Trek guest actors in maybe surprising roles

[Forbin]

Is that the Ron Eli series?

 

[Forbin]

I just caught a Get Smart with Vic Tayback all bearded-and-turbaned up as an Arabian Kaos agent. There was a belly dancer, but it wasn't Tanya Lemani.

 

[The Old Mixer]

Is that the Ron Eli series?

Yep.

 

[Harvey]

H&I is now running episodes of a 1960s Tarzan TV series that I never knew existed. This morning's two-parter from 1966 includes a very familiar face among its guest actors: Nichelle Nichols.

During the 1967-68 season, Tarzan was Star Trek's lead-in on NBC. Despite ranking 27th in the Nielens in the same time slot the year before, Tarzan tanked, and was cancelled.

 

[Greg Cox]

H&I is now running episodes of a 1960s Tarzan TV series that I never knew existed. This morning's two-parter from 1966 includes a very familiar face among its guest actors: Nichelle Nichols.

During the 1967-68 season, Tarzan was Star Trek's lead-in on NBC. Despite ranking 27th in the Nielens in the same time slot the year before, Tarzan tanked, and was cancelled.

And, of course, Ely went on to star in DOC SAVAGE, MAN OF BRONZE, which also tanked . . . big time.

(Even though I still love the theme song.)

 

[FormerLurker]

My brother commented once that DOC SAVAGE could have been Indiana Jones before Indiana Jones, if it had been successful. That silly, cheesy act III is what killed it, to me. I read the novel, and there was nothing silly about it in print. I blame studio interference, myself.

 

[Forbin]

Get Smart, season 2, "Pussycats Galore" - they needed disguise expert Charlie Watkins again, to infiltrate the Chaos-operated Pussycat Club. Here's his disguise for this assignment:

Yowzah!

 

[Keith1701]

I haven't seen it myself, but our own Miramanee played the bad girl on an episode of HAWAII FIVE-O:

Looking real good to me.

 

[Forbin]

The episode with Angelique ("A Man Called Smart") is a 3-parter. In part 2, Marj Dusay ("Brain and Brain!") showed up in one brief scene as a Kaos kidnapper. And all three parts featured William Schallert as 91-year-old Admiral Hargrave, doing almost non-stop prat falls.
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/132536/ppuser/32420

 

[FormerLurker]

Isn't William Shallert about 91 these days? He's caught up with every old character he ever played!

 

[The Old Mixer]

Now on Branded: Robert Lansing as General Custer!

 

[Forbin]

Mannix has one last chance to produce a Trek alum - I'm on the last episode!

 

[Forbin]

W00t!! William Windom, being bad in the last ep of Mannix.

 

[ihno]

wow and even with Clark Kent/Superman hair style.

 

[The Old Mixer]

The board rejoices for Forbin. So what's next?

 

[Forbin]

Mod Squad!

 

[The Old Mixer]

Discount Klingon every episode!

 

[EnsignHarper]

Last Sunday night's Naked City on MeTV had not only Joanna Linville , but was written by Shimon 'S Bar David' Wincelberg and directed by Ralph Senensky..... does that count as Bonus Points??

 

[Forbin]

Yup!

 

[RandyS]

Last Sunday night's Naked City on MeTV had not only Joanna Linville , but was written by Shimon 'S Bar David' Wincelberg and directed by Ralph Senensky..... does that count as Bonus Points??

Whoa. Shimon Wincelberg and S. Bar David is the same guy? I never knew that.