Who was that guy in like every episode?

[EnriqueH]

The bridge officer who was in a bunch of them but never utttered a word. I think he did a video or something or took home movies. Did he do a documentary or book?

 

[Methuselah Flint]

Billy Blackburn - Google Memory Alpha, which has all the details.

 

[ZapBrannigan]

William Blackburn played a lot of parts. He was a background android in "I, Mudd" for instance, and the shiny prototype android in "Return to Tomorrow." And the end credits of a few episodes have that unforgettable still frame of him peeling latex android makeup off his face. I could never figure out where that image came from as a kid. And of course, it's not a scene from any episode.

 

[Spock's Barber]

Bill Blackburn was also an ice skater and he borrowed the rabbit costume for Shore Leave from The Ice Capades.

 

[Spock's Barber]

William Blackburn played a lot of parts. He was a background android in "I, Mudd" for instance, and the shiny prototype android in "Return to Tomorrow." And the end credits of a few episodes have that unforgettable still frame of him peeling latex android makeup off his face. I could never figure out where that image came from as a kid. And of course, it's not a scene from any episode.

It’s scene from a TOS blooper reel where a stage hand is helping Bill remove the latex while saying “You wanted show business, well G** D***** you got show business.”

 

[Redfern]

Yeah, that shot in the closing credits doesn't show him peeling the latex, he's standing (maybe sitting) there with the rubber "skin" fully intact. But one doesn't get a clear shot because credits obstruct the view.

 

[ZapBrannigan]

Yeah, that shot in the closing credits doesn't show him peeling the latex, he's standing (maybe sitting) there with the rubber "skin" fully intact. But one doesn't get a clear shot because credits obstruct the view.

You're thinking of this:
http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/2x18hd/theimmunitysyndromehd1296.jpg

I was referring to this:
http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/2x22hd/byanyothernamehd1456.jpg

 

[ItsGreen]

blooper reel, time ~10:10

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[Redfern]

You're thinking of this:
http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/2x18hd/theimmunitysyndromehd1296.jpg

I was referring to this:
http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/2x22hd/byanyothernamehd1456.jpg

Oy! There's no denying it; I'm getting frickin' senile!

 

[Spock's Barber]

Oy! There's no denying it; I'm getting frickin' senile!

Dr. McCoy discovered that drinking Saurian Brandy daily cures senility.