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Star Trek (1966)

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William Shatner

James T. Kirk (79 Episodes)

Leonard Nimoy

Spock (79 Episodes)

DeForest Kelley

Dr. McCoy (79 Episodes)

James Doohan

Scott (79 Episodes)

George Takei

Sulu (79 Episodes)

Nichelle Nichols

Uhura (79 Episodes)

Walter Koenig

Pavel Chekov (50 Episodes)

Frank da Vinci

Lt. Clifford Brent (43 Episodes) , Vulcan Ceremonial Aide (1 Episode) , Soldier at Party (1 Episode) , Vinci (1 Episode) , Eminiar Guard (1 Episode) , Lt. Osborne (1 Episode) , Capellan Warrior (1 Episode) , Vulcan Aide (1 Episode)

Eddie Paskey

Lt. Leslie (uncredited) (42 Episodes) , Lt. Leslie (1 Episode) , Conners (1 Episode)

Roger Holloway

Lt. Lemli (uncredited) (18 Episodes)

Harrison (15 Episodes) , Eminiar Guard (1 Episode) , Harrison / Organian Villager (1 Episode)

John Winston

Lt. Kyle (11 Episodes)

David L. Ross

Galloway (8 Episodes) , Johnson (1 Episode)

Majel Barrett

Nurse Christine Chapel (3 Episodes) , Nurse Christine Chapel / Enterprise Computer (voice) (2 Episodes) , Nurse Chapel (1 Episode) , Number One (1 Episode) , Number One (archive footage) (1 Episode)

Grace Lee Whitney

Yeoman Janice Rand (7 Episodes)

Barbara Babcock

Commander Loskene (voice) (1 Episode) , Lights of Zetar (voice) (1 Episode) , Mea 3 (1 Episode) , Philana (1 Episode) , Trelane's mother (voice) (1 Episode) , Beta Five Computer (voice) / Isis (voice) (1 Episode)

Walker Edmiston

Space Central (voice)(uncredited) (1 Episode) , Balok (voice) (uncredited) (1 Episode) , Warning call from the S.S. Deidre (voice) (1 Episode) , Transporter Chief (voice) (uncredited) (1 Episode) , Provider #2 (1 Episode)

Guard (uncredited) (4 Episodes)

Janos Prohaska

The Mugato (2 Episodes) , Yarnek (uncredited) (1 Episode) , The Horta (1 Episode)

Nomad (voice) (2 Episodes) , Tharn (1 Episode) , Metron (voice) (1 Episode)

Laurel Goodwin

Yeoman J. M. Colt (archive footage) (3 Episodes)

Georgia Schmidt

First Talosian (archive footage) (3 Episodes)

Elizabeth Rogers

Lt. Palmer (2 Episodes) , The companion (voice) (1 Episode)

Peter Duryea

Lt. Tyler (archive footage) (3 Episodes)

Michael Barrier

DeSalle (3 Episodes)

Jim Goodwin

Farrell (3 Episodes)

Adam Roarke

C.P.O. Garrison (archive footage) (3 Episodes)

Malachi Throne

The Keeper (voice) (uncredited) (3 Episodes)

Dr. Phil Boyce (archive footage) (3 Episodes)

Sean Kenney

DePaul (2 Episodes) , Crippled Capt. Christopher Pike (1 Episode)

Ted Cassidy

Gorn (voice) (1 Episode) , Balok's puppet (voice) (1 Episode) , Ruk (1 Episode)

Bob Johnson

First Talosian (voice) (uncredited) (2 Episodes) , Starbase 6 commander (voice) (1 Episode)

Barbara Baldavin

Angela Martine (1 Episode) , Communications Officer (1 Episode) , Angela Teller (1 Episode)

Jeffrey Hunter

Capt. Christopher Pike (archive footage) (2 Episodes)

Roger C. Carmel

Harcourt Fenton Mudd (2 Episodes)

Richard Compton

Washburn (2 Episodes)

Lt. Kevin Thomas Riley (2 Episodes)

Michael Zaslow

Darnell (1 Episode) , Jordan (1 Episode)

Mark Lenard

Romulan Commander (1 Episode) , Sarek (1 Episode)

The Keeper (archive footage) (2 Episodes)

Craig Huxley

Peter Kirk (1 Episode) , Tommy Starnes (1 Episode)

Lawrence Montaigne

Decius (1 Episode) , Stonn (1 Episode)

Booker Bradshaw

Dr. M'Benga (2 Episodes)

Diana Muldaur

Dr. Miranda Jones (1 Episode) , Ann Mulhall (1 Episode)

Richard Derr

Barstow (1 Episode) , Admiral Fitzgerald (1 Episode)

Leonard Mudie

Second survivor (uncredited) (2 Episodes)

Victor Brandt

Tongo Rad (1 Episode) , Watson (1 Episode)

Skip Homeier

Melakon (1 Episode) , Dr. Sevrin (1 Episode)

William Campbell

Trelane (1 Episode) , Captain Koloth (1 Episode)

Byron Morrow

Admiral Westervliet (1 Episode) , Admiral Komack (1 Episode)

Phyllis Douglas

Girl #2 (Mavig) (1 Episode) , Yeoman Mears (1 Episode)

MaKee K. Blaisdell

Spinelli (1 Episode) , Singh (1 Episode)

S.S. Lieutenant (1 Episode) , Bilar (1 Episode)

Morgan Woodward

Captain Tracy (1 Episode) , Dr. Simon van Gelder (1 Episode)

Morgan Farley

Hacom (1 Episode) , Yang Scholar (1 Episode)

Charles Macaulay

Jaris (1 Episode) , Landru (1 Episode)

Abraham Sofaer

Melkotian (voice) (1 Episode) , Thasian (voice) (1 Episode)

Stewart Moss

Joe Tormolen (1 Episode) , Hanar (1 Episode)

Old Man (1 Episode) , Tamar (1 Episode)

Gene Dynarski

Krodak (1 Episode) , Ben Childress (1 Episode)

John Harmon

Tepo (1 Episode) , Bum who finds phaser (1 Episode)

Klingon (1 Episode) , Joaquim (1 Episode)

Barry Russo

Commodore Wesley (1 Episode) , Lt. Commander Giotto (1 Episode)

Crewman (1 Episode) , Finnegan (1 Episode)

Garth Pillsbury

Wilson (1 Episode) , Troglyte prisoner (1 Episode)

Septimus (1 Episode) , Atoz (1 Episode)

Hagan Beggs

Lt. Hansen (2 Episodes)

Bart La Rue

Yarnek (voice) (1 Episode) , Provider #1 (1 Episode)

Jerry Ayres

Rizzo / O'Herlihy (2 Episodes)

James Drake

Sick-Bay Intern (uncredited) (1 Episode) , Security Guard (uncredited) (1 Episode)

Marianna Hill

Dr. Helen Noel (1 Episode)

Clint Howard

Balok (1 Episode)

Arlene Martel

T'Pring (1 Episode)

Donald Cory (1 Episode)

Lee Meriwether

Losira (1 Episode)

Ricardo Montalban

Khan Noonien Singh (1 Episode)

Reggie Nalder

Shras (1 Episode)

John Colicos

Kor (1 Episode)

Julie Newmar

Eleen (1 Episode)

Jason Evers

Rael (1 Episode)

Perry Lopez

Lt. Esteban Rodriguez (1 Episode)

Cloud William (1 Episode)

Harry Basch

Brown (1 Episode)

Robert Brown

Lazarus (1 Episode)

Joan Collins

Edith Keeler (1 Episode)

Michael Ansara

Kang (1 Episode)

Plasus (1 Episode)

Lou Antonio

Lokai (1 Episode)

Arnold Moss

Anton Karidian (1 Episode)

Dyanne Thorne

First girl (1 Episode)

Kara (1 Episode)

Stanley Adams

Cyrano Jones (1 Episode)

William Marshall

Dr. Richard Daystrom (1 Episode)

Melvin Belli

Gorgan (1 Episode)

Jill Ireland

Leila Kalomi (1 Episode)

David Brian

John Gill (1 Episode)

Don Marshall

Boma (1 Episode)

Elisha Cook Jr.

Samuel Cogley (1 Episode)

Keith Andes

Akuta (1 Episode)

France Nuyen

Elaan (1 Episode)

Jason Wingreen

Dr. Linke (1 Episode)

First Lawgiver (1 Episode)

Mariette Hartley

Zarabeth (1 Episode)

Angelique Pettyjohn

Shahna (1 Episode)

Leslie Parrish

Carolyn Palamas (1 Episode)

Miri (1 Episode)

Julie Parrish

Miss Piper (1 Episode)

John Fiedler

Hengist (1 Episode)

Charles Maxwell

Virgil Earp (1 Episode)

Barry Atwater

Surak (1 Episode)

Brioni Farrell

Tula (1 Episode)

Madlyn Rhue

Marla McGivers (1 Episode)

Amanda (1 Episode)

Sharon Acker

Odona (1 Episode)

Alfred Ryder

Professor Robert Crater (1 Episode)

Shirley Bonne

Ruth (1 Episode)

Charles Dierkop

Morla (1 Episode)

Michael J. Pollard

Jahn (1 Episode)

Robert Walker Jr.

Charlie Evans (1 Episode)

James Gregory

Dr. Tristan Adams (1 Episode)

Anthony Caruso

Bela Oxmyx (1 Episode)

Charles Drake

Commodore Stocker (1 Episode)

Rudy Solari

Salish (1 Episode)

Michael Dunn

Alexander (1 Episode)

David Frankham

Larry Marvick (1 Episode)

Louise Sorel

Rayna Kapec (1 Episode)

Fred Williamson

Anka (1 Episode)

Gary Lockwood

Lt. Cmdr. Gary Mitchell (1 Episode)

Sherry Jackson

Andrea (1 Episode)

BarBara Luna

Marlena Moreau (1 Episode)

Whit Bissell

Lurry (1 Episode)

Dick Durock

Elasian Guard #1 (1 Episode)

Frank Overton

Elias Sandoval (1 Episode)

Makora (1 Episode)

Johnny Haymer

The Constable (1 Episode)

Roberta Lincoln (1 Episode)

Pamelyn Ferdin

Mary (1 Episode)

Theo Marcuse

Korob (1 Episode)

William Windom

Commodore William Decker (1 Episode)

Kathryn Hays

Gem (1 Episode)

John Abbott

Ayleborn (1 Episode)

Barbara Bouchet

Kelinda (1 Episode)

John Gabriel

Crewman (uncredited) (1 Episode)

John Crawford

Commissioner Ferris (1 Episode)

Michael Forest

Apollo (1 Episode)

David Opatoshu

Anan 7 (1 Episode)

Elinor Donahue

Commissioner Nancy Hedford (1 Episode)

Nancy Kovack

Nona (1 Episode)

Jack Donner

Subcommander Tal (1 Episode)

Roger Perry

Captain John Christopher (1 Episode)

Logan Ramsey

Proconsul Claudius Marcus (1 Episode)

Richard Webb

Lt. Commander Benjamin Finney (1 Episode)

Torin Thatcher

Marplon (1 Episode)

Peter Brocco

Claymare (1 Episode)

Arthur Batanides

Lt. D'Amato (1 Episode)

Warren Stevens

Rojan (1 Episode)

Kathie Browne

Deela (1 Episode)

Harry Landers

Dr. Coleman (1 Episode)

Liam Sullivan

Parmen (1 Episode)

Richard Hale

Goro (1 Episode)

Percy Rodriguez

Commodore Stone (1 Episode)

Glenn Corbett

Zephram Cochran (1 Episode)

Kalo (1 Episode)

Col Fellini (1 Episode)

Frank Gorshin

Bele (1 Episode)

Steve Sandor

Lars (1 Episode)

Katherine Woodville

Natira (1 Episode)

Stephen Brooks

Ensign Garrovick (1 Episode)

Flint (1 Episode)

Karen Steele

Eve McHuron (1 Episode)

Barbara Anderson

Lenore Karidian (1 Episode)

Lee Bergere

Abraham Lincoln (1 Episode)

Dr. Piper (1 Episode)

Celia Lovsky

T'Pau (1 Episode)

Michael Dante

Maab (1 Episode)

William Smithers

Captain R.M. Merik (1 Episode)

Nancy Crater (1 Episode)

Michael Pataki

Korax (1 Episode)

Yvonne Craig

Marta (1 Episode)

Oliver McGowan

Caretaker (1 Episode)

Evans (1 Episode)

Brian Tochi

Ray (1 Episode)

Charles Stewart

Captain Ramart (1 Episode)

Beverly Washburn

Arlene Galway (1 Episode)

Phillip Pine

Col. Green (1 Episode)

Valora Noland

Daras (1 Episode)

Lt. Lee Kelso (1 Episode)

Stephen McEveety

Redheaded boy (1 Episode)

Tige Andrews

Kras (1 Episode)

Gil Perkins

Master of Games (1 Episode)

Bruce Watson

Green (1 Episode)

David Hurst

Ambassador Hodin (1 Episode)

Antoinette Bower

Sylvia (1 Episode)

Susan Denberg

Magda (1 Episode)

Kenneth Washington

Watkins (1 Episode)

Steve Ihnat

Lord Garth of Izar (1 Episode)

Michael Witney

Tyree (1 Episode)

Kermit Murdock

The Prosecutor (1 Episode)

Howard Culver

— (1 Episode)

Robert Lansing

Gary Seven (1 Episode)

Charles Napier

Adam (1 Episode)

Billy Curtis

Small, copper skinned ambassador (uncredited) (1 Episode)

Joanne Linville

Romulan Commander (1 Episode)

Charlie Brill

Arne Darvin (1 Episode)

Cromwell (1 Episode)

Celeste Yarnall

Yeoman Martha Landon (1 Episode)

Lloyd Haynes

Alden (1 Episode)

Carey Loftin

Truck driver (uncredited) (1 Episode)

Vic Tayback

Jojo Krako (1 Episode)

Krell (1 Episode)

Dick Crockett

Andorian (1 Episode)

Gregg Palmer

Rancher (uncredited) (1 Episode)

Joan Marshall

Areel Shaw (1 Episode)

Akaar (1 Episode)

Joseph Bernard

Tark (1 Episode)

William Schallert

Nilz Baris (1 Episode)

Maggie Thrett

Michael Strong

Corby (1 Episode)

Jay Robinson

Lord Petri (1 Episode)

Bill Zuckert

Johnny Behan (1 Episode)

George Sawaya

Second Soldier (1 Episode)

Vince Howard

Crewman who stalks Uhura (1 Episode)

Andrea Dromm

Yeoman Smith (1 Episode)

Victor Lundin

Lieutenant (1 Episode)

Rhodes Reason

Flavius Maximus (1 Episode)

Harry Townes

Reger (1 Episode)

Admiral Fitzpatrick (1 Episode)

Joseph Ruskin

Galt (1 Episode)

Sally Kellerman

Dr. Elizabeth Dehner (1 Episode)

Sheila Leighton

Luma (1 Episode)

Mary Linda Rapelye

Irina Galliulin (1 Episode)

Deborah Downey

Girl #1 (1 Episode)

Richard Evans

Isak (1 Episode)

Patrick Horgan

Eneg (1 Episode)

William Wintersole

Abrom (1 Episode)

Gilbert Green

S.S. Major (1 Episode)

Ed McCready

S.S. Trooper (1 Episode)

Diana Ewing

Droxine (1 Episode)

Davis Roberts

Dr. Ozaba (1 Episode)

Willard Sage

Thann (1 Episode)

Lt. Mira Romaine (1 Episode)

Kryton (1 Episode)

Charlene Polite

Vanna (1 Episode)

Edward Madden

Fisher (1 Episode)

Susanne Wasson

Lethe (1 Episode)

Anthony D. Call

Dave Bailey (1 Episode)

The Bonk Bonk on the Head Boy (1 Episode)

Stiles (1 Episode)

John Warburton

The Centurion (1 Episode)

Emily Banks

Tonia Barrows (1 Episode)

Richard Carlyle

Jaeger (1 Episode)

Venita Wolf

Teresa (1 Episode)

James Farley

Lang (1 Episode)

Grant Woods

Kelowitz (1 Episode)

Air Police Sergeant (1 Episode)

Ambassador Fox (1 Episode)

Miko Mayama

Yeoman Tamula (1 Episode)

Chief Engineer Vanderberg (1 Episode)

Brad Weston

Ed Appel (1 Episode)

Biff Elliot

Schmitter (1 Episode)

Janet MacLachlan

Charlene Masters (1 Episode)

Policeman (1 Episode)

Aurelan Kirk (1 Episode)

Yeoman Zahra (1 Episode)

Richard Tatro

Norman (1 Episode)

Alyce Andrece

Alice #1 -#250 (1 Episode)

William O'Connell

Thelev (1 Episode)

John Wheeler

Gav (1 Episode)

Sarah Marshall

Janet Wallace (1 Episode)

Pilar Seurat

Sybo (1 Episode)

Tamoon (1 Episode)

Mickey Morton

Kloog (1 Episode)

Wyatt Earp (1 Episode)

Morgan Earp (1 Episode)

Bonnie Beecher

Lezlie Dalton

Drea (1 Episode)

Alani iLongwe

Lt. Shea (1 Episode)

Yeoman Thompson (1 Episode)

Dr. Carter (1 Episode)

Wu (1 Episode)

Lois Jewell

Drusilla the Slave Girl (1 Episode)

Sabrina Scharf

Miramanee (1 Episode)

Marcia Brown

Alice (1 Episode)

Peter Marko

Gaetano (1 Episode)

Rees Vaughn

Latimer (1 Episode)

Alice Rawlings

Jame Finney (1 Episode)

Lindstrom (1 Episode)

Geoffrey Binney

Compton (1 Episode)

Herm Gossett (1 Episode)

Vince Deadrick Sr.

Mathews (1 Episode)

Budd Albright

Rayburn (1 Episode)

William Sargent

Dr. Thomas Leighton (1 Episode)

Francine Pyne

Nancy III (1 Episode)

Jeannie Malone

Yeoman (1 Episode)

Sean Morgan

Crewman (1 Episode)

Robert Sampson

Sar 6 (1 Episode)

Tanya Lemani George

April Tatro

Isis - human form (1 Episode)

Irene Kelly

Sirah (1 Episode)

Sheldon Collins

Tough Kid (1 Episode)

Bobby Clark

Gorn (stunts) (1 Episode)

Susan Howard

Mara (1 Episode)

Bill Blackburn

Lieutenant Hadley (voice) (1 Episode)

Virginia Aldridge

Lt. Karen Tracy (1 Episode)

Barbara Gates

Judith McConnell

Yeoman Tankris (as Judy McConnell) (1 Episode)

Judi Sherven

Nurse (1 Episode)

Marc Daniels

Marlys Burdette

Serving Girl (uncredited) (1 Episode)

Carolyn Nelson

Yeoman Atkins (1 Episode)

Suzanne Lodge

Argelian Waitress (uncredited) (1 Episode)

Pickpocket Wench (1 Episode)

Felix Locher

Mr. Johnson (1 Episode)

Mrs. Johnson (1 Episode)

Kahless (1 Episode)

Anthony Larry Paul

Lt. Berkley (uncredited) (1 Episode)

Sandra Smith

Dr. Janice Lester (1 Episode)

Walter Soo Hoo

James X. Mitchell

Lt. Josephs (1 Episode)

Erik Holland

Ekor (1 Episode)

Alan Bergmann

Lal (1 Episode)

Robert Fortier

Tomar (1 Episode)

Sayana (1 Episode)

Gene Roddenberry

Enterprise Chef (voice) (uncredited) (1 Episode)

Rhae Andrece

Alice #251-#500 (1 Episode)

Stella Mudd (1 Episode)

Patricia McNulty

Yeoman Tina Lawton (1 Episode)

Series Crew 158

Michael Minor

Art Department Assistant (5 Episodes)

Art Department Assistant (8 Episodes)

Franz Bachelin

Art Direction (1 Episode)

Rolland M. Brooks

Art Direction (34 Episodes)

Walter M. Jefferies

Art Direction (72 Episodes) , Production Design (5 Episodes)

William M. Jefferies

Irving A. Feinberg

Property Master (75 Episodes)

Jack Briggs

Property Master (1 Episode)

Carl Biddiscombe

Set Decoration (8 Episodes)

Edward M. Parker

Set Decoration (1 Episode)

John M. Dwyer

Set Decoration (38 Episodes)

Joseph J. Stone

Set Decoration (12 Episodes)

Marvin March

Set Decoration (19 Episodes)

John D. Jefferies Sr.

Set Designer (26 Episodes)

Director of Photography (16 Episodes)

Ernest Haller

Director of Photography (1 Episode)

Gerald Perry Finnerman

Director of Photography (59 Episodes)

Keith C. Smith

William E. Snyder

Costume & Makeup

William Ware Theiss

Costume Design (79 Episodes)

Gertrude Reade

Hairstylist (1 Episode)

Hazel Keats

Jean Austin

Hairstylist (4 Episodes)

Pat Westmore

Hairstylist (45 Episodes)

Virginia Darcy

Hairstylist (27 Episodes)

Fred B. Phillips

Makeup Artist (76 Episodes)

Robert Dawn

Makeup Artist (1 Episode)

Cinematography (1 Episode)

Bob Overbeck

Special Effects (1 Episode)

Jack F. Lilly

Special Effects (75 Episodes)

Joe Lombardi

Claude Binyon Jr.

Assistant Director (12 Episodes)

Elliot Schick

Assistant Director (5 Episodes)

Gene De Ruelle

Assistant Director (7 Episodes)

Gregg Peters

Assistant Director (6 Episodes)

Michael S. Glick

Assistant Director (16 Episodes)

Phil Rawlins

Assistant Director (8 Episodes)

Assistant Director (13 Episodes)

Anton Leader

Director (1 Episode)

David Alexander

Director (2 Episodes)

Donnie McDougall

Gene Nelson

Gerd Oswald

Harvey Hart

Herb Wallerstein

Director (5 Episodes)

Herbert Kenwith

Herschel Daugherty

James Goldstone

James Komack

John Meredyth Lucas

Director (3 Episodes)

John Newland

Joseph Pevney

Director (14 Episodes)

Joseph Sargent

Lawrence Dobkin

Director (15 Episodes)

Marvin J. Chomsky

Michael O'Herlihy

Murray Golden

Ralph Senensky

Director (7 Episodes)

Robert Butler

Director (4 Episodes)

Robert Gist

Robert Sparr

Vincent McEveety

Director (6 Episodes)

Editor (8 Episodes)

Bruce Schoengarth

Editor (14 Episodes)

Donald R. Rode

Editor (13 Episodes)

Fabien D. Tordjmann

Editor (22 Episodes)

Frank P. Keller

Editor (2 Episodes)

Editor (1 Episode)

James Ballas

Editor (10 Episodes)

John Hanley

John M. Foley

Leo H. Shreve

Robert L. Swanson

Editor (5 Episodes)

Joseph D'Agosta

Casting (61 Episodes)

William J. Kenney

Casting (7 Episodes)

Executive Producer (79 Episodes)

Byron Haskin

Producer (79 Episodes)

Edward K. Milkis

Fred Freiberger

Gene L. Coon

John D. F. Black

Robert H. Justman

Alexander Courage

Music (24 Episodes) , Music Editor (1 Episode)

Fred Steiner

Music (8 Episodes)

George Duning

Music (3 Episodes)

Gerald Fried

Music (4 Episodes)

Joseph Mullendore

Music (1 Episode)

Samuel Matlovsky

Music (2 Episodes)

Carl Daniels

Production Sound Mixer (49 Episodes) , Sound Mixer (6 Episodes)

Joseph G. Sorokin

Sound Editor (13 Episodes) , Sound Mixer (1 Episode)

Doug Grindstaff

Sound Editor (16 Episodes) , Sound Effects Editor (50 Episodes)

Cameron McCulloch

Sound Mixer (2 Episodes)

Elden Ruberg

Sound Mixer (24 Episodes)

Gordon L. Day

Sound Mixer (25 Episodes)

Sound Mixer (20 Episodes)

Stanford Houghton

Sound Mixer (1 Episode)

Adrian Spies

Writer (1 Episode)

Art Wallace

Writer (2 Episodes)

Arthur Heinemann

Writer (3 Episodes)

Arthur Singer

Barry Trivers

Boris Sobelman

Carey Wilber

Chet Richards

D.C. Fontana

Writer (12 Episodes)

David Gerrold

David P. Harmon

Don Ingalls

Don Mankiewicz

Edward J. Lakso

Fredric Brown

Writer (14 Episodes)

George Clayton Johnson

George F. Slavin

Gilbert Ralston

Harlan Ellison

Jean Lisette Aroeste

Jeremy Tarcher

Jerome Bixby

Writer (4 Episodes)

John Kneubuhl

John T. Dugan

Joyce Muskat

Laurence N. Wolfe

Leroy Cronin

Margaret Armen

Max Simon Ehrlich

Meyer Dolinsky

Norman Spinrad

Oliver Crawford

Paul Schneider

Richard Matheson

Rik Vollaerts

Robert Bloch

Robert Hamner

Robert Sabaroff

Samuel A. Peeples

Shari Lewis

Shimon Wincelberg

Stephen Kandel

Steven W. Carabatsos

Theodore Sturgeon

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW: The cast of 'Star Trek: The Original Series'

• " Star Trek " debuted 56 years ago on September 8, 1966.
• After the show, the cast of the original series remained sci-fi icons.
• Only three stars of " The Original Series " are alive today, after Nichelle Nichols' death in July.

William Shatner led the crew of the USS Enterprise as Captain James T. Kirk.

"Star Trek" was originally going to be focused on a different  captain, Captain Christopher Pike, played by Jeffrey Hunter. A pilot was even filmed, called "The Cage," but it didn't make it to airwaves until the '80s. Gene Roddenberry, the creator, eventually retooled the show and cast Shatner as a new captain, Kirk. Some footage from "The Cage" was then reused for a season one episode called "The Menagerie."

Before "Star Trek," Shatner was famous for his role in an iconic " Twilight Zone " episode, "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," in which he played a man recently released from a mental hospital who becomes convinced he can see a creature on the wing of the plane he's flying on. It aired in 1963, three years before "Star Trek."

In addition to his "Star Trek" roles, Shatner acted in "T.J. Hooker" and "Boston Legal," hosted "Rescue 911," and he has written numerous books. He finally made it to the final frontier in October 2021.

Though he's 91 years old, Shatner has shown no signs of slowing down. After "Star Trek" was canceled in 1969, he briefly returned to voice Kirk for the "Star Trek" animated series. In 1979, he again reprised his role as Kirk in " Star Trek: The Motion Picture ." He'd continue to do so regularly until 1994's "Star Trek Generations." He even directed one of the "Star Trek" movies: " Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. "

Besides "Star Trek," Shatner starred as the titular police officer on the '80s procedural "T.J. Hooker" and narrated " Rescue 911 ," a show that consisted of dramatic reenactments of real crimes.

Other roles that you might recognize Shatner from: a pageant host in " Miss Congeniality ," attorney Dennis Crane in " The Practice " and its spin-off " Boston Legal " for which he won two Emmys , and in the 2016-2018 reality show " Better Late Than Never ," in which Shatner, Henry Winkler, George Foreman, and Terry Bradshaw traveled around the world and experienced different cultures.

The actor is set to appear in the upcoming "Masters of the Universe: Revolution" series on Netflix. He also finally made it to space himself during a Blue Origin flight in October 2021, making him the oldest person to go into space at 90.

Shatner has written multiple books, both fiction and non-fiction over the course of his career. His 2016 book, " Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man ," was about his friendship with "Star Trek" co-star Leonard Nimoy, who played his on-screen better half, Commander Spock.

Walter Koenig was cast as Ensign Pavel Chekov because of his resemblance to the Monkees' Davy Jones.

While Chekov was Russian, Koenig was born in America and based his accent on his parents' accents — they were Russian immigrants. Koenig was cast because, according to legend, he was supposed to help attract young girls as viewers due to his resemblance to teen idol Davy Jones. He even wore a Davy Jones-esque women's wig for the first seven or eight episodes, he told TV Insider in 2016.

Koenig's mainly recognized for his on-screen role as Chekov, though he became a pretty prolific screenwriter in the '70s. He wrote episodes for the "Star Trek" animated series, anthology series "What Really Happened to the Class of '65?" and children's series "Land of the Lost."

Koenig appeared in the 2018 film "Diminuendo."

Koenig, 85, (he's turning 86 on September 14) still makes frequent appearances on the "Star Trek" convention circuit, as well as acting in the occasional film. He appeared in 12 episodes of " Babylon 5 " in the '90s, voiced himself in an episode of "Futurama," and also voiced Mr. Savic on the Netflix animated series " Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters. "

While not all of the "Star Trek" cast were on great terms, Koenig and his co-star George Takei remain close. Koenig was even the best man in Takei's wedding in 2008.

George Takei played Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu, a helmsman on the Enterprise.

Over the course of the show, Sulu was revealed to have many interests outside of Star Fleet, most famously fencing. At the time, Sulu was one of the first Asian characters on TV who wasn't explicitly a villain, and instead was a fully formed hero.

"Up until the time I was cast in 'Star Trek,' the roles were pretty shallow — thin, stereotyped, one-dimensional roles. I knew this character was a breakthrough role, certainly for me as an individual actor but also for the image of an Asian character: no accent, a member of the elite leadership team," Takei told Mother Jones in 2012.

Takei originally was supposed to play Sulu as an astrophysicist, but the role was changed to helmsman. Before "Star Trek," Takei also appeared in " The Twilight Zone " like his co-star William Shatner, among other '50s and '60s procedurals.

Takei is still acting to this day, though many people know him now for his social media presence.

Who says an 85-year-old doesn't know how to use social media? Takei's Facebook page has 9.5 million likes to date, and he has 3.4 million followers on Twitter .

In addition to his continued acting in films like "Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank," " Kubo and the Two Strings ," "Blazing Samurai," and "Mulan," and TV shows like "Heroes," "Supah Ninjas," and " Star Wars: Visions ," Takei is an activist. He came out as gay in 2005  and began working as a spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign.

Takei also starred in the 2012 musical "Allegiance," which was based on his and his family's experiences during Japanese internment in World War II.

Nichelle Nichols played Lieutenant Nyota Uhura, a translator, communications officer, and linguistics expert.

Uhura was one of the first Black television characters that didn't have a menial job — instead, she was in a position of power. She and Shatner were also involved in what is thought to be the first interracial kiss on American TV.

Nichols stayed with the show for all three seasons, but it wasn't without drama. She was tempted to leave during the first year, but none other than Martin Luther King Jr. convinced her to stay. She told the New York Post in 2011 that when she told him that she wanted to leave, he told her, "You can't do that. You have the first non-stereotypical, non-menial role on television. You have created strength and beauty and intelligence. For the first time, the world sees us as we should be seen. It's what we're marching for. You're a role model and whether you like it or not, you belong to history now."

She also released an album in 1967, "Down to Earth." In between "Star Trek's" cancellation and its return on the big screen, Nichols starred in the 1974 blaxploitation film " Truck Turner ," as Dorinda, a madam.

Nichols died in 2022 at the age of 89. She had retired from public appearances in 2018.

From 1977 until 2015, Nichols was involved with Women in Motion, a recruiting program for NASA to help get more women involved in the space program. In July 2020, a documentary about the program finally secured distribution and will be released in 2021, Deadline reported. 

"Nichelle Nichols not only was a trailblazer in Hollywood, she was a trailblazer for the future of our society. She took the fight for Civil Rights, diversity and inclusion and gender equality to new frontiers with NASA which continue to serve America's space program today. She was ahead of her time," said executive producer Ben Crump.

Nichols also appeared in " The Young and the Restless, " "Heroes," and " Futurama ." She was diagnosed with dementia in 2018 and subsequently retired from public appearances.

In July 2022, Nichols' son announced on social media that Nichols had died at the age of 89 .

Leonard Nimoy played Captain Kirk's first officer and close friend Commander Spock.

Spock was the only alien member of the original crew, as he was half-human, half-Vulcan — an alien race from the planet Vulcan whose residents operate solely from a point of logic, not feelings. Much of the show's comedy came from Spock and Kirk's differences and their amusement at each other. His frequent farewell, " Live Long and Prosper ," accompanied by the Vulcan Salute, are among the most recognizable pieces of the "Star Trek" canon.

Nimoy had multiple small parts in B movies and TV shows before booking "Star Trek," including an episode of " The Man from U.N.C.L.E. " alongside future co-star William Shatner, as well as an episode of " The Twilight Zone ."

But once "Star Trek" premiered, Nimoy would be forever linked with his Vulcan counterpart, and he mainly did voice work after the show ended. He also reunited with Shatner for an episode of his show, "T.J. Hooker."

Nimoy died in 2015 at the age of 83. He played Spock for the final time in 2013's "Star Trek Into Darkness," meaning he played the role for almost 50 years.

Nimoy is the only actor from the original series to appear in JJ Abrams' rebooted films, as he appeared in 2009's "Star Trek" and its 2013 sequel " Star Trek Into Darkness " as an older version of Spock who was trapped in an alternate universe.

In addition to acting, Nimoy was a photographer, recording artist, author, and director. He directed two "Star Trek" movies (" The Search for Spock " and "The Journey Home"), and "Three Men and a Baby," which became the highest-grossing film of 1987 .

Nimoy died in 2015 at the age of 83 due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

DeForest Kelley played the ship's curmudgeonly chief medical officer, Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy.

Bones, as he was affectionately called, was one of the oldest members of the crew, and thus got to be a bit more obnoxious than the rest of them. His frequent catchphrase, " I'm a doctor, not a ___, " is one of the most parodied lines of dialogue from the show.

Like his character, Kelley was older and a more established actor than the rest of the cast. Before the show, he had appeared in Westerns and historical films like " Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ," "Warlock," and " Raintree County " in the '50s.

Kelley died in 1999 at the age of 79, nine years after playing McCoy for the last time.

Kelley essentially retired from acting, besides playing McCoy, after the success of "Star Trek." He appeared in all six films starring the original cast, and appeared in an episode of " Star Trek: The Next Generation " as McCoy, as well.

While he wasn't much of a sci-fi fan, Kelley was proud of his "Star Trek" legacy. When asked what he thought his legacy would be, he explained that his character inspired people to enter the medical field. He told the New York Times , "These people [fans] are doctors now, all kinds of doctors who save lives. That's something that very few people can say they've done. I'm proud to say that I have.''

He died in 1999 at the age of 79 due to stomach cancer .

Majel Barrett had a recurring role as Nurse Christine Chapel.

Barrett was originally cast in the first version of "Star Trek" as Pike's first officer, but when that episode was scratched, so was her character. However, due to her romantic relationship with "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry (who she later married), she was brought back as Nurse Chapel (a divisive character).

Before the show, Barrett was in various bit parts in '50s and '60s shows, but her big break was " Star Trek ," which she stayed involved in for the rest of her life.

Barrett died in 2008 when she was 76 years old. Up until her death, she had been involved with every "Star Trek" series in some way, leading fans to call her the First Lady of "Star Trek."

Barrett reprised her role as Chapel in " Star Trek: The Motion Picture " and " Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ." She also appeared in " Star Trek: The Next Generation " and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" as Lwaxana Troi, the mother of Deanna Troi, a main character in "Next Generation." Her other involvement in the series was the voice of the computer in many of the other " Star Trek" films: "Generations ," " First Contact ," "Nemesis," and 2009's reboot.

She died in 2008 at the age of 76 due to leukemia . 

James Doohan played chief engineering officer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott.

Contrary to popular belief, the phrase " Beam me up, Scotty " is never actually uttered in the original series. The man on the other end of that command, Scotty, was played by Doohan, who was Canadian in real life, not Scottish.

Before "Star Trek," Doohan served in the Canadian military and was even on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day, and was a pilot as well. After the war, he began acting and became a successful radio actor. Like his co-stars, he also appeared in an episode of " The Twilight Zone ," and other popular procedurals. 

In the animated series, Doohan proved to be indispensable, with his talent for voice acting and accents. He voiced over 50 characters during the show's run.

James Doohan died at the age of 85 in 2005.

Doohan didn't find much success outside of the world of "Star Trek," and thus embraced his role as Scotty. He appeared in "Generations," as well as an episode of " The Next Generation ." 

However, his impact on the field of engineering cannot be overstated. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Milwaukee School of Engineering "after half the students there said that Scotty had inspired them to take up the subject," according to the BBC .

Towards the end of his life, Doohan suffered from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, and retired from public life in 2004. He died the following year, at 85, due to complications from pneumonia .

Grace Lee Whitney appeared in the first season of the show as Yeoman Janice Rand.

Rand appeared in eight episodes of the show's first 15-episode season as a clerical and administrative worker aboard the ship, before Whitney was released from her contract. At the time, the story was that the show didn't have enough money to keep everyone, but years later in her autobiography, Rand accused an unnamed executive producer , whom she called "The Executive," of sexually assaulting her.

"I tried to do what he wanted me to, so I could get it over with. I knew, deep down inside, that I was finished on 'Star Trek.' At that moment, however, I didn't care about that. Nothing else mattered — not my tarnished virtue, not my career, not my role on 'Star Trek.' The only thing that mattered was getting out of that room alive," she wrote.

Whitney died in 2015 at the age of 85.

After getting written off the show, Whitney struggled with her career, and alcoholism. She credited co-star Leonard Nimoy with helping her get back on her feet and involved with "Star Trek" once again. She reprised her role in four of the original "Star Trek" films, and in an episode of " Star Trek: Voyager " alongside George Takei.

She died in 2015 due to natural causes at the age of 85.

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Star Trek Original Series Cast: Then and Now

As Spock himself would say, "Fascinating ..."

Talk about a first-class crew.

When the original Star Trek TV series premiered on NBC more than 50 years ago, it didn't just make stars of its actors, including William Shatner , Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley , it made icons -- icons who would help spawn a multi-media franchise that continues today via CBS All Access' Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Discovery .

PHOTOS: See the original Star Trek stars

Here's a look back at the historic cast -- and a look at how each fared after the 1966-1969 series ended its primetime run. We've included series regulars, such as Shatner, who starred as Captain Kirk, and key guest stars, such as Susan Oliver (pictured, left), who's seen as the Orion slave-girl dancer in Season 1's "The Mengerie, Part II," and France Nuyen (pictured, right), who tempts Kirk in Season 3's "Elaan of Troyius."

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William Shatner Then

William Shatner plays the USS Enterprise's brave (and frequently shirtless) Captain James T. Kirk in the 1966-1969 Star Trek series and the first seven Star Trek movies, from Star Trek The Motion Picture to Star Trek: Generations . Like several of his Trek castmates, Shatner went on to voice his character in various Star Trek video games, and in the 1970s' cartoon, Star Trek: The Animated Series .

William Shatner Now

Shatner claimed two Primetime Emmy awards for playing the same role, attorney Denny Crane, on a pair of ABC legal dramas, The Practice and Boston Legal . He's seen here in 2020 at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo.

Leonard Nimoy Then

Leonard Nimoy plays the USS Enterprise 's beloved half-Vulcan, half-human science officer, Spock, on the original Star Trek series, and in eight big-screen Star Trek movies -- two of which he directed ( Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ).

Leonard Nimoy Now

In addition to following his other creative passions -- photography, poetry and music -- Leonard Nimoy directed the hit movie, Three Men and a Baby .

Nimoy, who died in 2015 at age 83, made his last on-screen appearance -- as Spock, natch -- in 2013's Star Trek: Into Darkness . He also appeared in the first film from the Trek franchise's J.J. Abrams era, 2009's Star Trek .

DeForest Kelley Then

DeForest Kelley plays Leonard "Bones" McCoy, who is a Starfleet doctor -- and not anything else -- in the original Star Trek series.

DeForest Kelley Now

DeForest Kelley appeared in the first six Star Trek movies, with his last major on-screen appearance coming in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country . He died in 1999 at age 79.

James Doohan Then

The Canadian-born James Doohan affects a Scottish accent to play Montgomery Scott, or Scotty, originally the USS Enterprise 's chief engineer. Doohan plays Scotty in the 1966-1969 Star Trek series, and in seven Star Trek movies. He also plays the character on an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation .

James Doohan Now

Credited with helping develop the Vulcan and Klingon languages, Doohan was a regular on the Star Trek convention circuit until being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2004. He's seen here that same year at a ceremony honoring him with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Doohan died in 2005. He was 85.

Nichelle Nichols Then

With her role as Lt. Uhura, the USS Enterprise 's communications officer on the original Star Trek , Nichelle Nichols made history as the first actress to play an African-American professional woman, per the Historical Dictionary of African American Television .

Nichelle Nichols Now

Nichelle Nichols played Uhura in the first six Star Trek movies. She's gone on to appear in NBC 's Heroes and the CBS daytime soap, The Young and the Restless . Seen here at a 2018 Star Trek convention, Nichols also worked with NASA to help recruit minorities and women for the astronaut program.

George Takei Then

George Takei plays Lt. Hikaru Sulu, the helmsman of the USS Enterprise on the 1966-1969 Star Trek series. He went on to play Sulu in the first six Star Trek movies -- a run in which his character was eventually promoted to captain of the USS Excelsior .

George Takei Now

Today, George Takei, seen at the 2019 Saturn Awards, is a vocal LGBTQ activist, and the co-author of the graphic-book memoir, They Called Us Enemy , about his experience in the U.S. internment camps that held Japanese-Americans during World War II. He appeared in the Broadway musical, Allegiance , which is also based on his life.

Walter Koenig Then

Walter Koenig joined the original Star Trek cast in Season 2 as Ensign Pavel Chekov, the Monkees- and Beatles-channeling navigator of the USS Enterprise . He plays the Russian-accented character in the first seven Star Trek movies.

Walter Koenig Now

Among his considerable post-Star Trek series credits, Walter Koenig was a star and consulting producer on Star Trek: Renegades , a partly crowd-funded pilot for a would-be new Trek series. In 2010, he endured the death of his actor son , Andrew Koening (Growing Pains).

Majel Barrett Then

Majel Barrett plays Number One (pictured, left) in the original Star Trek pilot, known as "The Cage." In the rejiggered version of the show that NBC picked up in 1966, Barrett plays the Spock-infatuated USS Enterprise nurse, Christine Chapel (pictured, right).

Majel Barrett Now

There really was no life after Star Trek for Majel Barrett: She married franchise creator Gene Roddenberry in 1969, and went on to play roles in numerous other Trek projects. She is heard as the voice of Starfleet computers in Star Trek: The Next Generation , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise and the 2009 J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie.

Roddenberry died in 1991; Barrett, seen in 2006 with her son, Eugene Roddenberry, died 2008. She was 76.

Susan Oliver Then

In the original Star Trek pilot, "The Cage," Susan Oliver plays Vina, a shipwrecked woman on the planet Talos IV, who is used by the Talosian powers-that-be to tempt Captain Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter). In one famous scene, Vina is seen as an Orion slave dancer. Oliver's Vina scenes are repurposed for the Star Trek Season 1 episodes, "The Menagerie, Part I" and "The Menagerie, Part II."

Susan Oliver Now

Susan Oliver is seen in a paparazzi shot from 1986. She died in 1990 at age 58. Her post- Star Trek credits included guest spots on Murder, She Wrote and the original Magnum, P.I.

France Nuyen Then

France Nuyen stars as the strong-willed titular character of the Season 3 Star Trek episode, "Elaan of Troyius."

France Nuyen Now

Seen at a 2018 Motion Picture Academy screening of The Joy Luck Club , a movie in which she starred, France Nuyen's post- Star Trek credits include a stint as a series regular on the 1980s NBC medical drama, St. Elsewhere .

Grace Lee Whitney Then

Grace Lee Whitney plays the USS Enterprise's beehive-boasting Yeoman Rand on the original Star Trek series.

Grace Lee Whitney Now

Though Yeoman Rand was written out of Star Trek after Season 1, Grace Lee Whitney went to appear in Star Trek movies and several other franchise properties, including an episode of Star Trek: Voyager . Whitney died in 2015 at the age of 85.

Joan Collins Then

Joan Collins stars as the doomed social-worker Edith Keeler, one of the great loves of Captain Kirk's life, in the Season 1 episode, "The City on the Edge of Forever," TV Guide's pick for the best original-series Star Trek episode of all time .

Joan Collins Now

Joan Collins is arguably best known for playing the dastardly Alexis Carrington on the original Dynasty series. In 2018, she played two characters in FX's American Horror Story: Apocalypse .

Mariette Hartley Then

In the Season 3 Star Trek episode, "All Our Yesterdays," Mariette Hartley plays Zarabeth, an ice age-era woman who Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and McCoy (DeForest Kelley) encounter on the planet Sarpeidon.

Mariette Hartley Now

Of late, the Emmy-winning Mariette Hartley has had recurring roles on ABC's Grey's Anatomy , NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Fox's 9-1-1 (pictured), where she played the ailing mother of Connie Britton's character in Season 1.

Ricardo Montalban Then

Ricardo Montalban plays Khan Noonien Singh, the super-powered strongman who's found aboard the SS Botany Bay in the Season 1 Star Trek episode, "Space Seed." The installment would serve as the basis for the hit movie, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , in which he also starred.

Ricardo Montalban Now

From 1977-1984, Ricardo Montalban starred as the mysterious Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island . He went on to do voice work on Kim Possible , and appear as Grandfather in the Spy Kids movies. He died in 2009 at age 88.

Diana Muldaur Then

Diana Muldaur appears in two original-series Star Trek episodes: Season 2's "Return to Tomorrow," and Season 3's "Is There in Truth No Beauty?" Muldaur plays different characters in the episodes -- both are doctors.

Diana Muldaur Now

Diana Muldaur played yet another Star Trek M.D., Dr. Katherine Pulaski, in Season 2 of Star Trek: The Next Generation . Her more recent credits include a voice-over role in Batman: The Animated Series (pictured). Her character? Leslie Thompkins -- a doctor, of course.

Mark Lenard Then

Mark Lenard is another actor seen as multiple characters on multiple Star Trek episodes: In Season 1's "Balance of Terror," he plays a Romulan commander (pictured, left); and, in Season 2's "Journey to Babel," he is introduced as Sarek (pictured, right), Spock's Vulcan father.

Mark Lenard Now

In real life, Mark Lenard was less than seven years older than Leonard Nimoy. But on screen, he was the perfect Spock dad, and he would play the character in subsequent Star Trek series, and in three Star Trek movies, including Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (pictured). He also played a Klingon in 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture .

Lenard died in 1996 at the age of 72.

Teri Garr Then

Teri Garr appears in the Season 2 Star Trek episode, "Assignment: Earth" (where she's billed as Terri Garr). The episode is a modern-day tale (for, well, 1968) about a time-traveler, and his secretary (Garr). The episode was a backdoor pilot for a never-was TV series.

Teri Garr Now

Teri Garr's considerable post- Trek film credits include Young Frankenstein , Tootsie (for which she was nominated for an Oscar), Mr. Mom and, of late, Unaccompanied Minors (pictured). She had a recurring role on Friends as the mother of Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow).

Jeffrey Hunter Then

Jeffrey Hunter stars as the USS Enterpris e's Captain Christopher Pike in the original Star Trek pilot, "The Cage," which was presented to -- and rejected by -- NBC in 1965. His work as Captain Pike would finally make it to air in the Season 1 Star Trek episodes, "The Menagerie, Part I" and "The Menagerie, Part II."

Jeffrey Hunter Now

Best known for playing Jesus in the film, King of Kings , post- Star Trek , Jeffrey Hunter appeared in the 1968 Bob Hope comedy, The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (pictured). He died in 1969 at the age of 42.

Clint Howard Then

A young Clint Howard plays Balok, the commander of a starship who uses a scary-looking creature (played by The Addams Family's Ted Cassidy) as a front as he toys with the USS Enterprise in the Season 1 Star Trek episode, "The Corbomite Maneuver."

Clint Howard Now

Clint Howard, the younger brother of Ron Howard, is a familiar face from his sibling's movies, from Eat My Dust to Solo: A Star Wars Story . In addition to Star Trek , Howard has appeared in an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise , and a Season 1 installment of Star Trek: Discovery (pictured).

Sally Kellerman Then

Sally Kellerman appears as Dr. Elizabeth Dehner in "Where No Man Has Gone Before," the second crack at a Star Trek pilot, the one that sold the series -- and that aired as the show's third-ever episode in 1966.

Sally Kellerman Now

Sally Kellerman is seen at a Star Trek convention in Las Vegas in 2016. After Trek , Kellerman notched an Oscar nomination for the film version of MASH . Her latter-day credits include an episode of Hulu's Difficult People , and a recurring role on IFC's Maron .

The Only Major Actors Still Alive From Star Trek: The Original Series

Gene Roddenberry's celebrated sci-fi TV series "Star Trek" debuted on September 8, 1966, and it recently celebrated its 57th anniversary. Initially, "Trek" wasn't terribly popular, and it only managed to make a third season thanks to a coordinated letter-writing campaign (a campaign that Roddenberry was accused of orchestrating and encouraging himself). It wouldn't be until after "Star Trek" was canceled in 1969 that its popularity would significantly begin to grow. 

Thanks to a sweet infinite syndication deal, "Star Trek" reruns were common, and a cult began to form. By the early 1970s, the first "Trek" conventions began to appear. Naturally, conventions were a great place for the show's stars and creators to congregate and share production stories with a rising tide of obsessives. Fans were able to talk to and get autographs from William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett, Walter Koenig, George Takei, James Doohan, and Grace Lee Whitney, as well as many of the show's more supporting players. 

Many decades have passed, but the surviving "Star Trek" cast members, now in their 80s and 90s, still appear at conventions to share details of their now-long and storied careers. Over 57 years ago, they were at the start of a phenomenon; none of them could have likely predicted just what a massive impact "Star Trek" would have on the pop culture landscape. Three members of the original "Star Trek" cast appeared at Creation Entertainment's 57-Year Mission convention in Las Vegas, and one of them is already confirmed for the 2024 con  next August. 

If you're eager to get an autograph or merely to hear an amusing anecdote from across many decades of interaction with the "Trek" franchise at large, the following surviving actors will still happily oblige.

William Shatner

In March of 2023, Shatner, who played the resolute Captain Kirk on "Star Trek," turned 92, yet he still makes convention appearances. Stories have been told throughout Trekkie-dom that Shatner can occasionally be spiky at cons, but has clearly embraced them, even going so far as to say that fans are the future  of anything so deeply beloved as "Star Trek." Indeed, in many cases, fans care more about carrying on the legacy of a show than the studios; in many ways, Trekkies take the show more seriously than the people who make it.

Shatner has, of course, had a textured career. Some of his earlier films include adaptations of "The Brothers Karamozov" (in which he played Alexey) and "Oedipus the King" (in which he played a masked member of the chorus), as well as genre films like "The Intruder" and "Incubus." Although Shatner is best known for "Trek" — a common side-effect for most any actor who appeared on any "Star Trek" show — he forged an interesting acting career beyond ii. He appeared in the hit cop show "T.J. Hooker," and appeared in spoof films like "Airplane II: The Sequel" and "National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1." He released several notorious albums of speak-singing, and directed several documentaries about "Star Trek," including "The Captains" and "Chaos on the Bridge." 

Shatner also authored several "Star Trek" novels and even launched his own modestly successful sci-fi book series with "TekWar" (ghost-written by Ron Goulart) in 1989. He won two Emmys in 2004 and 2005 for his role as Denny Crane in "The Practice" and "Boston Legal." He's also an equestrian enthusiast and has won a few horseback riding awards. Shatner is spry for 92.

George Takei

In 2019, George Takei , who played the practical and intelligent Hikaru Sulu on "Star Trek," authored a graphic novel all about his childhood experiences of being rounded up and imprisoned in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Takei was born in Los Angeles in 1937 (he's the only main cast member from the original show who is an L.A. native), and recalls being held against his will by the U.S. government as a child. It may have been that experience that made Takei as political as he is. In the early 1970s, after "Star Trek," Takei ran for a set on the Los Angeles City Council, and served as an alternate delegate at the 1972 Democratic National Convention. At conventions, Takei has spoken at length about his beliefs in civic infrastructure, encouraging L.A. to improve its long-beleaguered public transportation.

Takei came out as gay in 2005, revealing that he had been with his long-term partner, Brad Altman, for the last 18 years. He and Altman married in 2008, one of the first same-sex couples to be granted a marriage license in West Hollywood, California. Takei has been an outspoken queer rights activist ever since, raising money for charities and speaking at charity events regularly. He makes appearances at fan conventions on the regular. 

As an actor, Takei began reading English-language dubs for imported Toho monster movies prior to "Star Trek." He also starred in movies like "The Green Berets" and "Mulan." On TV, Takei guest-starred on many, many programs, including a notable regular role on the hit show "Heroes." His deep voice also afforded him an opportunity to regularly contribute to dozens of animated programs, most recently in Max's "Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai."

Walter Koenig

There were rumors circulating through the Trekkie community for years that Walter Koenig was hired to appear on the second season of "Star Trek" because the then-30-year-old actor looked an awful lot like Davy Jones from "The Monkees." This wasn't the case, but Koenig provided a youthful, heartthrob quality with his character, Pavel Chekov. His character was Russian, a notable character decision to make in the mid-1960s as the U.S. was still embroiled deeply in the Cold War. Chekov was a symbol that peace would eventually come. Koenig was never anything less than 100% committed, and reacted to extreme sci-fi scenarios with fire and aplomb. 

In the early '60s, the actor worked his way through smaller roles in multiple well-known TV series like "Mr. Novak," "Gidget," and "I Spy" before joining "Star Trek" in its second season. After, he continued apace, working on TV regularly, eventually landing a recurring role on a second beloved sci-fi series  "Babylon 5." He has also stayed a part of "Star Trek" up until the present, having provided a voice cameo in the most recent season of "Star Trek: Picard," as well as reprising his role as Chekov in the semi-professional and well-respected fan series "Star Trek: New Voyages." He's also dabbled in many amusing B-movies like "Mad Cowgirl" and "Scream of the Bikini," as well as animated shows like "Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters."

Additionally, Koenig has served as an advocate for civil rights in Burma, having visited refugee camps there. Koenig still appears at conventions, happy to talk about his various projects and acting endeavors. Just please, whatever you do, don't ask him to say "nuclear wessels." The man just turned 87. He deserves a break from that. 

Full Cast of Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 - Every Main Character & Actor Who Appears (Photos)

As Star Trek: Discovery ’s final season commences, the principal actors from the hit series must say goodbye to characters they have played for several years.

When Star Trek: Discovery premiered in 2017, it was met with its fair share of backlash. Trek die-hards criticized the show’s design, cast, and even the time period in which it was set.

Still, Discovery won over a good portion of fans, many of whom were just glad to have a new Star Trek series again, after the franchise’s extended absence from television. Now, the show has launched Season 5, set to be the show’s final voyage.

The Characters & Actors of Star Trek: Discovery Season 5

Sonequa martin-green - michael burnham.

Sonequa Martin-Green plays Captain Michael Burnham, the adopted sister of Star Trek icon Mr. Spock. Burnham was given command of the series’ eponymous starship, the USS Discovery, at the end of the third season, after the cast wound up in the far-flung future of the 32nd Century.

Apart from her work on Discovery , which is undeniably her most well-known role, Martin-Green has also been a part of shows like The Walking Dead and The Good Wife .

Doug Jones - Saru

Veritable chameleon Doug Jones portrays Saru, Burnham’s first officer. Saru is a Kelpian, a species with a kind of biological early warning system that acts like a sixth sense. Saru has served as a fan-favorite since the series began, with many viewers calling for him to take on Discovery’s captain‘s chair.

Doug Jones has appeared in many major projects, but he is often completely unrecognizable, buried under prosthetics and makeup. He was Abe Sapien in the Hellboy movies and the Amphibian Man in 2017’s The Shape of Water .

Anthony Rapp - Paul Stamets

Anthony Rapp plays the groundbreaking role of Commander Paul Stamets, a science officer and one of the two first openly gay Star Trek characters (The other being Stamets’ husband Dr. Hugh Culber).

Rapp has long been a fixture of stage and screen, having performed as a part of several high-profile Broadway shows, such as Rent , in which he was an original cast member. 

Mary Wiseman - Sylvia Tilly

Sylvia Tilly, brought to life by Mary Wiseman, started the series as a quirky but very driven cadet on board Discovery. Later on in the series, after the crew’s one-way trip to the future, she took a teaching position at Starfleet Academy.

Mary Wiseman is most famous for her part as Tilly but she’s also appeared in Baskets and the Western show Longmire to name a few.

Wilson Cruz - Hugh Culber

Wilson Cruz plays Dr. Hugh Culber, one of the USS Discovery’s physicians. Earlier in the series, Culber was killed by another, out-of-control officer. But eventually, the good doctor was brought back to life through the use of the mycelial network.

Cruz cut his teeth on the classic 1990s teen drama My So-Called Life , playing Rickie. He’s additionally had roles on hits like Grey’s Anatomy , Monk , and The West Wing .

Blu del Barrio - Adira Tal

Adira Tal is portrayed by Blu del Barrio. The character’s backstory involved them becoming the host for a Trill symbiont called Tal, which they inherited from their romantic partner. Currently, Adira is a Starfleet ensign, having been granted commission in Season 3.

Blu del Barrio holds the significant distinction of being Star Trek ’s first openly non-binary actor. They are also a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Callum Keith Rennie - Rayner

Callum Keith Rennie’s Rayner is a new character for Season 5 of Star Trek: Discovery . Rayner is a Kellerun, which is a species first introduced in the 1994 episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , “Armageddon Game”.

Rennie has a lengthy resume, starring in a vast array of Canadian shows and films. He has also acted in the Battlestar Galactica reboot as well as Showtime’s Californication .

David Ajala - Cleveland “Book” Booker

David Ajala plays Book, a man introduced to the crew upon their arrival in the year 3188. As a Kwejian, Book can empathically connect with plant and animal life, including his pet cat Grudge. He also has a close personal bond with Michael Burnham.

Alaja previously had roles in Nightflyers and CW’s Supergirl , where he played the villainous Manchester Black.

Eve Harlow - Moll

Moll, played by Eve Harlow, is a pirate who is seeking an ancient technology that has ties to the classic Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Chase”.

Eve Harlow has acted in favorites such as NCIS: Los Angeles and The Rookie . She also played the recurring character Tess on Agents of SHIELD .

Elias Toufexis - L’ak

L’ak, a green-skinned alien of unknown descent, is played by Elias Toufexis. He serves as Moll’s literal partner in crime.

Toufexis has appeared in another popular sci-fi series The Expanse , as well as several other television series, like Shadowhunters and Criminal Minds .

Oded Fehr - Charles Vance

Oded Fehr plays Admiral Charles Vance, who was introduced to Star Trek: Discovery in Season 3. As commander in chief of Starfleet, Vance wields a considerable amount of influence within the spacefaring organization.

Fehr would be best recognized for his character of Ardeth Bay in 1999’s The Mummy and its 2001 sequel. He’s also guested on shows such as The Blacklist and How to Get Away With Murder .

Chelah Horsdal - Laira Rillak

Laira Rillak, in addition to serving as Federation president, is of multi-species descent, a hybrid of human, Cardassian, and Bajoran genetics. Typically, Starfleet and Federation top brass are portrayed as having lesser quality moral fiber, but Rillak has stood out as an exception.

Chelah Horsdal has appeared in a wide variety of movies and series including Arrow , Hell on Wheels , and Rise of the Planet of the Apes .

Tara Rosling  - T’Rina

T’Rina is a Vulcan woman who first showed up in Discovery in the seventh episode of the third season. Since then, she has become romantically linked with Saru. T’Rina is also president of Ni’Var, the planet formerly known as Vulcan.

In addition to her Star Trek role, Rosling has also cropped up in The Expanse and The Handmaid’s Tale .

David Cronenberg - Kovich

David Cronenberg portrays Dr. Kovich, a Federation agent and galactic historian. Kovich first appeared in Discovery ’s third season and has gone on to become a well-liked recurring character.

As a veteran filmmaker, David Cronenberg is credited with bringing the genre of body horror into popular culture. His newest film, The Shroud , will hit theaters this year.

Tig Notaro - Jett Reno

Comedian Tig Notaro breathes life into Jett Reno, the fast-talking, wise-cracking Discovery engineer with a heart of gold. Reno has more than cemented herself as an audience favorite.

Alongside Notaro’s standup work, she’s had parts in Community , Bob’s Burgers , Suburgatory , and many more.

Star Trek: Discovery can be streamed exclusively on Paramount+ . The next new episode premieres on Thursday, April 11.

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Star Trek: Discovery's Moll and L'ak Actors Say 'They're Not Really Villains'

Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 includes its feistiest and most unpredictable antagonists yet: the criminal duo of Moll (played by Eve Harlow) and L'ak (Elias Toufexis). Stealing a piece of Progenitor technology capable of reshaping the entire galaxy, Moll and L'ak are pursued by the USS Discovery to prevent this new power from falling into the wrong hands. However, Moll is more connected to Discovery hero Cleveland "Book" Booker than the crew anticipated -- complicating the hunt for this interstellar Bonnie and Clyde.

In an interview with CBR, Harlow and Toufexis talk about finding their Discovery characters between the science fiction stakes and prosthetics. The duo recalls how they played off each other throughout Season 5 -- and explain how Moll and L'ak are different from past adversaries that the Discovery encountered before.

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CBR: Moll and L'ak aren’t passive antagonists in Star Trek: Discovery Season 5. They're in the middle of space gunfights and big chases. How did you exploring that physicality in your performances?

Elias Toufexis: That was one of my favorite things -- [Star Trek's] action set pieces . Being a giant Star Trek fan, with every script, I'd leaf through and go "I get a phaser battle in this one! I get to ride on a sand speeder! I get to have a ship chase and a fight!" All of those reasons are the things you look forward to as an actor being in something like Star Trek -- having fun doing all these cool things. L'ak's gun and ship are so cool. It's just a 10 out of 10 on the coolness factor and something I looked forward to every day. It's exhausting! The days were long and the prosthetics make it difficult, but it makes a huge difference when you see it.

Eve Harlow: I will say, I'm a pacifist in real life, but I get the platform boots and gloves on and I feel like a fucking badass. [ Laughs. ] It's like "I am no longer Eve, I am Moll, and here to kick ass." It was very fun embodying a completely different kind of person, and you get to do it on these beautiful sets with these really talented people who are showing you how to look cool. [ Laughs. ] We had an entire group of people who were supporting us, like the stunt team, who were incredible and such kind humans and very patient.

All that Moll and L'ak have in this crazy universe is each other. How did you form that rapport and build their backstory that Star Trek viewers don't get to see?

Toufexis: Well, we will see why they're doing what they're doing. When we were shooting the first several episodes, we were given hints about why they were doing what they're doing, but we weren't given their full backstory. Eventually, we give their full backstory and that was [another] one of my favorite things. I play a lot of bad guys on TV, but they're always like, this is why this why this bad guy is evil, or I get a line where I'm like, "My dad was bad to me and that's why Im evil." But with these characters, everything is explained about what they're doing, why they're doing it, and we get to play it. That and the love story [between Moll and L'ak] are my two favorite things about these characters. The fact that I get to play with the background, play a whole thing and the audience will know exactly why L'ak and Moll are doing what they're doing. Hopefully, they won't be looked at as villains, because they're not really villains. They're antagonists, for sure, but they're the heroes of their story, no doubt.

Harlow: They just do things a little differently!

Toufexis: A little murder, but they mostly murder bad people. [ Laughs. ]

Harlow: They were in our way! What were we supposed to do?!

Toufexis: If you leave us alone, everything will be fine. [ laughs ] That was my favorite thing about it -- getting to play the background and showing everyone why were doing what were doing.

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Fans learn that Moll is connected to Book in Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 2, "Under the Twin Moons." Eve, how did you want to play into that, and what happened to Kwejian, and explore that aspect of the character?

Harlow: I think that yes, she has a family, but Moll has been living the kind of life where there are no other ties aside from L'ak. I think to drop all of that and change the behavior that's gotten her to where she is is very difficult. I think even though she understands who Book is and all of that stuff, you'll just have to watch the show to find out! I will say, I fucking love David [Ajala] as an actor! [ Laughs. ]

Elias, how would you describe the prosthetics and makeup applied that you were locked in as L'ak?

Toufexis: There was always a specific point in the makeup process. For the first two and a half, three hours, I wouldn't look in the mirror. I would just be in my own space or trying to fall asleep at times. But right when everything was on, and they started detailing, I would look in the mirror and get into the zone, because it was almost fully formed. I almost always had to do the wardrobe first, because you can't put the wardrobe over the prosthetics; [otherwise] you'd damage it. So I was always in wardrobe for the most part. The contacts were always the last thing to go in, because they were a nightmare... They were big and thick. I could see through them, but it was very uncomfortable. Once I got those in, I would always take a minute to stare in the mirror, which I would never do if I wasn't wearing prosthetics I'm not an actor that stares into a mirror to get into character. But in the prosthetics, because I can lose myself in the character easier, I would stare in the mirror for a few seconds and get in the zone. I'm not a super-tall guy -- Im 5'11" -- so I had little platforms on that made me six feet [tall]. Walking in these big boots past everybody, with everyone looking, I started feeling like I was this brute of a character, because he is kind of a brute. But there is so much vulnerability that happens with L'ak as we go through that it was easy to drop back into that vulnerability, especially working with Eve, because she gave me so much. I would be able to lose myself in her performance and become vulnerable with it. I haven't really paid attention, but I probably shrunk my body a little bit at times when I felt more vulnerable, if I could in the wardrobe.

Harlow: Also, when you're in a world, everything kind of helps... There were several times when I'd walk on set, and it was breathtaking to see all the work these people did on [Star Trek: Discovery's] set design , because you read something on paper and you have no idea what it's going to look like. You arrive and it takes your breath away -- like yes, I'm in this world and stepping in these shoes on this ground. Sometimes you look at yourself in the mirror and see what your hair and makeup looks like. On different days, different things will ground you and the character.

Toufexis: Eve and I knew each other a little bit, and then we spent a bunch of time together. We drove for three hours to Barrie, Ontario at one point. I don't want to sound condescending, but I looked at her like my little sister because I'm 10 years older than her. She's this really amazing person and friend. I remember the first time [she] walked on set as Moll -- it was like all of that went away, and I was a little in love with Moll. I was really into this person. There's a thing [Eve does], where [she switches] from Eve to Moll, which is incredible. It is a switch, and it's just this different person, and it was easy to fall in love with this character. It made my job really easy because there is just something about Moll that is attractive, cool, sexy, badass and smart. [She] encapsulated it all, and it was amazing to see live. The fact that it works on the show really made me happy.

Harlow: I'm telling you, it's the boots! [ laughs ]

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What do you think Moll and L'ak uniquely bring to the table to challenge the Discovery crew?

Toufexis: True passion and a goal that they will not be deterred from. They don't care about Discovery, the Federation or whatever Rayner wants from them . They just want to be left alone and they want freedom. They will do whatever they need to do to get that. The Discovery going "We're the Federation. We can help you! You don't know what you have!" We're like "Leave us alone. That's what we want." What ends up happening early in the season is that we have to make sure that we're ahead of Discovery. That's the only reason we care about them. We've got to be ahead of them, so we can sell whatever this tech is to make enough money to be free. What makes them original is that they're not trying to destroy Discovery, not trying to ruin the Federation or take over a planet. They just want to be left alone. They want freedom, and they'll do whatever they have to do to get that freedom.

Harlow: It's a go-with-the-flow kind of attitude, like "This obstacle is in my way? I'm going to get past it." There is this final goal that we want to achieve, but we don't have a grand plan of how to get there and it's so crazy, with all of these things that keep coming in our way. We don't have a five-year plan, we have "What are we doing tomorrow?!" [ Laughs. ]

Created by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman, Star Trek: Discovery releases new episodes Thursdays on Paramount+.

Star Trek: Discovery

Release Date September 24, 2017

Cast Oyin Oladejo, Emily Coutts, Anthony Rapp, Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Mary Wiseman

Main Genre Sci-Fi

Rating TV-14

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Strange new worlds actors reveal cut star trek musical finale moment & why spock dances.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding, and Christina Chong drop some BTS about the musical episode's grand finale number.

• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' musical episode concludes with a grand finale showcasing the power of unity and camaraderie among the crew.
• Lt. Spock's logical decision to dance in the musical finale helps boost subspace rift's 'improbability levels,' aiding the crew in saving the galaxy.
• A bonding moment between Uhura and La'an highlights the ensemble's support for each other, showcasing a sense of solidarity and friendship, but it was cut from the episode.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ' Celia Rose Gooding and Christina Chong reveal a cut moment from the finale of the first-ever Star Trek musical, and Ethan Peck explains why Lt. Spock decided to dance in the closing musical number, "We Are One." Strange New Worlds season 2's acclaimed musical episode, "Subspace Rhapsody," was written by Dana Horgan and Bill Wolkoff and directed by Dermot Downs. All of the songs were composed by Kay Hanley and Tom Polce from Letters to Cleo. The musical required the entire cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to sing and dance, and everyone embraced the musical with gusto.

In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' musical episode, a subspace rift created a reality defined by the rules of musicals that threatened to engulf the entire galaxy. Meanwhile, aboard the USS Enterprise, Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and his crew unwittingly express their deepest feelings and emotions through songs. Ensign Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) deduced that to close the subspace rift, the crew of the Enterprise needed to perform a grand finale, and every single person aboard the starship joined in for the big finish musical number, "We Are One."

Star Trek Strange New Worlds Musical Episode Ending Explained

Star trek: strange new worlds' musical cut a moment from the grand finale, celia rose gooding explains a missing moment from the musical episode..

In an interview with TV Insider, Celia Rose Gooding and Christina Chong reveal that there was a bonding moment between Ensign Nyota Uhura and Lt. La'an Noonien-Singh that was cut from the final version of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ' musical episode 's finale number, "We Are One." Read their quotes below:

Celia Rose Gooding: La’an and Uhura had a little handshake moment that we made up on the spot. Christina Chong: We did! Celia Rose Gooding: We did, but that didn’t make it. But in my mind, there was something so beautiful about that after we finished the song. Our instinct was first to just celebrate one another, and then get back to work. I think that is such a nod to our routine as an ensemble to just check on each other and really boost each other up because we’re doing something that some characters are not super comfortable with and that isn’t their instinct to burst out into song. And so that final moment of camaraderie - of course, it had to be shrunk down for the nature of TV - but in my perfect world, there’s an edit of five minutes of everyone just giving each other compliments.

"We Are One" was a catharsis for the crew of the Starship Enterprise. For La'an, the Strange New Worlds musical's finale reaffirmed her decision to be more open with her feelings, even after her confession that she is attracted to Lt. James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) didn't go as she had hoped. Meanwhile, Uhura realized that her role in keeping the crew of the Enterprise connected was a gift, and it empowered her to save the ship. Both La'an and Uhura shed their old inhibitions and took steps forward to becoming happier people .

Watch the full TV Insider interview with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' cast below:

Why Spock Dances In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Musical Finale

Ethan peck knew spock would only dance when it was logical to dance..

Ethan Peck also explained Lt. Spock's decision to dance in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ' grand finale, "We Are One." Peck, who understands Spock like Leonard Nimoy did , needed a logical justification for Spock to dance , and he found out. Read Peck's quote below:

Ethan Peck: There was a moment there in that finale where life really imitated art. I mean, that happens so frequently, but never so closely together as in that moment. Spock doesn’t get to participate because, obviously, he doesn’t want to be dancing. I spoke with Dermot, the director, about it. How would Spock dance? Well, I guess he has to to get that meter maxed out so we can break out of the musical reality. And he would do it for that, and so he joins in for the very end of it. So I felt like kind of an outsider. I join in at the very end of that whole sequence. And then Chapel and Spock are sort of on rough terms, and I remember its ending. We had this joyous moment, and then we have kind of a broody look to each other. So my experience was a little bit different from some of the other cast members.

Lt. Spock dancing in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' musical finale did boost the subspace rift's 'improbability levels ', and helped put the Starship Enterprise crew over the top. Unlike Uhura and La'an's moment, the final cut of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ' musical included the awkward moment between Spock and Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush) after the couple ended their relationship through song. What happens next between Spock, Chapel, and the crew of the USS Enterprise in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 remains to be seen, although it won't include another musical episode. (At least not in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3.)

Source: TV Insider

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is available to stream on Paramount+

'Picard's Michelle Hurd Reveals Who She Wants To See Raffi Team Up With in a 'Star Trek: Legacy' Spin-Off

Fans haven't given up hope for 'Star Trek: Legacy' and Hurd shared some exciting potential team-ups at Calgary Expo this weekend.

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• Fans are still hopeful for a Star Trek: Legacy spin-off series after the successful final season of Picard on Paramount+.
• Actress Michelle Hurd expresses excitement for the potential spin-off and a desire to work with more Next Generation alums.
• Hurd mentions wanting Raffi to meet Guinan; recently Whoopi Goldberg hinted at a possible return to the franchise.

While there's been no official news of a spin-off in the year since Star Trek: Picard Season 3 became one of Paramount+'s most-watched Star Trek seasons, fans are still holding out hope for Star Trek: Legacy . Despite still waiting for a green light from the studio herself, actress Michelle Hurd spoke hopefully about the potential spin-off series during a panel hosted by Collider's Maggie Lovitt at Calgary Expo this weekend. When Lovitt asked what it means to Hurd to know so many people want to see her come back to play Raffi again, she said, "It's an unbelievable honor and one that I absolutely cherish and understand the responsibility of."

As the panel went on, Hurd accepted several Star Trek questions from the attendees in the crowd. When one hopeful fan opened with plans to " assume Star Trek: Legacy is a go " Hurd wholeheartedly agreed saying, "Shall we? I like that, I like where you're going." The fan would go on to ask which other "legacy" characters from the long-running franchise she'd like to see Raffi team up with on the spin-off.

Hurd noted that "Raffi didn't get to interact with everybody that came back." As much as she loved working with Michael Dorn as Worf for most of the season, Hurd had a few other Next Generation alums from Picard Season 3 that she'd love to share the screen with. She went on to say:

"I mean, Levar Burton , Kunta Kinte, I mean can I just— I had one line, I think, with Marina [Sirtis] on the second season. I didn't really get to work other than shooting with Gates [McFadden] . So, of that, I would love to actually experience those guys. And then, you know, what I love is that Terry Matalas is such an OG that he, I mean, he had to like, you know, force some of our cameos on the show because…how do I say [this]? But some people, maybe the studio didn't really get it. They were like, ‘Oh, why would we bring this character on? Nobody knows him.’ And it was like, ‘No, everybody— YOU don't know, but everybody knows them.’ So I honestly, I think that he would, he would do an amazing job pulling in people. "

Michelle Hurd Wants to See Raffi Meet Guinan If 'Star Trek: Legacy' Happens

Hurd had one more major player from Next Generation and Picard that she would love to see Raffi team up with, saying "selfishly, Guinan would be nice to play with, I’m just saying." And it's possible she could get her wish. A few weeks ago Whoopi Goldberg — who played Guinan across six of Next Generation 's seven seasons — played coy when her The View co-host Joy Behar appeared to spill the beans about Goldberg potentially returning to the franchise again.

While we wait to see if Paramount+ will boldly go with Star Trek: Legacy , you can watch both Picard and Next Generation in their entirety on the streamer.

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Follow-up series to Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) that centers on Jean-Luc Picard in the next chapter of his life.

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• Goofs It is claimed that Data can't use contractions (Can't, Isn't, Don't, etc) yet there are several instances throughout the series where he does. One of the first such examples is heard in Encounter at Farpoint (1987) , where Data uses the word "Can't" while the Enterprise is being chased by Q's "ship".

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