Thanks!
I was wrong, Michael Des Barres, THAT’S HIM! THAT’S THE GUY! Dude you ROCK! Awesome sleuthing, thank you!
Now I just have to see if it’s the right movie I’m thinking of…
Aaand according to IMDB the movie was called “Nightflyers” and is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thanks to everyone for your help, I KNEW I came to the right place!
Just an FYI, the guy Undercover2 was looking for was Michael Des Barres…
Woo, good usage of “thither,” I like you already 
I tend to remember Michael Des Barres as the guy who took over from Robert Palmer in the 80s band The Power Station.
And I remember him as the lead singer of Scum of the Earth from WKRP…
I prefer his ex. She’s still a cutie.
Interesting…the movie Nightflyers is based on a novella by the same name written by George R. R. Martin.