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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.
Temple Houston did not survive beyond 26 weeks, and in 1964, Hunter accepted the lead role of Captain Christopher Pike in "The Cage", the first pilot episode of Star Trek, completed in early 1965 (with a copyright date of 1964). Hunter declined to appear in a second Star Trek pilot requested by NBC in 1965 in order to concentrate on film roles ...
Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura in all three seasons and six "Trek" movies, died on July 30 at the age of 89.
She also appeared in The Outer Limits (1964), The Fugitive (1965), FBI (1965), as "cousin" Gloria in The Andy Griffith Show (1965), [6] and as Lt. Mira Romaine in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode The Lights of Zetar (1969). [4] Shutan supplemented her acting on TV programs by making commercials, beginning with one for Tareyton ...
After legendary “Star Trek” actress and NASA collaborator Nichelle Nichols died in July 2022 at age 89, memorial spaceflight organization Celestis contacted Nichols’ son Kyle Johnson about ...
Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images Star Trek star Gary Graham died at age 73 on Monday, January 22. Gary’s wife, Becky Graham, confirmed the actor’s death to The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, January ...
Paskey admitted that he considered auditioning for Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) but later reconsidered. He remained a fan of the film series but not the television follow-up Star Trek: The Next Generation, as he explained that "he went to sleep on it". [8] Paskey died on August 17, 2021, three days before his 82nd birthday. [15] [16]
The term originates from the original Star Trek television series (1966–69), in which red-uniformed security officers and engineers often suffered deaths in the episode in which they first appeared, in contrast to most of the show's main characters wearing other colors. [1]