Saturday, 7 October 2017

Sci-Fi History October 7th.

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.

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.

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.

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.