Before they were famous. Trek guest spots by future celebs

[I am not Spock]

Obvious candidates would be Kirsten Dunst in TNG's 'Dark Page', Ashley Judd in TNG's 'Darmok' and 'The Game'; and current headline grabber Sarah Silverman in VOY's 'Future's End' (don't think she was a household name in 97, someone prove me wrong here..)

And I think several of the Desperate Housewives were in TNG.

Anyone got any other examples?

 

[ian_tee]

Famke Janssen in "A Perfect Mate"
Teri Hatcher in "The Outgrageous Okona"

 

[I am not Spock]

Don't think Kirstie Alley was well known before she did TWOK.

 

[alicelouise]

-Teri Garr in TOS as Roberta Lincoln in the Gary Seven episode.
-Joan Collins in "Guardian of Forever" in TOS.
-William Windom as Commodore Matt Decker in "Doomsday Machine" again TOS.
-Gary Lockwood in TOS "Where No Man has gone Before"
Mariette Hartley in TOS

 

[I am not Spock]

Strange how you see people getting their start in Trek, but not often vice versa, i.e, big stars doing Trek. I mean, we've had Oscar winners Louise Fletcher, F. Murray Abraham, Joel Grey, etc, but little others.

 

[M'Sharak]

...and current headline grabber Sarah Silverman in VOY's 'Future's End' (don't think she was a household name in 97, someone prove me wrong here..)

Depends on the household, I suppose. She was on Saturday Night Live for the 1993-94 season, but I wasn't watching SNL at the time, so I hadn't heard of her before 'Future's End'.

 

[Nardpuncher]

...and current headline grabber Sarah Silverman in VOY's 'Future's End' (don't think she was a household name in 97, someone prove me wrong here..)

Depends on the household, I suppose. She was on Saturday Night Live for the 1993-94 season, but I wasn't watching SNL at the time, so I hadn't heard of her before 'Future's End'.

If it helps I've abhored Sarah Silverman since 1993.

 

[jgdst]

Nikki Cox was in an episode of TNG wasn't she? Pen Pals, I think. Then again, I don't know how 'famous' you'd say she is these days...

 

[erastus25]

Strange how you see people getting their start in Trek, but not often vice versa, i.e, big stars doing Trek. I mean, we've had Oscar winners Louise Fletcher, F. Murray Abraham, Joel Grey, etc, but little others.

Jason Alexander. Christopher Lloyd. Mae Jemison. Stephen Hawking. The Rock. Those are just off the top of my head. I'm sure there are more.

 

[Outpost4]

Star Trek had David Soul in "The Apple", long before he drove around in a red Torino.

 

[Finn]

Strange how you see people getting their start in Trek, but not often vice versa, i.e, big stars doing Trek. I mean, we've had Oscar winners Louise Fletcher, F. Murray Abraham, Joel Grey, etc, but little others.

Jason Alexander. Christopher Lloyd. Mae Jemison. Stephen Hawking. The Rock. Those are just off the top of my head. I'm sure there are more.

READ the TITLE! Jason Alexander, Christopher Lloyd, Stephen Hawking and The Rock were all already well known ( though Christopher Lloyd was to a lesser extent). Jason Alexander's appearence was well after Seinfeld's run. And if Stephen Hawking wasn't famous, he wouldn't have gotten that spot.

 

[Forbin]

-Joan Collins in "Guardian of Forever" in TOS.

ummm....

 

[Nerys Myk]

-Joan Collins in "Guardian of Forever" in TOS.

ummm....

She was sorta famous. The B-List Liz Taylor.

 

[KaiClark]

Frank Langella did 3 episodes of DS9 playing Jaro Essa uncredited because his children were fans.

 

[Kirk1980]

Also in Where No Man....

Is Sally 'Hot Lips Houlihan' Kellerman from the original M*A*S*H*.

 

[THE_FETT]

"Guardian of Forever" in TOS.

Not quite.

 

[Captain Shaw]

Christian slater in start trek 6.

 

[shivkala]

Don't think Kirstie Alley was well known before she did TWOK.

In fact, isn't Nicholas Meyer fond of saying that she fell off the turnip truck, so to speak, right before they cast her as Saavik?

 

[Nardpuncher]

Christian slater in start trek 6.

That's another one where he was quite famous before that little part. I think he got that little cameo precisely because he was famous with the young ladies at that time. Well, that and his ma is the casting director and he apparently likes Star Trek.

 

[Forbin]

-Joan Collins in "Guardian of Forever" in TOS.

ummm....

She was sorta famous. The B-List Liz Taylor.

No, I mean she got the title wrong.