![]() And if you thought that face looked familiar, you were right. John Kelly, commander of the Ares IV mission to Mars who was given a full military funeral when his body was discovered by the Voyager crew. Obviously the producers liked him, and he ended up in three different episodes, covered in makeup as a Klingon for one and a Jem’Hadar in another. Morris was seven years old when he played an Only in “Miri.” He came from a showbiz family: His dad, Greg Morris, was playing Barney Collier on a nearby soundstage in Mission: Impossible while Star Trek was in production.īy the time of his first DS9 appearance, he was 37, but still too young for the part he wanted - he’d auditioned to play Ben Sisko. John ColicosĭS9: Commander Thopok, “Looking for par’Mach in All the Wrong Places” (1996)ĭS9: Third Remata'Klan, “Rocks and Shoals” (1997) Stats-wise, Ansara is one of seven actors to play the same character on at least three different live-action Star Trek series, surpassed only by Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis, who have played Riker and Troi, respectively, on four series so far. He played Jeyal, Lwaxana Troi’s husband - Not quite making another TOS reunion, though, since Majel Barrett didn’t appear in “Day of the Dove!” Kang’s death didn’t keep Ansara from another DS9 appearance. And thanks to the Voyager episode “Flashback,” Kang made one more appearance, joining fellow TOS vets George Takei and Grace Lee Whitney to reveal the secrets of Tuvok’s past. He was back 26 years later for “Blood Oath,” where Kang (like William Campbell’s Koloth) fulfilled his oath and met his noble end. Michael PatakiĪnsara was a perfect choice to play Kang, the deep-voiced Klingon captain who had to forge a temporary alliance with the Enterprise crew to defeat a common enemy. Kismet! Brill reprised his role as Darvin, and an old classic was tributed with what would become a new one, with a great story, technical craftsmanship that still holds up, and some clever continuity thanks to great use of a guest star. Ira Steven Behr and some of the producers went out for pizza to talk about it, and in a plot twist nobody could’ve predicted, Charlie Brill was spotted at the counter. New production techniques from Forrest Gump made producers realize they could effectively integrate old footage with new, but they also wanted to bring back one of the original actors. The episode became so iconic that when Deep Space Nine was looking to celebrate The Original Series’ 30th anniversary, it seemed like the obvious choice (although they also considered “Charlie X” and “A Piece of the Action”). Long before Voq’s bones were crushed and his internal organs were squished to transform him into Ash Tyler, Arne Darvin was a grain-poisoning Klingon disguised as a human, unmasked with the help of some “fuzzy miserable” tribbles and Dr. TOS: Arne Darvin in “The Trouble with Tribbles” (1967)ĭS9: Arne Darvin in “Trials and Tribble-ations” (1996)
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