Saturday, 30 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 30th.


Events on this day: June 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 1905 – Nestor Paiva, actor - They Saved Hitler’s Brain, Jesse James Meet Frankenstein’s Daughter, My Living Doll, The Three Stooges in Orbit, Atlantis, the Lost Continent, World of Giants, The Mole People, Tarantula, Revenge of the Creature, Rocky Jones: Space Ranger, Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Born on this day in 1938 – Jeri Taylor, producer / writer - Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek: DS9, Star Trek: Voyager.

On this day in 1957 – Invasion of the Saucer Men released

On this day in 1958 – The Space Children released

On this day in 1958 – Space Master X-7 released



On this day in 1958 – War of the Colossal Beast released

On this day in 1958 – Teanagers from Outer Space released

On this day in 1980 – Thomas Browne Henry, actor, died aged 72 - How to Make a Monster, Space Master X-7, The Brain from Planet Arous, Beginning of the End, 20 Million Miles to Earth, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, Rocky Jones Space Ranger, Space Patrol, The Next Voice You Hear…


And in the horror genre:

Born on this day in 1959 - Vincent D'Onofrio (actor in The Cell and The Thirteenth Floor)

Born on this day in 1971 - Monica Potter (actress in Saw and Along Came a Spider)


Friday, 29 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 29th.


Events on this day: June 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 1920 – special effects artist - Ray Harryhausen.



Born on this day in 1934 – Corey Allen, director - Star Trek: DS9, Star Trek: TNG, Otherworld, The Powers of Matthew Star.

Born on this day in 1947 – Brian Herbert, sci-fi author.

Born on this day in 1969 – Aleks Paunovic, actor - Chupacabra vs. the Alamo, Eve of Destruction, Smallville, Caprica, Stargate: Atlantis, Bionic Woman, Flash Gordon, Battlestar Galactica, Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep, Eureka, Mutant X, Andromeda, Stargate SG-1, Roswell: The Aliens Attack.



Thursday, 28 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 28th.


Events on this day: June 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 1928 – Don Dubbins, actor - Starman, The Illustrated Man, Mork & Mindy, The Incredible Hulk, Project U.F.O., The Invaders, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Twilight Zone, Men Into Space, From the Earth to the Moon.

Born on this day in 1932 – Pat Morita, actor - Earth Minus Zero, Timemaster, Space Rangers, The Munsters Today, The Incredible Hulk, Man from Atlantis.

Born on this day in 1946 – Bruce Davison - Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Voyager, V, The Astronauts, Return of the Killer Shrews, Earth’s Final Hours, The Sarah Jane Chronicles, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek.

Born on this day in 1946 – Robert Asprin, sci-fi author.

On this day in 1957 The Unearthly is released.



On this day in 1993 – Lifepod released


And in the horror genre:

Born on this day in 1967 - Gil Bellows (actor in Snow White: A Tale of Terror)

On this day in:

2006 - Blade: The Series premieres on television.

2013 - 100 Bloody Acres released.

2013 - Byzantium released.

2013 - Detention of the Dead released.


Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 27th.


Events on this day: June 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 1909 – Billy Curtis, actor - Space Patrol, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Angry Red Planet, Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1944 – Paul Koslo, actor - Stargate SG-1, Xtro II, Solar Crisis, Robot Jox, Misfits of Science, The Incredible Hulk, Galactica 1980, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Omega Man.

On this day in 1950 George Pal's Destination Moon opens in New York. It was directed by Irving Pitchel and Robert A Heinlein was a script consultant.

On this day in 1995 Hologram Man is released.



And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1966 - Dark Shadows premieres on television

On this day in 2001 - Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare released on PlayStation and Dreamcast

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 26th.


Events on this day: June 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 1904 – Peter Lorre, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Born on this day in 1922 – Dick Smith, make-up artist - Starman, Scanners, Altered States, Stepford Wives, ‘Way Out, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV), The Alligator People.

Born on this day in 1924 – Richard Bull, actor - The Andromeda Strain, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Satan Bug, Men Into Space.



Born on this day in 1951 – Robert Davi, actor - Lost Time, Asteroid vs. Earth, Swamp Shark, Stargate: Atlantis, VR.5, Predator 2, The Powers of Matthew Star, The Incredible Hulk.

On this day in 1976, director Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell To Earth premiered theatrically in the Netherlands.



Sunday, 24 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 25th.


Events on this day: June 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 1925 - Lost in Space actress June Lockhart.

Born on this day in 1930 Star Trek actor George Murdock, he played Admiral Hansen in the Star Trek: TNG episode The Best of Both Worlds. He has also made appearances in Star Trek V:The Final Frontier, The X-Files, and Battlestar Galactica.

On this day in 1953 Robot Monster is released.



On this day in 1975 Rollerball is released.

On this day in 1982 - The Thing is released.

And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1976 - The Omen released theatrically



Sci-Fi R=Trivia: June 24th.


Events on this day: June 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, author Francis Leslie Ashton.



Born on this day in 1947 Robocop(1987) Peter Weller.

On this day in 1983 Twilight Zone-The Movie premiered.

Friday, 22 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 23rd.


Events on this day: June 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 – Dennis Price, actor - Computer Killers, Drácula contra Frankenstein, The Horror of Frankenstein, The Earth Dies Screaming, H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.



Born on this day in 1925 – Miriam Karlin, actress - A Clockwork Orange, Jekyll & Hyde.

Born on this day in 1942 – James Marcus, actor - A Clockwork Orange, Doctor Who, UFO.

Born on this day in 1946 – Author Jerry Ahern.

On this day in 1951 – The Saturday Evening Post publishes Ray Bradbury’s “The Fog Horn,” which will provide the basis for the 1953 monster film The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.

Thursday, 21 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 22nd.


Events on this day: June 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 1856 – author H. Rider Haggard.

Born on this day in 1918 – Richard Eastham, actor - Conquest of the Earth, Galactica 1980, Salvage 1, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, The Invaders.

Born on this day in 1947 author Octavia E. Butler.

Born on this day in 1956 – Tim Russ, actor - Star Trek: Voyager, Asteroid vs. Earth, Star Trek: Generations, SeaQuest2032, Star Trek: TNG, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Eve of Destruction, Alien Nation, The Twilight Zone, Spaceballs, Timestalkers, Starman.



Born on this day in 1958 – Bruce Campbell, actor - Alien Apocalypse, Terminal Invasion,Timequest, The X-Files, Weird Science, Escape from L.A., Lois & Clark, Congo, Mindwarp, Waxwork II: Lost in Time, Moontrap.

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 21st.


Events on this day: June 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 1921 – William Self, actor & TV producer - The Thing from Another World, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, Time Tunnel, Land of the Giants.

Born on this day in 1940 – Mariette Hartley, actress - Encino Man, The Incredible Hulk, Logan’s Run (TV), Genesis II, Earth II, Star Trek, Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1941 – Lyman Ward, actor - Independence Day, Weird Science (TV), Battlestar Galactica, Man from Atlantis.

Born on this day in 1964 – David Morrissey, actor - The Walking Dead, Extant, Earthbound, Doctor Who.

On this day in 1985 – Lifeforce released.



And in the horror genre:

1972 - Frenzy released theatrically

1985 - Lifeforce released theatrically
2013 - Maniac released.
2013 - The Haunting of Helena released.
2013 - World War Z released.




Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 20th.


Events on this day: June 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 1919 – Ronald Hines, actor - Doomwatch, Out of the Unknown.



Born on this day in 1928 – Martin Landau, actor - Space 1999, The Outer Limits, Space 1899, Frankenweenie, The X Files, The Twilight Zone, Cosmic Princess, Meteor, Alien Attack, Journey Through the Black Sun, Twilight Zone, The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman.

Born on this day in 1931 – James Tolkan, actor - Back to the Future I – III, Robo Warriors, Wargames, Masters of the Universe, The X-Files, Woman.

Born on this day in 1933 – Brett Halsey, actor - Automan, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Bionic Woman, World of Giants, Return of the Fly.

Born on this day in 1947 – Candy Clark, actress - Man Who Fell to Earth, The Blob, Starman.


And in the horror genre:


1975 - Jaws released theatrically

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 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 1921, Swamp Thing actor Louis Jordan.

On this day in 1938, The Shadow radio serial aired "The Tomb Of Terror."

On this day in 1954 Them! is released.



On this day in 1964, The Twilight Zone aired its series finale: "The Bewitchin' Pool" served as the thirty-sixth episode to the popular program's fifth and final season.

Born on this day in 1971, actor Alan Van Sprang - Viper, Highlander: The Raven, PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, Code Name: Eternity, Earth: Final Conflict, Mutant X, Starhunter, and ReGenesis.


And in the horror genre:


1950 - Daria Nicolodi (actress in several horror films)
1964 - The Twilight Zone (original series) ends its run on television


Monday, 18 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 18th.


Events on this day: June 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 1904 – Keye Luke, actor - Superboy, Star Trek, Project X.

Born on this day in 1938 – Michael Sheard, actor - Doctor Who, Space, The Invisible Man, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Blakes 7, The Tomorrow People, Space: 1999.

In Doctor Who he appeared in the following episodes:

Television story appearances

The Ark (as Rhos)
The Mind of Evil (as Dr Roland Summers)
Pyramids of Mars (as Laurence Scarman)
The Invisible Enemy (as Lowe)
Castrovalva (as Mergrave)
Remembrance of the Daleks (as Headmaster)

Audio appearances

The Stones of Venice (as Orsino)

Source: TARDIS Data Core - Doctor Who Wiki(http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_Wiki)

Born on this day in 1949 – Mac McDonald, actor - Red Dwarf, The Fifth Element, The Tomorrow People, Superman IV, The Empire Strikes Back, Rollerball.

Born on this day in 1957 – Ralph Brown, actor - Star Wars: Epidsode I, Alien³.

On this day in 1973 – Roger Delgado, actor, died aged 55 - Doctor Who, First Man into Space, Quatermass II.




And in the horror genre:

1971 - Willard (1971) released theatrically
2003 - Haute Tension released theatrically in France

Saturday, 16 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 17th.


Events on this day: June 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 1941 actor William Lucking - Star Trek: Enterprise, Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975), Captain America II: Death Too Soon, The Incredible Hulk, The Greatest American Hero, Voyagers!, Knight Rider, The X-Files, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Born on this day in 1956 actress Kelly Curtis - Star Trek: DS9



Born on this day in 1982 Arthur Darvill, who played Doctor Who companion Rory.

On this day in 1955 King Dinosaur released.


And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1927 - Lucio Fulci (director of several horror films) born (d. 1996)

On this day in 1977 - Exorcist II: The Heretic released theatrically

On this day in 2003 - Resident Evil: Dead Aim released on the PlayStation 2

On this day in 2004 - Silent Hill 4: The Room released on the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in Japan

Friday, 15 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 16th.


Events on this day: June 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 1886 author - Murray Leinster.

Born on this day 1924 Faith Domergue, actress - Cult of the Cobra, It Came From Beneath the Sea, The Atomic Man II, This Island Earth.

Born on this day in 1940, Doctor Who actress Carole Ann Ford.



Born on this day in 1972 author of The Martian - Andy Weir


And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1938 - Robert Wiene (director of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) dies (b. 1880)

On this day in 1960 - Psycho released theatrically

On this day in 1978 - Jaws 2 released theatrically

Thursday, 14 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 15th.


Events on this day: June 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 1918 Richard Derr, actor - Star Trek, When Worlds Collide (1951), The Outer Limits, Project U.F.O., and Firefox (1982).

Born on this day in 1928 Morgan Jones, Actor Star Trek, Forbidden Planet (1956), Not of This Earth (1957), The Twilight Zone, The Invaders, Gemini Man, The Six Million Dollar Man, Project U.F.O., and Knight Rider





Born on this day in 1929, Victor Lundin, actor - Robinson Crusoe on Mars, Star Trek, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Babylon 5.

Born on this day in 1941 Neal Adams, artist.


And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1929 - Herschell Gordon Lewis (film maker known for creating the splatter film genre) born

On this day in 1948 - Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein released theatrically

On this day in 1990 - Gremlins 2: The New Batch released theatrically

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 14th.


Events on this day: June 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 1919 – Sam Wanamaker, actor - The Day the Fish Came Out, The Outer Limits, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.

Born on this day in 1949 – author Harry Turtledove.

Born on this day in 1950 – Jeremy Sinden, actor - Gold Two in Star Wars.



Born on this day in 1958 – author James Gurney.

Wednesday, 13 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 13th.


Events on this day: June 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 1892 – Basil Rathbone, actor - Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet, Science Fiction Theatre).

Born on this day in 1943 – Malcolm McDowell, actor - Clockwork Orange, Time After Time, Star Trek: Generations, Zombex, Doomsday, Masters of Science Fiction, The Outer Limits, Lexx, Lexx: The Dark Zone Stories, 21 03: The Deadly Wake, Cyborg 3: The Recycler, Class of 1999, Moon 44.

Born on this day in 1945 – Whitley Strieber, sci-fi author.



Born on this day in 1949 – Simon Callow, actor - Doctor Who, Chemical Wedding.

In Doctor Who he played Charles Dickens in the Doctor Who television stories The Unquiet Dead and The Wedding of River Song and voiced Tree Lorn Acre Slitheen-Blathereen in The Sarah Jane Adventures television story The Gift.

It is rumoured that he was considered for the role of the eighth Doctor but this is unconfirmed.

Source: TARDIS Data Core - Doctor Who Wiki(http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_Wiki)

On this day in 1953 – The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is released.

And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1946 - Fictional mass murderer Jason Voorhees born


On this day in 1951 - Stellan Skarsgard (actor in Exorcist: The Beginning and Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist) born


Monday, 11 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 12th.


Events on this day: June 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 1914 – William Lundigan, actor - Men into Space, Riders to the Stars, Science Fiction Theatre.

Born on this day in 1916 – Irwin Allen, producer / director / writer - Aliens from Another Planet, The Swarm, City Beneath the Sea, Land of the Giants, The Time Tunnel, Lost in Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Lost World.



Born on this day in 1920 – Peter Jones, actor - The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy.

Born on this day in 1927 – Henry Slesar, sci-fi author - 20 Million Miles to Earth.

Born on this day in 1948 – Len Wein, writer - Swamp Thing.


And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1968 - Rosemary's Baby released theatrically

On this day in 1987 - Predator released theatrically

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 11th.


Events on this day: June 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 1914 – Gerald Mohr, actor – he made appearances in Invasion U.S.A., The Angry Red Planet, Men into Space, Lost in Space, and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

Born on this day in 1919 – Richard Todd, actor. In Doctor Who he played Sanders in the Doctor Who story Kinda.

Born on this day in 1920 – Robert Hutton, actor who has appeared in Trog, They Came from Beyond Space, The Slime People, Invisible Invaders, and The Colossus of New York.

Born on this day in 1949 – Sherman Howard, actor. He made appearances in Star Trek: Voyager, Retroactive, Star Trek: DS9, Sliders, SeaQuest 2032, The Stand, Space Rangers, Superboy, Quantum Leap, Star Trek: TNG, ALF, Max Headroom, and Day of the Dead.

On this day in 1999 – Star Trek veteran DeForest Kelley, died aged 79.



And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1905 - Richard A. Loeb (inspiration for the films Rope and Kiss the Girls) born.


On this day in 1924 - Franz Kafka buried in Prague





Saturday, 9 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 10th.

Events on this day: June 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 1889 – Cliff Clark, actor - War of the Worlds.

Born on this day in 1926 – Lionel Jeffries, actor, - First Men in the Moon, The Revenge of Frankenstein, The Quatermass Xperiment.



Born on this day in 1941 – Mickey Jones, actor - It Came From Outer Space II, Total Recall, Misfits of Science, V, Starman, The Incredible Hulk, Galactica 1980.

On this day in 1953 – The Twonky released.

And in the horror genre:

 On this day in 1988 - Poltergeist III released theatrically

On this day in 1989 - Tales from the Crypt premieres on television

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 9th.

Events on this day: 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 1930 – author Lin Carter.

Born on this day in 1943 – author Joe Haldeman.

Born on this day in 1961 – Michael J. Fox, actor - Mars Attacks!, and Back to the Future.

Born on this day in 1981 – Natalie Portman, actress - Star Wars: Episodes I – III, and Mars Attacks!



On this day in 1989 – Star Trek V: The Final Frontier released.

On this day in 2013 – author Iain Banks, sci-fi author, died aged 69.

Friday, 8 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 8th.

Events on this day: June 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 1910 – sci-fi author and editor John W. Campbell.



Born on this day in 1915 – sci-fi author Robert F. Young.

Born on this day in 1917 – George Wallace, actor, - Minority Report, The X-Files, Multiplicity, Star Trek: TNG, The Bionic Woman, Planet of the Apes, The Six Million Dollar Man, Forbidden Planet.

In Star Trek:TNG he played Admiral Simons in the Star Trek: The Next Generation sixth season episode "Man of the People" in 1992.

Source: Memory Alpha - Star Trek Wiki(http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Portal:Main)

Born on this day in 1939 – Bernie Casey, actor - Babylon 5, Star Trek: DS9, Time Trax, Amazon Women on the Moon, The Martian Chronicles, The Man Who Fell to Earth.

Born on this day in 1941 – Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, actor -Swamp Thing, Star Trek: TNG, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Born on this day in 1943 – Colin Baker, actor - Doctor Who, and Blake’s 7.

Wednesday, 6 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 7th.

Events on this day: June 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 1943 – Michael Pennington, actor. In Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi he played Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod in Return of the Jedi.

Born on this day in 1952 – Liam Neeson - Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.



Born on this day in 1961 – Tarik Ergin, actor. In Star Trek: Voyager he played Lieutenant Ayala. Because of his status as a background actor, he was rarely given lines and was only credited twice:
in the episode "Fury" as "Security Guard" and in "Renaissance Man" as "Tactical N.D.", even though he worked at the conn station in that episode.

His first role on Star Trek was in Star Trek Generations, where he played a background medical technician in sickbay aboard the USS Enterprise-D. He wore the Satan's Robot costume from The Adventures of Captain Proton holodeck program in the episodes "Night", "Bride of Chaotica!", and "Shattered" and played a Hirogen in at least one episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Occasionally, he worked as stand-in for guest actors such as for Judson Scott in the fourth season episode "Message in a Bottle".

Source: Memory Alpha - Star Trek Wiki(http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Portal:Main)

Born on this day in 1968 – Sarah Parish, actress - Atlantis, Doctor Who. In Doctor Who she played the Empress of the Racnoss in the Doctor Who television story The Runaway Bride.

On this day in 1970 – E.M. Forster died aged 91 – author of The Machine Stops.

On this day in 1973 – Lane Bradford, actor, died aged 50 - Land of the Giants, Lost in Space, My Favorite Martian, The Adventures of Superman, Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe, Rocky Jones, SpaceRanger, Zombies of the Stratosphere.

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 6th.

Events on this day: June 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 1918 – Richard Crane, actor - Rocky Jones Space Ranger, Men Into Space, Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe, The Neanderthal Man, Mysterious Island.

Born on this day in 1947 – Robert Englund, actor - Zombie Mutation, Sliders, Babylon 5, V, Manimal, Galaxy of Terror. Probably best known as the terror of Nightmare on Elm Street Freddie Krugger.


Born on this day in 1964 – author Jay Lake.

On this day in 1984 – sci-fi author Arthur Bertram Chandler,sci-fi author, died aged 72.

Born on this day in 1987 – Daniel Logan, actor - Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.

Tuesday, 5 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 5th.

Events on this day: June 5th.

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 1949 – George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 was published.

Born on this day in 1951 – Mark Harelik, actor - TIMER, Heroes, Star Trek: Voyager.

In Star Trek: Voyager he played Devore inspector Kashyk in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Counterpoint".

Source: Memory Alpha - Star Trek Wiki(http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Portal:Main)

Born on this day in 1953 – Kathleen Kennedy, producer - Star Wars: Episodes VII, VIII, IX, War of the Worlds, Jurassic Park, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Congo, Back to the Future, *batteries not included, Innerspace, Twilight Zone: The Movie, E.T. The Extraterrestrial.

On this day in 1954 – Gog released.



Born on this day in 1954 – Nancy Stafford, actress - Babylon 5, Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare, Quantum Leap, Q.

On this day in 2012 – author Ray Bradbury, died aged 91.

On this day in 2012 – Caroline John, actress, died aged 71, she played Doctor Who companion Liz Shaw.

Monday, 4 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 4th.

Events on this day: June 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 1918 – Howard Culver, actor - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Swarm, Project U.F.O., The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Land of the Giants, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Time Tunnel, Twilight Zone, Space Patrol.

Born on this day in 1927 – Geoffrey Palmer, actor. In Doctor Who he appeared in three Doctor Who television stories: as Edward Masters in Doctor Who and the Silurians, the Administrator in The Mutants and Hardaker in Voyage of the Damned. He is one of a handful of actors to appear both in the classic and the revived series.

Source: TARDIS Data Core - Doctor Who Wiki(http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_Wiki)

Born on this day in 1927 – Ken Clark, actor - Invasion, 12 to the Moon, Attack of the Giant Leeches, On the Threshold of Space.



Born on this day in 1940 – David Collings, actor - Doctor Who, Blakes 7, UFO, Scrooge. He appeared in several Doctor Who television stories: as Vorus in Revenge of the Cybermen, Poul in The Robots of Death, and Mawdryn in Mawdryn Undead.

He also played an alternative incarnation of the Doctor in the Big Finish Productions audio drama Full Fathom Five and would return to his role of Poul, now Paulus, in Magic Bullet Productions' series of Kaldor City audios. He also read the audiobook of the novelisation of Scream of the Shalka.

Source: TARDIS Data Core - Doctor Who Wiki(http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_Wiki)

Born on this day in 1951 – David Yip, actor - Re-Evolution, Quatermass, Doctor Who. In Doctor Who he played Veldan in the Doctor Who story Destiny of the Daleks, Curly in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio story The Girl Who Never Was, and Hector in Gallifrey: Evolution.

And in the horror genre:
 
On this day in 1982 - Poltergeist released theatrically

Sunday, 3 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 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 1901 – Maurice Evans, actor - Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping.

Born on this day in 1945 – Bill Paterson, actor. In Doctor Who he played Dr Edwin Bracewell in the Doctor Who television stories Victory of the Daleks and The Pandorica Opens.

Source: Tardis Data Core(http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_Wiki)

Born on this day in 1947 – John Dykstra, special effects artist - Godzilla,My Stepmother is an Alien, Invaders from Mars, Lifeforce, Firefox, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars: Episode IV, Silent Running.



Born on this day in 1958 – Suzie Plakson, actress - Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: TNG, My Stepmother is an Alien.

Born on this day in 1958 – Scott Valentine, actor - Fallout, Mars, Carnosaur 3: Primal Species, Lois & Clark.

Saturday, 2 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 2nd.

Events on this day: June 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 – Lester del Rey science fiction author.

Born on this day in 1937 – Sally Kellerman, actress - Slither, The Invaders, Star Trek, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone. 



Born on this day in 1943 – Kevork Malikyan, actor in Doctor Who he played Kemel Rudkin in the Doctor Who television story The Wheel in Space.

On this day in 1978 – Capricorn One released.
 
On this day in 1982 – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan released.


Friday, 1 June 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 1st.

Events on this day: June 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 1915 – John Randolph, actor - Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, The Invaders.

Born on this day in 1926 – Aubrey Morris, actor - Babylon 5, Alien Nation, Lifeforce, The Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy (TV), Space: 1999, A Clockwork Orange.

Born on this day in 1937 – Morgan Freeman, actor -Lucy, Transcendence, Oblivion, War of the Worlds, Dreamcatcher, Deep Impact, Outbreak, The Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1946 – Brian Cox, actor - An Adventure in Space and Time, Her, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Day of the Triffids, Doctor Who, Timewatch, Bug, Red Dwarf, The Cloning of Joanna May.

On this day in 1955 – This Island Earth released.



On this day in 1984 – Star Trek III: The Search For Spock released.

On this day in 1990 – Total Recall released.

On this day in 2004 – Jay Lake, sci-fi author, died aged 49.

And in the horror genre:
 
On this day in 1980 - Alien Dead released theatrically