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Star Trek has an ongoing tradition of actors returning to reprise their roles in other spin-off series. In some instances, actors have portrayed potential ancestors, descendants, or relatives of characters they originated.
William Shatner as James T. Kirk, commanding officer of the USS Enterprise.; Leonard Nimoy as Spock, first officer and science officer.; DeForest Kelley as Leonard McCoy, chief medical officer.
Promotional photo of the cast of Star Trek during the third season (1968–1969). From left to right: James Doohan, Walter Koenig, DeForest Kelley, Majel Barrett, William Shatner, Nichelle Nichols, Leonard Nimoy, and George Takei. Star Trek made celebrities of its cast of largely unknown actors. Kelley had appeared in many films and television ...
In 2016, SyFy ranked "The Cage" as the fifth best out of six Star Trek TV show pilots, with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's "Emissary" in first place. [29] In 2017, Inverse recommended "The Cage" as "essential watching" for Star Trek: Discovery. [30] In 2023, Den of Geek ranked "The Cage" as the best pilot episode for any series in the franchise. [31]
Jeffrey Hunter chose to withdraw from the role of Pike [20] when creator Gene Roddenberry was asked to produce a second pilot episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before". A slightly edited version with the same title aired in 1966 as the third episode of the new series. [21] [22] "The Cage" never aired during Star Trek ' s original run.
[7] [8] The episode became "Where No Man Has Gone Before", the second pilot of Star Trek. The phrase itself was subsequently worked into the show's opening narration, which was written in August 1966, after several episodes had been filmed, and shortly before the series was due to debut. It is the result of the combined input of several people ...
Star Trek: The Next Generation first-season cast photo. Six of the main actors appeared in all seven seasons and all four movies. Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series that debuted in broadcast syndication on September 28, 1987. [1]
Gary Lockwood (born John Gary Yurosek; [1] [2] [3] February 21, 1937) is an American actor. [4] Lockwood is best known for his roles as astronaut Frank Poole in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), [5] and as Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell in the Star Trek second pilot episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (1966).