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Michael Ansara had a long resume, starring as Cochese in the series Broken Arrow (1956-1958) and surfing the guest star wave on nearly every series on the air. He acted in all four of Irwin Allen’s sci-f shows, clocking in two appearances each on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (as well as...

MICHAEL ANSARA BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE Michael George Ansara (April 15, 1922 – July 31, 2013) was an American actor. He portrayed Cochise in the television series Broken Arrow 1956-1958, Kane in the 1979–1981 series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Commander Kang in Star Trek: The Original Series...

In later years, Thinness was a regular in the Dark Shadows remake, and reprised his role as David Vincent in the failed mini-series pilot revival of The Invaders with Scott Bakula in the lead. Thinnes also appeared in two episodes as an alien himself in two episodes of the classic Fox series The...

This is one of the finest pilots of the era, a confident and professionally done story with layers of atmosphere and paranoia. Fully capturing the “Reds under the bed” scare of the day (even the aliens start to glow red as they weaken), this episode is ripe with “even your neighbors could be...

ROY THINNES BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE THE INVADERS (In Color) A Quinn Martin Production Season 1 Episode 1 Starring Roy Thinnes as Architect David Vincent The Guest Stars in Tonight’s Story: Diane Baker, James Daly, J.D. Cannon, John Milford. Featuring Skip Ward, Bonnie Beecher, Ellen Corby, Vaughn...

As an addendum to the amazing Bill Shatner Tributes (fantastic job guys!), the Storyfile A.I. Shatner is live and you can ask him a bunch of questions. It's actually both scary and cool. You can wish him a happy birthday. :) https://ask.storyfile.com/?uid=2115&skin=web&topics=1

Tremendous Tributes the last few days, guys! @Doug Wallen - Daniel Travanti was wonderfully covered and you snuck in his Lost in Space appearance! I wonder if he kept that on his resume? @The 1960's Neal, hitting home runs with the lovely Marta Kristen whose shining eyes enlivened many of the...

“Court-Martial” focuses mostly on the Skipper as he hears of how the Maritime Board placed the blame of the wreck squarely on his shoulders. Nobody else on the island feels he did anything wrong and when they realize he’s suicidal over the news, they galvanize into action to find him. Hale’s...

ALAN HALE, Jr. BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alan Hale Jr. (born Alan Hale MacKahan; March 8, 1921 – January 2, 1990) was an American actor and restaurateur.[1] He was the son of actor Alan Hale Sr.[1] His television career spanned four decades, but he was best known...

NOTE: Please hold your comments until all our Tributes today have concluded. Next up is Neal's Tribute to Ron Howard on his 70th Birthday. Thank you all!

VITINA MARCUS BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE Vitina Marcus (born March 1, 1937) is a retired American actress of Sicilian and Hungarian descent. Her parents were Rose and Frank Marcus, and her Sicilian grandmother was named Vitina. She now works in real estate. Ms. Marcus doesn’t have a very long resume in...

"Diiiiiiick Tracy....He's a good cop!" That was great!

JACKIE GLEASON BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE Part Two! Gleason’s chemistry with his cast is magical. The long scene where he and Meadows argue over the scheme is blistering, filled with emotion and insults until Ralph goes just one step too far over the line. Alice: “Listen, Ralph, I'm getting pretty sick...

JACKIE GLEASON BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE “THE GREAT ONE!” February 26, 1916 Per Wikipedia: John Herbert Gleason (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987), known as Jackie Gleason, was an American actor, comedian, writer, and composer also known as "The Great One". He developed a style and characters from...

Jameson rapidly ages and collapses on the floor. Susanna enters the house. Kittridge tries to stop her from seeing the aged Jameson, saying only that he is gone. He is unable to keep her out of the room, but inside she discovers only an empty suit of clothes with a white substance near the...

Later, Kittridge spots the diary's author, Major Hugh Skelton, in a Mathew Brady Civil War photograph and finds Jameson looks exactly like Skelton. After Kittridge presents these pieces of evidence, Jameson ultimately reveals his real life history. Agelessness (but no immunity to injury) was...

KEVIN McCARTHY BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE February 15, 1914 – September 11, 2010 Due to the nature of this series, there will be SPOILERS. You may wish to watch this episode first, if you haven’t seen it. THE TWILIGHT ZONE Season One Episode Twenty Four Written by Charles Beaumont Directed by Tony...

Buono is extremely entertaining, always eating something and mentioning how much of an appetite he has (thus introducing the "fat joke" to the Voyage universe). He gives Ulrich a boyish enthusiasm and is impossible to hate. He isn't evil, per se, he's simply out of his mind and totally...

VICTOR BUONO BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE February 3, 1938 – January 1, 1982 Victor Charles Buono (February 3, 1938 – January 1, 1982) was an American actor, comic, and briefly a recording artist. He was known for playing the villain King Tut in the television series Batman (1966–1968) and musician Edwin...

BILL BIXBY BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE THE INCREDIBLE HULK “PROMETHEUS” Written and Directed by Kenneth Johnson Starring Bill Bixby, Lou Ferrigno and Jack Colvin Guest Starring Laurie Prange David Banner (Bixby) is fishing in Utah when he rescues Katie Maxwell (Prange) from the onrushing water of a...

The Man Trap Part 3 With everyone aboard, Kirk and his staff hold a hearing to get to the bottom of everything. The creature, still in McCoy’s form, states it isn’t dangerous, it is merely trying to survive. Crater reveals the creature needs love as much as salt. The implications of what has...

The Man Trap Part 2 After they beam up, Kirk returns to the bridge, McCoy goes to get some rest while “Green” stalks the Enterprise. First tailing Janice Rand who has a lunch tray for Sulu with salt. After one of Sulu’s semi-sentient plants scares Green off, “he” sees Uhura in the corridor and...

DEFOREST KELLEY BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE January 20, 1920 – July 11, 1999 Three Part Special SPOILERS! STAR TREK “The Man Trap” S01E01 Written by George Clayton Johnson Directed by Marc Daniels Starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy Featuring Deforest Kelley With Grace Lee Whitney, George...

ERIN GRAY BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE BUCK ROGERS in the 25th CENTURY “Space Vampire” S01E14 Written by Kathleen Barnes & David Wise Directed by Larry Stewart Starring Gil Gerard, Erin Gray and Tim O’Connor Guest Starring Christopher Stone, Nicholas Hormann and Lincoln Kilpatrick Buck and Wilma are in...

Alfred Ryder is at home in roles such as this and had a long career of villains and sleazy politicians. Rarely was he as effective as he is here. Funny story about my experience with this episode. I was a big fan of Lost in Space as a kid and didn’t know from Voyage. Lost in Space was being...

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA “The Return of the Phantom” Written by William Welch Directed by Sutton Roley Starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. With Del Monroe, Allan Hunt and Bob Dowdell Guest Starring Alfred Ryder and Vitina Marcus as Lani/Maria SPOILERS AHEAD Backtracking a bit...

ALFRED RYDER BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA “The Phantom Strikes” Written by William Welch Directed by Sutton Roley Starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. With Terry Becker, Del Monroe, Allan Hunt and Bob Dowdell Guest Starring Alfred Ryder SPOILERS AHEAD Returning...

What do Jack Lord, James Arness, Alan Alda, Larry Hagman and Carroll O’Connor have in common? All five were excellent actors who had career defining roles on long running CBS series. In the long past era of watercooler TV, and regardless of what they did before or after, to the general public...

Let’s kick of 2024 with a TV Legend... JACK LORD BIRTHDAY MEMORIAL December 30, 1920 – January 21, 1998 HAWAII FIVE-O “Nine Dragons” S09E01 Written by Jerome Coopersmith Directed by Michaël O’Herlihy Starring Jack Lord With James McArthur, Kam Fong & Herman Wedemeyer as Duke Guest...

An historic episode of Star Trek, one which would eventually be a springboard to storylines decades later. Well directed by One Step Beyond creator and host John Newland with a well done script by line producer Gene Coon, this is the first appearance of the Klingons and one of the most effective...