Warren Stevens

WARREN ALBERT STEVENS
Born: 1919
Died: nope
Today we salute one of the loveliest links in the history of movie/TV sci fi, American actor Warren Stevens. After serving as a pilot in WWII (something he had in common with future co-star James Doohan), his friend Gregory Peck helped him get started in the theater. A career on the boards led to 160 movie/TV credits between 1948 and 2007. Guest spots on GUNSMOKE, OUTER LIMITS, I SPY, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, BONANZA, MOD SQUAD, ADAM: 12, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, IRONSIDE, M*A*S*H, POLICE WOMAN, WONDER WOMAN, QUINCY, TWILIGHT ZONE '86, ER, plus roles in THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA and STROKER ACE, solidified his bona fides in the "that guy" club. But today, we salute four roles that make him a should-be immortal in the sci fi universe. The Warren Stevens marathon. Watch it, and send the man a thank you.
1956: He stars as Doc in FORBIDDEN PLANET, the film where modern science fiction began.
1962: He stars in "Dead Man's Shoes" on THE TWILIGHT ZONE, playing a homeless man who takes the shoes of a dead gangster and steps into his life.
1966: He stars in "One Way to the Moon" on THE TIME TUNNEL, playing the ship's medic on the imperiled first humanned mission to Mars. His character's name? Doc.
1968: He stars in "By Any Other Name" on STAR TREK, giving an indelible performance as Rojan, commander of an alien crew that commandeers Enterprise for a trip to another galaxy.