Friday, March 22, 2013

sci fi's greatest actors

GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION ACTORS OF ALL TIME
RODDY MCDOWALL
The most famous non-human ape ever (after King Kong). And much more.
SCi FiLMOGRAPHY
-TWILIGHT ZONE "People are the Same All Over", Sam Conrad, 1960
-THE INVADERS "The Experiment", Lloyd Lindstrom, 1967
-PLANET OF THE APES, Cornelius, 1968
-ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES, Cornelius, 1971
-CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, Caesar, 1972
-BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, Caesar, 1973
-PLANET OF THE APES, Galen, 1974-
-THE FANTASTIC JOURNEY, Dr. Jonathan Willoway, 1977-
-BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25th CENTURY "Planet of the Slave Girls", Governor Saroyan, 1979
-THE BLACK HOLE, V.I.N.C.E.N.T., 1979
-THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES (mini-series), Father Stone, 1980
-QUANTUM LEAP "A Leap for Lisa", Edward St. John V, 1992
SIGOURNEY WEAVER
The big screen's most enduring sci fi heroine. I only mention her gender, because her gender was entirely irrelevant. Ain't that a beautiful thing? Her credits are thin, but GALAXY QUEST puts her over the top.
SCi FiLMOGRAPHY
-ALIEN, Ripley, 1979
-ALIENS, Ripley, 1986
-ALIEN3, Ripley, 1992
-ALIEN: RESURRECTION, Ripley, 1997
-GALAXY QUEST, Gwen DeMarco, 1999
-WALL-E, ship's computer, 2008
-AVATAR, Grace, 2009
MICHAEL DORN
The most conspicuous actor of sci fi's most conspicuous franchise.
SCi FiLMOGRAPHY
-STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, Worf, 1987-1994
-STAR TREK: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, klingon defense attorney, 1991
-STAR TREK: GENERATIONS, Worf, 1994
-THE OUTER LIMITS "The Voyage Home", Pete Claridge, 1995
-STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE, Worf, 1995-1999
-STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT, Worf, 1996
-STAR TREK: INSURRECTION, Worf, 1998
-THE OUTER LIMITS "Human Trials", Pete Claridge, 2002
-STAR TREK: NEMESIS, Worf, 2002
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
I tried, i really tried, to not put him on this list. One doesn't get the sense that he cares about the genre, so his X factor is negative. But we must render unto S-Negger that which is S-Negger's.
SCi FiLMOGRAPHY
-THE TERMINATOR, terminator, 1984
-PREDATOR, Dutch, 1987
-THE RUNNING MAN, Ben Richards, 1987
-TOTAL RECALL, Quaid/Hauser, 1990
-TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY, terminator, 1991
-THE 6th DAY, Adam Gibson, 2000
-TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES, terminator, 2003
AMANDA TAPPING
The michael dorn of the most conspicuous second-rate sci franchise ever. And a little more.
SCi FiLMOGRAPHY
-THE X-FILES "Avatar", Carina Sayles, 1996
-THE OUTER LIMITS "The Joining", Kate Girard, 1998
-STARGATE SG-1, Samantha Carter, 1997-2009
-STARGATE: ATLANTIS, Samantha Carter, 2005-2009
-STARGATE: UNIVERSE "Incursion", Carter, 2009 & "Air", Carter, 2010
-SANCTUARY, Dr. Helen Magnus, 2007-2011
-SPACE MILKSHAKE, Valentina, 2012
SCOTT BAKULA
The only actor to ever be the lead of two separate long-running sci fi series. One of them (not the one you think) was pretty bad...but his integrity and passion leap off the screen.
SCi FiLMOGRAPHY
-QUANTUM LEAP, Sam Beckett, 1989-1993
-ENTERPRISE, Jonathan Archer, 2001-2005
RICHARD LYNCH
The most conspicuous of the teeny handful of actors who notched appearances on all three of TV sci fi's holy trifecta.
SCi FiLMOGRAPHY
-BATTLESTAR GALACTICA "Gun on Ice Planet Zero", Wolfe, 1978
-BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25th CENTURY "Vegas in Space", Morgan Velosi, 1979
-GALACTICA 1980 "Galactica Discovers Earth", Xavier, 1980
-THE PHOENIX, Justin Preminger, 1981-1982
-TRANCERS II, Dr. Wardo, 1991
-STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION "Gambit", Baran, 1993
WILLIAM SHATNER
Is there any list he's not on?
SCi FiLMOGRAPHY
-SPACE COMMAND, 1953-
-TWILIGHT ZONE "Nick of Time", Don, 1960 & "Terror at 20,000 Feet", Bob, 1963
-THE OUTER LIMITS "Cold Hands, Warm Heart", General Jeff Barton, 1964
-STAR TREK, James Tiberius Kirk, 1966-1969
-STAR TREK (animated), Kirk, 1973-1974
-STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE, Kirk, 1979
-STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN, Kirk, 1982
-STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK, Kirk, 1984
-STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME, Kirk, 1986
-STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER, Kirk, 1989
-STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, Kirk, 1991
-SEAQUEST 2032 "Hide and Seek", Milos Tezlof, 1994
-STAR TREK: GENERATIONS, Kirk, 1994
-TekWar, Walter H. Bascom, 1994-1996
-3rd ROCK FROM THE SUN, The Big Giant Head, 1999-2000
MICHELLE FORBES
Resume? Paltry. She even had a chance to be a regular on a sci fi series, and turned her nose up. Yet no other actor can claim iconic recurring roles on sci fi's two greatest franchises.
SCi FiLMOGRAPHY
-STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, Ro Laren, 1991-1994
-THE OUTER LIMITS "A Stitch in Time", Jamie Pratt, 1996
-BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, Admiral Cain, 2005-2007

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