It's been a bad week for the Star Trek community.
First Dorothy Fontana died, and she's been quickly followed by Robert Walker Jr., Rene Auberjonois and the husband of Marina Sirtis.
Robert Walker Jr. played Charlie X in one of the first Star Trek episodes. I also remember him in The War Wagon, a Western starring John Wayne and Kirk Douglas, and he guest starred in several series like Bonanza and The Invaders. He was probably most famous for his role in Easy Rider.
Rene Auberjonois was, of course, Odo in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. A brilliant double act with Quark - and impressive as the editor of the 1950s SF magazine in the episode Far Beyond the Stars.
I was surprised to find, when I looked him up, that he was a direct descendant of Caroline Bonaparte, Napoleon's youngest sister, and Joachim Murat, one of Napoleon's marshals and later King of Naples!
He had a long career in theatre, TV, film, radio and voice work for animated films and series, and video games.
Marina Sirtis, of course, played Deanna Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation and she will be appearing in Star Trek: Picard. Her husband was Michael Lamper, an actor and rock guitarist.
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