate SG-1 (1 episode, "The Torment of Tantalus", 1997), Raphael - First Wave (1 episode, "Lungfish", 1998), Brandon - Seven Days (1 episode, "Playmates and Presidents", 2000), Lex Lackey - Smallville (1 episode, "Insurgence", 2003), George - Twilight Zone (1 episode, "It's Still a Good Life", 2003), Wexford - Sanctuary (1 episode, "Episode #1.6", 2007), Dr. Carson Beckett - Stargate Atlantis (62 episodes, 2004-2009), Dr. Lawrence Parker - V (1 episode, "Fruition", 2010), Wexford - Sanctuary (4 episodes, 2010).
Dany Saval 1940, actress, Lyrae - Moon Pilot (1962)
Robert Duvall 1931, actor, Spurgeon Tanner - Deep Impact, Priest on Swing - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), THX - THX 1138 (1971), Raul Nimon - The Time Tunnel (1967), Zar - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Adam Ballard - The Outer Limits (1964), Charley Parkes - The Twilight Zone (1963).
Wolf Morris 1925, actor, Padmasambhava - Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen, Episode 5 (1967), voice of Gollum in BBC 4's 1968 radio series The Hobbit.
George Reeves 1914, actor, Superman - Adv. Of Superman (1951).
Foxo Reardon 1905, cartoonist, created "Bozo" world's first pantomime comic strip (1924)
Russ Manning 1929, comic book artist, cartoonist, created the series Magnus, Robot Fighter and illustrated such newspaper comic strips as Tarzan and Star Wars. In 1953, he went to work for Western Publishing and illustrated stories for the wide variety of comics published by Western for Dell Comics, and later for Western's own Gold Key Comics line. His first notable work was on Brothers of the Spear, a backup feature, created by Gaylord Du Bois in the Tarzan comic book. He also drew a few Tarzan stories. He created Gold Key's Magnus Robot Fighter in 1963 and drew the first 21 issues, through 1968. From 1965 to 1969, Manning drew Gold Key's Tarzan series. During this time, he adapted ten of the first eleven Tarzan novels written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, from scripts written by Gaylord Du Bois. Manning also drew the Korak stories in the first 11 issues of Gold Key's Korak comic. From 1969 to 1972 he did the Tarzan daily newspaper strip, and stayed on the Sunday page until 1979. He also created four original Tarzan graphic novels for European publication. His final major work was writing and drawing the Star Wars newspaper strip in 1979-80.
Joe Flanigan 1967, actor, Det. Claude Morton - Birds of Prey (1 episode, "Prey for the Hunter", 2002), Lt. Colonel John Sheppard - Stargate SG-1 (1 episode, "The Pegasus Project", 2006), Lt. Colonel John Sheppard - Stargate: Atlantis (99 episodes, 2004-2009), Jeff Weaver - Warehouse 13 (1 episode, Elements", 2009).
George Magrill 1900, actor, Member of Ship's Crew - King Kong (1933), Henchman Bailey - Tailspin Tommy (1934)[Chs. 4, 6-7], Ming Soldier - Flash Gordon (1936/I), Freighter Crewman - Secret Agent X-9 (1937)[Chs. 9-10], Fertilizer Warehouse Thug - Dick Tracy Returns (1938)[Ch. 7], Spike, Thug with Bordine - The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)[Ch. 5], Henchman - The Spider Returns (1941), Henchman Red - Captain Midnight (1942)[Chs. 5-7], Circus Roustabout - Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942), Henchman at Sphinx Club - Batman (1943)[Chs. 9-10], Mechanic Thug - Captain America (1944)[Ch. 7], Detective at Starling's Interrogation - Dick Tracy (1945), Bank Robber - Superman (1948)[Ch. 3], Sam, Thug-Truck Driver - The Invisible Monster (1950)[Chs.4-5], Lionian Brave - Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950), Pitchman - Red Planet Mars (1952), Traffic Cop - The War of the Worlds (1953).


Events

1899, Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure-Charles Augustus Milverton
1945, Pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty"
1948, Superman radio program broadcast over the Mutual Network begins.
1967, Star Trek:TOS, "The Galileo Seven" airs.
1968, Star Trek:TOS, "The Gamesters of Triskelion" airs.
1970, "Love is..." becomes syndicated cartoon by cartoonist Kim Casali
1974, Star Trek:TAS, "The Eye of the Beholder" airs.
1981, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series airs on BBC.
1992, The Girl from Tomorrow
2001, Black Scorpion is a comedy-action TV series that aired on the Sci-Fi Channel

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