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Don Marshall is last living actor from Galileo 7
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That just announced/revealed death notice for peter Marko is dubious.
They list his birth year as 1917--14 years earlier than Nimoy/Shatner and even older than Doohan.
His first acting credit is for 1964 at age 47? and he acted until 1970--age 53 and quit?
Then he never acted again and died in 1991 at age 73.
IMDB allows people to add in facts like birth and death dates with little fact-checking.
IMDB listed for years---- TNG, Twilight Zone, To Kill a Mockingbird, actress Kim Hamilton as being born in 1945--meaning she was 14 when she appeared in a TLZ episode where she had a ten year old son!?
It wasn't corrected till she died.
Not saying it's impossible that they are right about Marko's death, but it's is as I said----dubious.
They list his birth year as 1917--14 years earlier than Nimoy/Shatner and even older than Doohan.
His first acting credit is for 1964 at age 47? and he acted until 1970--age 53 and quit?
Then he never acted again and died in 1991 at age 73.
IMDB allows people to add in facts like birth and death dates with little fact-checking.
IMDB listed for years---- TNG, Twilight Zone, To Kill a Mockingbird, actress Kim Hamilton as being born in 1945--meaning she was 14 when she appeared in a TLZ episode where she had a ten year old son!?
It wasn't corrected till she died.
Not saying it's impossible that they are right about Marko's death, but it's is as I said----dubious.
Sobering thought.
Marshall has always been a class act, and provided one of the more fiery, meaty guest roles in TOS (if not franchise) history.
IMDB is far, FAR from a comprehensive fact list. I have an IMDB page (I work in tv productions), I have no idea who began it or added to it over the years, though I assume it was done by production companies.
My page has at most a tenth of all the productions I've worked on over the years
I don't really get why this is a thing?
Can someone explain it to me? I am not being a bastard, I genuinely want to understand.
One particular episode of a TV show, from years ago. and the actors that played the one off characters, I dont understand the wonder.
Can someone explain it to me? I am not being a bastard, I genuinely want to understand.
One particular episode of a TV show, from years ago. and the actors that played the one off characters, I dont understand the wonder.
I agree, very sad of course.
What about Phylis Douglas and the guy playing Latimer? Are they both no longer with us?
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Sorry to hear that! RIP
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It's not that I think 98 year old Peter Marko is still alive..........
I think the entire entry (very recently added by the way) is way off.
I don't think he was the oldest member of the entire episode
His supposed 1917 birth date is older than Kelly,Doohan, Shatner, Woods, Marshall and even Crawford (Ferris)
I don't believe he went into acting at age 47 and quit when he was 53 (I know such things happen, but it is rare and don't believe it in this case.)
I am a fanatic about who is alive and who has passed concerning TOS actors.
195 are passed for sure (Multiple sources)
about 150 are definitely still alive and another 45-50 (consisting of mostly bit players whose careers were very brief--like Marko--are unknown)
Every few months for the last ten years I run down that unknown list and see if I can get info on whether they are still alive.
I've been checking Marko for years and nothing and now out of a sudden he was this really old guy born in 1917 who started acting at 47 and TOS hired him at 50 to play a LT who was older than everybody on the entire episode?
And he now just revealed died 24 years ago?
In my mind that is more likely one of IMDBs many, many mistakes than it is true.
Memory Alpha hasn't accepted it as fact either.
They're not perfect either but they are pretty conscientious about announcing deaths--IMDB is not.
Edit: just checked his first listed acting gig was an Outer Limits episode with a cast of 6 astronauts and their 3 superiors back on Earth (the speaking parts)
All the other 8 actor--even those who were much older and commanding the mission from Earth were born much later than 1917.
He played a subordinate character on the mission and is not the head guy.
The other 5 astronauts actors were born 11 to 17 years after the 1917 birth date given for Marko.
its an IMDB fail.
Long Live Peter Marko!!!!!! ---I hope.
I think the entire entry (very recently added by the way) is way off.
I don't think he was the oldest member of the entire episode
His supposed 1917 birth date is older than Kelly,Doohan, Shatner, Woods, Marshall and even Crawford (Ferris)
I don't believe he went into acting at age 47 and quit when he was 53 (I know such things happen, but it is rare and don't believe it in this case.)
I am a fanatic about who is alive and who has passed concerning TOS actors.
195 are passed for sure (Multiple sources)
about 150 are definitely still alive and another 45-50 (consisting of mostly bit players whose careers were very brief--like Marko--are unknown)
Every few months for the last ten years I run down that unknown list and see if I can get info on whether they are still alive.
I've been checking Marko for years and nothing and now out of a sudden he was this really old guy born in 1917 who started acting at 47 and TOS hired him at 50 to play a LT who was older than everybody on the entire episode?
And he now just revealed died 24 years ago?
In my mind that is more likely one of IMDBs many, many mistakes than it is true.
Memory Alpha hasn't accepted it as fact either.
They're not perfect either but they are pretty conscientious about announcing deaths--IMDB is not.
Edit: just checked his first listed acting gig was an Outer Limits episode with a cast of 6 astronauts and their 3 superiors back on Earth (the speaking parts)
All the other 8 actor--even those who were much older and commanding the mission from Earth were born much later than 1917.
He played a subordinate character on the mission and is not the head guy.
The other 5 astronauts actors were born 11 to 17 years after the 1917 birth date given for Marko.
its an IMDB fail.
Long Live Peter Marko!!!!!! ---I hope.
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Don Marshall had great presence and believabilty. When he was angry at Spock you felt the anger, not the acting.
PS Lets not forget Mr. Marshall as a regular in that 1960s classic Land of the Giants.
PS Lets not forget Mr. Marshall as a regular in that 1960s classic Land of the Giants.
Don Marshall's Boma is one of my hated characters in Trek. And it definitely shows the acting ability of Mr. Marshall, as the snippets I've read or seen of him show someone who was serious about his craft and his onscreen portrayals of black characters.
I remember reading Deanna Lund mentioning that Mr. Marshall felt his part in "Land of the Giants" was important because it was a black character in a major show. (I haven't seen the show in its entirety to see how it holds up today, specifically in how they use Mr. Marshall....but it - the show - is on my 'to watch' list).
He was also in an episode of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" as a villain. Someone who kidnaps Wilma Deering.
I remember reading Deanna Lund mentioning that Mr. Marshall felt his part in "Land of the Giants" was important because it was a black character in a major show. (I haven't seen the show in its entirety to see how it holds up today, specifically in how they use Mr. Marshall....but it - the show - is on my 'to watch' list).
He was also in an episode of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" as a villain. Someone who kidnaps Wilma Deering.
Don Marshall also shows up many times in The Incredible Hulk tv series playing random characters, one such is a Doctor! He and Gerald McRaney hold the title between them I think for most appearances on the show!
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I was more impressed with his portrayals of Caucasian and Asian characters!
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