# Spotting Star Trek actors in other programs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, star-trek-paramount\ **Created:** [August 29, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982 "2017-08-29T00:49:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 64
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1261 "2021-08-07T01:04:10Z")
Oh yes, Leonard Nimoy plays an Indian outlaw in “The Maggie Hamilton Story” His character’s name is Fallen Eagle, Falling Eagle, or Logical Eagle. Something like that… Fascinating. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1262 "2021-08-10T00:08:37Z")
Elisha Cook, Jr, Kirk’s Lawyer Samuel T. Cogley in “Court Martial”, as well as the gunsel in the Bogart film, “The Maltese Falcon” played “Snooker”, reformed crook, Salvation Army singer and reluctant assassin in the “Pter Gunn” episode, “The Long, Long Ride”. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1263 "2021-08-14T23:51:12Z")
Sherry Jackson, Andrea in “What are Little Girls Made Of” in the Rawhide episode “A Moment in the Sun”. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1264 "2021-08-15T02:04:45Z")
Sounds like something definitely worth watching! 🥰 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1265 "2021-08-15T06:09:12Z")
Jane “Amanda” Wyatt as “Lois Frazer” in the 1950 _noir_ _ **The Man Who Cheated Himself** _. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1266 "2021-08-19T13:17:53Z")
Last night I watched the Oscar-winning (but to me underwhelming) British film _Chariots of Fire_, which had three people in the cast with later _ST_ appearances. The first two played sweethearts in the movie. > **[Ben Cross](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Ben_Cross)** > > Harry Bernard Cross (16 December 1947 – 18 August 2020; age 72), better known as Ben Cross, was the English actor who portrayed Sarek in Star Trek. \[1\] A picture of him was used for card #86 "Ambassador Sarek" of the virtual collectible card battle... > **[Alice Krige](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Alice_Krige)** > > Alice Maud Krige (born 28 June 1954; age 68) is an actress who was introduced to the world of Star Trek in 1996, when she played the Borg Queen in Star Trek: First Contact. She went on to reprise the role in the Star Trek: Voyager seventh season... > **[Dennis Christopher](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Dennis_Christopher)** > > Dennis Christopher (born 2 December 1955; age 66) played a Vorta, Borath, in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine third season episode "The Search, Part II". He later played Danik, a Suliban, in the Star Trek: Enterprise first season episode "Detained".... Similarly, Phoebe’s in-laws in a _Friends_ episode I just saw were played by an actor and actress with _ST_ in their futures. > **[Gregory Itzin](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Gregory_Itzin)** > > Gregory Itzin (20 April 1948 – 8 July 2022; age 74) was an actor who appeared in five episodes spanning three spin-off series of the Star Trek franchise. He was first cast as either Whalen or McNary in the Star Trek: The Next Generation first season... > **[Cristine Rose](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Cristine_Rose)** > > Cristine Sue Rose (born 31 January 1951; age 71) is the actress who played Gi'ral in the Star Trek: The Next Generation sixth season episodes "Birthright, Part I" and "Birthright, Part II". She was born in Lynwood, California and graduated from... ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1267 "2021-08-22T16:30:26Z")
Nice article on Shatner at just a decade shy of a hundred: > **[William Shatner, at 90, keeps seeking that next personal frontier](https://www.washingtonpost.com/s/arts-entertainment/2021/08/20/willam-shatner-awesome-con/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjMzMzcyNjkwIiwicmVhc29uIjoiZ2lmdCIsIm5iZiI6MTYyOTU2NzQxOCwiaXNzIjoic3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ucyIsImV4cCI6MTYzMDc3NzAxOCwiaWF0IjoxNjI5NTY3NDE4LCJqdGkiOiI0YjY0N2M3ZS1kMTRmLTRiN2ItOWI4Ny0wMTZhMjEzYjUzNTciLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50LzIwMjEvMDgvMjAvd2lsbGFtLXNoYXRuZXItYXdlc29tZS1jb24vIn0.rjCLcB4aETaj8QicCT4S1nFfHtc1B4dRTghLAcEYgUE)** > > The pandemic has barely slowed the beloved "Star Trek" icon, who dreams of going to space himself. ---
**Author:** ![Kzbre5m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kzbre5m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kzbre5m)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1268 "2021-08-22T20:56:25Z")
After finding the first Voyager episode on youtube, I flipped the usual premise of this thread, and cheated by researching instead of spotting on television. I wondered about [**Scott Jaeck**](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0415327/?ref_=tt_cl_t_13), playing the rather obscure [Lt. Cmdr. Cavit, second in command](https://youtu.be/rmo8XXV_Djk?t=93), who lived and died in the first episode. He has a long career from the mid-80s to present, including an episode on T. J. Hooker, and as “Administrator” on ST:TNG _The Inner Light_ (where Picard spends 25 minutes living 40 years on a doomed planet). Most parts were one-off, though a couple he managed 4 or 5 episodes. One show was [Newhart, playing Marv Stribling](https://youtu.be/WT6fAcC5lTY?t=47). Marv’s claim to fame was walking from Vermont to California. By the way, I don’t know if this counts for spotting, but the title of the episode _The Inner Light_ came from George Harrison’s song of the same name, the lyrics coming from _Tao Te Ching_, written by Lao Tzu / Laozi. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1269 "2021-08-24T01:05:03Z")
> [@Kzbre5m](#): > > By the way, I don’t know if this counts for spotting, but the title of the episode _The Inner Light_ came from George Harrison’s song of the same name, the lyrics coming from _Tao Te Ching_ , written by Lao Tzu / Laozi. Heck yes that counts! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1270 "2021-08-24T01:11:40Z")
[Meg Wyllie](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943816/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm), the Talosian Keeper in the first [Star Trek: The Original Series](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060028?ref_=nmbio_trv_1) (1966) pilot “The Cage”, played a nutso maid with an Irish accent in the Peter Gunn episode, “A Slight Case of Murder”. She worked for Mr. Barnaby, played by Howard Terbell McNear, Floyd the barber of Mayberry fame, who as a member of a grand jury where none of the indited gangsters went to trial, is blowing them up by various explosives. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1271 "2021-08-24T17:28:15Z")
Been watching (on YouTube) episodes of Kraft Suspense Theater. Every one seems to have at least one Trek actor in it. “The Name of the Game” has four. Grace Lee Whitney (Yeoman Rand), Barry Atwater (Surek), Steve Ihnat (Garth), and Nancy Kovack (Nona). ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1272 "2021-08-24T18:00:41Z")
George “Sulu” Takei and John “Kor” Colicos in the _ **Hawaii Five-O** _ episode “Death’s Name Is Sam” (1975). ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1273 "2021-08-25T01:30:17Z")
Robert Picardo is also in Amazon Women On The Moon as the funeral director. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_f7SFa0tSDo/maxresdefault.jpg "Harvey Pitnik's funeral") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f7SFa0tSDo) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1274 "2021-08-26T02:30:15Z")
^ Look at all that hair! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1275 "2021-08-26T03:24:07Z")
This episode was especially interesting because Takei was an undercover cop trying to get away from the bad guys by stealing their helicopter. Colicos blew him out of the sky (so to speak) with a surface-to-air missile (SAM), hence the title. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1276 "2021-08-26T14:22:37Z")
That’s ridiculous. No one can shoot down Sulu! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1277 "2021-08-26T14:30:35Z")
Takei was also in the re-boot Hawaii 5-0 as one of Chin Ho Kelly’s “uncles”; a moonshiner. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1278 "2021-08-26T17:44:05Z")
“Revenge is a dish best served cold.” —_Klingon proverb_ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1279 "2021-08-27T20:55:07Z")
If _DS9_ can have _Friends_-style opening credits (see above), no reason _VGR_ can’t, too: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZaYg1hsmb60/maxresdefault.jpg "Star Trek: Voyager - Friends Intro") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaYg1hsmb60) ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1280 "2021-08-28T16:59:09Z")
Did a full cast check on that one. It also had William Marshall, Ed Begley Jr., Bernie Casey, Ronnie Cox and Dick Miller. So TOS, Voy, DS9, and TNG are all covered. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982.md?page=63) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982.md?page=65)