# 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:** 77
**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:** [September 22, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1521 "2022-09-22T04:25:59Z")
Paul Carr (“Lt Kelso”) and Celeste Yarnall (“Marta”) in the first regular _ **Columbo** _ episode “Ransom for a Dead Man.” ---
**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:** [September 22, 2022, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1522 "2022-09-22T05:59:25Z")
I see now that this was actually a second Peter Falk pilot after 1968’s “Prescription: Murder” with Gene Barry. I had no idea there was more than one. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2022, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1523 "2022-10-06T05:46:48Z")
Barbara “Angela” Baldavin as Robert Culp’s secretary in the _ **Columbo** _ episode “Death Lends a Hand” (1971). ---
**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:** [October 6, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1524 "2022-10-06T18:47:14Z")
I recently saw Michael G. Hagerty as a guy who beats Woody in an arm-wrestling match on _Cheers_. > **[Michael G. Hagerty](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Michael_G._Hagerty)** > > Michael "Mike" G. Hagerty (10 May 1954 – 29 April 2022; age 67) was an actor who appeared as Captain Larg in the Star Trek: The Next Generation fifth season episode "Redemption II" and Skoran in the seventh season episode "Thine Own Self". Hagerty... Also, Don McManus as the husband and manager of a kids’ music star on _Frasier_. > **[Don McManus](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Don_McManus?so=search)** > > Don R. McManus (born 8 November 1959; age 63) played Zio in the Star Trek: Voyager third season episode "The Chute". This article is a stub relating to real-world information such as a performer, author, novel, magazine, or other production material.... And Dan Butler as Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe, who played a recurring (and always entertaining) role as a macho sports-radio commentator, also on _Frasier_. > **[Dan Butler](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Dan_Butler)** > > Daniel Eugene Butler (born 2 December 1954; age 67) is the actor who played Steth, his imposter and Tom Paris in the Star Trek: Voyager fourth season episode "Vis à Vis". Butler is perhaps best known for his role as Robert "Bulldog" Briscoe on... ---
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I happened to catch a episode of the old series “Time Tunnel” last night, “The Kidnappers” in which the “Curator of Canopus” was portrayed by Michael Ansara (Kang). He joined series regulars Whit Bissell (Commander of Space Station K-7), Lee Merriweather (Losira), and, of course, James Darren (Vic Fontaine) And much of the show took place on an alien installation and I can’t swear to it but the corridors sure looked like they came from a certain starship. ---
**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:** [October 24, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1526 "2022-10-24T14:10:03Z")
I noticed that in the Trojan episode of Time Tunnel, Paris’ robe has a zipper. ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1527 "2022-10-24T14:24:36Z")
At this point when we run into a character actor of say the visibility of Severn…the shock is that they WERNT on Trek at some point > **[Severn Darden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severn_Darden)** > > Severn Teakle Darden Jr. (November 9, 1929 – May 27, 1995) was an American comedian and actor, and a founding member of The Second City Chicago-based comedy troupe as well as its predecessor, the Compass Players. He is known from his film appearances for playing the human leader Kolp in the fourth and fifth Planet of the Apes films. His live comedy improv skit under the character of "Walther von der Vogelweide" was influential with two generations of comic performers. > Born in New Orleans, Louisi... ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1528 "2022-10-25T16:53:23Z")
It just occurred to me that Paul Carr (“Lt Lee Kelso”) and Joseph Ruskin (“Gault”) were in this episode. Carr played Paris. The battle scenes were lifted from the movie _ **The 300 Spartans** _, so the Greeks were actually fighting Persians instead of Trojans. > **[The 300 Spartans (1962) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055719/)** > > The 300 Spartans: Directed by Rudolph Maté. With Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, Barry Coe. A small Army of Greeks spearheaded by three hundred Spartans do battle with the whole invading Persian Army. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1529 "2022-10-25T17:12:41Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Carr played Paris. Ah, you are correct. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1530 "2022-10-25T17:44:24Z")
Movies about the Trojan War seem to have a problem with anachronisms. I remember in the 2004 movie _Troy_, Helen in one scene carries a clearly modern parasol. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1531 "2022-10-25T23:27:56Z")
_ **Time Tunnel** _ used footage from movies liberally. It gave the show a big-budget feel. The scenes with the Trojan Horse were taken from _ **Helen of Troy** _. > **["The Time Tunnel" Revenge of the Gods (TV Episode 1966) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0723769/?ref_=ttgf_ql)** > > Revenge of the Gods: Directed by Sobey Martin. With James Darren, Robert Colbert, John Doucette, Dee Hartford. Doug and Tony are in 1200 BC during the war between Greeks and Trojans. They are captured by Ulysses and their knowledge of history makes... > **[Helen of Troy (1956) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049301/?ref_=tt_trv_trv)** > > Helen of Troy: Directed by Robert Wise, Raoul Walsh. With Rossana Podestà, Jacques Sernas, Cedric Hardwicke, Stanley Baker. The Iliad's story of the Trojan war, told from the Trojan viewpoint. There’s an interview with the 1990s surviving cast on YouTube. I’ve always loved that main set! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3MByhY6aSUo/hqdefault.jpg "The Time Tunnel - Inside Irwin Allens") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MByhY6aSUo) ---
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Jon Lomar (multiple “Old Man” roles) as the Coroner at the murder inquest in the _ **Columbo** _ episode “Lady in Waiting.” (1971) ---
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Saw a Night Stalker ep with Katherine Woodville (Natira from For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky) She had an interesting life. She was married to Patrick Macnee and also Edward Albert, son of Eddie Albert. Retired from acting in 1979. She was 13 years older then Edward but still outlived him by 7 years. ---
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Robert Picardo guest-starred in last night’s **CSI:Vegas**. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1535 "2022-11-11T15:57:02Z")
John Fiedler (“Mister Hengist/Jack the Ripper”) as a cardiologist in last night’s _ **Columbo** _ episode “Blueprint for Murder.” ---
**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:** [November 15, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1536 "2022-11-15T16:33:00Z")
A few months back I saw the touring company of Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s _To Kill A Mockingbird_. I just realized that Richard Poe, who played the judge, has several _ST_ appearances to his name. > **[Evek](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Evek)** > > Evek was a Cardassian male of the Cardassian Union who rose to the rank of gul in the Cardassian Military during the late-24th century. He had three sons. (TNG: "Journey's End") In 2370, Gul Evek was contacted by Miles O'Brien from Deep Space 9... ---
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> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Why? How bad was Hailee Steinfield? Steinfeld was sensational. Her Oscar nomination was richly deserved. ---
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> [@RickJay](#): > > Steinfeld was sensational. Her Oscar nomination was richly deserved. When I posted five years ago, I hadn’t seen the TG re-make; I only knew that Kim Darby was awful in the original (I don’t think that was her fault. I blame the director.) Having seen the re-make since, I concur Steinfeld was simply excellent and the movie was outstanding. ---
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F. Murray Abraham plays a philandering old coot on an Italian holiday with his grown son in S2 of _The White Lotus_. > **[F. Murray Abraham](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/F._Murray_Abraham)** > > F. Murray Abraham (born 24 October 1939; age 83) is the actor who portrayed Ahdar Ru'afo in Star Trek: Insurrection. He is primarily a stage actor, though he has appeared in many films and several television productions. He is perhaps best known for... ---
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Deep Roy appears as a circus assistant manager and a clown in _Big Fish_, which I just saw last night. > **[Deep Roy](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Deep_Roy)** > > Deep Roy (born 26 January 1949; age 73) is an actor and stuntman who played the role of Keenser in Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, and Star Trek Beyond. A screenshot of Roy from Star Trek is used for card #52, Engineer Keenser, of the virtual... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982.md?page=76) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982.md?page=78)