Victor Lundin has passed on

[Grant]

Memory Alpha is reporting the death of Victor Lundin-age 83---who played the Klingon 2nd in command to Kor in "Errand of Mercy"

He also played 'Friday' in Robinson Crusoe on Mars.

R.I.P.

 

[Grant]

Wow, I hadn't heard that! Thanks for that and may he rest in peace.

 

[Michael]

Wow, I hadn't heard that! Thanks for that and may he rest in peace.

Eh, were you just replying to your own post?

 

[Grant]

Wow, I hadn't heard that! Thanks for that and may he rest in peace.

Eh, were you just replying to your own post?

LOL, yeah, I felt a little sad for the poor guy---I've never seen any 'death notice' thread that didn't have a single reply after 60+ views. The poor guy. I know he wasn't Olivier, but damn.

But hey now he'll have two because of you.

 

[Melakon]

I first remember seeing Lundin when I forced my parents to take me to the drive-in to see Robinson Crusoe on Mars. And when TOS: Errand of Mercy first aired, I recognized his name because of it.

 

[Harvey]

He was a minor player, especially on STAR TREK. His most recognizable role is probably as Friday in ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS, which was a good (though not great) movie which had some influence on Roddenberry while he was developing STAR TREK in 1964. I suspect it's also why Lundin landed a small role in 'Errand of Mercy,' although that's just speculation.

RIP all the same.

 

[Melakon]

Crusoe's director, Byron Haskin, was an old school special effects man, and also worked on The Cage pilot. But he kept telling Roddenberry what he wanted to do was impossible.

 

[MikeH92467]

Agreed about RCOS as a "good not great" movie, however, considering that it was made on about as a low of a budget as a "feature" film could get made for in those days and that the science of course has come a long way, it holds up remarkably well. Good script and good acting, have a way of a overcoming a lot of problems.