The
Star Trek
The franchise has hosted hundreds of guest stars, possibly reaching up to 1,000 or more, since.
The Original Series
It first appeared in 1966. Additionally, several of those guest performers were known for their distinctive names.
Redshirts Always Die
set out to find the single most captivating name from the last approximately 60 years.
Star Trek
We bypassed the feature films (including
Section 31
), video games, online gaming, non-official creations,
Short Treks
, among others, and concentrated on analyzing the casting rosters of
The Classic Series, TheAnimated Adventures, The Next Era, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks
, and
Prodigy
.
Here are some noteworthy names we spotted: Thalmus Rasulala, Clement von Franckenstein, Brian Demonbreun, Maurishka, Bumper Robinson, Symba, Olia Kashevarова, Somkele Ilyamah-Idhalama, Calyx Passailaigue, Xavier X. Sotelo, Ito Aghayere, Jon Jon Briones (father of
Picard
Co-star Isa Briones), and Menik Gooneratne). Several of these actors come from nations other than the United States, and their inclusion showcases
Star Trek
Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations, often symbolized as IDIC.
As mentioned earlier, the name that caught our attention more than any other is… Googy Gress. It might be due to the pleasing alliteration or simply because we have a fondness for the name Googy itself. In the series spanning six seasons, Gress portrayed The Overlooker.
Voyager
The episode titled \”Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy,\” which first aired on October 13, 1999, according to
Memory Alpha
\”, \”The supervisor of Phlox was the individual he informed about his intelligence-gathering mission regarding the USS Voyager.\” The supervisors were bulbous humanoids who bore resemblance to Baron Vladimir Harkonnen from Frank Herbert’s works.
Dune
saga.
Gress was born as Francis Gress Jr. in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Connecticut. However, his father often called him his \”goo-goo baby,\” and the nickname remained with him. His first appearance on screen was in a Troma film known for its controversial teenage sexuality theme.
The First Turn-On!
, which also featured Vincent D\’Onfrorio. Since then, Gress has accumulated over 80 additional credits, including
The Flamingo Kid, Apollo 13, Kingpin, Armageddon, Good versus Evil
(Where he was a mainstay character),
NYPD Blue, The Batman, Pushing Daisies
(from
Star Trek
Writer and producer Bryan Fuller),
NCIS, Parenthood
, and
Goliath
.
Grass continues to be active. For instance, last summer, he took part in a staged reading of Dan Noonan’s work.
Reconciliation
At the New Art City Theater in Ventura County, California.
The article was initially published on Velvet Voque.
The Star Trek actor who has perhaps the most intriguing name of all time is…
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