Which actor appeared on the original Star Trek series and also in an episode of the Twilight Zone?

Even if the gremlin was cheesy, Shatner's performance perfectly matched the overall energy of the story. Far from the heroics he would later display as Kirk in Star Trek, Shatner showed another side of himself as the cagey and paranoid passenger in the truly scary Twilight Zone episode.
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Which Star Trek actors appeared in Twilight Zone?

Actors from Star Trek, including Nana Visitor, Ethan Phillips, Jonathan Frakes, Tim Russ, John deLancie, Brent Spiner, Tawny Newsome, Paul F. Tompkins, Robert Duncan McNeill, Terry Farrell, and John Cho, have also made appearances in The Twilight Zone, showcasing their versatility.
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What actor has been in the most Twilight Zone episodes?

The actor with the most appearances on The Twilight Zone wasn't actually a big-name star, but rather a character actor named Robert L. McCord. He made a whopping 67 appearances over the course of the original 156-episode run of the series, that's over 40%!
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Was Leonard Nimoy in any Twilight Zone episode?

"The Twilight Zone" A Quality of Mercy (TV Episode 1961) - Leonard Nimoy as Hansen - IMDb.
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Who was the actor in the first Twilight Zone episode?

An amnesiac (Earl Holliman) in an empty town feels he is being watched.
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Did Rod Serling appear in any Twilight Zone episodes?

“Did Rod Serling ever feature in his own Twilight Zone episode as in actually acting in one of his episodes?” No, not in the exact way you ask. He did a “break down the fourth wall” appearance in several episodes, but he was always Rod Serling, host and narrator. Never a fictional character within the story.
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What is the most controversial Twilight Zone episode?

"The Encounter" is episode 151 of the American television series The Twilight Zone. First broadcast on May 1, 1964, its racial overtones caused it to be withheld from syndication in the U.S. until 2004. It is the only original episode pulled from syndication. Episode no.
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What episodes of Twilight Zone did William Shatner appear in?

Crossover performers, writers, and directors. Four main TOS actors appeared in The Twilight Zone: William Shatner starred in two episodes: "Nick of Time" in 1960 and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" in 1963.
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How many times was William Shatner in The Twilight Zone?

Shatner appeared in two episodes of The Twilight Zone, "Nick of Time" (1960) and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" (1963); when the anthology film The Twilight Zone: The Movie was produced twenty years later, it was with a remake of the latter episode that the movie climaxed.
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How many times did James Best appear on The Twilight Zone?

He starred in three episodes of The Twilight Zone including "The Grave" (Season 3, Episode 7), "The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank" (Season 3, Episode 23), and "Jess-Belle" (Season 4, Episode 7).
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Was Ron Howard in Twilight Zone?

"The Twilight Zone" Walking Distance (TV Episode 1959) - Ron Howard as Wilcox Boy - IMDb.
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Who is the aging actress in The Twilight Zone?

Aging film star Barbara Jean Trenton secludes herself in her private screening room, where she reminisces about her past by watching her old films from the 1930s. In an attempt to bring her out into the real world, her agent Danny Weiss arranges a part for her in a new movie.
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Was Burt Reynolds in The Twilight Zone?

"The Twilight Zone" The Bard (TV Episode 1963) - Burt Reynolds as Rocky Rhodes - IMDb.
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Was Robert Redford ever in The Twilight Zone?

For his one and only episode, Robert Redford starred in “Nothing in the Dark” - 1962, Season 3, episode 16. He was cast opposite British theatre actress, Gladys Cooper. With decades of experience behind her, Gladys Cooper was quite particular as to who her co-star should be.
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Was Dennis Weaver in The Twilight Zone?

He also co-starred in a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone titled "Shadow Play". In that episode, Weaver's character is trapped inside his own revolving nightmare, repeatedly being tried, sentenced, and then executed in the electric chair.
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What is the Nightmare at 20,000 Feet about?

Episode Summary

Bob Wilson is a salesman on an airplane for the first time since his nervous breakdown six months ago. Bored, he looks out onto the wing of the plane, and is astonished to see a gremlin on the wing of the plane, tentatively approaching the window from the outside.
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Who is the man on the wing of the plane in The Twilight Zone?

S5 E3: A man recovering from a nervous breakdown sees a horrifying creature on the wing of his plane. With William Shatner.
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Who is the guy on the wing of the plane in The Twilight Zone?

One of the best Twilight Zone episodes. "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" directed by Richard Donner one of his first works, is just wonderful it features William Shattner as a panic stricken man on an airplane.
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What is the darkest episode of The Twilight Zone?

The Scariest Episodes of The Twilight Zone, Ranked
  1. 1 And When The Sky Was Opened. CBS Television Distribution.
  2. 2 Nightmare At 20,000 Feet. CBS Television Distribution. ...
  3. 3 The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street. CBS Television Distribution. ...
  4. 4 The Obsolete Man. ...
  5. 5 Living Doll. ...
  6. 6 Little Girl Lost. ...
  7. 7 Night Call. ...
  8. 8 The Dummy. ...
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Was John Hoyt in a Twilight Zone episode?

"The Twilight Zone" Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up? (TV Episode 1961) - John Hoyt as Ross - IMDb.
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How many episodes of The Twilight Zone did Burgess Meredith appear in?

Meredith appeared in four different starring roles in the anthology TV series The Twilight Zone, tying him with Jack Klugman for the most appearances on the show in a starring role.
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Why was Twilight banned in us?

One of the biggest reasons for The Twilight Saga's ban is the book's sexual content.
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Why was Twilight banned?

Twilight also appeared in OIF's 2010 list of banned and challenged books, when it was flagged for violence. Other critics fault Twilight for depictions of relationship abuse, anti-feminism, failed parenting, prejudice, eating disorders, and poor writing.
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Why did Twilight get such bad reviews?

The reasons why the Twilight movies got so much hate vary: some are not ok with what Meyer did to vampires (giving them sparkly skin, for starters) and werewolves (who turn into wolves at their own will), and others found their lack of plot to be annoying.
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