Actors of African descent that was on the original series of Star Trek (1966-69)
by rsbutler63 | created - 19 Jul 2020 | updated - 9 months ago | Public
1. Nichelle Nichols
Actress | Star Trek
Nichelle Nichols was one of 10 children born to parents Lishia and Samuel Nichols in Robbins, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. She was a singer and dancer before turning to acting and finding fame in her groundbreaking role of Lt. Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek (1966) series.
As long as she could remember,...
2. Percy Rodrigues
Actor | Star Trek
A symbol of intelligence, leadership and moral strength in his various 1960s and 1970s roles, African-Canadian actor Percy Rodrigues rose in Hollywood stature during the late 1960s following a couple of earlier Broadway appearances. The serenely handsome, distinguished-looking actor also became ...
3. Don Marshall
Actor | Terminal Island
Don Marshall's heyday was on the small screen in the 60's and 70's. The athletic and clean cut actor is best remembered as first officer and co-pilot Dan Erickson in Irwin Allen's ground-breaking science-fiction series Land of the Giants (1968). Having excelled at football, pole vaulting and other ...
4. Lloyd Haynes
Actor | Room 222
Lloyd Haynes was born on October 19, 1934 in South Bend, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Room 222 (1969), Good Guys Wear Black (1978) and Star Trek (1966). He was married to Carolyn Yvonne Giorella, Saundra Lee Madariaga and Alice Elizabeth Ellis. He died on December 31, 1986 in...
5. Phil Morris
Actor | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Phillip Morris is an African-American actor from Ohio who is known for playing Jackie Chiles from Seinfeld. He is also known for playing Dr. Joshua Sweet from Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Merc from Ratchet: Deadlocked, Martian Manhunter from Smallville, Silas Stone from Doom Patrol, Vandal Savage ...
6. William Marshall
Actor | Blacula
Dynamic African American leading man and characters actor William Marshall trained in Grand Opera, Broadway and Shakespeare. In films from the 50s and 60s including: Lydia Bailey (1952), Something of Value (1957), To Trap a Spy (1964) and finally known for being in The Boston Strangler (1968) with ...
7. Carl Byrd
Actor | Star Trek
Carl Byrd was born on August 10, 1935 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Star Trek (1966), Mission: Impossible (1966) and Telefon (1977). He died on February 7, 2001 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
8. Vince Howard
Actor | Star Trek
Vince Howard is probably best-known for his role as Pete Butler on the television series Mr. Novak (1963), with fellow "Man Trap" guest star Jeanne Bal and Bill Zuckert, and as Officer Vince Howard on Emergency! (1972), with Kevin Tighe and Randolph Mantooth. He was also a regular on Barnaby Jones ...
Played Uhura's crewman in "The Man Trap."
9. Iona Morris
Actress | X-Men
Iona Morris was born on May 23, 1957 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and director, known for X-Men: The Animated Series (1992), Robotech: The Movie (1986) and Megazone 23 (1985).
10. Booker Bradshaw
Writer | The Rockford Files
Bradshaw, disillusioned and working at his Father's Life Insurance Company, applied his singing talents on the "Ted Mack Family Hour" (1951). After this he studied at Harvard to earn a degree in English. At Harvard he met Joan Baez and played at Carnegie Hall, he also honed his acting skills at ...
11. Mark Robert Brown
Actor | Star Trek
Mark Robert Brown is known for Star Trek (1966), Bracken's World (1969) and The Bill Cosby Show (1969).
12. Davis Roberts
Actor | Westworld
Davis Roberts was born on March 7, 1917 in Mobile, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for Westworld (1973), Star Trek (1966) and What's Happening!! (1976). He died on July 18, 1993 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
13. Garland Thompson
Camera_department | Monsters
Garland Thompson was born on February 14, 1938 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Monsters (1988), Star Trek (1966) and After Midnight (1989). He died on November 18, 2014 in New York City, New York, USA.
Played Technician Wilson in "Charlie X" and "The Enemy Within".
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