In 1937 George Takei was born. His first foray into the sci-fi was in Gigantis the Fire Monster. He even has an asteroid named after him, 7307 Takei.
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Birthdays
| Evan Dorkin 1965, comics artist and writer. His most well-known works are the comic books Milk and Cheese and Dork. |
| Donald Wolfit 1902, actor, Prof. Merrity - Satellite in the Sky (1956). |
| George Takei 1937, actor, Voice - Gigantis the Fire Monster (1955), Professor Kashiwagi - Rodan! The Flying Monster (1955), Taro - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "The Encounter", 1964), Cheng - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode, "The Silent Saboteurs", 1965), Sulu - Star Trek (51 episodes, 1966-1969), Chin-Ling - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "The Coward", 1974), Sulu - Star Trek: The Animated Adventures (22 episodes, 1973-1974), Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu - Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Doctor - Beyond Westworld (1 episode, "Take-Over", 1980), Mr. Sulu - Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Hikaru Sulu - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Additional Voices - Jonny Quest (1986) TV series(unknown episodes), Commander Hikaru Sulu - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), Sulu - Star Trek Adventure (1991), Captain Hikaru Sulu - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Wong / Monk - Spider-Man (1 episode, "Sins of the Fathers Chapter 1: Doctor Strange", 1996), Captain Sulu - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Flashback", 1996), Warlord Shank - Space Cases (3 episodes, 1996-1997), First Ancestor - Mulan (1998) (voice), Ptolemy - Disney's Hercules (1 episode, "Hercules and the Falling Stars", 1998), Mr. Fixx - Batman Beyond (2 episodes, 1999), Mr. Fixx - Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999) (TV) (voice), Bonsai - Baby Blues (1 episode, "Ugly Zoe", 2000)(voice), Akira / Wink, the Game Show Host / Waiter - The Simpsons (3 episodes, 1991-2001)(voice), High Mystic - Jackie Chan Adventures (1 episode, "The Chosen One", 2002)(voice), Warrior #4 - Samurai Jack (1 episode, "Jack Versus Demongo, the Soul Collector", 2002)(voice), Narrator - Roddenberry on Patrol (2003) (V), Phoebe's Father / Kyo Heyerdahl - Hey Arnold! (2 episodes, 1997-2004), First Ancestor - Mulan II (2004) (V) (voice), Warden - Avatar: The Last Airbender (1 episode, "Imprisoned", 2005), Tranquilizer - The X's (1 episode, "To Err Is Truman/No More Mrs. Nice X", 2006), Major Lane - A.I. Assault (2006) (TV), Seventh Samurai - El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (1 episode"Yellow Pantera/Rising Son", 2007), Sulu - Star Trek: New Voyages (1 episode, "World Enough and Time", 2007), Sensei - Kim Possible (6 episodes, 2003-2007), Mayor Screwsum/Police Chief - Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World (1 episode, 2008), Lok Durd - Star Wars: The Clone Wars (1 episode, "Defenders of Peace", 2009), Yoketron - Transformers: Animated (1 episode, "Five Servos of Doom", 2009), Old Man Samurai - Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword (2009) (V) (voice), Fois Gras - Chowder (2 episodes, 2008-2009), Kaito Nakamura - Heroes (12 episodes, 2007-2010), Galactus - The Super Hero Squad Show (2 episodes, 2010). An asteroid between Mars and Jupiter has been renamed 7307 Takei in his honor. |
| Robert DoQui 1934, actor, Lieutenant Frank Johnson - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "The Invisible Enemy", 1964), Daka / Metusa / Charlie - Tarzan (4 episodes, 1966-1968), Pablo Robertson - The New Scooby-Doo Movies (3 episodes, 1972-1973), Breezy - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "Look Alike", 1975), Mr. Hubbard - Starman (1 episode, "The Test", 1987), Sergeant Warren Reed - RoboCop (1987), Sgt. Reed - RoboCop 2 (1990), Doctor / Doobie - Batman: The Animated Series (2 episodes, 1992), Sergeant Warren Reed - RoboCop 3 (1993), Noggra - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Sons of Mogh", 1996). |
| Peter S. Beagle 1939, writer, primarily of fantasy novels and screenplays. He is perhaps best-known for his 1968 fantasy novel The Last Unicorn. He also wrote the screenplay for Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings, which in turn was indirectly responsible for Peter Jackson's blockbuster The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. In the Star Trek franchise, Beagle wrote the screenplay for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Sarek". |
| Jane Daly 1948, actress, Varria - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "The Most Toys", 1990), Mrs. Holt - The X-Files (1 episode, "Badlaa", 2001). |
| Clint Howard 1959, actor, Roo - Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) (voice), Balok -Star Trek (1 episode, "The Corbomite Maneuver", 1966), Junior - The Jungle Book (1967) (voice), Roo - Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) (voice), Roo - Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974) (voice), Roo - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) (voice), John Dexter - Cocoon (1985), Mark - The Rocketeer (1991), Mimmer - Space Rangers (4 episodes, 1993), Grady - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Past tense, part 2", 1995), Dennis - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "The Anniversary", 1996), Deputy - Humanoids from the Deep (1996) (TV), Pontifex - Total Recall 2070 (1 episode, "Baby Lottery", 1999), Whobris - How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Muk - Star Trek: Enterprise (1 episode, "Acquisition", 2002), Tom Miller - Heroes (1 episode, "Chapter Eleven 'I Am Sylar'", 2009), Michael Carlin - Fringe (1 episode, "The Road Not Taken", 2009), Joe Cthulu - The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009) (voice). |
| Nicholas Cascone 1963, actor, Nicholas Cascone - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Pen Pals", 1989), Timor - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Equilibrium", 1994). |
| Monte Landis 1933, actor, Basil - Batman (3 episodes, 1967), Maitre'D - Man From Atlantis (1 episode, "Man O'War", 1977). |
| Louise Jameson 1951, actress, Survivor - Space: 1999 (1 episode," Mission of the Darians", 1975), Leela - Doctor Who (40 episodes, 1977-1978), Leela - Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) (TV). |
Events
| 1935, Brick Bradford comic strip adds a time machine called the "Time Top". |
| 1992, The Disney Channel premieres the animated TV series Goof Troop. |
| 1992, Star Trek:TNG, "Cost of Living" airs. |
| 1994, Babylon 5 Episode 9 - "Deathwalker" first aired |
| 1999, Principal photography wraps on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, with the final scenes of "What You Leave Behind" filmed on Paramount Stage 7. |
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