Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Colicos & Ansara

We gratefully salute two of sci fi's most enduring baddies - John Colicos and Michael Ansara.
The award given annually to the most outstanding science fiction villain ought only reasonably bear only one name: The John Colicos Award. John (1928-2000) played the first klingon in STAR TREK history. He gave life to one of the most slimy, iconic villains of all time as the classic Baltar in BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. In a forty-nine year career, he accumulated 101 other credits, ranging from MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE to CHARLIE'S ANGELS to THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE.
Michael (b. 1922) first became a TV star playing Cochise, the lead in the 1956-1960 series BROKEN ARROW. He was Princess Ardala's right hand, Kane, in BUCK ROGERS. He was Barbara Eden's husband of sixteen years. Over a 55-year career, he racked up 187 credits.
Kor and Kang even appeared together once, in the DS9 episode "Blood Oath".
COLICOS-A-THON
-STAR TREK "Errand of Mercy", 1967, Kor
-THE STARLOST "The Goddess Calabra", 1973, the governor
-BATTLESTAR GALACTICA "Baltar's Escape", 1979, Baltar
-STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE "Once More Unto the Breach", 1998, Kor
-BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE SECOND COMING, 1999, Baltar
ANSARA-THON
-LOST IN SPACE "The Challenge" 1966, The Ruler
-STAR TREK "Day of the Dove" 1968, Kang
-BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25th CENTURY "Ardala Returns" 1980, Kane
-STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE "Blood Oath" 1994, Kang
-STAR TREK VOYAGER "Flashback" 1996, Kang

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