# 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:** 78
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1541 "2023-01-19T21:42:01Z")
Shatner guested in _ **Mission:Impossible** _, in which Leonard Nimoy was also a regular (not in the same one, IIRC). ---
**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:** [January 24, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1542 "2023-01-24T22:31:39Z")
Just saw Jack Shearer as a cabbie in the first episode of _How I Met Your Mother_. > **[Jack Shearer](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Jack_Shearer)** > > Jack Shearer (born 21 March 1944; age 78) is an actor who appeared in five Star Trek television episodes and one feature film. Shearer has appeared in many television series, such as in a recurring role in Ally McBeal, Malcolm in the Middle (episode... And Grainger Hines as tough cowboy with a warm heart in the Coen Bros. Western, _The Ballad of Buster Scruggs_. > **[Grainger Hines](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Grainger_Hines)** > > Grainger Hines (born 18 August 1948; age 74) is the actor who played Gosheven in the Star Trek: The Next Generation third season episode "The Ensigns of Command". Hines received no credit for this appearance. After filming was completed, it was... ---
**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:** [January 25, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1543 "2023-01-25T17:34:30Z")
Been rewatching the SF classic series “The Invaders”. TOS actors abound in that one. The episode “The Ship” featured Charles Drake, who portrayed the bumbling Commodore Stocker. The other guest stars, while neither of them did Trek, also had their own unique adventures in time and Space. Anne Francis was the love interest in “Forbidden Planet”, while Sandy Kenyon was the co-pilot on Flight 33 in the TZ episode “The Odyssey of Flight 33.” Additionally, much of the episode was filmed at Vasquez Rocks, also the filming site of the TOS episode “Arena” (where James T. Kirk fought the Gorn). I also wonder if this episode, where David Vincent captures an alien saucer, was the inspiration for the DS9 episode “The Ship”, where Sisko and others capture a Jem Hadar ship. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1544 "2023-01-25T18:18:45Z")
“What’s a bathing suit?” “And then I’ll put more guards on the guards!” ---
**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:** [January 25, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1545 "2023-01-25T21:28:36Z")
Huh?? ---
**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:** [January 26, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1546 "2023-01-26T00:26:42Z")
Lines from “The Forbidden Planet”. Anne Francis (Altair) asks Captain Adams to swim with her. He says, “I forgot my bathing suit.” The lines I quoted follow. The Forbidden Planet could be a Star Trek episode. Captain JJ Adams’ star cruiser arrives to evacuate a failed colony. Major characters include the ship’s doctor and first officer. A monster created by alien machinery and a survivor’s mind wreaks havoc. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1547 "2023-01-29T22:49:54Z")
Ah, got it, thanks. Yes, the movie’s influence on _Star Trek_ is pretty obvious. The ship’s doctor also played one of the Andromeda dudes on _ST:TOS._ ---
**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:** [January 30, 2023, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1548 "2023-01-30T02:03:09Z")
Yes, Kirk lets them go on the planet after they killed at least one of his crew. ---
**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 17, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1549 "2023-02-17T02:48:34Z")
Add to this Charles Macaulay (“Jaris” in “Wolf in the Fold” and “Landru” in Return of the Archons") as FBI agent “Richard.” ---
**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 17, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1550 "2023-02-17T18:00:46Z")
Just spotted Neal McDonough as an undercover cop in an episode of _9-1-1: Lone Star_. > **[Neal McDonough](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Neal_McDonough)** > > Neal McDonough (born 13 February 1966; age 57) is the actor who played Lieutenant Hawk in Star Trek: First Contact. Outside of Star Trek, McDonough is known for his roles in the 2001 mini-series Band of Brothers and in the television series Desperate... ---
**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 17, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1551 "2023-02-17T20:57:14Z")
Got news here: I watched that episode on two different nights this week **and** read an on-line transcript of it. Despite what it says on the credits, I could find neither “Richard” nor “Gloria” in any scene. I suspect they both ended up on the cutting room floor. The business about fabricating the victim’s keys was, BTW, dumb and completely unnecessary. I watched a clip of the first act on YouTube and he puts them down in the foyer at 01:20. At 03:05, Lee Grant takes them to dump the body. At 05:15, she takes them when she abandons the car. And at 05:45, she arrives home and puts them down in the foyer again. So GRANT HAD THE DAMNED KEYS ALL THE TIME, and her stepdaughter could have found them if she had bothered to look for them! ---
**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:** [February 22, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1552 "2023-02-22T15:08:43Z")
The episode “Exile” from “Perversions of Science” had five Trek actors in it. Jeffrey Combs (Shran and others), David Warner (Madred and others), Ron Perlman (The henchmen in Nemisis), Brian Brophy (Maddox) and, from all the way back to TOS: Jeff Corey (Plassus). Not bad. ---
**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 27, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1553 "2023-02-27T14:16:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Two guys with _ST_ credits were in the Eddie Murphy movie _Beverly Hills Cop_, which I watched a few nights ago: Ronny Cox as the stern-but-fair chief detective in Beverly Hills, and Jonathan Banks as the bad guy’s top mook… Banks, I saw over the weekend, also appeared as Adam Scott’s dad on _Parks and Recreation_. > **[Jonathan Banks](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Jonathan_Banks)** > > Actor Jonathan Banks (born 31 January 1947; age 76) played Golin Shel-la in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine first season episode "Battle Lines". Rick Berman was impressed with Banks' performance in the episode, commenting that he "did a nice job".... ---
**Author:** ![fordgt100](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fordgt100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fordgt100)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1554 "2023-02-28T04:30:33Z")
Shatner must have appeared in 1,000,000 other things, more or less. He basically lives on Lanai these days. My ex wife’s son is a waiter in that fancy Four Seasons resort there and sees him several times a week. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1555 "2023-03-04T23:27:55Z")
I think I just spotted Grace Lee Whitney in _ **Some Like It Hot** _. She wishes Geraldine/Daphne (Jack Lemmon) goodnight as she walks through the Pullman car en route to Florida. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1556 "2023-03-21T21:43:31Z")
Yes, I think she’s been mentioned upthread. I just saw Wallace Shawn in the 1989 remake of _We’re No Angels_, playing a Catholic monk and interpreter for an Italian prelate. > **[Wallace Shawn](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Wallace_Shawn)** > > Wallace Shawn (born 12 November 1943; age 79) is the American actor and playwright who played Zek, the Grand Nagus of the Ferengi Alliance, on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Outside of Star Trek, Shawn is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Vizzini... ---
**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:** [March 21, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1557 "2023-03-21T23:58:25Z")
I am relieved to know that you did not post this because he had died. It is inconceivable! ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1558 "2023-03-23T03:41:34Z")
Saw Jon Lormer in A Columbo episode. I hadn’t realized he was in The Menagerie AND Return of the Archons. Saw Barbara Baldavin a couple of Columbo eps before that. I was ashamed not to have recognized her cause I had a big ol crush on her Trek appearances. ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1559 "2023-03-23T03:47:14Z")
Whenever I see Jeff Corey…its his voice that makes me wonder where I’ve seen him, then it hits me. > - [Sheriff Ray Bledsoe](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0179786/?ref_=tt_ch): [to Butch and Sundance] You should have let yourself get killed a long time ago when you had the chance. See, you may be the biggest thing that ever hit this area, but you’re still two-bit outlaws. I never met a soul more affable than you, Butch, or faster than the Kid, but you’re still nothing but two-bit outlaws on the dodge. It’s over, don’t you get that? Your times is over and you’re gonna die bloody, and all you can do is choose where. Im pissed I cant find a video ---
**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:** [March 23, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1560 "2023-03-23T18:46:30Z")
Ted Cassidy’s in both _ST_ and _BC&TSK_, too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982.md?page=77) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982.md?page=79)