# "Star Trek" trivia contest **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 1, 2006, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948 "2006-05-01T13:36:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/201 "2006-05-04T14:25:10Z")
I think we’re still looking for the answer to this: Who was the first regular cast member to write an episode for Star Trek, what was the episode called? ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/202 "2006-05-04T15:05:28Z")
I’d be interested to know the answer to that one, a couple of Trek actors have gone on to direct episodes/films but I never heard which episodes were actor written. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/203 "2006-05-04T18:34:13Z")
> [@sturmhauke](#): > > This is the most complete answer so far; in fact I didn’t know some of those names. There are at least two more actors though. Didn’t Majel Barrett do a voice-over role on B5? ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/204 "2006-05-04T19:22:21Z")
I was just coming in to add Majel Barrett and Tony Todd. Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/205 "2006-05-04T19:26:07Z")
Walter Koenig wrote a TAS episode, iirc, "The Ultimate Vulcan. Majel Barrett received co-story credit on one of her DS9 appearances. Add Michael Ansara to the list of Tre/B5 actors. Lawrence Dobkin directed an ep of TOS, acted in an ep of TNG. Stanley Adams acted in “Tribbles,” co-wrote “The Mark of Gideon.” Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/206 "2006-05-04T19:44:29Z")
> [@Sir Rhosis](#): > > Walter Koenig wrote a TAS episode, iirc, "The Ultimate Vulcan. Majel Barrett received co-story credit on one of her DS9 appearances. > > Add Michael Ansara to the list of Tre/B5 actors. > > Lawrence Dobkin directed an ep of TOS, acted in an ep of TNG. > > Stanley Adams acted in “Tribbles,” co-wrote “The Mark of Gideon.” > > Sir Rhosis And, regarding ST/B5–If we include movies, how about Paul Winfield (Terrell in “Khan”, Steven’s dad/Earthforce general on B5). ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/207 "2006-05-04T19:48:15Z")
Honestly, even excluding the many character actors already named who were on both Trek and B5, I’ll bet if you scanned the cast listing for seventh or eighth-billed performers, you would probably come up with at least 50-75 actors who have been on both but whose names are generally not known, or whose faces have not become “Hey, it’s that guy” familiar. Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/208 "2006-05-04T20:14:53Z")
> [@Sir Rhosis](#): > > Walter Koenig wrote a TAS episode, iirc, "The Ultimate Vulcan. “The Infinite Vulcan”, but otherwise correct. A pity it’s not canon, I love the idea of an army of 24 foot tall Spocks rampaging across the galaxy. We might even see some threads on it: “24 foot Spock vs Star Destroyer” springs to mind. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/209 "2006-05-04T20:24:14Z")
> [@Sir Rhosis](#): > > Honestly, even excluding the many character actors already named who were on both Trek and B5, I’ll bet if you scanned the cast listing for seventh or eighth-billed performers, you would probably come up with at least 50-75 actors who have been on both but whose names are generally not known, or whose faces have not become “Hey, it’s that guy” familiar. > > Sir Rhosis Yeah, I don’t know if she’s been mentioned so far, but the lady who played the redheaded psychic in B5 played a security guard in a couple of the later seasons of STNG. Don’t know if she had any lines, but she sure looked nice in a bodysuit… ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/210 "2006-05-05T03:50:11Z")
^^^The lovely Patricia Tallman–god knows how Trek (forget which ep or movie) managed to bill this very female actress/stuntwoman as _Patrick_ Tallman!!! To bump a few of my questions that may have gotten lost in the shuffle: Who was originally cast as Lazarus in “The Alternative Factor,” but failed to show up for work, leading to a six-month suspension from SAG. He had a very famous actor father, aunt and uncle, and now a very famous daughter whose first name was this late hippie drug-addled actor’s middle name. Eddie Albert’s daughter-in-law was on an ep of TOS. Name her and the episode. What member of The Bangles was in which TOS movie? Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/211 "2006-05-05T15:01:20Z")
Anyone care to list the ones we’ve missed? I would, but honesty compels me to admit that I’m just too fuckin lazy. :dubious: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948.md?page=10)