# Wah Ming Chang: Star Trek's (TOS) unsung, uncredited prop guy

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wah-ming-chang-star-treks-tos-unsung-uncredited-prop-guy/950704>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, star-trek-paramount\
**Created:** [September 15, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wah-ming-chang-star-treks-tos-unsung-uncredited-prop-guy/950704 "2021-09-15T15:14:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wah-ming-chang-star-treks-tos-unsung-uncredited-prop-guy/950704/1 "2021-09-15T15:14:15Z")

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Designed the Gorn, Balok’s head, Talosians’ heads, the salt vampire, and so much more. Figure die-hard Trekkers might already know this, but for those of us who didn’t:  
[The article](https://www.startrek.com/database_article/wah-ming-chang) makes a passing reference that union rules would not allow him to be credited.

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**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wah-ming-chang-star-treks-tos-unsung-uncredited-prop-guy/950704/2 "2021-09-15T16:43:01Z")

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Nice story. I never knew what he looked like, or even how old he was.