Extremely! I was just thinking the same while smiling at seeing each of their names.
Yup. Its also just cool watching an episode knowing that a guest star is still alive and still in the world.
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Yup. Its also just cool watching an episode knowing that a guest star is still alive and still in the world.
She made it! Happy 90th Birthday, Leslie.
2025 has the possibility of 8 actors turning 90.
No upcoming year will ever have that many TOS actors with a shot at turning 90. A few have 7 and a few others 6 and 5.
By 2027 the only actors under 80 will be the nine surviving child actors on the series AND Deborah Downey Hippie Girl #2 who was just 18 when she filmed her role in late 1968
Brian Tochi has a chance to be the last actor to turn 90 -- in 2053!!!
There are actually 6 actors whose birthdate (and possible death date) are unknown.
2 of those 6 actors had only one lifetime acting credit and TOS was it! If my only acting credit was TOS I'd tell that to my family and friends and one of them might get on social media and say "my grandpa was on star trek"! But maybe it just never was a big deal to them or their family.
It is also possible that a few lesser known actors have died but it never made the news.
There are 107 actor that are alive (or presumed to be) as of today March 16, 2025.
Those are only actors with "on-screen speaking roles" and do not include stand-ins, stunt persons and extras.
As for voice actors -- all the ones that were voice over ONLY have died. Some voice over actors are alive but also had an onscreen appearance as well (such as Barbara Babcock) and would be included in the list of 107.
The youngest person to ever appear on the show, the baby from Friday's Child was likely born in early 1967 and would now be 58. Unless the footage was stock footage of a baby that had been born earlier.
No upcoming year will ever have that many TOS actors with a shot at turning 90. A few have 7 and a few others 6 and 5.
By 2027 the only actors under 80 will be the nine surviving child actors on the series AND Deborah Downey Hippie Girl #2 who was just 18 when she filmed her role in late 1968
Brian Tochi has a chance to be the last actor to turn 90 -- in 2053!!!
There are actually 6 actors whose birthdate (and possible death date) are unknown.
2 of those 6 actors had only one lifetime acting credit and TOS was it! If my only acting credit was TOS I'd tell that to my family and friends and one of them might get on social media and say "my grandpa was on star trek"! But maybe it just never was a big deal to them or their family.
It is also possible that a few lesser known actors have died but it never made the news.
There are 107 actor that are alive (or presumed to be) as of today March 16, 2025.
Those are only actors with "on-screen speaking roles" and do not include stand-ins, stunt persons and extras.
As for voice actors -- all the ones that were voice over ONLY have died. Some voice over actors are alive but also had an onscreen appearance as well (such as Barbara Babcock) and would be included in the list of 107.
The youngest person to ever appear on the show, the baby from Friday's Child was likely born in early 1967 and would now be 58. Unless the footage was stock footage of a baby that had been born earlier.
Thank you for all the wonderful info you’ve compiled! Love being able to celebrate the Trek alumni still with us. I would only note that, although Memory Alpha does claim Brian Tochi was born in 1963, I don’t think that’s possible. He couldn’t have been 5 years old when he appeared in And the Children Shall Lead; note how much bigger he is than the other kids (besides Craig Hundley), who were between 9 and 11 at the time. Not sure we know exactly which of them will turn 90 last at this point.
It's funny you mention that. For years Memory Alpha listed Tochi's birthday as May 2, 1959 -- which makes a lot more sense (making him 9 at the time of filming). Not sure why or who changed that.
But you are right to suspect that being incorrect.
Kellie Flanagan would be the youngest if Tochi was born May 2, 1959. She had a line of dialogue.
Kellie Flanagan
Kellie Flanagan (born 15 October 1959; age 65) played the role of the Blonde Girl in the Star Trek: The Original Series first season episode "Miri". She had a short acting career in the 1960s, appearing in about 100 commercials, and in series television including The Andy Griffith Show, Family...
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Aha! Knowing Tochi’s actual birthdate does help. Not to harangue you for more than you’ve already done, but would you be able to list the 6 actors with unknown birth/death data? Just curious.It's funny you mention that. For years Memory Alpha listed Tochi's birthday as May 2, 1959 -- which makes a lot more sense (making him 9 at the time of filming). Not sure why or who changed that.
But you are right to suspect that being incorrect.
Kellie Flanagan would be the youngest if Tochi was born May 2, 1959. She had a line of dialogue.
Kellie Flanagan
Kellie Flanagan (born 15 October 1959; age 65) played the role of the Blonde Girl in the Star Trek: The Original Series first season episode "Miri". She had a short acting career in the 1960s, appearing in about 100 commercials, and in series television including The Andy Griffith Show, Family...
Mark Tobin -- Joaquin & Klingon/"Space Seed &"...Dove"
Cindy Lou -- nurse/"Return to... (only acting credit)
Tim Burns -- repair crewmember Russ/"Doomsday...
Kirk Ramone (Raymond) -- Du'ur/"Friday's ..
Marcia Brown -- Alice/"Shore ..
Christin Patrick --transporter man/"Alternative... (only acting credit)
Cindy Lou -- nurse/"Return to... (only acting credit)
Tim Burns -- repair crewmember Russ/"Doomsday...
Kirk Ramone (Raymond) -- Du'ur/"Friday's ..
Marcia Brown -- Alice/"Shore ..
Christin Patrick --transporter man/"Alternative... (only acting credit)
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Thanks. Mark Tobin seems like a surprising inclusion on the list to me, but he does indeed appear to have slipped off the radar. I suppose, considering the number of actors used on the show, that six is a pretty small number of these mysteries.
Marc Grady Adams 99 years old
David Frankham 99
William Smithers 97
Tom Troupe 96
William Blackburn 95
Michael Forest 95
Naomi Pollack 94
John Wheeler 94
William Sargent 94
William Shatner 94
Michael Dante 93
Christopher Held 93
Brett Dunham 93
Antoinette Bower 92
Joan Collins 91
Meade Martin 91
Julie Newmar 91
Max Kleven 91
James Daris 91
Lou Antonio 91
Shirley Bonne 90
Nancy Kovack 90
Garrison True 90
Leslie Parrish 90
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David Frankham 99
William Smithers 97
Tom Troupe 96
William Blackburn 95
Michael Forest 95
Naomi Pollack 94
John Wheeler 94
William Sargent 94
William Shatner 94
Michael Dante 93
Christopher Held 93
Brett Dunham 93
Antoinette Bower 92
Joan Collins 91
Meade Martin 91
Julie Newmar 91
Max Kleven 91
James Daris 91
Lou Antonio 91
Shirley Bonne 90
Nancy Kovack 90
Garrison True 90
Leslie Parrish 90
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