# 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:** 71
**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:** [February 7, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1401 "2022-02-07T15:00:44Z")
Just spotted Alexander Siddig as an Imperial prosecutor in the recent _Foundation_ miniseries. > **[Alexander Siddig](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Alexander_Siddig)** > > Alexander Siddig (born 21 November 1965; age 56) is an actor best known for his portrayal of Doctor Julian Bashir on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He also appeared as Dr. Bashir in the Star Trek: The Next Generation sixth season episode "Birthright,... And Corbin Bernsen as a conservative Congressman from Michigan on _The West Wing_. > **[Corbin Bernsen](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Corbin_Bernsen)** > > Corbin Dean Bernsen (born 7 September 1954; age 68) is the actor who played Q2 in the Star Trek: The Next Generation third season episode "Deja Q". According to the Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (2nd ed., p. 114), "Corbin Bernsen has... ---
**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:** [February 8, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1402 "2022-02-08T20:21:29Z")
Richard Riehle was also on _The West Wing_ episode I saw last night, as a Detroit Police sergeant. He’s played three different _ST_ characters over the years. > **[Richard Riehle](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Richard_Riehle)** > > Richard Riehle (born 12 May 1948; age 74) is a prolific character actor from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, who has appeared in three Star Trek spin-offs, as well as over 50 other television series and about twice as many films. He first appeared as... I also recently watched the Mafia movie _Donnie Brasco_, in which this _ST_ actor appeared: > **[Zach Grenier](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Zach_Grenier)** > > Zach Grenier (born 12 February 1954; age 68) is the actor who played Renth in the Star Trek: Enterprise second season episode "The Catwalk". He filmed his scenes between Friday 25 October 2002 and Friday 1 November 2002 on Paramount Stage 8 and 18.... ---
**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:** [February 8, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1403 "2022-02-08T20:41:29Z")
Sally Kellerman, “Dr Elizabeth Dehner” in the second _ **Star Trek** _ pilot, as Ann’s girlfriend “Sandy Stafford” in the _ **That Girl** _ episode “Break a Leg.” **NB:** George Carlin is in this episode as Ann’s agent “George Lester.” ---
**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:** [February 9, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1404 "2022-02-09T14:39:27Z")
These actors both appeared in the _The West Wing_ episode which I just saw, the first as a liberal U.S. senator, and the second as a State Department official. > **[Ed Begley, Jr.](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Ed_Begley,_Jr.?so=search)** > > Ed Begley, Jr. (born 16 September 1949; age 73) is an actor from Los Angeles, California who played Henry Starling in the Star Trek: Voyager third season episodes "Future's End" and "Future's End, Part II". He is one of the few people to have... > **[Tony Plana](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Tony_Plana)** > > Tony Plana (born 19 April 1954; age 68) is an actor who was originally from Cuba. He played Amaros in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine second season episodes "The Maquis, Part I" and "The Maquis, Part II". He has been married to Ada Maris since 1988.... ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1405 "2022-02-11T18:13:03Z")
Another _West Wing_ spotting - he played a cartographer visiting the White House: > **[John Billingsley](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/John_Billingsley)** > > John A. Billingsley (born 20 May 1960; age 62) is the actor best known to Star Trek fans for playing Doctor Phlox, the Denobulan chief medical officer of Enterprise NX-01, on Star Trek: Enterprise. Born in Media, Pennsylvania and raised in Weston,... ---
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Natalie Norwick, “Mrs Leighton” in “The Conscience of the King,” as nursemaid “Janet Murch” in the suspense thriller _ **23 Paces to Baker Street** _ (1956). ---
**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:** [February 13, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1407 "2022-02-13T23:06:59Z")
Joseph Mell, the “Trader” in “The Cage,” as “Sol” in the “Soap Gets in Your Eyes” episode of _ **That Girl** _. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2022, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1408 "2022-02-14T02:43:51Z")
Susan Oliver, Vina and the green dancing girl, hubba hubba, in the Star Trek pilot, “The Cage” in the Wagon Train episode, “The Lily Legend Story”. ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1409 "2022-02-14T05:42:17Z")
Usually when i watch a dumb 25 minute old show {Like Dragnet} ill look up an actress if she seems memorable. In the third ep of season one there was a woman named [Peggy Webber](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0916423/mediaviewer/rm157730560/) 45 then in 1969. Turns out I’d seen her before as a mom in the first Twilight Zone, and she was The Admirals aged wife in TNG: Too Short a Season. She’s STILL alive. Like the 22cnd oldest actor/actress today. Edit: Nevermind that was Marsha Hunt…I got them confused because they are both still alive and in their mid nineties. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1410 "2022-02-15T15:08:33Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of _West Wing_ lately. Spread across several episodes: This guy played a Big Phama executive: > **[Len Cariou](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Len_Cariou)** > > Len Cariou (born 30 September 1939; age 83) is a Canadian actor who played an alien taking the appearance of Admiral Janeway in the Star Trek: Voyager third season episode "Coda". He is known for his extensive work on Broadway, most notably his Tony... She appeared as a White House budget analyst: > **[Rosalind Chao](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Rosalind_Chao)** > > Rosalind Chao (born 23 September 1957; age 65) is an actress best known for her portrayal of Keiko O'Brien (née Ishikawa) in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. (While the character of Keiko is a Japanese national, the... He was the Secretary of Agriculture: > **[Harry Groener](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Harry_Groener)** > > Harry Groener (born 10 September 1951; age 71) is a German-born American actor who played three different roles on three different Star Trek series. He first played Tam Elbrun in the Star Trek: The Next Generation third season episode "Tin Man". This... He was a Democratic Congressman: > **[David Spielberg](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/David_Spielberg)** > > David Spielberg (6 March 1939 – 1 June 2016; age 77) was the actor who portrayed Commander Calvin Hutchinson in the Star Trek: The Next Generation sixth season episode "Starship Mine". He later guest starred in the episode "And Everything Nice" of... ---
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Bruce Hyde, “Lt Kevin Riley,” as rich kid “Hobart Niles” in the “Beware of Actors Bearing Gifts” episode of _ **That Girl** _. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1412 "2022-02-23T17:49:25Z")
He played a judge in the Albert Brooks comedy _Defending Your Life_, which I just saw (and was also in the sf classic _Forbidden Planet_, many years before): > **[George D. Wallace](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/George_D._Wallace)** > > George Dewey Wallace (8 June 1917 – 22 July 2005; age 88) was an actor who appeared as Vice Admiral Simons in the Star Trek: The Next Generation sixth season episode "Man Of The People". Wallace was born in New York City, New York. He had a role in... ---
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I watched “The Puppet Masters” last night. Featured as female lead Julie Warner who played Christie Henshaw in TNG. Also Andrew Robinson in a small part. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1414 "2022-02-23T18:21:46Z")
DeForest Kelly _and_ John Hoyt (“The Two Doctors”) in the _ **Bonanza** _ episode “The Decision.” ---
**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:** [February 23, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1415 "2022-02-23T22:12:59Z")
Clint Howard (who appears in just about every movie his brother Ron directs) as a nursing home attendant in _Cocoon_. > **[Clint Howard](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Clint_Howard?so=search)** > > Clint Howard (born 20 April 1959; age 63) is an actor who guest starred in four Star Trek episodes across four series. There is an interval of 51 years between his first role and his latest role. He filmed his scenes as Balok for TOS: "The Corbomite... ---
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Paul Carr, “Lt Kelso” in “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” as a would-be boyfriend in _ **That Girl** _’s “What Are Your Intentions?” ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1417 "2022-02-25T14:24:05Z")
Sally Kellerman, who played Dr. Elizabeth Dehner in _TOS_ “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” has died. > **[Sally Kellerman, 'M\*A\*S\*H' film star and Oscar nominee, has died at 84 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/24/entertainment/sally-kellerman-oscar-nominated-mash-star-death/)** > > Sally Kellerman, the prolific Oscar-nominated actress who played Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" O'Houlihan in the 1970 film "M\*A\*S\*H," has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which cited her son. She was 84. > **[Sally Kellerman](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Sally_Kellerman)** > > Sally Claire Kellerman (2 June 1937 – 24 February 2022; age 84) was an American actress who portrayed Elizabeth Dehner in the Star Trek: The Original Series first season episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before". She was born in Long Beach, California,... ---
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Ken Lynch again as the father of a young Flamenco dancer in the _ **Dick van Dyke** _ episode “The Talented Neighborhood” (1962). ---
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Ian “Mr Atoz” Wolfe again as the secretary to Jimmy Stewart’s dad in Frank Capra’s _ **You Can’t Take It With You** _ (1938). Blink and you’ll miss him! ---
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William Schallert (“Nils Barris” in “The Trouble with Tribbles”) as “Reverend Kirk” (!) in the _ **Dick van Dyke** _ episode “A Word a Day” (1962). The baby expert Dr Spock is mentioned in this episode as well. Leah (aka Lia) Waggner, Schallert’s wife IRL, was in this episode as “Mrs Kirk.” She also appeared opposite him in two episodes of _ **The Patty Duke Show** _, where he was Patty’s father (along with his uncle and twin brother). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982.md?page=70) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982.md?page=72)