I was a Mission Impossible fan before StarTrek, thankfully
When I was little my dad watched all these shows, he was still in his 20's at the time so I guess he liked them a lot then. Mom, not so much.
But stuff like this was on the TV a lot when I was little so I ended up watching them to one way or the other..
I guess I like them because they are corny and they remind me of the old days when things were better..
I caught an episode of Highway Patrol last Sunday morning with him and it must have been one of his early roles. He looked almost like a teenager. I think he was in more than one episode of the series.
I've seen him in two different episodes of Highway Patrol I believe, but I may be wrong. One for certain, two I think.
I've also seen him on the Untouchables several times, playing a bad guy.
A few other shows I've seen him in, Night Gallery, Perry Mason, Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Sea Hunt, a few westerns, Dragnet, etc...
And every time, all I see is, Spock...
Last night I was watching The Outer Limits "The Zanti Misfits" and Bruce Dern was in it.. I hadn't noticed that before even thought I've seen that episode several dozen times over the years..
The first time I ever took notice of Bruce Dern was in the movie "
Silent Running".. I love that movie still to this day! I bought it on VHS back in the 90's when a local movie club shut down and sold out.
I would love to have that movie on Blue Ray.
It's a trip to see all the big stars in all these minor roles on old shows from when I was little..
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