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February 12, 2012

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What Canadian actor invented a stopwatch that ran backwards to help radio announcers gauge how much time they had available while speaking and became a "Bonanza" to the crew of the 70's Battlestar Galactica crew?


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Birthdays

Steven Hughes 1954, artist for the Chaos! Comics company. Hughes provided the art for many of the company's comics, including Lady Death, Evil Ernie, and the short-lived superhero series Detonator .
Christopher Pettiet 1976, actor, Rutian boy - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "The High Ground", 1990), Zachery Thomas - SeaQuest DSV (1 episode, "Brothers and Sisters", 1993).
Raphael Sbarge 1964, actor, Sherman - My Science Project (1985), Will - Quantum Leap (1 episode, 1990), Avatar - SeaQuest DSV (1 episode, "Alone", 1995), Michael Jonas - Star Trek: Voyager (5 episodes, 1996), Commander / Tech - Independence Day (1996), Mark Simonson - Dark Skies (1 episode, "We Shall Overcome", 1996), Lieutenant Bernstein - Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles (1 episode, "Swarm", 1999), Boston Brand / Deadman - Justice League (1 episode, "Dead Reckoning", 2006), Additional voices / Professor Zei - Avatar: The Last Airbender (1 episode, "The Library", 2006), Willy - Random! Cartoons (1 episode, "Bradwurst" 2007), Cpl. Ryder - Gemini Division (2008) TV series (unknown episodes), Richard - Dollhouse (1 episode, "Echo", 2009), Sheriff Werner - Heroes (1 episode," Chapter Six 'Strange Attractors' ", 2009), He also has done a multitude of voices for video games.
Sigrid Thornton 1959, actress, Issacs - Trapped in Space (1994), Narrator - The New Adventures of Ocean Girl" (2000) TV series (voice), Mayor Wilson - Inspector Gadget 2 (2003) (V).
Joanna Kerns 1953, actress, Marilyn Baker - Ape (1976), Marjorie Donovan - V (1983) (TV).
Michael Ironside 1950, Overdog - Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983), Ham Tyler - V: The Final Battle (3 episodes, 1984), Capt. Neal Braddock - Murder in Space (1985) (TV), Ham Tyler - V (13 episodes, 1984-1985), Acton - The Ray Bradbury Theater (1 episode, 1988), Richter - Total Recall (1990), Gen. Katana - Highlander II: The Quickening (1991), Captain Oliver Hudson - SeaQuest DSV (13 episodes, 1995-1996), Jean Rasczak - Starship Troopers (1997), 80's Batman - The New Batman Adventures (1 episode, 1998), Darkseid - Superman: The Animated Series (7 episodes, 1997-2000), Tyler - Heavy Metal 2000 (2000) (voice), Ambassador Prosser / General Quince - The Outer Limits (2 episodes, 1999-2001), The Patriarch - Andromeda (2 episodes, 2003-2004), General Sam Lane - Smallville (2 episodes, 2004), Dragon Scout Leader - Jackie Chan Adventures (1 episode, 2004), Seevis - Stargate SG-1 (1 episode, 2006), Darkseid - Justice League (4 episodes, 2003-2006), Colonal Gauge - Mutants (2008), Colonel Moss - Wolverine and the X-Men (6 episodes, 2008-2009), General Ashdown - Terminator Salvation (2009).
Cliff De Young 1945, actor, Les Morgan - Independence Day (1983), Bill Freeman - Flight of the Navigator (1986), Jeff McDowell - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, 1986), Croden - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Vortex", 1993), Dr. Jay Nemman- The X Files (1 episode, 1993), Burt Docker - Time Trax (1 episode, 1994), Dr. Cray Z. Mollardo - RoboCop (4 episodes, 1994), Agent Navarro - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 episode, 1995), Detective Rick Nolte - Timecop (1 episode, 1997), John Doe - The Last Man on Planet Earth (1999) (TV), Prince Stewart - Harsh Realm (1 episode, 2000), Lloyd - 2012 Doomsday (2008) (V), Dr. Kline - Solar Flare (2008).
John D Hancock 1939, Director, The Twilight Zone (5 episodes, 1985-1986).
Paul Shenar 1936, actor, Alexi Zartov - The Invisible Man (1 episode, 1975), Charles Edward Royce - Gemini Man (1976) (TV), Dr. Alan Cory - The Bionic Woman (1 episode, 1976), Wertz - Wonder Woman (2 episodes, 1976), David Eakins - Logan's Run (1 episode, 1977).
Annette Crosbie 1934, actress, Mrs. Angelo - Doctor Who (1 episode, "The Eleventh Hour", 2010).
Juanita [Ruth] Coulson 1933, sci-fi author, Web of Wizardry, Space Trap.
Lincoln Kilpatrick 1931, actor, Zachary - The Omega Man (1971), The Priest - Soylent Green (1973), Captain Braco - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, 1974), Dr. Ecbar - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1 episode, "Space Vampire", 1980), Le Masters - The Greatest American Hero (1 episode, 1982).
Ann Gillis 1927, actress, Little Orphan Annie - Little Orphan Annie (1938), Adult Faline - Bambi (1942) (voice), Out There (1 episode, "Seven Temporary Moons", 1951), Poole's mother - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
Forrest Tucker 1919, actor, Gil Graham - The Strange World of Planet X (1958), J.T. Connors - The Bionic Woman (1 episode, "The Deadly Missiles", 1976).
Lorne Greene 1915, actor, Ben Cartwright - Bonanza (430 episodes, 1959-1973), Cmdr. Adama - Battlestar Galactica (1978) (TV), Commander Adama - Battlestar Galactica (21 episodes, 1978-1979), Commander Adama - Galactica 1980 (10 episodes, 1980). He invented a stopwatch that ran backwards to help radio announcers gauge how much time they had available while speaking.
Ernest Clark 1912, actor, Sir Charles Anderson / Colonel Ward - Invisible Man" (4 episodes, 1959).
Harry Bellaver 1905, actor, Dickson - Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1 episode, "Cargo of Death", 1954).
Ludwig Stossel 1883, actor, Dr. Richard Wissman / Mr. Rogers - Science Fiction Theatre (2 episodes, "Spider Inc.", "Sound That Kills", 1955-1956), Aldo Von Metz - From the Earth to the Moon (1958).
Lincoln Demyan 1925, actor, Security - The Invaders (1 episode, 1968), Sergeant Lipton - Star Trek (1 episode,"Assignment: Earth", 1968), Dealer / Master Sergeant McMahon - Hogan's Heroes (2 episodes, 1968-1969).
Brioni Farrell 1940, actress, Tula - Star Trek (1 episode, "The Return of the Archons", 1967), Ezelda - The Bionic Woman (1 episode, "Jaime and the King", 1977).
Richard Lynch 1940, actor, Denton - The Bionic Woman (1 episode, 1978), Wolfe - Battlestar Galactica (2 episodes, 1978), Morgan Velosi - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1 episode, 1979), Xaviar - Galactica 1980 (3 episodes, 1980), Zoltan Gregory - Manimal (1 episode, 1983), Sheriff Clay Horton - Automan (1 episode, 1984), Dr. Lothar Presley - Super Force (3 episodes, 1991-1992), Baran - Star Trek: The Next Generation (2 episodes, 1993), Anton Lewellyn - Cyborg 3: The Recycler (1994), Graft - Phantom 2040" (1994) TV series, Cage - Highlander (1 episode, 1995), Count Iblis - Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming (1999).
Zach Grenier 1954, actor, Dr. Herman Stites - The X Files (1 episode, 2001), Renth - Star Trek:Enterprise (1 episode, "The Catwalk", 2002), Mr. Sherman / Rafke Fantastic Four 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007).
Judd Winick 1970, comic book and comic strip artist and writer, Winick first gained fame for his 1994 stint on MTV's The Real World: San Francisco, before earning success for his work on comic books as Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Pedro and Me, his autobiographical graphic novel about his friendship with Real World castmate and AIDS educator Pedro Zamora. He also created the animated TV series The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, which ran for three seasons on Cartoon Network.
Ernest Sarracino 1915, actor, Akbar - Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)[Ch. 11-12], Priest - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1 episode, "The Storm", 1960), Amalfi - My Favorite Martian (1 episode, "A Martian Fiddles Around", 1965), Leo Rinaldi - The Invaders (1 episode, "Quantity: Unknown", 1967).
Scott Menvilee 1971, actor/voice actor, his first role came in 1979 in an episode of Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo. He is perhaps best known as Robin on Teen Titans, Lloyd Irving on Tales of Symphonia, Freddy Flintstone on The Flintstone Kids (taking over the role from Lennie Weinrib) and Ma-Ti on Captain Planet and the Planeteers. He also voiced Jonny Quest on The New Adventures of Jonny Quest and Quicksilver on The Super Hero Squad Show. Recently, he did the voices of Metamorpho in Batman: The Brave and the Bold and JT on Ben 10: Alien Force.
H.M. Wynant 1927, actor, Major Joe Hale - Men Into Space (2 episodes, 1959), David Ellington - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "The Howling Man", 1960), Private Lacoste / William Cooper - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (2 episodes, 1959-1960), Frosty - Batman (2 episodes, 1967), Inspector Hoskins - Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), McAdams - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "Clark Templeton O'Flaherty", 1975), Captain Ballard - Gemini Man (1 episode, "Pilot", 1976), Nick Redmont - Future Cop (1 episode, "Girl on the Ledge", 1977), Flight Director - Hangar 18 (1980), Dave - Earthbound (1981), IXL executive #1 - Solar Crisis (1990), Head #3 - SeaQuest DSV (1 episode, "The Last Lap at Luxury", 1994).
Peter Whitaker 1921, actor, Slave Commuter - Adam Adamant Lives! (1 episode, "Ticket to Terror", 1966), Ministry Inspector / Man - Doomwatch (2 episodes, 1970-1972), Scientist - Blakes 7 (1 episode, "Project Avalon", 1978), Thal Politician / Mentaid / Grecian Man / Onlooker - Doctor Who (10 episodes, 1967-1988).
Charles Quigley 1906, actor, Jim Quinn - The Shadow (1937), Laydron - Brick Bradford (1947), Dr. Hackett - Superman (1948)[Chs. 6-15].
Tom Chatterton 1881, actor, Prof. Arden - Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)[Chs. 1, 4], J.C. Henley - Captain America (1944)[Chs. 6-8], Prison Chaplain - The Phantom Speaks (1945).


Events

1990, Star Trek:TNG "A Matter of Perspective" airs.
1996, Babylon 5 Episode 51 - "Exogenesis" first aired
1996, Star Trek:DS9, "Sons of Mogh" airs.
1996, Star Trek:Voyager, "Dreadnought" airs.
1997, Star Trek:Voyager, "Unity" airs.
2003, Star Trek:Enterprise, "Cease Fire" airs.
2005, Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet action-adventure TV series debuts.

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