Series: Star Trek (The Original Series)
Episode: 1.15 Shore Leave (12-15-66)
Rating: 4/5
Redshirt Status: 0/17
Notable Guest Stars:
Shirley Bonne – Ruth. She was most known for her role on the show My Sister Eileen.
Emily Banks – Yeoman Tonia Barrows. She appeared on several shows, including Dragnet, The Tim Conway Show, Bewitched and Fantasy Island.
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Episode: 1.14 The Balance of Power (12-15-66)
Rating: 5/5
Redshirt Status: 1/17
Notable Guest Stars:
Mark Lenard – Romulan Commander. Mark Lenard is more commonly known as Sarak, Spock’s father. However, in this episode, he is a Romulan.
Lawrence Montaigne– Decius. Montaigne would return as Stonn, Spock’s romantic rival in Amok Time.
Paul Comi- Lt. Stiles. He appeared as a guest star on quite a few shows and was also a purple heart recipient.
Barbara Baldavin – Lt. Angela Martine. She had a reoccurring role on the series.
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Continue reading “The Rewatch 11: The Balance of Power”Series: Star Trek (The Original Series)
Episode: 1.13 The Conscience of the King (12-8-66)
Rating: 5/5
Redshirt Status: 0/16
Arnold Moss – Anton Karidian/Kodos. Mr. Moss did not have an extensive filmography, but was on the radio version of Guiding Light.
Barbara Anderson – Lenore Karidian. She is probably best known for her role as Eve Whitfield on Ironsides.
Series: Star Trek (The Original Series)
Episode: 1.11-12 The Menagerie (Part 1 & 2) (11-17;11-24-66)
Rating: 5/5
Redshirt Status: 0/16 (Not counting Pike’s crew)
This episode has so many notable guest stars because of its format. If I listed them all, this post would be twice as long, so I’m just going to do three. Please check out the IMDB or Wikipedia pages on this episode for more.
Jeffrey Hunter – Captain Christopher Pike. Hunter was cast as the Captain of the Enterprise in the original pilot “The Cage”, but declined coming back for the second pilot. You might recognize him from the 1956 film The Searchers.
Malachi Throne – Commodore Jose I. Mendez/ Voice of the Keeper. He would appear on Star Trek more than once, and also Batman, The Man From UNCLE, Lost in Space and Perry Mason.
Susan Oliver – Vina. She appeared on several shows as a guest actor, in particular Wagon Train where she shared the screen with Leonard Nimoy.
Series: Star Trek (The Original Series)
Episode: 1.10 The Corbonmite Maneuver
Rating: 4/5
Redshirt Status: 0/16
Clint Howard – Balok (the actual). Clint Howard has been in many things over the years, including at least 2 other episodes of Trek. He is also the younger brother of Director Ron Howard.
Anthony Call- Lt Bailey. He was often seen on various soaps including Guiding Light and One Life to Live.
Series: Star Trek (The Original Series)
Episode: 1.09 Dagger of the Mind (11-03-66)
Rating: 4.5/5
Redshirt Status: surprisingly 0/16 (not counting non-crew members)
James Gregory – Dr. Tristan Adams. Gregory was a popular character actor. I recognized him from the 1963 film PT 109 which is a biopic about John F. Kennedy’s time in the service.
Morgan Woodward – Dr. Simon Van-Gelder. You may recognize him from Gunsmoke, or Dallas.
Marianna Hill – Lt. Helen Noel. She appeared in several tv series and films, including a recent one in 2016. She also appeared in several of Elvis Presley’s films.
Eddie Paskey – Lt. Leslie. Lt Leslie is the TOS version of SG-1’s Sitler. He shows up often, but somehow isn’t a main character.
Series: Star Trek (The Original Series)
Episode: 1.08 Miri (10-27-66)
Rating: 4.5/5
Redshirt Status: surprisingly 0/16
Kim Darby – Miri
Michael J. Pollard- Jahn
The Cast of Children – The children were played by children of the cast and crew.
Series: Star Trek (The Original Series)
Episode: 1.07 What are Little Girls Made Of (10/20/66)
Rating: 4/5
Redshirt Status: 2/18 (does not include non-crewmembers like Kirby)
Michael Strong – Dr. Richard Kirby. Strong doesn’t have an extensive filmography, but he is the main episodic character for this episode.
Sherry Jackson – Andrea. She played the daughter of Danny Thomas on the Danny Thomas Show for five years.
Ted Cassidy – Ruk. You might recognize him as Lurch from The Addams Family.
Harry Basch- Dr. Brown. Basch did several televisions shows, notably Falcon’s Crest. He also wrote several travel guides.
I would have added Majel Barret, but since I know she is in the show frequently, I have decided she is a main character, abit more minor then others.
Series: Star Trek (The Original Series)
Episode: 1.06 Mudd’s Women
Rating: 4/5
Redshirt Status: 0/16
Roger C. Carmel – Harry Mudd. Mudd would be a reoccuring character through out TOS and the Animated series.
Gene Dynarski – Ben Childress. He would appear as various other characters over the series.
Karen Steele – Eve McHuron. She was a popular character actor on television.
Series: Star Trek (The Original Series)
Episode: 1.03 Naked Time (9/29/66)
Rating: 3/5
Redshirt Status: 1/16 (not counting non-crew members death unless its a major character in the episode)
Bruce Hyde: Lt. Kevin T. Riley. Lt. Riley is a recurring character on TOS
Majel Barrett: Nurse Christine Chapel. Majel Barrett is a mainstay in the Trek universe, playing not only Christine but also the ship computer and Lwaxana Troi on several series. Christine Chapel is also a recurring minor character, appearing in several episodes and seasons, including the films and animated series.
William Knight – Crewman. He is known for his voice acting, including several Anime and video games.
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