Star Trek's Original Cast: Then And Now

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    James Doohan (Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott): Following the end of Star Trek Doohan found himself typecast and other acting opportunities difficult to come by. He landed character roles here and there, and, of course, reprised the role of Scotty in the feature films based on the show. He died on July 20, 2005.
    3/9 James Doohan (Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott): Following the end of Star Trek Doohan found himself typecast and other acting opportunities difficult to come by. He landed character roles here and there, and, of course, reprised the role of Scotty in the feature films based on the show. He died on July 20, 2005.
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    Nichelle Nichols (Uhura): Following the series acting roles were sparse, but she did turn the growing popularity of Star Trek into a job at NASA, where she recruited minority and female personnel to the space agency.
    4/9 Nichelle Nichols (Uhura): Following the series acting roles were sparse, but she did turn the growing popularity of Star Trek into a job at NASA, where she recruited minority and female personnel to the space agency.
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    DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy): After Star Trek finished its run, Kelley took on a couple of roles, but pretty much retired except for conventions, the first six big screen Star Trek adventures and a guest spot on the premiere episode of The Next Generation. He died on June 11, 1999.
    5/9 DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy): After Star Trek finished its run, Kelley took on a couple of roles, but pretty much retired except for conventions, the first six big screen Star Trek adventures and a guest spot on the premiere episode of The Next Generation. He died on June 11, 1999.
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    Walter Koenig (Pavel Chekov): Koenig was brought aboard the Enterprise in 1967, where he served through the remainder of the series and seven feature films (he joined Shatner and Doohan in 1994’s Star Trek: Generations). In between he worked as a television writer, gained popularity for his portrayal of Alfred Bester in the series Babylon 5 and appeared in a number of films. He also wrote a number of books – both fiction and non-fiction – and worked in comics as well.
    6/9 Walter Koenig (Pavel Chekov): Koenig was brought aboard the Enterprise in 1967, where he served through the remainder of the series and seven feature films (he joined Shatner and Doohan in 1994’s Star Trek: Generations). In between he worked as a television writer, gained popularity for his portrayal of Alfred Bester in the series Babylon 5 and appeared in a number of films. He also wrote a number of books – both fiction and non-fiction – and worked in comics as well.
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    Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock): After Star Trek Nimoy landed stage roles in plays like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Equus, and starred in 1978 sci-fi remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. In 1987 he directed the movie Three Men and a Baby before reprising his role as Spock in 2009 and 2013 Star Trek films. He died on February 27, 2015.
    7/9 Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock): After Star Trek Nimoy landed stage roles in plays like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Equus, and starred in 1978 sci-fi remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. In 1987 he directed the movie Three Men and a Baby before reprising his role as Spock in 2009 and 2013 Star Trek films. He died on February 27, 2015.
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    William Shatner (James T. Kirk): Shatner's career has spanned television, stage, screen, novels, video games, comic books, music and lord knows what else, this is a an 85-year-old who will not stop until he drops.
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    George Takei (Hikaru Sulu): Takei spent many years trying to shake off the persona of Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu. Besides reprising the role of Sulu in six feature films, he immersed himself in California politics, became an author, and in recent years seems to be almost everywhere, appearing on a wide variety of TV shows and most recently on stage in the musical Allegiance.
    9/9 George Takei (Hikaru Sulu): Takei spent many years trying to shake off the persona of Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu. Besides reprising the role of Sulu in six feature films, he immersed himself in California politics, became an author, and in recent years seems to be almost everywhere, appearing on a wide variety of TV shows and most recently on stage in the musical Allegiance.

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