Born on this day in 1905 – Andy Devine, actor - Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1943 – Austin Stoker, actor - Time Walker, The Incredible Hulk, The Six Million Dollar Man, Gemini Man, Battle for the Planet of the Apes.
Born on this day in 1956 – James Van Patten, actor - Hyper Space.
Born on this day in 1958 – Frank Deal, actor – Fringe.
Born on this day in 1958 – Judy Landers, actress - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, ALF, Out of this World, Dr. Alien.
Born on this day in 1958 – Rosalyn Landor, actress - Star Trek: TNG.
On this day in 1959 – 4D Man released
Born on this day in 1959 – Dylan Baker, actor - The Invisible Man, The Cell.
Born on this day in 1960 – Warrington Gillette, actor – Timewalker.
On this day in 1964 – Fail-Safe Released
On this day in 1988 Alien nation aired on TV for the first time.
On this day in 1989 Lady Terminator was released.
Saturday, 7 October 2017
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Sci-Fi History October 4th.
Born on this day in 1900 – Robert Shayne, actor - Invaders from Mars, The Neanderthal Man , Adventures of Superman, Space Patrol, Tobor the Great, Indestructible Man, Kronos, The Giant Claw, Land of the Giants.
Born on this day in 1923 – Charlton Heston, actor - Soylent Green, The Omega Man, Planet of the Apes, SeaQuest 2032.
Born on this day in 1928 – author Alvin Toffler.
Born on this day in 1930 – James T. Callahan, actor - Return of the Living Dead III, Automan, Holmes and Yo-Yo, The Invaders, The Time Tunnel, My Favorite Martian, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1932 – Edward Judd, actor - First Men in the Moon.
Born on this day in 1942 – Christopher Stone, actor - Manimal, Galactica 1980, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Bionic Woman, Logan’s Run.
Born on this day in 1943 – Mick Jackson, director of Strange World
Born on this day in 1946 – Susan Sarandon, actress - Children of Dune
Born on this day in 1949 – Armand Assante, actor - Judge Dredd.
Born on this day in 1953 – Christopher Fairbank, actor - The Fifth Element, Alien3, Guardians of the Galaxy.
Born on this day in 1956 – Christoph Waltz, actor - The Zero Theorem.
Born on this day in 1957 – Bill Fagerbakke, actor - Heroes, The Stand.
Born on this day in 1923 – Charlton Heston, actor - Soylent Green, The Omega Man, Planet of the Apes, SeaQuest 2032.
Born on this day in 1928 – author Alvin Toffler.
Born on this day in 1930 – James T. Callahan, actor - Return of the Living Dead III, Automan, Holmes and Yo-Yo, The Invaders, The Time Tunnel, My Favorite Martian, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1932 – Edward Judd, actor - First Men in the Moon.
Born on this day in 1942 – Christopher Stone, actor - Manimal, Galactica 1980, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Bionic Woman, Logan’s Run.
Born on this day in 1943 – Mick Jackson, director of Strange World
Born on this day in 1946 – Susan Sarandon, actress - Children of Dune
Born on this day in 1949 – Armand Assante, actor - Judge Dredd.
Born on this day in 1953 – Christopher Fairbank, actor - The Fifth Element, Alien3, Guardians of the Galaxy.
Born on this day in 1956 – Christoph Waltz, actor - The Zero Theorem.
Born on this day in 1957 – Bill Fagerbakke, actor - Heroes, The Stand.
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Sci-Fi History October 3rd
Born on this day in 1874 Charles Middleton - Ming the Merciless from Flash Gordon.
Born on this day in 1898 – Morgan Farley, actor - Star Trek, Soylent Green.
Born on this day in 1911 – Michael Hordern, actor - Man in the Moon.
Born on this day in 1919 – author Boyd Bradfield Upchurch.
Born on this day in 1924 – Larry Ward, actor - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Land of the Giants, The Invaders, Lost in Space, The Outer Limits.
Born on this day in 1925 – author Gore Vidal.
Born on this day in 1935 – Madlyn Rhue, actress - Land of the Giants, Star Trek.
Born on this day in 1942 – Alan Rachinsk, actor - Stargate SG-1, Lois & Clark, Time Walker.
Born on this day in 1948 – Niall Buggy, actor - Alien³, Zardoz.
Born on this day in 1950 – Pamela Hensley, actress - Buck Rogers in 25th Century, The Six Million Dollar Man, Rollerball.
Born on this day in 1951 – Joel Polis, actor - The Thing, Stargate: Atlantis, The Invisible Man, Star Trek: Voyager, Alien Nation, Misfits of Science, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1956 – Peter Frechette, actor - M.A.N.T.I.S., The Hills Have Eyes Part II.
Born on this day in 1956 – Hart Bochner, actor - Supergirl.
Born on this day in 1959 – Jack Wagner, actor - Lois & Clark, Trapped in Space.
Born on this day in 1898 – Morgan Farley, actor - Star Trek, Soylent Green.
Born on this day in 1911 – Michael Hordern, actor - Man in the Moon.
Born on this day in 1919 – author Boyd Bradfield Upchurch.
Born on this day in 1924 – Larry Ward, actor - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Land of the Giants, The Invaders, Lost in Space, The Outer Limits.
Born on this day in 1925 – author Gore Vidal.
Born on this day in 1935 – Madlyn Rhue, actress - Land of the Giants, Star Trek.
Born on this day in 1942 – Alan Rachinsk, actor - Stargate SG-1, Lois & Clark, Time Walker.
Born on this day in 1948 – Niall Buggy, actor - Alien³, Zardoz.
Born on this day in 1950 – Pamela Hensley, actress - Buck Rogers in 25th Century, The Six Million Dollar Man, Rollerball.
Born on this day in 1951 – Joel Polis, actor - The Thing, Stargate: Atlantis, The Invisible Man, Star Trek: Voyager, Alien Nation, Misfits of Science, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1956 – Peter Frechette, actor - M.A.N.T.I.S., The Hills Have Eyes Part II.
Born on this day in 1956 – Hart Bochner, actor - Supergirl.
Born on this day in 1959 – Jack Wagner, actor - Lois & Clark, Trapped in Space.
Monday, 2 October 2017
Sci-Fi History: October 2nd.
This is a small selection of events that have occurred on this day in history:
Born on this day in 1895 – Bud Abbott, actor - Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.
Born on this day in 1892 – Henry Victor, actor - King of the Zombies.
Born on this day in 1900 – Barton Yarbrough, actor - The Ghost of Frankenstein.
Born on this day in 1906 – Willy Ley, sci-fi author - Adventure in Space.
Born on this day in 1907 – George Grizzard, actor - 3rd Rock from the Sun, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1909 – Alex Raymond, artist - Flash Gordon.
Born on this day in 1911 – Jack Finney, sci-fi author - Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Born on this day in 1917 – Charles Drake, actor - Land of the Giants, Star Trek, The Invaders, Tobor the Great, It Came from Outer Space.
Born on this day in 1925 – Rock Hudson, actor - Martian Chronicles, Embryo.
Born on this day in 1929 – Moses Gunn, actor Salvage 1, Rollerball.
Born on this day in 1933 – David Somerville, actor - Star Trek.
Born on this day in 1936 – David Gale, actor - Guyver, Re-Animator, Bride of Re-Animator, The Brain.
Born on this day in 1944 – Larry Ward, actor (voice of Jabba the Hutt and Greedo, both uncredited)
Born on this day in 1944 – author Vernor Vinge.
Born on this day in 1946 Avery Brooks - Commander Benjamin Sisko from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Born on this day in 1950 – Ian McNiece, actor - Doctor Who, Day of the Dead, White Noise, Frankenstein, Children of Dune, Dune, Bugs, The Tomorrow People, The Cloning of Joanna May, Time Riders, Whoops Apocalypse.
Born on this day in 1950 – Tom Corbett, Space Cadet premieres on TV
On this day in 1987 Creepzoids was released.
On this day in 1992 Omega Cop was released.
Sunday, 1 October 2017
Sci-Fi History: October 1st.
Events on this day: October 1st.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1896 – Abraham Sofaer, actor - Star Trek, Journey to the Center of Time, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1903 – Richard Loo, actor - The Incredible Hulk, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Outer Limits.
Born on this day in 1903 – George Coulouris, actor - The Last Days of Man on Earth, A Clockwork Orange, No Blade of Grass, Doctor Who, Pathfinders to Mars.
Born on this day in 1907 – Barbara Morrison, actress - Project Moonbase.
Born on this day in 1909 – Everett Sloane, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1914 – Michael Goodliffe, actor - The Day the Earth Caught Fire, H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man, The End Begins.
Born on this day in 1917 – Dort Clark, actor - Time Travelers, The Invaders, The Munsters.
Born on this day in 1921 – James Whitmore, actor - Them, Relic.
Born on this day in 1928 – George Peppard, actor - Damnation Alley, Battle Beyond the Stars.
Born on this day in 1936 – Lelia Goldoni, actress - Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Born on this day in 1947 – Stephen Collins - Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
Born on this day in 1950 – Randy Quaid, actor -= Independence Day, Blade: The Series, Category 7: The End of the World, Category 6: Day of Destruction, The Day the World Ended, Bug Buster, Frankenstein [1992 TV], Martians Go Home, Heartbeeps.
On this day in 1957 The Brain From the Planet Arous was released.
On this day in 1958 - I Married a Monster From Outer Space was Released.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1896 – Abraham Sofaer, actor - Star Trek, Journey to the Center of Time, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1903 – Richard Loo, actor - The Incredible Hulk, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Outer Limits.
Born on this day in 1903 – George Coulouris, actor - The Last Days of Man on Earth, A Clockwork Orange, No Blade of Grass, Doctor Who, Pathfinders to Mars.
Born on this day in 1907 – Barbara Morrison, actress - Project Moonbase.
Born on this day in 1909 – Everett Sloane, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1914 – Michael Goodliffe, actor - The Day the Earth Caught Fire, H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man, The End Begins.
Born on this day in 1917 – Dort Clark, actor - Time Travelers, The Invaders, The Munsters.
Born on this day in 1921 – James Whitmore, actor - Them, Relic.
Born on this day in 1928 – George Peppard, actor - Damnation Alley, Battle Beyond the Stars.
Born on this day in 1936 – Lelia Goldoni, actress - Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Born on this day in 1947 – Stephen Collins - Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
Born on this day in 1950 – Randy Quaid, actor -= Independence Day, Blade: The Series, Category 7: The End of the World, Category 6: Day of Destruction, The Day the World Ended, Bug Buster, Frankenstein [1992 TV], Martians Go Home, Heartbeeps.
On this day in 1957 The Brain From the Planet Arous was released.
On this day in 1958 - I Married a Monster From Outer Space was Released.
Friday, 22 September 2017
Sci-Fi History: September 22nd.
Events on this day: September 22nd.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1944 – Frazer Hines, companion to the second Doctor
On this day in 1966 – Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster released
On this day in 1968 – Land of the Giants Debuted on ABC
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1944 – Frazer Hines, companion to the second Doctor
On this day in 1966 – Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster released
On this day in 1968 – Land of the Giants Debuted on ABC
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Si-Fi History: September 20th.
Events on this day: September 20th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1928 – Adam West, actor - The Outer Limits, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, Monster Island, Black Scorpion, Weird Science, Doin’ Time on Planet Earth, Zombie Nightmare, Time Warp, Warp Speed.
On this day in 1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century aired on our screens for the first time.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1928 – Adam West, actor - The Outer Limits, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, Monster Island, Black Scorpion, Weird Science, Doin’ Time on Planet Earth, Zombie Nightmare, Time Warp, Warp Speed.
On this day in 1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century aired on our screens for the first time.
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Sci-Fi History: September 19th.
Events on this day: September 19th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1922 – author Damon Knight.
Born on this day in 1947 – author Tanith Lee
On this day in 1985 Radioactive Dreams is released.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1922 – author Damon Knight.
Born on this day in 1947 – author Tanith Lee
On this day in 1985 Radioactive Dreams is released.
Monday, 18 September 2017
Sci-Fi History: September 18th.
Events on this day: September 17th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1914 – Harry Townes, actor - Voyagers!, The Incredible Hulk, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Ark II, Planet of the Apes, The Immortal, The Invaders, Star Trek, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, Men Into Space.
On this day in 1993 Star Trek: The Next Generation began its seventh and final run on TV.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1914 – Harry Townes, actor - Voyagers!, The Incredible Hulk, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Ark II, Planet of the Apes, The Immortal, The Invaders, Star Trek, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, Men Into Space.
On this day in 1993 Star Trek: The Next Generation began its seventh and final run on TV.
Sunday, 17 September 2017
Sci-Fi History: September 17th.
Events on this day: September 17th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1928 – Roddy McDowall, actor - Twilight Zone, The Invaders, Planet of Apes 1, 3, 4, 5 & TV, The Alien Within, Quantum Leap, Earth Angel, Doin’ Time on Planet Earth, Small& Frye, The Martian Chronicles, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Cat from Outer Space, Laserblast, The Fantastic Journey, Embryo, Journey to the Unknown, It!.
Born on on this day in 1945 – Bruce Spence, actor - Halfway across the Galaxy and Turn Left, The Matrix Revolutions, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, I Frankenstein, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Farscape, The Munsters’ Scary Little Christmas.
On this day in 1978 The origianl series of Battlestar Galactica launched on our TV screens. It was followed by a short run of Galactica in 1980.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1928 – Roddy McDowall, actor - Twilight Zone, The Invaders, Planet of Apes 1, 3, 4, 5 & TV, The Alien Within, Quantum Leap, Earth Angel, Doin’ Time on Planet Earth, Small& Frye, The Martian Chronicles, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Cat from Outer Space, Laserblast, The Fantastic Journey, Embryo, Journey to the Unknown, It!.
Born on on this day in 1945 – Bruce Spence, actor - Halfway across the Galaxy and Turn Left, The Matrix Revolutions, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, I Frankenstein, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Farscape, The Munsters’ Scary Little Christmas.
On this day in 1978 The origianl series of Battlestar Galactica launched on our TV screens. It was followed by a short run of Galactica in 1980.
Saturday, 16 September 2017
Sci-Fi History: September 16th.
Events on this day: September 16th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day:
1898 – Baruch Lumet, actor - Killer Shrews.
1925 – Morgan Woodward - Star Trek, The X-Files, Battle Beyond the Stars, The Incredible Hulk, Project U.F.O., Logan’s Run, Planet of the Apes,
1926 – Timothy Bateson, actor - Doctor Who, The Evil of Frankenstein, The Day the Earth Caught Fire.
1927 – Jack Kelly - Forbidden Planet, She Devil, The Bionic Woman, The Incredible Hulk TV, Spawn of the Slithis.
1930 – Anne Francis, , actress - Forbidden Planet, Twilight Zone, The Invaders, The Rocket Man, The Satan Bug.
1935 – Jules Bass, director - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
1949 – Ed Begley Jr., actor - Brave New World, Bug, Meego, Star Trek: Voyager, Project: ALF, 3rd Rock from the Sun, , Voyager from the Unknown, Voyagers!, , Battlestar Galactica.
1953 – Christopher Rich, actor - Babylon 5.
1953 – Kurt Fuller, actor - The 4400, Timecop, Moonbase, Virus, Quantum Leap, The Running Man
1960 – Danny John-Jules, actor - Red Dwarf, Starhyke, Blade II, The Tomorrow People.
1960 – Jayne Brook, actress - The Robinsons: Lost in Space, Gattaca, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.
Films:
1983 Strange Invaders released.
1983 Wavelength released.
1994 Timecop released.
Televison:
1963 the first episode of The Outer Limits titled "The Galaxy Being" premiered on television.
On this day in 1977 Logan's Run premiered on our screens.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day:
1898 – Baruch Lumet, actor - Killer Shrews.
1925 – Morgan Woodward - Star Trek, The X-Files, Battle Beyond the Stars, The Incredible Hulk, Project U.F.O., Logan’s Run, Planet of the Apes,
1926 – Timothy Bateson, actor - Doctor Who, The Evil of Frankenstein, The Day the Earth Caught Fire.
1927 – Jack Kelly - Forbidden Planet, She Devil, The Bionic Woman, The Incredible Hulk TV, Spawn of the Slithis.
1930 – Anne Francis, , actress - Forbidden Planet, Twilight Zone, The Invaders, The Rocket Man, The Satan Bug.
1935 – Jules Bass, director - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
1949 – Ed Begley Jr., actor - Brave New World, Bug, Meego, Star Trek: Voyager, Project: ALF, 3rd Rock from the Sun, , Voyager from the Unknown, Voyagers!, , Battlestar Galactica.
1953 – Christopher Rich, actor - Babylon 5.
1953 – Kurt Fuller, actor - The 4400, Timecop, Moonbase, Virus, Quantum Leap, The Running Man
1960 – Danny John-Jules, actor - Red Dwarf, Starhyke, Blade II, The Tomorrow People.
1960 – Jayne Brook, actress - The Robinsons: Lost in Space, Gattaca, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.
Films:
1983 Strange Invaders released.
1983 Wavelength released.
1994 Timecop released.
Televison:
1963 the first episode of The Outer Limits titled "The Galaxy Being" premiered on television.
On this day in 1977 Logan's Run premiered on our screens.
Friday, 15 September 2017
Sci-Fi History: September 15th.
Events on this day: September 15th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day:
1904 – Tom Conway, actor - 12 to the Moon, The Atomic Submarine, The She-Creature.
1907 – Fay Wray, actress - King Kong, Doctor X.
1911 – Joseph Pevney, director - The Incredible Hulk, Star Trek, The Munsters, Destination Space.
1922 – Jackie Cooper, actor - The Invisible Man, The Astronaut, Twilight Zone, Superman.
1928 – Henry Silva, actor - Escape from the Bronx, Alligator, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Quark, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Outer Limits.
1933 – Henry Darrow, actor - Star Trek, Babylon 5
1940 – Merlin Olsen, actor - A Fire in the Sky.
1940 – author Norman Spinrad.
1942 – author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.
1945 – Roy Brocksmith, actor - Babylon 5, Kull the Conqueror, Star Trek: DS9, Lois & Clark, Total Recall, Martians Go Home, Star Trek: TNG.
1946 – Tommy Lee Jones, actor - Men in Black 1 & 2.
1946 – author Howard Waldrop.
1946 – Shelby Leverington, actress - Star Trek: TNG, Twilight Zone.
1954 – Sabina Franklin, actress – Blakes 7.
Television:
On this day in 1965 – Lost in Space Debuted on CBS with its first episode "The Reluctant Stowaway".
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day:
1904 – Tom Conway, actor - 12 to the Moon, The Atomic Submarine, The She-Creature.
1907 – Fay Wray, actress - King Kong, Doctor X.
1911 – Joseph Pevney, director - The Incredible Hulk, Star Trek, The Munsters, Destination Space.
1922 – Jackie Cooper, actor - The Invisible Man, The Astronaut, Twilight Zone, Superman.
1928 – Henry Silva, actor - Escape from the Bronx, Alligator, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Quark, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Outer Limits.
1933 – Henry Darrow, actor - Star Trek, Babylon 5
1940 – Merlin Olsen, actor - A Fire in the Sky.
1940 – author Norman Spinrad.
1942 – author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.
1945 – Roy Brocksmith, actor - Babylon 5, Kull the Conqueror, Star Trek: DS9, Lois & Clark, Total Recall, Martians Go Home, Star Trek: TNG.
1946 – Tommy Lee Jones, actor - Men in Black 1 & 2.
1946 – author Howard Waldrop.
1946 – Shelby Leverington, actress - Star Trek: TNG, Twilight Zone.
1954 – Sabina Franklin, actress – Blakes 7.
Television:
On this day in 1965 – Lost in Space Debuted on CBS with its first episode "The Reluctant Stowaway".
Thursday, 14 September 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: September 14th.
Events on this day: September 14th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day:
1914 – Clayton Moore, actor - Radar Men from the Moon.
1915 - Douglas Kennedy, actor - The Amazing Transparent Man.
1933 – Harve Presnell, actor - Lois & Clark, Star Trek: Voyager.
1936 – Walter Koenig, actor probably best known for his role as Checkov in Star Trek. He has also appeared in InAlienable, Babylon 5, Moontrap, The Questor Tapes, The Starlost.
1944 – Rowena Morrill, artist.
1947 – Sam Neill, actor - Jurassic Park, Sci Fi Inside: ‘The Triangle’, Bicentennial Man, Event Horizon, Memoirs of an Invisible Man.
1960 – Callum Keith Rennie, actor - Alphas, FlashForward, Battlestar Galactica, The X Files: I Want to Believe, Tin Man, Bionic Woman, Smallville, Blade: Trinity, The Butterfly Effect, Mutant X, Strange World, eXistenZ, Timecop.
Films:
1990 - Hardwire is relased.
1994 - Cybertracker is released.
Television:
On this day in 1964 – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Debuted on ABC.
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Sci-Fi History: September 13th.
Events on this day: September 13th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this Day:
1660 – author Daniel Defoe. The Consolidator: Or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon: Translated from the Lunar Language (1705)
1909 – Herbert Berghof, actor - Out There, Red Planet Mars.
1912 – Reta Shaw, actress - Lost in Space.
1913 – Roy Engle, actor - The Flying Saucer, The Man from Planet X, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Zombies of the Stratosphere, The Magnetic Monster, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, It Came from Beneath the Sea, Not of this Earth, The Colossus of New York, My Favorite Martian, The Invaders, Silent Running, Kingdom of the Spiders.
1924 – Scott Brady, actor - The Fantastic Journey, The Invisible Man, The Immortal, Journey to the Center of Time, Destination Inner Space.
1924 – Norman Alden, actor - The Nutty Professor, My Favorite Martian, Planet of the Apes TV series, Back to the Future.
1931 – Barbara Bain, actress - Space 1999.
1936 – Joe E. Tata, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, The Outer Limits.
1939 – Richard Kiel, actor - Twilight Zone, Moonraker, The Phantom Planet, The Nutty Professor, The Human Duplicators, The Humanoid, Out of this World, The Incredible Hulk TV series, Our Robot Overlords.
Died On This Day:
1948 – Paul Wegener, actor in The Golem, died aged 73
Television:
On this day in 1974 The Planet of the Apes TV series hit our screens for the first time with the first episode "Escape From Tomorrow".
In the series Space: 1999 it was on this day in the year 1999 that an explosion in a nuclear waste storage facility on the Moon caused the satellite to be hurled out of the Solar System.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this Day:
1660 – author Daniel Defoe. The Consolidator: Or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon: Translated from the Lunar Language (1705)
1909 – Herbert Berghof, actor - Out There, Red Planet Mars.
1912 – Reta Shaw, actress - Lost in Space.
1913 – Roy Engle, actor - The Flying Saucer, The Man from Planet X, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Zombies of the Stratosphere, The Magnetic Monster, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, It Came from Beneath the Sea, Not of this Earth, The Colossus of New York, My Favorite Martian, The Invaders, Silent Running, Kingdom of the Spiders.
1924 – Scott Brady, actor - The Fantastic Journey, The Invisible Man, The Immortal, Journey to the Center of Time, Destination Inner Space.
1924 – Norman Alden, actor - The Nutty Professor, My Favorite Martian, Planet of the Apes TV series, Back to the Future.
1931 – Barbara Bain, actress - Space 1999.
1936 – Joe E. Tata, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, The Outer Limits.
1939 – Richard Kiel, actor - Twilight Zone, Moonraker, The Phantom Planet, The Nutty Professor, The Human Duplicators, The Humanoid, Out of this World, The Incredible Hulk TV series, Our Robot Overlords.
Died On This Day:
1948 – Paul Wegener, actor in The Golem, died aged 73
Television:
On this day in 1974 The Planet of the Apes TV series hit our screens for the first time with the first episode "Escape From Tomorrow".
In the series Space: 1999 it was on this day in the year 1999 that an explosion in a nuclear waste storage facility on the Moon caused the satellite to be hurled out of the Solar System.
Tuesday, 12 September 2017
Sci-Fi History: September 12th.
Events on this day: September 12th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day:
1906 – author Arthur Dudley Vinton.
1914 – Desmond Llewelyn, actor- Doomwatch, H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Moonraker.
1916 – Edward Binns, actor - Twilight Zone, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
1921 – author of Solaris Stanislaw Lem.
1923 – author Judith Merril.
1927 – Freddie Jones, actor - Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, Dune, Krull, Firefox, Space: 1999.
1931 – Ian Holm, actor - The Day After Tomorrow, eXistenZ, The Fifth Element, Frankenstein, Dreamchild, Brazil, Time Bandits, Alien. He has also played the part of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, Bilbo in the Peter Jackson films and Frodo in the BBC audio series.
1931 – Bill McKinney, actor - It Came from Outer Space II, Back to the Future Part III, Galactica 1980, Strange New World.
1947 – Christopher Neame, actor - Star Trek: Enterprise, The Invisible Man, Seven Days, The Apocalypse Watch, Sliders, Earth 2, Star Trek: Voyager, Babylon 5, Superboy, Blakes 7.
Died on this day:
1978 – Frank Fergusson, actor, died aged 78 - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Land of the Giants, Twilight Zone, The Adventures of Superman, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein.
1982 – Reed Crandall, illustrator, died aged 75 - John Carter of Mars.
1992 – Ed Peck, actor, diead aged 75 - The Incredible Hulk, Land of the Giants, Star Trek, The Invaders.
1993 – Raymond Burr, actor, died aged 76 - Tales of Tomorrow, Godzilla: King of the Monsters!, Godzilla 1985: The legend is Reborn.
1995 – Jeremy Brett, actor, died aged 61 - Galactica 1980, The Incredible Hulk.
Films released:
1958 The Blob starring Steve McQueen is released. It would be remade 30 years later in 1988.
Television:
On this day in 1964 The first season of Doctor Who came to an end with an episode titled "Prisoners of Conciergerie.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day:
1906 – author Arthur Dudley Vinton.
1914 – Desmond Llewelyn, actor- Doomwatch, H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Moonraker.
1916 – Edward Binns, actor - Twilight Zone, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
1921 – author of Solaris Stanislaw Lem.
1923 – author Judith Merril.
1927 – Freddie Jones, actor - Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, Dune, Krull, Firefox, Space: 1999.
1931 – Ian Holm, actor - The Day After Tomorrow, eXistenZ, The Fifth Element, Frankenstein, Dreamchild, Brazil, Time Bandits, Alien. He has also played the part of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, Bilbo in the Peter Jackson films and Frodo in the BBC audio series.
1931 – Bill McKinney, actor - It Came from Outer Space II, Back to the Future Part III, Galactica 1980, Strange New World.
1947 – Christopher Neame, actor - Star Trek: Enterprise, The Invisible Man, Seven Days, The Apocalypse Watch, Sliders, Earth 2, Star Trek: Voyager, Babylon 5, Superboy, Blakes 7.
Died on this day:
1978 – Frank Fergusson, actor, died aged 78 - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Land of the Giants, Twilight Zone, The Adventures of Superman, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein.
1982 – Reed Crandall, illustrator, died aged 75 - John Carter of Mars.
1992 – Ed Peck, actor, diead aged 75 - The Incredible Hulk, Land of the Giants, Star Trek, The Invaders.
1993 – Raymond Burr, actor, died aged 76 - Tales of Tomorrow, Godzilla: King of the Monsters!, Godzilla 1985: The legend is Reborn.
1995 – Jeremy Brett, actor, died aged 61 - Galactica 1980, The Incredible Hulk.
Films released:
1958 The Blob starring Steve McQueen is released. It would be remade 30 years later in 1988.
Television:
On this day in 1964 The first season of Doctor Who came to an end with an episode titled "Prisoners of Conciergerie.
Monday, 11 September 2017
Sci-Fi History: September 11th.
Events on this day: September 11th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day:
1909 – Anne Seymour, actress - Planet of the Apes, Trancers.
1917 – Herbert Lom, actor - Whoops Apocalypse, Journey to the Far Side of the Sun, Mysterious Island, Project M7.
1926 – author Alfred Slote.
1926 – Lee Richardson, actor Fly II.
1928 – Earl Holliman, actor - Forbidden Planet, Twilight Zone, Visit to a Small Planet, The Six Million Dollar Man.
1929 – Eve Brent, actress - Roswell, Weird Science, BrainWaves, Adventures of Superman.
1934 – Ian Abercrombie, actor - Star Trek: Voyager, Babylon 5, Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000, Otherworld, Voyagers!, Battlestar Galactica, The Six Million Dollar Man, Young Frankenstein, The Questor Tapes.
1936 – Charles Dierkop - Star Trek, Land of the Giants, , Lost in Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
1940 – Brian De Palma - Mission to Mars.
1949 – Kathrine Baumann, actress - The Thing with Two Heads.
1958 – Roxann Dawson, actress - Star Trek: Voyager.
1958 – Julia Nickson, actress - Half-Life, SeaQuest 2032, Babylon 5, Star Trek: DS9, Star Trek: TNG.
1959 – John Hawkes, actor - S. Darko, Strange Frequency, Taken, The X Files, Steel, Future-Kill.
1960 – Anne Ramsay, actress - Planet of the Apes, Star Trek: TNG.
1961 – Virginia Madsen, actress - The Astronaut Farmer, Star Trek: Voyager, The Apocalypse Watch, Earth 2, Zombie High, Creator, Dune.
1964 – Roxanne Biggs-Dawson, actress - Star Trek Voyager.
1967 – Harry Connick Jr., Actor - Bug, Independence Day.
Died on this day:
1987 – Lorne Greene, actor, died aged 72 - Battlestar Galactica.
1998 – Dane Clark, actor, died aged 86 - Salvage 1, Twilight Zone, Science Fiction Theatre.
2002 – Kim Hunter, actress died aged 79 - Planet of the Apes 1, 2, 3.
2010 – Harold Gould, actor, died aged 86 - The Outer Limits, The Ray Bradbury Theatre, Project X, The Invaders, The Satan Bug, Twilight Zone, The Man from Planet X.
2010 – Kevin McCarthy, actor, died aged 96 - Invasion of Body Snatchers (1958 & 1978), Innerspace, Trail of the Screaming Forehead, The Ghastly Love of Johnny X, Slipstream, Final Approach, Eve of Destruction, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Exo-Man, The Invaders, ‘Way Out, Twilight Zone.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day:
1909 – Anne Seymour, actress - Planet of the Apes, Trancers.
1917 – Herbert Lom, actor - Whoops Apocalypse, Journey to the Far Side of the Sun, Mysterious Island, Project M7.
1926 – author Alfred Slote.
1926 – Lee Richardson, actor Fly II.
1928 – Earl Holliman, actor - Forbidden Planet, Twilight Zone, Visit to a Small Planet, The Six Million Dollar Man.
1929 – Eve Brent, actress - Roswell, Weird Science, BrainWaves, Adventures of Superman.
1934 – Ian Abercrombie, actor - Star Trek: Voyager, Babylon 5, Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000, Otherworld, Voyagers!, Battlestar Galactica, The Six Million Dollar Man, Young Frankenstein, The Questor Tapes.
1936 – Charles Dierkop - Star Trek, Land of the Giants, , Lost in Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
1940 – Brian De Palma - Mission to Mars.
1949 – Kathrine Baumann, actress - The Thing with Two Heads.
1958 – Roxann Dawson, actress - Star Trek: Voyager.
1958 – Julia Nickson, actress - Half-Life, SeaQuest 2032, Babylon 5, Star Trek: DS9, Star Trek: TNG.
1959 – John Hawkes, actor - S. Darko, Strange Frequency, Taken, The X Files, Steel, Future-Kill.
1960 – Anne Ramsay, actress - Planet of the Apes, Star Trek: TNG.
1961 – Virginia Madsen, actress - The Astronaut Farmer, Star Trek: Voyager, The Apocalypse Watch, Earth 2, Zombie High, Creator, Dune.
1964 – Roxanne Biggs-Dawson, actress - Star Trek Voyager.
1967 – Harry Connick Jr., Actor - Bug, Independence Day.
Died on this day:
1987 – Lorne Greene, actor, died aged 72 - Battlestar Galactica.
1998 – Dane Clark, actor, died aged 86 - Salvage 1, Twilight Zone, Science Fiction Theatre.
2002 – Kim Hunter, actress died aged 79 - Planet of the Apes 1, 2, 3.
2010 – Harold Gould, actor, died aged 86 - The Outer Limits, The Ray Bradbury Theatre, Project X, The Invaders, The Satan Bug, Twilight Zone, The Man from Planet X.
2010 – Kevin McCarthy, actor, died aged 96 - Invasion of Body Snatchers (1958 & 1978), Innerspace, Trail of the Screaming Forehead, The Ghastly Love of Johnny X, Slipstream, Final Approach, Eve of Destruction, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Exo-Man, The Invaders, ‘Way Out, Twilight Zone.
Sunday, 10 September 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: September 10th.
Events on this day: September 10th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day:
1898 – Bessie Love, actress - The Hunger, Battle Beneath the Earth, The Andromeda Breakthrough, The Lost World.
1914 - Robert Wise director of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Andromeda Strain and The Day the Earth Stood Still.
1915 – Edmond O’Brien - 1984, Fantastic Voyage, Moon Pilot.
1927 – Gwen Watford, actress - Doomwatch.
1928 – author Leo P Kelley
1948 – Judy Geeson, actress - Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion, Star Trek: Voyager, Horror Planet, Star Maidens, Space: 1999.
1951 – Harry Groener - Star Trek: TNG, Roswell, Star Trek: Enterprise, The Day the World Ended, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Star Trek: Voyager, Quantum Leap.
1963 - Jay Laga'Aia who played Captain Typho in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!, Mysterious Island.
Film Releases:
1982 - Endangered Species
Television:
1993 - The X-Files aired on our screens for the first time. The series was to run for nine seasons and in 2016 was successfully rebooted.
Saturday, 9 September 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: September 9th.
Events on this day: September 9th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1899 – Neil Hamilton, actor - The Outer Limits.
Born on this day in 1914 – James Seay, actor - Amazing Colossal Man, Killers From Space, The Flying Missle, When Worlds Collide, Day the Earth Stood Still, Phantom From Space, War of the Worlds, Science Fiction Theatre, The Amazing Colossel Man, World of Giants, Twilight Zone, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Invaders.
Born on this day in 1919 – Richard Webb, actor - Invisible Monster.
Born on this day in 1929 – Nick Ramus, actor - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
Born on this day in 1931 – Margaret Tyzack, actress - Quatermass, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange.
Born on this day in 1935 – Topol, actor - Flash Gordon, SeaQuest 2032.
Born on this day in 1952 – Angela Cartwright, actress - Logan’s Run, Lost in Space
Born on this day in 1953 – Angela Cartwright actress - Doctor Who.
Born on this day in 1954 – Jeffrey Alan Combs, actor - Star Trek: DS9, SharkMan.
On this day in 1966 – Time Tunnel Debuted on ABC.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1899 – Neil Hamilton, actor - The Outer Limits.
Born on this day in 1914 – James Seay, actor - Amazing Colossal Man, Killers From Space, The Flying Missle, When Worlds Collide, Day the Earth Stood Still, Phantom From Space, War of the Worlds, Science Fiction Theatre, The Amazing Colossel Man, World of Giants, Twilight Zone, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Invaders.
Born on this day in 1919 – Richard Webb, actor - Invisible Monster.
Born on this day in 1929 – Nick Ramus, actor - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
Born on this day in 1931 – Margaret Tyzack, actress - Quatermass, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange.
Born on this day in 1935 – Topol, actor - Flash Gordon, SeaQuest 2032.
Born on this day in 1952 – Angela Cartwright, actress - Logan’s Run, Lost in Space
Born on this day in 1953 – Angela Cartwright actress - Doctor Who.
Born on this day in 1954 – Jeffrey Alan Combs, actor - Star Trek: DS9, SharkMan.
On this day in 1966 – Time Tunnel Debuted on ABC.
Friday, 8 September 2017
Sci-Fi History: September 8th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born this day in 1894 – William Fawcett, actor - The Munsters, Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter, Twilight Zone, Commando Cody, Captain Video, Atom Man vs. Superman.
Born on this day in1907 – Sid Tomack, actor - The Space Children.
Born on this day in1911 – Byron Morrow, actor - The Bionic Woman, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Star Trek, Lost in Space, The Invaders, Cyborg 2087, Atlantis, the Lost Continent, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1922 – Harry Harris, director - Land of the Giants, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Time Tunnel, Lost in Space.
Born on this day in 1937 – Archie Goodwin, writer for Marvel Comics and Warren Publications.
On this day in 1950 – A. E. van Vogt publishes The Voyage of the Space Beagle, a “fix-up” novel from previously published stories, one of which would much later provide the inspiration for the film Alien.
On this day in 1966 NBC aired Star Trek for the first time. The episode title "The Man Trap" was the second pilot created by Gene Roddenbury.
On this day in 1973 Star Trek returned to our screens with Star Trek: The Animated Series. The first epiosde was titled "The Farthest Star".
Born this day in 1894 – William Fawcett, actor - The Munsters, Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter, Twilight Zone, Commando Cody, Captain Video, Atom Man vs. Superman.
Born on this day in1907 – Sid Tomack, actor - The Space Children.
Born on this day in1911 – Byron Morrow, actor - The Bionic Woman, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Star Trek, Lost in Space, The Invaders, Cyborg 2087, Atlantis, the Lost Continent, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1922 – Harry Harris, director - Land of the Giants, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Time Tunnel, Lost in Space.
Born on this day in 1937 – Archie Goodwin, writer for Marvel Comics and Warren Publications.
On this day in 1950 – A. E. van Vogt publishes The Voyage of the Space Beagle, a “fix-up” novel from previously published stories, one of which would much later provide the inspiration for the film Alien.
On this day in 1966 NBC aired Star Trek for the first time. The episode title "The Man Trap" was the second pilot created by Gene Roddenbury.
On this day in 1973 Star Trek returned to our screens with Star Trek: The Animated Series. The first epiosde was titled "The Farthest Star".
Thursday, 7 September 2017
Sci-Fi History: September 7th.
Events on this day: September 7th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1900 – Emerson Treacy, actor - Science Fiction Theatre.
Born on this day in 1902 – Roy Barcroft, actor - Radar Men from the Moon, Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe, Destination Inner Space.
Born on this day in 1937 – John Phillip Law, actor - Alienator, Barbarella.
Born on this day in 1954 – Doug Bradley, actor best know for his role as Pinhead in the Hellraiser series of films he also appeared in Proteus.
Born on this day in 1954 – Corbin Bensen, actor - They Are Among Us, Beings, Atomic Twister, Spacejacked, Menno’s Mind, Inhumanoid, Aurora: Operation Intercept, Star Trek: TNG.
Born on this day in 1955 – Mira Furlan, actoress - Babylon 5, Space Command.
On this day in 1958 Queen of Outer Space is released.
On this day in 1987 Doctor Who returned to the TV with the series premiere of the twenty-fourth season with an episode titled "Time and the Rani: Part I".
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
Sci-Fi History: September 6th.
Events on this day: September 6th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1934 – Paul Naschy, actor - Mystery on Monster Island, Night of the Howling Beast, Vengeance of the Zombies, Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror
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Born on this day in 1944 – Swoosie Kurtz, actress - Heroes, Category 7: The End of the World.
Born on this day in 1947 – Keone Young, actor - Men in Black 3, Star Trek: Enerprise, The Invisible Man, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Star Trek: DS9, Small Wonder.
Born on this day in 1949 – Tommy Lee Wallace, director - Max Headroom, Twilight Zone
Born on this day in 1953 – Anne Lockhart, actress - Project U.F.O., Battlestar Galactica, Earthbound, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Incredible Hulk, Galacticon, Voyagers!, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Automan, Quantum Leap, Level 9, Surrogates.
On this day in 1956 Fire Maidens From Outer Space is Released.
On this day in 1967 Lost in Space began its third and final season with an epiosde titled "Condemned in Space"
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1934 – Paul Naschy, actor - Mystery on Monster Island, Night of the Howling Beast, Vengeance of the Zombies, Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror
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Born on this day in 1944 – Swoosie Kurtz, actress - Heroes, Category 7: The End of the World.
Born on this day in 1947 – Keone Young, actor - Men in Black 3, Star Trek: Enerprise, The Invisible Man, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Star Trek: DS9, Small Wonder.
Born on this day in 1949 – Tommy Lee Wallace, director - Max Headroom, Twilight Zone
Born on this day in 1953 – Anne Lockhart, actress - Project U.F.O., Battlestar Galactica, Earthbound, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Incredible Hulk, Galacticon, Voyagers!, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Automan, Quantum Leap, Level 9, Surrogates.
On this day in 1956 Fire Maidens From Outer Space is Released.
On this day in 1967 Lost in Space began its third and final season with an epiosde titled "Condemned in Space"
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
Sci-Fi History: September 5th.
Events on this day: September 5th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1915 – Nora Marlowe, actress - Westworld, Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits.
Born on this day in 1932 – Frank Farmer, actor - The Invaders, Babylon 5, Capricorn One.
Born on this day in 1936 Rhae and Alyce Andrece who appeared alongside Harry Mudd in the Star Trek episode "I, Mudd."
Born on this day in 1939 – William Devane - Doomsday Rock, Virus, Timestalkers, The X-Files, Stargate SG-1, Race to Space, Hollow Man, Space Cowboys, Timecop, Interstellar.
Born on this day in 1940 – Raquel Welch, actress - Lois & Clark, Mork & Mindy, Fantastic Voyage.
Born on this day in 1944 – Rod Arrants, actor - Star Trek: Voyager, Dark Planet, Hard Time on Planet Earth, Star Trek: TNG.
On this day in 1995 Not of This Earth is released.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1915 – Nora Marlowe, actress - Westworld, Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits.
Born on this day in 1932 – Frank Farmer, actor - The Invaders, Babylon 5, Capricorn One.
Born on this day in 1936 Rhae and Alyce Andrece who appeared alongside Harry Mudd in the Star Trek episode "I, Mudd."
Born on this day in 1939 – William Devane - Doomsday Rock, Virus, Timestalkers, The X-Files, Stargate SG-1, Race to Space, Hollow Man, Space Cowboys, Timecop, Interstellar.
Born on this day in 1940 – Raquel Welch, actress - Lois & Clark, Mork & Mindy, Fantastic Voyage.
Born on this day in 1944 – Rod Arrants, actor - Star Trek: Voyager, Dark Planet, Hard Time on Planet Earth, Star Trek: TNG.
On this day in 1995 Not of This Earth is released.
Monday, 4 September 2017
Sci-Fi History: September 4th.
Events on this day: September 4th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1907 – Reggie Nalder, actor - Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica.
Born on this day in 1919 – Howard Morris, actor - It Came from Outer Space II, The Munsters’ Revenge, Space Academy, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1932 – Dinsdale Landen, actor - Doctor Who, Morons from Outer Space, Out of this World.
Born on this day in 1937 – Nicholas Worth, actor - Star Trek: Voyager, Starforce, The X Files, Sliders, Star Trek: DS9, Timelock, Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II, Darkman, Swamp Thing, Coma, The Invisible Man, The Six Million Dollar Man.
Born on this day in 1939 – Bob May, actor - The Time Tunnel, Lost in Space.
Born on this day in 1947 – David St. James, actor - Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Donnie Darko, My Favorite Martian, Alien: Resurrection, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Space: Above and Beyond, The Invaders, Lois & Clark, Monolith.
On this day in 1953 – Project Moonbase released
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1907 – Reggie Nalder, actor - Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica.
Born on this day in 1919 – Howard Morris, actor - It Came from Outer Space II, The Munsters’ Revenge, Space Academy, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1932 – Dinsdale Landen, actor - Doctor Who, Morons from Outer Space, Out of this World.
Born on this day in 1937 – Nicholas Worth, actor - Star Trek: Voyager, Starforce, The X Files, Sliders, Star Trek: DS9, Timelock, Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II, Darkman, Swamp Thing, Coma, The Invisible Man, The Six Million Dollar Man.
Born on this day in 1939 – Bob May, actor - The Time Tunnel, Lost in Space.
Born on this day in 1947 – David St. James, actor - Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Donnie Darko, My Favorite Martian, Alien: Resurrection, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Space: Above and Beyond, The Invaders, Lois & Clark, Monolith.
On this day in 1953 – Project Moonbase released
Sunday, 3 September 2017
Sci-Fi History: September 3rd.
Events on this day: September 3rd.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1890 – Pat O’Malley, actor - Twilight Zone, Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Born on this day in 1923 – Terry Wilson, actor - Westworld.
Born on this day in 1920 – Nora Denney, actress - My Favorite Martian.
Born on this day in 1940 – Pauline Collins, actress - Doctor Who.
Born on this day in 1942 – Valerie Perrine - Superman I and II, Slaughterhouse Five.
Born on this day in 1953 – Jean-Pierre Jeunet, director - Alien: Resurrection, The City of Lost Children.
On this day in 1953 – Cat-Women of the Moon is released.
On this day in 1993 Fortress staring Christopher Lambert was released.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1890 – Pat O’Malley, actor - Twilight Zone, Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Born on this day in 1923 – Terry Wilson, actor - Westworld.
Born on this day in 1920 – Nora Denney, actress - My Favorite Martian.
Born on this day in 1940 – Pauline Collins, actress - Doctor Who.
Born on this day in 1942 – Valerie Perrine - Superman I and II, Slaughterhouse Five.
Born on this day in 1953 – Jean-Pierre Jeunet, director - Alien: Resurrection, The City of Lost Children.
On this day in 1953 – Cat-Women of the Moon is released.
On this day in 1993 Fortress staring Christopher Lambert was released.
Saturday, 2 September 2017
Sci-Fi History: September 2nd.
Events on this day: September 2nd.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
On this day in 1902 – A Trip To The Moon is released. It is credited with being the first science fiction film.
Born on this day in 1937 – Derek Fowlds, actor - Frankenstein Created Woman, The Solarnauts.
Born on this day in 1944 – Hugo Award winning author Vernor Vinge.
Born on this day in 1964 – Keanu Reeves, actor - Matrix, Day The Earth Stood Still, A Scanner Darkly, Johnny Mnemonic.
On this day in 1983 Stryker is released.
On this day in 2000 – author Curt Siodmak died aged 98
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
On this day in 1902 – A Trip To The Moon is released. It is credited with being the first science fiction film.
Born on this day in 1937 – Derek Fowlds, actor - Frankenstein Created Woman, The Solarnauts.
Born on this day in 1944 – Hugo Award winning author Vernor Vinge.
Born on this day in 1964 – Keanu Reeves, actor - Matrix, Day The Earth Stood Still, A Scanner Darkly, Johnny Mnemonic.
On this day in 1983 Stryker is released.
On this day in 2000 – author Curt Siodmak died aged 98
Friday, 1 September 2017
Sci-Fi History: September 1st.
Events on this day: September 1st.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1875 author Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Born on this day in 1897 – Wolfe Barzell, actor - Frankenstein’s Daughter, Twilight Zone, Atlantis, the Lost Continent.
Born on this day in 1899 – Richard Arlen, actor - The Human Duplicators, The Crawling Hand, Science Fiction Theatre, The Lady and the Monster.
Born on this day in 1940 – Judy Levitt, actress - InAlienable, Babylon 5 , Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: Generations, Moontrap.
Born on this day in 1943 – Don Stroud, actor - Babylon 5, The Alien Within, Carnosaur 2, Cyber Seeker, Frogtown II, Quantum Leap, Super Force, Hyper Space, The Powers of Matthew Star, The Incredible Hulk.
On this day in 1954 – Tobor the Great released.
On this day in 1995 Project Shadowchaser II was released on home video.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1875 author Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Born on this day in 1897 – Wolfe Barzell, actor - Frankenstein’s Daughter, Twilight Zone, Atlantis, the Lost Continent.
Born on this day in 1899 – Richard Arlen, actor - The Human Duplicators, The Crawling Hand, Science Fiction Theatre, The Lady and the Monster.
Born on this day in 1940 – Judy Levitt, actress - InAlienable, Babylon 5 , Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: Generations, Moontrap.
Born on this day in 1943 – Don Stroud, actor - Babylon 5, The Alien Within, Carnosaur 2, Cyber Seeker, Frogtown II, Quantum Leap, Super Force, Hyper Space, The Powers of Matthew Star, The Incredible Hulk.
On this day in 1954 – Tobor the Great released.
On this day in 1995 Project Shadowchaser II was released on home video.
Thursday, 31 August 2017
Sci-Fi History: August 31st.
Events on this day: August 31st.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1897 – Fredric March, actor - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Born on this day in 1914 – Richard Basehart, actor Voyage to Bottom of Sea.
Born on this day in 1920 – James Lanphier, actor - The Time Tunnel, The Deadly Mantis.
Born on this day in 1928 – James Coburn, actor - Men Into Space, Twilight Zone
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Born on this day in 1931 – Noble Willingham, actor - Fire in the Sky, Quantum Leap, Star Trek: TNG, Man from Atlantis.
Born on this day in 1933 – author Robert Adams.
On this day in 1979 Time After Time is released. It starred Malcolm McDowell as HG Wells and David Warner as Jack the Ripper.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1897 – Fredric March, actor - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Born on this day in 1914 – Richard Basehart, actor Voyage to Bottom of Sea.
Born on this day in 1920 – James Lanphier, actor - The Time Tunnel, The Deadly Mantis.
Born on this day in 1928 – James Coburn, actor - Men Into Space, Twilight Zone
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Born on this day in 1931 – Noble Willingham, actor - Fire in the Sky, Quantum Leap, Star Trek: TNG, Man from Atlantis.
Born on this day in 1933 – author Robert Adams.
On this day in 1979 Time After Time is released. It starred Malcolm McDowell as HG Wells and David Warner as Jack the Ripper.
Wednesday, 30 August 2017
Sci-Fi History: August 30th.
Events on this day: August 30th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1797 author of Frankenstein Mary Shelly.
Born on this day in 1908 – Fred MacMurray, actor - The Swarm, Beyond the Bermuda Triangle.
Born on this day in 1927 – Bill Daily, actor - Alligator II: The Mutation, The Munsters Today, ALF, Small & Frye, The Powers of Matthew Star.
Born on this day in 1935 – Peter Cartwright, actor - Doctor Who.
Born on this day in 1938 – Lee Kinsolving, actor - Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits.
On this day in 1943 – author A P Merritt died aged 58.
On this day in 2014 Doctor Who - 'Into the Dalek' aired. its was the second episode of the eighth season.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1797 author of Frankenstein Mary Shelly.
Born on this day in 1908 – Fred MacMurray, actor - The Swarm, Beyond the Bermuda Triangle.
Born on this day in 1927 – Bill Daily, actor - Alligator II: The Mutation, The Munsters Today, ALF, Small & Frye, The Powers of Matthew Star.
Born on this day in 1935 – Peter Cartwright, actor - Doctor Who.
Born on this day in 1938 – Lee Kinsolving, actor - Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits.
On this day in 1943 – author A P Merritt died aged 58.
On this day in 2014 Doctor Who - 'Into the Dalek' aired. its was the second episode of the eighth season.
Tuesday, 29 August 2017
Sci-Fi History: August 29th.
Events on this day: August 29th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1899 – George Macready, actor - The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, The Alligator
People, The Monster and the Ape.
Born on this day in 1907 – Lurene Tuttle, actress - Voyagers!, My Favorite Martian, The Clonus Horror, My Living Doll, The Munsters, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1912 – Barry Sullivan, actor - The Bionic Woman, The Invisible Man [1975], The Sixth Sense, The Immortal, Planet of the Vampires, Pyro… The Thing Without a Face.
Born on this day in 1922 – Lane Bradford, actor - Land of the Giants, Lost in Space, My Favorite Martian, The Adventures of Superman, Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe, Rocky Jones, Space Ranger, Zombies of the Stratosphere.
Born on this day in 1928 – Charles Gray, actor - Out of this World, Man in the Moon, H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man, Firestar, First Contact, The Beast Must Die.
On this day in 1986 Hands of Steel aka Atomic Cyborg is released.
On this day in 1958 – The Fly - with a screenplay by James Clavell based on George Langelaan’s 1957 Playboy story, is released; spawning two sequels and a 1986 remake by David Cronenberg.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1899 – George Macready, actor - The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, The Alligator
People, The Monster and the Ape.
Born on this day in 1907 – Lurene Tuttle, actress - Voyagers!, My Favorite Martian, The Clonus Horror, My Living Doll, The Munsters, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1912 – Barry Sullivan, actor - The Bionic Woman, The Invisible Man [1975], The Sixth Sense, The Immortal, Planet of the Vampires, Pyro… The Thing Without a Face.
Born on this day in 1922 – Lane Bradford, actor - Land of the Giants, Lost in Space, My Favorite Martian, The Adventures of Superman, Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe, Rocky Jones, Space Ranger, Zombies of the Stratosphere.
Born on this day in 1928 – Charles Gray, actor - Out of this World, Man in the Moon, H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man, Firestar, First Contact, The Beast Must Die.
On this day in 1986 Hands of Steel aka Atomic Cyborg is released.
On this day in 1958 – The Fly - with a screenplay by James Clavell based on George Langelaan’s 1957 Playboy story, is released; spawning two sequels and a 1986 remake by David Cronenberg.
Monday, 28 August 2017
Sci-Fi History August 28th.
Events on this day: August 28th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1891 – Stanley Andrews, actor - Science Fiction Theatre, Superman and the Mole-Men, Space Patrol, Adventures of Superman.
Born on this day in 1897 – Morris Ankrum, actor - Kronos, Half Human, Earth vs Flying Saucers, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, From the Earth to the Moon, Giant from the Unknown, Beginning of the End, The Giant Claw, Invaders from Mars, Red Planet Mars, Rocketship X-M.
Born on this day in 1915 – Simon Oakland, actor - The Starlost, The Satan Bug, The Outer Limits, My Favorite Martian, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1916 – author Jack Vance.
Born on this day in 1940 – Ken Jenkins, actor - The X Files, Sliders, Babylon 5, Star Trek: TNG, The Abyss, Hard Time on Planet Earth.
Born on this day in 1947 – Alice Playten, actress - Pioneer 12, Legend, The Lost Saucer.
Born on this day in 1948 – Vonda N McIntyre - 1979 Hugo and Nebula for Dreamsnake & 1998 Nebula for The Moon and the Sun, Star Trek II, III, IV.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1891 – Stanley Andrews, actor - Science Fiction Theatre, Superman and the Mole-Men, Space Patrol, Adventures of Superman.
Born on this day in 1897 – Morris Ankrum, actor - Kronos, Half Human, Earth vs Flying Saucers, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, From the Earth to the Moon, Giant from the Unknown, Beginning of the End, The Giant Claw, Invaders from Mars, Red Planet Mars, Rocketship X-M.
Born on this day in 1915 – Simon Oakland, actor - The Starlost, The Satan Bug, The Outer Limits, My Favorite Martian, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1916 – author Jack Vance.
Born on this day in 1940 – Ken Jenkins, actor - The X Files, Sliders, Babylon 5, Star Trek: TNG, The Abyss, Hard Time on Planet Earth.
Born on this day in 1947 – Alice Playten, actress - Pioneer 12, Legend, The Lost Saucer.
Born on this day in 1948 – Vonda N McIntyre - 1979 Hugo and Nebula for Dreamsnake & 1998 Nebula for The Moon and the Sun, Star Trek II, III, IV.
Sunday, 27 August 2017
Sci-Fi History: August 27th.
Events on this day: August 27th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1929 – Hoke Howell, actor - Alien Species, Alienator, Humanoids from the Deep, Project U.F.O., Kingdom of the Spiders, Lost in Space, The Munsters, My Living Doll.
Born on this day in 1929 – Ira Levin, writer of The Stepford Wives and The Boys from Brazil.
Born on this day in 1948 – Captain Kidd Brewer Jr., actor - The Abyss, Piranha Part Two: The Spawning.
Born on this day in 1953 – Peter Stormare, actor - Armageddon, Minority Report, The Zero Theorem, Jurassic Park: The Lost World.
Born on this day in 1955 – Diana Scarwid, actress - Heroes, From the Earth to the Moon, The X Files, Strange Invaders.
On this day in 1958 – Priscilla Lawson, actress, died aged 44 - Flash Gordon.
On this day in 1969 – Journey to the Far Side of the Sun released.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1929 – Hoke Howell, actor - Alien Species, Alienator, Humanoids from the Deep, Project U.F.O., Kingdom of the Spiders, Lost in Space, The Munsters, My Living Doll.
Born on this day in 1929 – Ira Levin, writer of The Stepford Wives and The Boys from Brazil.
Born on this day in 1948 – Captain Kidd Brewer Jr., actor - The Abyss, Piranha Part Two: The Spawning.
Born on this day in 1953 – Peter Stormare, actor - Armageddon, Minority Report, The Zero Theorem, Jurassic Park: The Lost World.
Born on this day in 1955 – Diana Scarwid, actress - Heroes, From the Earth to the Moon, The X Files, Strange Invaders.
On this day in 1958 – Priscilla Lawson, actress, died aged 44 - Flash Gordon.
On this day in 1969 – Journey to the Far Side of the Sun released.
Saturday, 26 August 2017
Sci-Fi History August 26th.
Events on this day: August 26th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1928 – Yvette Vickers, actress - Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman, Attack of the Giant Leeches.
On this day in 1953 – War of the Worlds released
Born on this day in 1956 – Brett Cullen, actor - Under the Dome, From the Earth to the Moon, Star Trek: DS9, Prehysteria!, V, The Incredible Hulk.
On this day in 1963 – Larry Keating actor died aged 67 - When Worlds Collide.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1928 – Yvette Vickers, actress - Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman, Attack of the Giant Leeches.
On this day in 1953 – War of the Worlds released
Born on this day in 1956 – Brett Cullen, actor - Under the Dome, From the Earth to the Moon, Star Trek: DS9, Prehysteria!, V, The Incredible Hulk.
On this day in 1963 – Larry Keating actor died aged 67 - When Worlds Collide.
Friday, 25 August 2017
Sci-Fi History August 25th.
Events on this day: August 25th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1908 – Walter Burke, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Munsters, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1909 – Michael Rennie - The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Invaders, Cyborg 2087, The Time Tunnel, Lost in Space, The Lost World.
Born on this day in 1917 – Mel Ferrer, actor - Eaten Alive, The Great Alligator, The Visitor, Screamers, The Amazing Captain Nemo, Logan’s Run.
Born on this day in 1931 – Bryan Mosley, actor - Out of the Unknown, Doctor Who.
Born on this day in 1931 – Peter Gilmore, actor - Doctor Who, Warlords of the Deep.
Born on this day in 1958 – Tim Burton, director - Frankenweenie, Planet of the Apes, Mars Attacks, Edward Scissorhands.
On this day in 1989 Millenium was released.
On this day in 2012 Neil Armstrong Astronaut died aged 82.
On this day in 1989 Millenium was released theatrically.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1908 – Walter Burke, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Munsters, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1909 – Michael Rennie - The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Invaders, Cyborg 2087, The Time Tunnel, Lost in Space, The Lost World.
Born on this day in 1917 – Mel Ferrer, actor - Eaten Alive, The Great Alligator, The Visitor, Screamers, The Amazing Captain Nemo, Logan’s Run.
Born on this day in 1931 – Bryan Mosley, actor - Out of the Unknown, Doctor Who.
Born on this day in 1931 – Peter Gilmore, actor - Doctor Who, Warlords of the Deep.
Born on this day in 1958 – Tim Burton, director - Frankenweenie, Planet of the Apes, Mars Attacks, Edward Scissorhands.
On this day in 1989 Millenium was released.
On this day in 2012 Neil Armstrong Astronaut died aged 82.
On this day in 1989 Millenium was released theatrically.
Thursday, 24 August 2017
On This Day in Sci-Fi History
Events on this day: August 24th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1904 – Rodd Redwing, actor - The Mole People, Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Born on this day in 1915 – author Alice B Sheldon.
Born on this day in 1920 – Helena Carter, actress - Invaders from Mars.
Born on this day in 1924 – Jimmy Gardner, actor - Doctor Who.
Born on this day in 1932 – William Morgan Sheppard, actor - Star Trek, Babylon 5, Doctor Who, Star Trek: Voyager, Timecop, Transformers, Mysterious Island, SeaQuest 2032, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: TNG, Max Headroom, The Day of the Triffids.
Born on this day in 1934 actor Kenny Baker probably best known for his role as R2-D2
On this day in 1966 Fantastic Voyage is released theatrically.
On this day in 2001 – Ghosts of Mars released.
On this day in 2014 the newly regenerated Doctor played by Peter Capaldi appeared in the season eight opener - Deep Breath.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1904 – Rodd Redwing, actor - The Mole People, Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Born on this day in 1915 – author Alice B Sheldon.
Born on this day in 1920 – Helena Carter, actress - Invaders from Mars.
Born on this day in 1924 – Jimmy Gardner, actor - Doctor Who.
Born on this day in 1932 – William Morgan Sheppard, actor - Star Trek, Babylon 5, Doctor Who, Star Trek: Voyager, Timecop, Transformers, Mysterious Island, SeaQuest 2032, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: TNG, Max Headroom, The Day of the Triffids.
Born on this day in 1934 actor Kenny Baker probably best known for his role as R2-D2
On this day in 1966 Fantastic Voyage is released theatrically.
On this day in 2001 – Ghosts of Mars released.
On this day in 2014 the newly regenerated Doctor played by Peter Capaldi appeared in the season eight opener - Deep Breath.
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
Sci-Fi History August 23d.
Events on this day: August 23rd.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1915 – James Millhollin, actor - Lost in Space, It’s About Time, My Favorite Martian, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1929 – Vera Miles, actress - BrainWaves, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.
Born on this day in 1931 – Barbara Eden - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Stepford Children.
On this day in 1985 Godzilla premiered theatrically.
On this day in 1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau premiered theatrically.
On this day in 1999 – author James White died aged 71.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1915 – James Millhollin, actor - Lost in Space, It’s About Time, My Favorite Martian, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1929 – Vera Miles, actress - BrainWaves, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.
Born on this day in 1931 – Barbara Eden - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Stepford Children.
On this day in 1985 Godzilla premiered theatrically.
On this day in 1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau premiered theatrically.
On this day in 1999 – author James White died aged 71.
Tuesday, 22 August 2017
Sci-Fi History August 22nd.
Events on this day: August 22nd.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1893 – Cecil Kellaway, actor - My Favorite Martian, Twilight Zone, Destination Space, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.
Born on this day in 1920 – author Ray Bradbury.
Born on this day in 1925 – Honor Blackman, actress - Cockneys vs Zombies, Doctor Who, H. G. Wells’ Invisible Man.
Born on this day in 1934 – Diana Sands, actress - The Outer Limits
Born on this day in 1958 – Colm Feore, actor - Revolution, Battlestar Galactica, The Chronicles of Riddick, Creature, War of the Worlds.
Born on this day in 1959 – Mark Williams, actor - Doctor Who, Frankenstein’s Wedding… Live in Leeds, Stardust, Red Dwarf.
On this day in 1991 Trancers II is released. The film starred Jack Deth and Helen Hunt.
On this day in 1997 – Event Horizon released in UK.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1893 – Cecil Kellaway, actor - My Favorite Martian, Twilight Zone, Destination Space, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.
Born on this day in 1920 – author Ray Bradbury.
Born on this day in 1925 – Honor Blackman, actress - Cockneys vs Zombies, Doctor Who, H. G. Wells’ Invisible Man.
Born on this day in 1934 – Diana Sands, actress - The Outer Limits
Born on this day in 1958 – Colm Feore, actor - Revolution, Battlestar Galactica, The Chronicles of Riddick, Creature, War of the Worlds.
Born on this day in 1959 – Mark Williams, actor - Doctor Who, Frankenstein’s Wedding… Live in Leeds, Stardust, Red Dwarf.
On this day in 1991 Trancers II is released. The film starred Jack Deth and Helen Hunt.
On this day in 1997 – Event Horizon released in UK.
Monday, 21 August 2017
This Day in Sci Fi History August 21st.
Events on this day: August 21st.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1895 – Blossom Rock, actress - She Devil.
Born on this day in 1911 – Anthony Boucher, editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
Born on this day in 1919 – Bill Idelson, writer / actor - The Crawling Hand, Twilight Zone / My Favorite Martian, Twilight Zone
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On this day in 1943 – A P Merritt, sci-fi author died aged 58 - Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!
On this day in 1981 – Eddie Byrne actor, died aged 70 - Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Journey to the Unknown.
On this day in 2005 – Michael Sheard, actor, died aged 67 - Doctor Who, Space, The Invisible Man, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Blakes 7, The Tomorrow People, Space: 1999.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1895 – Blossom Rock, actress - She Devil.
Born on this day in 1911 – Anthony Boucher, editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
Born on this day in 1919 – Bill Idelson, writer / actor - The Crawling Hand, Twilight Zone / My Favorite Martian, Twilight Zone
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On this day in 1943 – A P Merritt, sci-fi author died aged 58 - Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!
On this day in 1981 – Eddie Byrne actor, died aged 70 - Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Journey to the Unknown.
On this day in 2005 – Michael Sheard, actor, died aged 67 - Doctor Who, Space, The Invisible Man, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Blakes 7, The Tomorrow People, Space: 1999.
Sunday, 20 August 2017
On This Day in Sci Fi History
Events on this day: August 20th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
On this day in 1890 author Howard Phillips Lovecraft was born.
Born on this day in 1909 – Andre Morell, actor - Doctor Who, Quatermass and the Pit, The Giant Behemoth, H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man.
Born on this day in 1916 – Bernard Archard, actor - Krull, Doctor Who, The Horror of Frankenstein.
Born on this day in 1932 – Anthony Ainley, actor - Doctor Who, The Land Time Forgot.
Born on this day in 1943 – Sylvester McCoy, actor - Doctor Who, Starstrider, Roberts Robots.
Born on this day in 1962 – Sophie Aldred - Doctor Who companion Ace.
On this day in 1995 Amanda and the Alien is released. The film is based on a story by Robert Silverberg and starred Nicole Eggert, Michael Dorn and John Diehl.
On this day in 2001 – Sir Fred Hoyle, scientist and author died aged 86.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
On this day in 1890 author Howard Phillips Lovecraft was born.
Born on this day in 1909 – Andre Morell, actor - Doctor Who, Quatermass and the Pit, The Giant Behemoth, H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man.
Born on this day in 1916 – Bernard Archard, actor - Krull, Doctor Who, The Horror of Frankenstein.
Born on this day in 1932 – Anthony Ainley, actor - Doctor Who, The Land Time Forgot.
Born on this day in 1943 – Sylvester McCoy, actor - Doctor Who, Starstrider, Roberts Robots.
Born on this day in 1962 – Sophie Aldred - Doctor Who companion Ace.
On this day in 1995 Amanda and the Alien is released. The film is based on a story by Robert Silverberg and starred Nicole Eggert, Michael Dorn and John Diehl.
On this day in 2001 – Sir Fred Hoyle, scientist and author died aged 86.
Saturday, 19 August 2017
Sci-Fi On this Day - August 19th.
Events on this day: August 19th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1913 – Richard Simmons, actor - The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler, The Munsters.
Born on this day in 1921 – Gene Roddenberry the creator of Star Trek.
Born on this day in 1924 – William Marshall, actor - Dinosaur Valley Girls, Amazon Women on the Moon, Twilight’s Last Gleaming, Star Trek.
Born on this day in 1926 – Angus Scrimm, actor - Phantasm I – IV, Mindwarp, Subspecies, Salvage 1, Project U.F.O.
Born on this day in 1930 – author D G Compton.
Born on this day in 1927 – L. Q. Jones, actor - Timerider: The Adventures of Lyle Swann, The Incredible Hulk, A Boy and His Dog, My Favorite Martian.
Born on this day in 1938 – Diana Muldaur - Star Trek: TNG, The Incredible Hulk, Star Trek, The Invaders.
Born on this day in 1940 – Jill St. John, actress - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Lost World.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1913 – Richard Simmons, actor - The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler, The Munsters.
Born on this day in 1921 – Gene Roddenberry the creator of Star Trek.
Born on this day in 1924 – William Marshall, actor - Dinosaur Valley Girls, Amazon Women on the Moon, Twilight’s Last Gleaming, Star Trek.
Born on this day in 1926 – Angus Scrimm, actor - Phantasm I – IV, Mindwarp, Subspecies, Salvage 1, Project U.F.O.
Born on this day in 1930 – author D G Compton.
Born on this day in 1927 – L. Q. Jones, actor - Timerider: The Adventures of Lyle Swann, The Incredible Hulk, A Boy and His Dog, My Favorite Martian.
Born on this day in 1938 – Diana Muldaur - Star Trek: TNG, The Incredible Hulk, Star Trek, The Invaders.
Born on this day in 1940 – Jill St. John, actress - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Lost World.
Friday, 18 August 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: August 18th.
Events on this day: August 18th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1912 – Emile Meyer, actor - My Favorite Martian.
Born on this day in 1925 – author Brian Aldiss.
Born on this day in 1929 – Joan Taylor, actress - Men Into Space, 20 Million Miles to Earth, Earth vs. Flying Saucers.
Born on this day in 1931 – Grant Williams - The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Monolith Monsters, Brain of Blood, The Munsters, The Outer Limits.
On this day in 1990 – author B.F. Skinner died aged 86.
On this day in 1991 – David Gale, actor, died aged 54 - Guyver, Re-Animator, Bride of Re-Animator, The Brain.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1912 – Emile Meyer, actor - My Favorite Martian.
Born on this day in 1925 – author Brian Aldiss.
Born on this day in 1929 – Joan Taylor, actress - Men Into Space, 20 Million Miles to Earth, Earth vs. Flying Saucers.
Born on this day in 1931 – Grant Williams - The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Monolith Monsters, Brain of Blood, The Munsters, The Outer Limits.
On this day in 1990 – author B.F. Skinner died aged 86.
On this day in 1991 – David Gale, actor, died aged 54 - Guyver, Re-Animator, Bride of Re-Animator, The Brain.
Thursday, 17 August 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: August 17th.
Events on this day: August 17th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1918 – Evelyn Ankers, actress - The Invisible Man’s Revenge, The Ghost of Frankenstein.
Born on this day in 1923 – Julius Harris, actress - Eerie, Indiana, The Incredible Hulk.
Born on this day in 1930 – Ted Hughes, author of The Iron Giant.
Born on this day in 1930 – Harve Bennett, writer - Time Trax, Star Trek II -V, The Bionic Woman, The Invisble Man.
Born on this day in 1957 – Tim Bagley, actor - Zombieland, The Day After Tomorrow, The X Files, 3rd Rock from the Sun.
On this day in 1960 – The Time Machine released
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1918 – Evelyn Ankers, actress - The Invisible Man’s Revenge, The Ghost of Frankenstein.
Born on this day in 1923 – Julius Harris, actress - Eerie, Indiana, The Incredible Hulk.
Born on this day in 1930 – Ted Hughes, author of The Iron Giant.
Born on this day in 1930 – Harve Bennett, writer - Time Trax, Star Trek II -V, The Bionic Woman, The Invisble Man.
Born on this day in 1957 – Tim Bagley, actor - Zombieland, The Day After Tomorrow, The X Files, 3rd Rock from the Sun.
On this day in 1960 – The Time Machine released
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: August 16th.
Events on this day: August 16th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1884 – Hugo Gernsback, sci-fi writer/editor (1960 Hugo, editor, Amazing Stories, Wonder Stories
Born on this day in 1899 – Glenn Strange, actor (Space Patrol, Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, House of Frankenstein, The Monster Maker, The Mad Monster, Flash Gordon
Born on this day in 1910 – Mae Clarke, actress - Frankenstein.
On this day in 1994 – John Doucette, actor died - The Time Machine, The Time Tunnel, Science Fiction Theatre, Adventures of Superman, The Flying Missile.
Born on this day in 1924 – Fess Parker, actor - Them!
Born on this day in 1927 – Lois Nettleton, actress - Babylon 5, The Munsters Today, The Bamboo Saucer, Twilight Zone, Captain Video
On this day in 1956 – Bela Lugosi, actor died aged 73 - The Invisible Ray, Son of Frankenstein, The Phantom Creeps, The Ghost of Frankenstein, The Ape Man, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, Return of the Ape Man, Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla, Bride of the Monster, Plan 9 From Outer Space
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1884 – Hugo Gernsback, sci-fi writer/editor (1960 Hugo, editor, Amazing Stories, Wonder Stories
Born on this day in 1899 – Glenn Strange, actor (Space Patrol, Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, House of Frankenstein, The Monster Maker, The Mad Monster, Flash Gordon
Born on this day in 1910 – Mae Clarke, actress - Frankenstein.
On this day in 1994 – John Doucette, actor died - The Time Machine, The Time Tunnel, Science Fiction Theatre, Adventures of Superman, The Flying Missile.
Born on this day in 1924 – Fess Parker, actor - Them!
Born on this day in 1927 – Lois Nettleton, actress - Babylon 5, The Munsters Today, The Bamboo Saucer, Twilight Zone, Captain Video
On this day in 1956 – Bela Lugosi, actor died aged 73 - The Invisible Ray, Son of Frankenstein, The Phantom Creeps, The Ghost of Frankenstein, The Ape Man, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, Return of the Ape Man, Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla, Bride of the Monster, Plan 9 From Outer Space
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: August 15th.
Events on this day: August 15th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1924 – Vincent Beck, actor - The Invisible Man (1975), The Bamboo Saucer, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
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Born on this day in 1924 – Shirley O’Hara, actress - The Outer Limits, Future Cop, The Incredible Hulk, The Invisible Man, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1925 – Mike Connors, actor - Earthlings, The Day the World Ended.
Born on this day in 1928 – Nosher Powell, actor - Blakes 7.
Born on this day in 1928 – Nicolas Roeg, director - The Man Who Fell to Earth.
Born on this day in 1932 – author Robert L Forward.
Born on this day in 1933 – Lori Nelson, actress - The Naked Monster, Day the World Ended, Revenge of the Creature).
Born on this day in 1936 – Pat Priest, actress - The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant, The Munsters, My Favorite Martian, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
Born on this day in 1939 – Michael J. Reynolds, actor - Moonshot, Lexx, Earth: Final Conflict, The Lifeforce Experiment, Twilight Zone, Plague, The Neptune Factor.
Born on this day in 1943 – Barbara Bouchet, actress - Star Trek, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
Born on this day in 1958 – Nicholas Bell, actor - I Frankenstein, Wicked Science, The Lost World, Chameleon, Sky Trackers.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1924 – Vincent Beck, actor - The Invisible Man (1975), The Bamboo Saucer, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
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Born on this day in 1924 – Shirley O’Hara, actress - The Outer Limits, Future Cop, The Incredible Hulk, The Invisible Man, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1925 – Mike Connors, actor - Earthlings, The Day the World Ended.
Born on this day in 1928 – Nosher Powell, actor - Blakes 7.
Born on this day in 1928 – Nicolas Roeg, director - The Man Who Fell to Earth.
Born on this day in 1932 – author Robert L Forward.
Born on this day in 1933 – Lori Nelson, actress - The Naked Monster, Day the World Ended, Revenge of the Creature).
Born on this day in 1936 – Pat Priest, actress - The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant, The Munsters, My Favorite Martian, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
Born on this day in 1939 – Michael J. Reynolds, actor - Moonshot, Lexx, Earth: Final Conflict, The Lifeforce Experiment, Twilight Zone, Plague, The Neptune Factor.
Born on this day in 1943 – Barbara Bouchet, actress - Star Trek, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
Born on this day in 1958 – Nicholas Bell, actor - I Frankenstein, Wicked Science, The Lost World, Chameleon, Sky Trackers.
Monday, 14 August 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: Augyst 14th.
Events on this day: August 14th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1948 – Lou Wagner, actor - Star Trek: DS9, TNG, The UFO Incident, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Beneath of the Planet of the Apes, Planet of the Apes, Lost in Space.
Born on this day in 1953 – James Horner, composer - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Testament, Brainstorm, Krull, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Cocoon, Project X, *batteries not included, Cocoon: The Return, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, The Rocketeer, Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition, We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story, Deep Impact, Bicentennial Man, Avatar, Shoestring Space Opera, Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II.
On this day in 1961 – author Clarke Ashton Smith died aged 68
Born this day in 1965 – Brannon Braga - Star Trek: TNG, Terra Nova, FlashForward, Threshold, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: First Contact.
On this day in 1982 – Patrick McGee, actor died aged 60 - The Last Days of Man on Earth, A Clockwork Orange, Monster of Terror.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1948 – Lou Wagner, actor - Star Trek: DS9, TNG, The UFO Incident, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Beneath of the Planet of the Apes, Planet of the Apes, Lost in Space.
Born on this day in 1953 – James Horner, composer - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Testament, Brainstorm, Krull, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Cocoon, Project X, *batteries not included, Cocoon: The Return, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, The Rocketeer, Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition, We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story, Deep Impact, Bicentennial Man, Avatar, Shoestring Space Opera, Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II.
On this day in 1961 – author Clarke Ashton Smith died aged 68
Born this day in 1965 – Brannon Braga - Star Trek: TNG, Terra Nova, FlashForward, Threshold, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: First Contact.
On this day in 1982 – Patrick McGee, actor died aged 60 - The Last Days of Man on Earth, A Clockwork Orange, Monster of Terror.
Sunday, 13 August 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: August 13th.
Events on this day: August 13th.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1898 – Regis Toomey, actor - Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (movie & TV).
Born on this day in 1909 – Tristam Coffin, actor - The Time Tunnel, The Crawling Hand, The Night the World Exploded, Creature with the Atom Brain, King of the Rocket Men.
Born on this day in 1909 – Dave Willock, actor - Queen of Outer Space, It Came from Outer Space, Revenge of the Creature, Twilight Zone, The Immortal.
Born on this day in 1920 – Neville Brand, actor - Man from Atlantis, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1922 – Willard Sage, actor - The Outer Limits, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Star Trek.
Born on this day in 1922 – Buck Kartalian, actor - My Favorite Martian (1999), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Octaman, Planet of the Apes, The Munsters, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
Born on this day in 1929 – Pat Harrington Jr., actor - The Invisible Man, 2000 Years Later, The Munsters.
Born on this day in 1941 – Erin Fleming, actress - Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.
On this day in 1946 – H. G. Wells, author of The war of the Worlds and other classic scienc fiction died aged 79.
On this day in 1958 – It! The Terror from Beyond Space released.
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in 1898 – Regis Toomey, actor - Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (movie & TV).
Born on this day in 1909 – Tristam Coffin, actor - The Time Tunnel, The Crawling Hand, The Night the World Exploded, Creature with the Atom Brain, King of the Rocket Men.
Born on this day in 1909 – Dave Willock, actor - Queen of Outer Space, It Came from Outer Space, Revenge of the Creature, Twilight Zone, The Immortal.
Born on this day in 1920 – Neville Brand, actor - Man from Atlantis, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in 1922 – Willard Sage, actor - The Outer Limits, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Star Trek.
Born on this day in 1922 – Buck Kartalian, actor - My Favorite Martian (1999), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Octaman, Planet of the Apes, The Munsters, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
Born on this day in 1929 – Pat Harrington Jr., actor - The Invisible Man, 2000 Years Later, The Munsters.
Born on this day in 1941 – Erin Fleming, actress - Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.
On this day in 1946 – H. G. Wells, author of The war of the Worlds and other classic scienc fiction died aged 79.
On this day in 1958 – It! The Terror from Beyond Space released.
Saturday, 12 August 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: August 12th.
Events on this day:
August 12th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1910 – Jane Wyatt, actress - Star Trek, Star Trek IV: The Voyage
Home, Gemini Man
Born on this day in 1917 – Kem Dibbs, actor - The Immortal, Men into Space, Buck Rogers, Captain Midnight, Riders to the Stars, Space Patrol, Captain Video and His Video Rangers
Born on this day in
1927 – Dan Curtis, writer - Frankenstein TV movie 1973
Born on this day in
1936 – Michael Coles, actor - Doctor Who and the Daleks
On this day in 1992
Mindwarp is released.
Friday, 11 August 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: August 11th.
Events on this day:
August 11th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1911 – Henry Kulky, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Tobor
the Great, Adventures of Superman, Red Planet Mars
Born on this day in
1926 – Charles Cooper, actor - Star Trek V, Star Trek: TNG, Men
into Space
Born on this day in
1932 – George Furth, actor - Megaforce, The Man With Two Brains,
Salvage 1
Born on this day in
1942 – Laurel Goodwin, actor - Star Trek
Born on this day in
1944 – Ian McDiarmid, actor - Star Wars
Born on this day in
1947 – Stuart Gordon, director - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV
Show, Space Truckers, Robot Jox, Dolls, From Beyond, Re-Animator
On this day in 1994
– Peter Cushing, actor, died aged 81. The star of many horror
films, he also appeared in Doctor Who and Star Wars
Thursday, 10 August 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: August 10th.
Events on this day:
August 10th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1902 – author Curt Siodmak - Donovan’s Brain
Born on this day in 1904 – Ray Walker, actor - Superman, The Atomic Kid, The Space Children
Born on this day in
1912 – Richard Reeves, actor - Target Earth, The Munsters, My
Favorite Martian, The Adventures of Superboy, Adventures of Superman
Born on this day in 1914 – Jeff Corey, actor - Star Trek, Babylon 5, Superman & Mole Men
Born on this day in
1939 – Kate O’Mara, actress - Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Dimensions
in Time, The Horror of Frankenstein
Born on this day in
1965 – Claudia Christian, actress - Starhyke, Babylon 5, Landelot:
Guardian of Time, Space Rangers, Quantum Leap
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: August 9th.
Events on this day:
August 9th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1905 – Leo Genn, actor - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde, The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
Born on this day in
1918 – Robert Aldrich, director - Twilight’s Last Gleaming
Born on this day in
1923 – John Stevenson, actor - Science Fiction Theatre, The
Invaders, The Six Million Dollar Man
Born on this day in
1934 – Dick Anthony Williams, actor - The X Files, Edward
Scissorhands, Space, The Powers of Matthew Star, Brave New World, Man
from Atlantis
Born on this day in
1947 – author- John Varley
Born on this day in
1956 – Adam Nimoy, director - The Invisible Man, Sliders, Babylon
5, Star Trek: TNG
On this day in 1996
Escape From LA released
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: August 8th.
Events on this day:
August 8th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1903 – Dayton Lummis, actor - The Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom
of the Sea, The Flight That Disappeared, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea,
Rocky Jones: Space Ranger, Red Planet Mars
Born on this day in 1908 – Ford Rainey, actor - The Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Invaders, The Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Outer Limits)
Born on this day in
1917 – Earl Cameron, actor - Inception, Battle Beneath the Earth,
Doctor Who, The Andromeda Breakthrough
Born on this day in 1922 – Rory Calhoun, actor - Hell Comes to Frogtown, Night of the Lepus
Born on this day in 1926 – Richard Anderson, actor - The Stepford Children, Automan, The Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Astronaut, Land of the Giants, The Invaders, Forbidden Planet, Captain Midnight
Born on this day in
1930 – Terry Nation, writer - Doctor Who, Blake’s 7
Born on this day in
1937 – Adam Roarke, actor - Star Trek, The Six Million Dollar Man,
Frogs, Women of the Prehistoric Planet
On this day in 1984
– author of The Man Who Fell to Earth Walter Tevis died aged 56
Monday, 7 August 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: August 7th.
Events on this day:
August 7th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1932 – Edward Hardwicke, actor, - Journey to the Unknown,
H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man
Born on this day in1933 – author Jerry Pournelle
Born on this day in 1934 – Steve Ihnat, actor - Star Trek, Countdown, I Dream of Jeannie, The Outer Limits, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Born on this day in
1936 – author Richard L Tierney
Born on this day in
1960 – David Duchovny, actor - X Files, Evolution, Space: Above and
Beyond
Born on this day in 1963 – Harold Perrineau, actor - 28 Weeks Later, The Matrix Revolutions, The Matrix Reloaded
On this day in 1987
– Masters of the Universe released
Sunday, 6 August 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: August 6th.
Events on this day:
August 06th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1904 – Helene Heigh, actress – Voyagers!
Born on this day in
1904 – Ballard Berkeley, actor - Blood Beast from Outer Space,
H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man
Born on his day in
1910 – Charles Crichton, director - Alien Attack, Space: 1999, The
Day After Tomorrow
Born on this day in 1928 – Norman Bartold, actor - Capricorn One, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Westworld, My Favorite Martian
Born on this day in
1934 – author Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob
Born on day in 1950
– Dorian Harewood, actor - The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Kyle XY,
Stargate SG-1, Earth: Final Conflict, Time Trax, Solar Crisis
Born on this day in 1951 – Catherine Hicks, actress - Star Trek IV
Born on this day in 1956 – author Ian R. MacLeod
On this day in 1993
- Cyborg Cop is released.
Saturday, 5 August 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: August 5th.
Events on this day:
August 5th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1891 – Donald Kerr, actor - Devil Bat, Flash Gordon’s Trip to
Mars, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Born on this day in
1906 – John Huston, actor - Battle for the Planet of the Apes,
Tentacles, The Bermuda Triangle
Born on this day in
1914 – Parley Baer, actor - Star Trek: Voyager, Roswell, Quantum
Leap, Time Trackers, Twilight Zone, The Incredible Hulk, Project
U.F.O., Land of the Giants, My Favorite Martian, My Living Doll, The
Outer Limits
Born on this day in
1920 – Mickey Shaughnessy, actor - Conquest of Space
Born on this day in
1929 – Don Matheson, actor - Land of the Giants, Voyage to the
Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space
Born on this day in
1930 – Neil Armstrong – The first person to walk on the Moon
Born on this day in
1935 – John Saxon, actor Prisoners of the Lost Universe, Battle
Beyond the Stars, The Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man,
Strange New World, Planet Earth, The Time Tunnel, Blood Beast from
Outer Space
Born on this day in
1940 – Natalie Trundy - Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Conquest
of the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes,
Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Twilight Zone
On this day in 2000
– Alec Guinness, actor, died aged 86 - Star Wars IV – VI
Friday, 4 August 2017
Sci_fi Trrivia: August 4th.
Events on this day:
August 4th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1910 – Anita Page, actress - Frankenstein Rising, The Crawling
Brain
Born on this day in
1913 – Wesley Addy, actor - The Invaders, Out There, The Outer
Limits
Born on this day in
1923 – Tom Hennesy, actor - Revenge of the Creature
Born on this day in
1941 – Martin Jarvis, actor - Stargate: Atlantis, The Kid with
X-ray Eyes, Space Island One, Space: Above and Beyond, Doctor Who
Born on this day in
1951 – Sara Botsford, actress - Matty Hanson and the Invisibility
Ray, Three Moons Over Milford, Tremors 4: The Legend Begins, Total
Recall 2070, Sliders
Born on this day in
1954 – Donald Gibb, actor Homeboys in Outer Space, Breakfast of
Aliens, The X-Files, Quantum Leap, They Came from Outer Space,
Otherworld
Born on this day in
1968 – Daniel Dae Kim, actor - The Andromeda Strain, Star Trek:
Enterprise, Hulk, Star Trek: Voyager, Brave New World
On this day in 1995
Virtuosity released
Thursday, 3 August 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: August 3rd.
Events on this day:
August 3rd.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1904 – author Clifford D. Simak
Born on this day in
1911 – Alex McCrindle, actor - Star Wars IV
Born on this day in
1920 – P.D. James, author of Children of Men
Born on this day in
1937 – Stephen Berkoff, actor - Doctor Who, Children of Dune, Star
Trek: DS9, Space Precinct, Metamorphosis, Outland, A Clockwork
Orange, UFO, Prehistoric Women.
On this day in 1951
– Tales of Tomorrow, the first science fiction anthology TV series
debuts on the ABC network
On this day in 1984
The Philadelphia Experiment is released
Wednesday, 2 August 2017
Sci-Fi August 2nd.
Events on this day:
August 2nd.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1915 – Gary Merrill, actor - Earth II, The Time Tunnel, Destination
Inner Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Outer Limits,
Mysterious Island
Born on this day in
1919 – Nehemiah Persoff, actor - Star Trek: TNG, Battlestar
Galactica, The Bionic Woman, Logan’s Run, The Six Million Dollar
Man, The Invisible Man,Land of the Giants, The Power, The Time
Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Twilight Zone
Born on this day in
1920 – Theo Marcuse, actor - Star Trek, The Invaders, The Time
Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Outer Limits, The
Twilight Zone
Born on this day in
1924 – Carroll O’Connor, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,
The Outer Limits)
Born on this day in
1929 – Bernard L. Kowalski, director - Sssssss, Attack of the
Giant Leeches, Night of the Blood Beast
Born on this day in
1948 – author Robert P Holdstock
Tuesday, 1 August 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: August 1st.
Events on this day:
August 1st.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1911 – Flora Campbell, actress - Tales of Tomorrow
Born on this day in 1912 – Henry Jones, actor - Project U.F.O., The Six Million Dollar Man, The Girl with Something Extra, Project X, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, Twilight Zone
Born on this day in
1914 – J. Lee Thompson, director - Battle for the Planet of the
Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Born on this day in
1922 – Arthur Hill, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The
Invaders, The Andromeda Strain, Futureworld, Murder in Space,
Prototype, Tomorrow’s Child, Revenge of the Stepford Wives
Born on this day in
1922 – Paul Lambert, actor - Star Trek: TNG, Automan, Planet of the
Apes, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, Men Into Space
On this day in 1962
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet released in the US
Born on this day in
1964 – Melanie Shatner, actress - Perversions of Science, TekWar,
The Alien Within, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek
On this day in 1971 – The Omega Man released
On this day in 1980
The Final Countdown released
Monday, 31 July 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 31st.
Events on this day:
July 31st.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1914 – Mario Bava, director, - Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs,
Planet of the Vampires, The Immortal Monster.
Born on this day in 1918 – Basil Henson, actor - The Final Programme, Out of the Unknown, The Frozen Dead.
Born on this day in 1919 – author Primo Levi.
Born on this day in
1929 – Don Murray, actor - The Stepford Children, Radioactive
Dreams, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.
Born on this day in
1932 – Ted Cassidy, actor - Man From Atlantis, The Six Million
Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Genesis II, Star Trek, Lost in Space,
The Angry Red Planet.
Born on this day in
1935 – Geoffrey Lewis, actor - Odyssey 5, The X-Files, The
Lawnmower Man, Annihilator, Amazing Stories, Night of the Comet, Mork
& Mindy, Quark, The Six Million Dollar Man.
On this day in 1955
– Creature with the Atomic Brain released
Born on this day in 1956 – Michael Biehn, actor - Metal Hurlant Chronicles, Planet Terror, Clockstoppers, Megiddo: The Omega Code 2, Asteroid, The Abyss, The Seventh Sign, Aliens, The Terminator, Logan’s Run (TV), Alien 5.
On this day in 1957
– The 27th Day released
Born on this day in 1958 – Greg Travis, actor - Night of the Living Dead 3D, Starship Troopers, Humanoids from the Deep
On this day in 1981
The Day Time Ended released
On this day in 1959
– Return of the Fly released
On this day in 2001
– Poul Anderson, sci-fi author died aged 75
Sunday, 30 July 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 30th
Events on this day:
July 30th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1882 – Holmes Herbert, actor - The Son of Dr. Jekyll, Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde, The Invisible Man, The Ghost of Frankenstein.
Born on this day in
1947 – William Atherton, actor - Defiance, Stargate SG-1,
Headspace, Race to Space, The Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in
1947 – Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor - Terminator, Terminator II,
Terminator: Rise of the Machines, Terminator: Genisys, The 6th Day,
Total Recall, The Running Man, Predator.
Born on this day in
1948 – Carel Struycken, actress - Men in Black, Star Trek: Voyager,
Babylon 5, Journey to the Center of the Earth (TV), Star Trek: TNG,
Ewoks: The Battle of Endor
Born on this day in
1953 – Philip Davis, actor - Doctor Who, Alien³.
Born on this day in
1961 – Laurence Fishburne, actor - Batman v Superman: Dawn of
Justice, Man of Steel, The Signal, The Colony, Predators, The Matrix,
Cherry 2000, Repo Men.
On this day in 1986
Flight of the Navigator is released.
Saturday, 29 July 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 29th.
Events on this day:
July 29th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1876 – Maria Ouspenskaya, actress - Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Born on this day in
1907 – Melvin Mouron Belli, actor - Star Trek
Born on this day in
1922 – Frank Marth, actor - The Incredible Hulk, Battlestar
Galactica, The Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, Marooned,
The Invaders, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, My Favorite Martian
Born on this day in
1925 – Lloyd Bochner, actor Superboy, Millennium, Manimal,
Battlestar Galactica, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman,
The Starlost, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Twilight Zone
Born on this day in
1933 – Robert Fuller, actor - The Brain from Planet Arous
Born on this day in
1941 – David Warner, actor - Doctor Who, Cyber Wars, Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde, Planet of the Apes, The Secret Adventures of Jules
Verne, Total Recall 2070, Wing Commander, Perversions of Science,
Babylon 5, Lois & Clark, The Lost World, Star Trek: TNG, Star
Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier,
Frankenstein, TRON, Time Bandits, Time After Time
Born on this day in
1958 – Marcus Gilbert, actor - Army of Darkness, Doctor Who
On this day in 1970
Invasion of the Astro-Monster released
Friday, 28 July 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 28th.
Events on this day:
July 28th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1911 – Ann Doran, actress - Twilight Zone, Project U.F.O., It! The
Terror from Beyond Space, Adventures of Superman
Born on this day in
1931 – Darryl Hickman, actor - The Tingler, Space Stars, Sky
Commanders
Born on this day in
1940 – Phil Proctor, actor - Lobster Man from Mars, The Twilight
Zone
Born on this day in
1950 – Tony Carroll, actor - Masters of the Universe, Buck Rogers
in the 25th Century
Born on this day in
1954 – Bruce Abbott, actor - Black Scorpion, Bride of Re-Animator,
Re-Animator, Interzone, The Last Starfighter
On this day in 1996
Space Marines is released
Thursday, 27 July 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 27th.
Events on this day:
July 27th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1916 – Keenan Wynn, actor - Twilight Zone, The Dark, Manimal, Hyper
Sapien: People from Another StarManimal, The Clonus Horror, The
Lucifer Complex, Piranha, The Bionic Woman, Laserblast, The Girl with
Something Extra
Born on this day in
1931 – Robert Gunner, actor - Planet of the Apes
Born on this day in
1946 – Maury Chaykin, actor - Eureka, Stargate SG-1, Andromeda,
Lexx, Twilight Zone, Def-Con 4, WarGames
Born on this day in
1950 – Simon Jones, actor - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,
Twelve Monkeys, Brazil
On this day in 1950
– Destination Moon released
Born on this day in
1969 – Brian Fuller, writer - Heroes, Star Trek: Voyager, Star
Trek: DS9
On this day in 1984
– James Mason, actor, died aged 75 - The Boys from Brazil,
Frankenstein: The True Story, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 26th.
Events on this day:
July 26th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1894 – Brave New World author Aldous L Huxley.
Born on this day in
1901 – John Bleifer, actor - Men Into Space, Queen of Outer Space,
The 27th Day
Born on this day in
1918 – Stacy Harris, actor - Men into Space, The Adventures of
Superboy
Born on this day in
1926 – James Best, actor - The Twilight Zone, The Killer Shrews,
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Born on this day in
1928 – Stanley Kubrick, director - A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A
Space Odyssey
Born on this day in
1945 – Linda Harrison, actress (Planet of the Apes, Cocoon, Beneath
the Planet of the Apes)
Born on this day in
1954 – author Lawrence Watt-Evans
On this day in 1979
Unidentified Flying Oddball is released
On this day in 2012
– Mary Tamm, actress in Doctor Who, died aged 62
Tuesday, 25 July 2017
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 25th.
Events on this day:
July 25th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1933 – Ken Swofford, actor - Max Headroom, The Incredible Hulk,
Battlestar Galactica, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Andromeda
Strain, The Intruders
Born on this day in
1948 – author Brian Michael Stableford
Born on this day in
1952 – Nina Thomas, actress - Doctor Who
Born on this day in
1954 – Lynne Frederick, actress - Space: 1999, Phase IV, No Blade
of Grass.
Born on this day in
1955 – Iman, actress - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
On this day in 1959
– The Head released
Born on this day in
1967 – Matt LeBlanc, actor - Lost in Space.
On this day in 1969
The Valley of Gwangi is released
On this day in 1984
– Akihiko Hirata, actor, died aged 56(Godzilla, Rodan, The
Mysterians, The H-Man, Mothra, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Atragon,
Ghidorah, Ultraman, Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster, Son of Godzilla,
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla)
On this day in 2008
The X-Files: I Want To Believe is released
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