Today in Science Fiction History. Our past’s view of the present/future. ‪#‎scifi‬ ‪#‎sciencefiction‬ ‪#‎doctorwho‬ ‪#‎startrek‬ ‪#‎starwars‬ ‪#‎scifichat

1907 – Reggie Nalder, actor (Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica)

Reggie Nalder in Star Trek

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1919 – Howard Morris, actor (It Came from Outer Space II, The Munsters’ Revenge, Space Academy, Twilight Zone)

1928 – Dick York, actor (Twilight Zone)

1932 – Dinsdale Landen, actor (Doctor Who, Morons from Outer Space, Out of this World)

Dinsdale Landen in Doctor Who

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1937 – Nicholas Worth, actor (Star Trek: Voyager, Starforce, The X Files, Sliders, Star Trek: DS9, Timelock, Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II, Darkman, Swamp Thing, Coma, The Invisible Man, The Six Million Dollar Man)

1939 – Bob May, actor, (The Time Tunnel, Lost in Space)

Bob May trying on the Robot suit one more time.

1947 – David St. James, actor (Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Donnie Darko, My Favorite Martian, Alien: Resurrection, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Space: Above and Beyond, The Invaders, Lois & Clark, Monolith)

1948 – Michael Berryman, actor (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, The X-Files, Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time, Guyver, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Aftershock, ALF, Saturday the 14th Strikes Back, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Barbarians, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, My Science Project, Weird Science, Voyage of the Rock Aliens)

1951 – Judith Ivey, actress (Frogs!)

 

1952 – Alan Blumenfeld, actor (Heroes, Stargate: Atlantis, The Dark Side of the Moon, The Munsters Today, Innerspace, The Twilight Zone, WarGames)

1953 – Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, actor (Weird Science, Homeboys in Outer Space, Alien Nation)

1953 – Project Moonbase released

1954 – The 12th annual World Science Fiction Convention is held in San Francisco, drawing an attendance of about 700. Guest of honor is John W. Campbell, Jr.

1957 – Patricia Tallman (Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek: DS9 InAlienable, Babylon 5, Dark Skies, Army of Darkness, Night of the Living Dead, Hard Time on Planet Earth)

1959 – The 17th annual World Science Fiction convention is held in Detroit, with an attendance of 371. James Blish wins the best novel Hugo for A Case of Conscience.

1961 – Todd Sherry, actor (Alien Autopsy)

1965 – Michael Bent, actor (Threshold, Firefly)

1968 – Phill Lewis, actor (What Planet Are You From?, Starman)

1969 – Kristen Wilson, actress (Mega Python vs. Gatoroid)

1969 – Noah Taylor, actor (Edge of Tomorrow)

1970 – Richard Speight Jr., actor (Big Monster on Campus, Menno’s Mind, Hypernauts, Amanda & the Alien)

1972 – Francoise Yip, actor (Sanctuary, Fringe, Caprica, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, Flash Gordon, Andromeda, Blade:Trinity, Smallville, Mindstorm, RoboCop: Prime Directives, Earth: Final Conflict, Futuresport)

1975 – Kai Owen, actor (Torchwood, Rocket Man)

1975 – Space 1999 debuted on RAI & ITV

1977 – John Ruby, actor (The Event)

1978 – Wes Bentley, actor (The Hunger Games, Underworld: Awakening, Interstellar)

1987 – Richard Marquand, director, d @ 49 (Return of the Jedi)

1991 – Tom Tryon, actor, d @ 65 (I Married a Monster from Outer Space)

1991 – Carter Jenkins, actor (Aliens in the Attic, The 4400, Surface)

1992 – Caitlin Fein, actress (The X Files, Deep Impact)

1992 – Amanda Fein, actress (The X Files, Deep Impact)

1993 – Herve Villechaize, actor, d @ 50 (Forbidden Zone)

1999 – Ellie Darcey-Alden, actress (Doctor Who)

2009 – Iain Cuthbertson, actor, d @ 79 (The Ray Bradbury Theatre, Doctor Who)

2014 – Joan Rivers, actress, d @ 81 (Spaceballs)

2014 – Donatas Banionis, actor, d @ 90 (Solaris)