Trek guest actors in maybe surprising roles

[ItsGreen]

William Smithers/Captain Merik/ Merikus in Mannix

 

[DarrenTR1970]

Thanks to a YouTube retrospective review of 'The Last Starfighter,' I just learned that Meg Wyllie, who played Granny in the movie also played the first Talosian Keeper in the pilot episode.

 

[FormerLurker]

Jeffrey Hunter playing Fred MacMurray's son in the western "Gun for a Coward".

C.C. Beck's inspiration for the appearance of the original Captain Marvel and the actor I've always felt looked the most like the character as drawn playing father and son? Interesting.

Thanks to a YouTube retrospective review of 'The Last Starfighter,' I just learned that Meg Wyllie, who played Granny in the movie also played the first Talosian Keeper in the pilot episode.

We all call the character "the Keeper", but onscreen they're referred to as Magistrate.

 

[Jedman67]

Just in the middle of an SG1 rewatch, and Dwight Schultz (Lt. Barclay) makes an appearance as the "Keeper."
It just works!

 

[mb22]

We all call the character "the Keeper", but onscreen they're referred to as Magistrate.

Both.
In "The Cage" the character is mentioned as a "keeper" twice by Pike, but not as a proper name ("Is the keeper actually communicating with one of his animals?", "Back in my cage, it seemed for a couple of minutes that our keeper couldn't read my thoughts.") In "The Menagerie Pt. II" " Spock refers to "The Keeper" as a proper name ("You have no choice, sir. I'm sorry. The Keeper has taken over control of our screen").

 

[Nerys Myk]

And Jerry Mathers...As the Beaver.

 

[Forbin]

Just in the middle of an SG1 rewatch, and Dwight Schultz (Lt. Barclay) makes an appearance as the "Keeper."
It just works!

TOS only in this thread, tho.

 

[mb22]

Interestingly, the script for "The Cage" identifies the character as "The Keeper", even if he/she isn't actually referred as such to by name in the script's dialog itself.

 

[Christopher]

Interestingly, the script for "The Cage" identifies the character as "The Keeper", even if he/she isn't actually referred as such to by name in the script's dialog itself.

I don't think that was meant to represent the official title in-universe, though, just Pike's nickname for the Magistrate. (I mean, I doubt "Third Survivor" was an official title either.) Spock using the title in "The Menagerie" seems like a script error, though I suppose it's possible that he was influenced by Pike's usage.

 

[mb22]

And the Kalar warrior wasn't literally "Neanderthal" as well. But it's still interesting that the script uses the title "Keeper" and not "Magistrate". Perhaps because it's easier to type?

 

[Jedman67]

TOS only in this thread, tho.

Ok boomer

 

[ZapBrannigan]

FWIW
ETA Or, if you please,

This is fake, right?

 

[Christopher]

And the Kalar warrior wasn't literally "Neanderthal" as well. But it's still interesting that the script uses the title "Keeper" and not "Magistrate". Perhaps because it's easier to type?

More likely because it's in keeping with the "Cage"/'Menagerie" theme -- the Magistrate is metaphorically the zookeeper to whom Pike is one of his caged exhibits. But that theme is metatextual, while "Magistrate" is the Talosians' own title for him within the story.

 

[ZapBrannigan]

Oh, certainly. But I'll try to take it as a compliment.

When you create a fake image and put it on the Net without explanation, it's a joke to you, but it's a lot like forgery for people who don't know. And there have been enough editions of TOS on home video that even the fans can't be sure of anything.

 

[ItsGreen]

Louise Sorel /"Rayna"

and Walter Koenig

both in Mannix "Delayed Action" 1968

 

[Forbin]

Walter was such a cute little frogman.

 

[ItsGreen]

Kate Woodville/"Natira" in Mannix "A View Of Nowhere" 1968

 

[ItsGreen]

Madyln Rhue/" Lt. Marla McGivers" in Mannix "Death Run" 1969

 

[Neopeius]

We watched "The Man Trap" as our summer rerun tonight (historically, there was no Trek tonight, but I run my own station and can do whatever I want). Funnily enough, on the historically run Dragnet rerun tonight (67-01-12), there was a certain Man Trap star...

You think he's space happy or something? (no -- it's LSD)

 

[Henoch]

You think he's space happy or something? (no -- it's LSD)

KIRK: Him? He's harmless. Back in the sixties he was part of the Free Speech movement at Berkeley. I think he had a little too much LDS.