Milestones Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago It is now 65 years since the debut of The Twilight Zone. My interest is almost entirely with the original series, which is one of the great classics of TV. I am curious as to which actors who appeared on the show are still alive. Offhand, I can only think of Jean Marsh (age 90), Robert Redford (well into his 80s), and two child actors: Bill Mumy and Ron Howard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago I'd say Shatner, Takei and Veronica Cartwright just off the top of my head. I was named after Serling - and the debut episode was on my first birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago Robert Duvall, too. Earl Holliman, 96, is also still around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago (edited) I think Shelley Fabares is still alive... (I had to check if Lloyd Bochner and Cliff Robertson were still alive. They're not). Edited 14 hours ago by rostasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted 12 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 12 hours ago I was certainly working off the top of my head. Yes, Captain Kirk (pre-Captain Kirk). And Takei from a little-seen episode, though IMO a good one. Holliman...from the first episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 4 minutes ago, Milestones said: And Takei from a little-seen episode, though IMO a good one. It is a good one, though quite shocking and upsetting in some ways. Very thought-provoking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted 12 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 12 hours ago Two more: Vera Miles (95) Carol Burnett (91) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago Which episode is Takei in? I know I could go searching but ... please enlighten me cause its not ringing bells and "little seen" whets my curiosity a little more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted 12 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 12 hours ago "The Encounter" from the 5th season and very near the end. It deals with racism as Takei plays a Japanese-American encountering a WW2 vet. It's about our tendency to automatically hate. Takei and Neville Brand are the sole actors in this episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago I assume that all of the composers have died, though there are a few I would need to look up to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvopedz Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 27 minutes ago, Milestones said: "The Encounter" from the 5th season and very near the end. It deals with racism as Takei plays a Japanese-American encountering a WW2 vet. It's about our tendency to automatically hate. Takei and his family were placed in a camp for Japanese-Americans during WWII. https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/12/04/george-takeis-familys-japanese-american-internment-nightmare/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 2 hours ago, B. Clugston said: Robert Duvall, too. Earl Holliman, 96, is also still around. And Earl stars in the first episode! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago Here are the 19 composers who composed original scores for The Twilight Zone, followed by the number of episodes they scored. All are gone. Tommy Morgan made it to 2022, and Henri Lanoe, whom I never heard of, died this year. Nathan Van Cleave (12) Bernard Herrmann (7) Jerry Goldsmith (7) Fred Steiner (7) Rene Garriguenc (4) Tommy Morgan (3) Jeff Alexander (2) Lucien Moraweck (2) Nathan Scott (2) Leonard Rosenman (1) Robert Drasnin (1) Franz Waxman (1) Leith Stevens (1) Lyn Murray (1) Wilbur Hatch (1) William Lava (1) Richard Shores (1) Henri Lanoe (1) Laurindo Almeida (1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted 10 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 10 hours ago You are quite the authority. I have studied The Twilight Zone extensively, but my knowledge on the music scores is nothing compared to yours. As in so many others areas, the music on the show was high quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago 7 minutes ago, Milestones said: You are quite the authority. I have studied The Twilight Zone extensively, but my knowledge on the music scores is nothing compared to yours. As in so many others areas, the music on the show was high quality. Well, there was some copying and pasting going on, so I don't think that makes me an authority. But, I do have the 4-CD set of TZ music (original recordings), along with the 2-CD set of Herrmann's scores (re-recordings), so yes, I have immersed myself in this music, as I have with the show. I agree that TZ had some of the best music ever composed for television, and it was my introduction to several of these composers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago Coincidentally (although, given the subject, are there really any coincidences?), a statue of Rod Serling was just unveiled in Binghamton, NY, his hometown: https://wrrv.com/rod-serling-binghamton/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago Do you recall the episode Laurindo Almeida worked on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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