Star Trek actors who also played in the Twilight Zone

[evangelist6589]

I am watching the Twilight Zone original series seasons 1-5. In my journey I have discovered many actors that also played in TOS. The latest episode I watched Uncle Simon has a familiar Trek actor from seasons 2-3. Watch the episode to see who it was. Does anyone have a list of these actors as there seems to be a number of them?

TOS is my favorite TV series of all time, but Twilight Zone is right at number 2.

 

[JeffinOakland]

This thread might interest you
http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/star-trek-and-twilight-zone-actors.240598/

 

[ToddPence]

Try IMDB's "Collaborations and overlaps" search and put the name of the two series into its engine.

 

[ian128K]

I just wish Burgess Meredith had been on Star Trek.

 

[Green]

There are 94 original TLZ actors according to my list who have appeared in all the Trek iterations -- original series, animated, TNG, DS9, Voyager, TOS movies, TNG movies, Enterprise, JJ movies. That list on the old thread is only missing a couple. Hope the new series continues the streak with maybe a guest shot by the handful of TLZ actors still working -- besides Shatner and Takei. Love to see Landau make an appearance! God, that would be great -- but he's pretty darn old. Stockwell, Duvall (highly unlikely), -- cripes I can't think of any more still active besides Redford (HIGHLY unlikely) and Ron Howard doesn't act much anymore. Be cool though.

 

[Greg Cox]

. Hope the new series continues the streak with maybe a guest shot by the handful of TLZ actors still working -- besides Shatner and Takei. Love to see Landau make an appearance! God, that would be great -- but he's pretty darn old. Stockwell, Duvall (highly unlikely), -- cripes I can't think of any more still active besides Redford (HIGHLY unlikely) and Ron Howard doesn't act much anymore. Be cool though.

Billy Mumy?

 

[evangelist6589]

I just watched the episode "The Long Murrow" and saw the actor who played Gary Seven, as well as the actor who played Zarabeth in the TOS episode "All our Yesterday's."

 

[evangelist6589]

There are 94 original TLZ actors according to my list who have appeared in all the Trek iterations -- original series, animated, TNG, DS9, Voyager, TOS movies, TNG movies, Enterprise, JJ movies. That list on the old thread is only missing a couple. Hope the new series continues the streak with maybe a guest shot by the handful of TLZ actors still working -- besides Shatner and Takei. Love to see Landau make an appearance! God, that would be great -- but he's pretty darn old. Stockwell, Duvall (highly unlikely), -- cripes I can't think of any more still active besides Redford (HIGHLY unlikely) and Ron Howard doesn't act much anymore. Be cool though.

Only interested in TOS and maybe the animated series. I am not interested in the movies or the newer Trek series.

 

[evangelist6589]

I just wish Burgess Meredith had been on Star Trek.

He starred in 4 TLZ Original episodes but probably the most well known one is called "Time Enough at Last."

 

[Michael]

According to the IMDb search @ToddPence mentioned above, there were 77 actors who appeared in both The Twilight Zone and the original Star Trek.

 

[Green]

Billy Mumy?

Yes, but I was really thinking of actors who had not done trek already. Veronica cartwright is still acting some. She would be new to Trek.

According to the IMDb search @ToddPence mentioned above, there were 77 actors who appeared in both The Twilight Zone and the original Star Trek.

There is not 77.
71 or 72 tops. If they are counting extras or stunt people maybe, but for actually speaking lines no way 77.
I even included Sally Kellerman who had her lines cut from her Twilight appearance. But if you didn't speak on either show you didn't act on either show.

Someone at IMDB says actor John Astin acted in Star Trek virtue of a random voice-over heard in the background. That's a ridiculous stretch to include as an "appearance".
Also David Armstrong and William Meader had no lines in either Trek or TLZ. IMDB is a great tool but not very accurate.

 

[Green]

Really glad John Anderson finally did a Star Trek. He was very classy with that voice and all and he did 4 or 5 TLZs

Robert Gist directed a TOS episode -- he did not act in TOS. He had acted earlier in his career.