Happy birthday Robert Hooks, born April 18, 1937.

He played Fleet Admiral Harry Morrow in the 1984 film Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Hooks was originally set to reprise his role in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, but became unavailable and was replaced by Brock Peters as Admiral Cartwright.

While Star Trek: The Original Series was in production, Hooks was a cast member on the television series N.Y.P.D., which lasted from 1967 through 1969. In 1999, he had a role on the HBO series The Hoop Life, starring DS9 actor Cirroc Lofton.

Hooks starred in a string of made-for-TV movies throughout the 1970’s, ’80’s, and ’90’s. These include Carter’s Army (1970, with Susan Oliver), Two for the Money (1972, with Stephen Brooks and Skip Homeier), To Kill a Cop (1978, with Diana Muldaur), A Woman Called Moses (1978, with Star Trek III co-star James B. Sikking), Madame X (1981, with Tony Plana and Ray Wise), Words by Heart (1985, with Alfre Woodard), Appearances (1990, with recurring Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actors Casey Biggs and Andrew Robinson), and Abandoned and Deceived (1995, with Bibi Besch and Patti Yasutake).

Hooks worked with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek: The Next Generation guest actor Paul Winfield on several projects, beginning with the 1972 “blaxploitation” film Trouble Man, in which Hooks had the lead role. This was followed by the 1979 TV mini-series Backstairs at the White House, which also featured Winfield’s Wrath of Khan co-star Bibi Besch, as well as Noble Willingham and Bill Quinn. Hooks, Winfield, and Besch would also co-star with each other in the 1981 made-for-television movie The Sophisticated Gents, featuring Bernie Casey and Alfre Woodard. And in 1982, Hooks and Winfield co-starred together in the TV movie Sister, Sister.

Hooks appeared in several films directed by his son, Kevin, including 1992’s Passenger 57 and 1996’s Fled. His other motion picture credits include Airport ’77 (1977, with Michael Pataki) and Posse (1993, with Salli Elise Richardson).

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Remembering William Bramley, born April 18, 1928.

Remembering William Bramley, born April 18, 1928 and passed away on October 27, 1985.

Actor William Bramley played the lead policeman in the second season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series entitled “Bread and Circuses”.

Bramley made his film debut in the Academy Award-winning 1961 musical West Side Story, co-directed by Robert Wise and co-starring Richard Beymer. Bramley played the role of another policeman, Officer Krupke.

Bramley was also one of many Star Trek alumni to appear in the 1968 film Madigan.

Other film credits include Gunpoint (1966), I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968), Getting Straight (1970), Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970), Doctors’ Wives (1971), Bless the Beasts & Children (1971), Hangup (1974), Revenge of the Cheerleaders (1976), and The Wild Life (1984).

He appeared with fellow TOS guest star Don Keefer in the 1964 made-for-television movie Ready for the People. In 1969, he and another TOS guest, Paul Carr, appeared in the TV movie Trial Run. He also appeared in the TV movies Michael O’Hara the Fourth (1972, with Nehemiah Persoff), The Last Day (1975, with Morgan Woodward and Rex Holman), Tough Girl (1981, with Bibi Besch).

Bramley frequently appeared in television episodes helmed by “Bread and Circuses” director Ralph Senensky, which include series such as Breaking Point, Kraft Suspense Theater and The F.B.I..

Bramley also made guest appearances on such TV series as Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Lost in Space (starring Bill Mumy), The Virginian, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie (as a policeman), Emergency! (with Kevin Tighe and Vince Howard), McCloud (with Diana Muldaur), and Barnaby Jones (with Lee Meriwether and Vince Howard). His final television appearance was an in episode of St. Elsewhere, starring Ed Begley, Jr., France Nuyen, Deborah May, Alfre Woodard, and Jane Wyatt.

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Happy birthday David Hewlett, born April 18, 1968.

David Ian Hewlett is an English-Canadian actor, writer, director, and voice actor best known for his role as Dr. Rodney McKay on the Canadian-American science fiction TV shows Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe.

Hewlett first gained fame for his role as Grant Jansky in the 1996 Canadian TV series, Traders and a year later, appeared as David Worth in the 1997 Canadian psychological horror film Cube. He later played bad-tempered airplane pilot, Douglas Hunsiker in the 2011 movie, Rise of the Planet of the Apes. In addition, Hewlett is also known for his role in the 1988 horror film Pin and the 1991 science-fiction film Scanners II: The New Order.

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Happy birthday David Tennant, born April 18, 1971.

David Tennant (born David John McDonald) is a Scottish actor known for his roles as the Tenth Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who, Alec Hardy in Broadchurch, Giacomo Casanova in the TV serial Casanova (2005) and Barty Crouch, Jr. in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).

In addition to his appearances on screen, Tennant has worked as a voice actor and appeared in a critically acclaimed stage production of Hamlet.

In January 2015, Tennant received the National Television Award for Special Recognition.

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Happy birthday Elizabeth Lindsey, born April 17, 1956.

Elizabeth Kapu’uwailani Lindsey is the actress who played Luisa Kim in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Home Soil”. She was born in Oahu, Hawaii.

In 1978, Lindsey was named Miss Hawaii and represented her state at the Miss America pageant. The following year, she made her television debut in an episode of Fantasy Island, the hit series which starred Ricardo Montalban.

In 1982, Lindsey had a brief recurring role as Tiki on the adventure series Tales of the Gold Monkey, which starred Stephen Collins and Marta Dubois.

Perhaps Lindsey’s best-known acting role was the recurring character of Mai in the drama series China Beach.

Lindsey’s other television credits during the 1980’s include appearances on Charlie’s Angels , Magnum, P.I., Dynasty, Mike Hammer, Simon & Simon, and Matt Houston.

She also appeared in the TV movies Challenge of a Lifetime and Blood & Orchids.

In 1990, Lindsey was seen in the NBC TV movie Last Flight Out.

In 1994, Lindsey had a recurring role on the short-lived drama series The Byrds of Paradise. She also appeared on the drama series Life goes On with Robert Pine and series Bill Smitrovich and made an appearance on the 1990’s remake of Fantasy Island, starring Malcolm McDowell and Mädchen Amick.

In addition, she appeared in Warren Beatty’s 1998 film Bulworth (with Deborah Lacey, Sarah Silverman, and Paul Sorvino) and had a supporting role in the 1999 action film The Corruptor. She was also co-writer and director of the 1996 short documentary Then There Were None, which told how modern culture has affected indigenous Hawaiian traditions and populations.

Recent on-screen acting work was a short film in 2005 called True Love & Mimosa Tea, which also starred fellow TNG guest performer Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.

Lindsey received her PhD in Cultural Anthropology from The Union Institute in 1999. She was also nominated for the institute’s prestigious Circle of Scholars Award that same year. Lindsey was the first female National Geographic fellow and the first Polynesian explorer at the National Geographic Society. In 2010, she received the Visionary Award from the United Nations for her contributions in intercultural engagement and understanding including her work with the Dali Lama and with Islands First.

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Happy birthday Michael Forest, born April 17, 1929.

Michael Forest is a tall 6’3”, American actor who guest-starred in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode “Who Mourns for Adonais?” as the Greek god Apollo.

His work outside of Star Trek includes over a hundred films and seventy-five television guest roles. Much of his recent work, however, has been voice-over work in the English versions of Japanese anime films and television series.

He broke into film in the 1950’s, alternating work for Roger Corman with work on the stage. He met Corman while studying acting from Jeff Corey, who is also an alumnus of the original Trek series. One of Forest’s oldest friends is Leonard Nimoy.

In 2012, he played again his role of Apollo in Star Trek Continues fan film.

His birth name was Gerald Michael Charlebois. For his voice work, he is often credited as Alfred Thor.

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Happy birthday Ricco Ross, born April 16, 1960.

Ross’ first television role was as an extra on The Young and the Restless, which was followed by a small part in Hill Street Blues. He later played Private Ricco Frost in the film Aliens (1986), and also appeared in the films Death Wish 3 (1985), Spies Like Us (1985), The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985 TV film), “Displaced Person” (1985 episode of American Playhouse), Gulliver’s Travels (1996), Mission Impossible (1996), Fierce Creatures (1997), Nate and the Colonel (2003) and Hydra (2009).

From the late 1980s to the early 1990s, he lived and worked in the United Kingdom, where he had guest appearances in Doctor Who (in the 1988 serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy) and Jeeves and Wooster.

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