Nimoy's Columbo appearance, "A Stitch in Crime," was in February 1973, so he would've been 41 at the time. Anne Francis played his victim; they'd previously appeared together as teammates in the 1969 Mission: Impossible episode "The Double Circle."
Trek guest actors in maybe surprising roles
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E., "The Monks of St. Thomas Affair":
This gentleman prefers brunettes.
This gentleman prefers brunettes.
Saw him as a Martian in Satan's Satellites/Zombies of the Stratosphere a movie serial from 1952. My local Saturday night Horror/SF, Creature Features would play it before the feature films.
Wow! Zachary Quinto and Rocketman? Now that would be a great idea for a new movie!Saw him as a Martian in Satan's Satellites/Zombies of the Stratosphere a movie serial from 1952. My local Saturday night Horror/SF, Creature Features would play it before the feature films.
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And Spock was originally conceived as a Martian...looks like Nimoy was typecast before he got the role....
Well in the the 1960's Hollywood of Hugh O'Brian, Gene Kelly and Steve McQueen, Nimoy's look was very 'exotic', so casting as an alien or a Native American was - excuse the expression - logical.
Flavius Maximus from "Bread and Circuses", was played by actor Max Kleven [correction: Rhodes Reason] . (Interesting coincidence how in "Gladiator", Russell Crowe played a character named Maximus).
I could've sworn he was in This Island Earth... but that turned out to be Rex Reason. Check out the beginning, how similar in look and voice:
EDIT: JTB aptly pointed out that they were brothers, which explains the similarity.
I could've sworn he was in This Island Earth... but that turned out to be Rex Reason. Check out the beginning, how similar in look and voice:
EDIT: JTB aptly pointed out that they were brothers, which explains the similarity.
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They look similar because Rhodes Reason who played Flavius in "Bread and Circuses" was Rex's brother. Stuntman Kleven was the other gladiator.
Ah, you're right! I should've checked with Memory Alpha first.
Very cool that the actors were related.
I always thought that Rhodes and Rex Reason were the same person as well and that he'd simply changed his name but apparently they were brothers!
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I always kind of assumed they were father and son. I guess I didn't really think through the timing.
I believe the older of the two actors is still alive as well!
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Glen Corbett in Streets of San Francisco's Inferno! Kaz Garas was also in the episode and he would have made a great 60s Klingon if he hadn't have been over in the UK at the time making Strange Report!
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Flipping through the channels before I go to work and caught Ricardo Montablan playing an ex-Japanese soldier opposite Marlon Brando in 'Sayonara'.
That's just all kinds of wrong.
That's just all kinds of wrong.
I was unable to make it past Brando's opening monologue. I found it sickening on several levels.
Decades had a Man From UNCLE marathon yesterday, and the Trek guests were just too much to keep up with. I think I saw Korob at least twice. Jill Ireland was there. Joseph Ruskin in another. The freakiest was on the 8:00PM showing, where Barry Sullivan was on UNCLE at the same time Heroes & Icons was running The Savage Curtain! 
Who is Barry Sullivan? Do you mean Barry Atwater?
