After Jeffrey Hunter‘s portrayal of Christopher Pike but before Bruce Greenwood appeared in Star Trek XI as the predecessor to Captain James T. Kirk, Sean Kenney appeared as a disfigured Captain Pike in the two-part Menagerie original series episode.

Kenney appeared in two other Star Trek episodes, Arena and A Taste of Armageddon, but he is best-known to fans of the original series at the captain who was injured in an accident and who could only communicate through a flashing light on his special wheelchair controlled by brain waves.

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When Central Missouri Astronomical Association Treasurer Randall Durk phoned original series cast members in hopes of autographs, he got more than that for which he bargained when one of them showed up in person.

A chance call to actors from the original series resulted in a surprise visit by Star Trek: The Menagerie guest star Sean Kenney, who gave a talk to a small group on Monday.

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This Saturday, June 13th, eight Star Trek actors will be appearing at the Frank & Son Collectible Show located in City of Industry, California.

As reported by Frank & Son Collectible Show, Star Trek Day will be held this Saturday, from 11 AM to 4 PM at the autograph signing and photo-op where fans who wish to add to their autograph and photo collections can purchase autographs or photo-ops from Star Trek actors seen in the original series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. (more…)