Redshirts Always Die

1 week ago | redshirtsalwaysdie.com | Michael Weyer

Before Avery Brooks, other actors considered for Ben Sisko included MacGyver, a future James Bond, Darth Vader and Doctor Who! See who could have been cast!Star Trek: Deep Space Nine fans love Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko, but there are a few surprising actors who nearly played the role!Back in 1993, a new Star Trek series was a huge deal for fans. The casting was key for Benjamin Sisko, the veteran mourning his wife, raising a son and commanding this station.

1 week ago | redshirtsalwaysdie.com | Ian Spelling

It's hard to believe, but the great character actor William Sadler, who recurred on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and played Death in two Bill & Ted movies, is turning 75It’s hard to believe, but both Luther Sloan and Death are turning 75 years old. Well, truth be told, they may not be, but the man who played both is. The talented character actor William Sadler will celebrate his 75th birthday on April 13.

2 weeks ago | redshirtsalwaysdie.com | Ian Spelling

This actor-writer-producer is the common denominator between three of television's most-beloved shows What's the connection between Star Trek: The Original Series, Welcome Back, Kotter, and The Courtship of Eddie's Father? Aside from the fact that all three are classic and beloved television series, the answer is… James Komack. Originally an actor, musician, and comedian, Komack made the leap to writing, producing, and directing in the early 1960s.

2 weeks ago | redshirtsalwaysdie.com | Michael Weyer

Keiko O'Brien was a much better Star Trek character than given credit for and these episodes show why!Keiko O’Brien is one of Star Trek’s more underrated characters and has proven it in some top episodes!Played by Rosalind Chao, Keiko O’Brien started as a minor character, the love interest for transporter chief Miles O’Brien (Colm Meaney) on Star Trek: The Next Generation. When O’Brien joined Deep Space Nine, Keiko, by now his wife, joined him.

2 weeks ago | redshirtsalwaysdie.com | Ian Spelling

One beloved actress was in the Toy Story movies, Seinfeld, and Star Trek: Voyager, and her TV son from Seinfeld was on Voyager, tooWho's the main common denominator between Star Trek: Voyager, Seinfeld, and Toy Story? The answer is Estelle Harris, who guest starred in a Voyager episode, recurred on Seinfeld as George Costanza's mother, and provided the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in several of the Toy Story movies.