Part of the fun of watching Rod Serling's classic science fiction / fantasy anthology The Twilight Zone (1959 - 64) is spotting a number of actors from both Battlestar Galactica (1978 - 79) and Galactica: 1980 (1980). Watch for appearances (in either starring or supporting roles) by Patrick MacNee, George Murdock, Nehemiah Persoff, John Williams, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Jonathan Harris, Barry Nelson, Liam Sullivan, Lloyd Bochner, John Hoyt, Olan Soule, Arlene Martel, Murray Matheson, Paul Fix, Kenneth Lynch, Bernie Hamilton, Arthur Batanides, Simon Scott, Jack Ging, Wayne Heffley, Mike Kellin, Peter Mark Richman and Roger Davis. This photo-essay showcases these fun TZ appearances by BSG actors. NOTE: There are a few instances of characters seemingly spouting "mirror dialogue" from both shows....check out the (captioned) photos of Lloyd Bochner and Peter Mark Richman for two instances of "mirror dialogue".
("By Your Command!")
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| Battlestar Galactica's Lucifer (voice) - Jonathan Harris |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Lucifer (voice) - Jonathan Harris guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("Twenty Two") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Lucifer (voice) - Jonathan Harris; pictured with Franchot Tone guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("The Silence") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Dr. Salik (George Murdock) |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Dr. Salik (George Murdock) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("The Dummy") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Count Iblis (Patrick MacNee) from the BSG episode ("War of the Gods") [In addition to playing Count Iblis, Patrick MacNee was also the voice of the Cylon Imperious Leader. He was also the narrator of the BSG opening credits.] |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Count Iblis (Patrick MacNee) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("Judgment Night") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Bogan (Barry Nelson) from the BSG episode ("The Magnificent Warriors") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Bogan (Barry Nelson; pictured with Nancy Malone) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("Stopover in a Quiet Town") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Sire Anton (Wilfrid Hyde-White) from the BSG pilot movie ("Saga of a Star World") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Sire Anton (Wilfrid Hyde-White) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("Passage on the Lady Anne") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Sire Geller (Murray Matheson) from the BSG episode ("Greetings From Earth") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Sire Geller (Murray Matheson) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("Five Characters in Search of an Exit") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Sire Geller (Murray Matheson) co-stars in the "Kick the Can" segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Thetan Elder (Liam Sullivan) in a deleted scene from the BSG episode ("Gun on Ice Planet Zero") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Thetan Elder (Liam Sullivan) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("The Silence) [Liam Sullivan also guest-starred in the TZ episode "The Changing of the Guard"] |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Commandant Leiter (Lloyd Bochner) from the BSG episode ("Greetings From Earth") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Commandant Leiter (Lloyd Bochner) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("To Serve Man") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Council Statesman (John Williams) from the BSG episode ("War of the Gods") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Council Statesman (John Williams) guest stars as William Shakespeare(!) on The Twilight Zone ("The Bard") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Carmichael (Olan Soule) from the BSG episode ("The Magnificent Warriors") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Carmichael (Olan Soule) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("The Man in the Bottle') [Olan Soule also appears in the TZ episode "Caesar and Me"] |
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| Battlestar Galactica's (unnamed) Eastern Alliance Leader (Nehemiah Persoff) from the BSG episode ("Experiment in Terra") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's (unnamed) Eastern Alliance Leader (Nehemiah Persoff; pictured with Patrick MacNee) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("Judgment Night") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Commander Kronus (Paul Fix) from the BSG episode ("Take the Celestra") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Commander Kronus (Paul Fix) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("I Am the Night, Color Me Black") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Arlene / Tasha Martel (Adulteress-7) from the BSG episode ("The Long Patrol") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Adultress-7 (Arlene / Tasha Martel) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("Twenty Two") [Ms. Martel also appears in the TZ episode "Perchance to Dream"] |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Sire Domra (John Hoyt) from the BSG episode ("Baltar's Escape") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Sire Domra (John Hoyt) guest stars (as a 3-armed alien!) on The Twilight Zone ("Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Sire Domra (John Hoyt; pictured with Inger Stevens) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("The Lateness of the Hour") |
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| Galactica: 1980's airline captain (Simon Scott) from the G:1980 episode ("The Super Scouts") |
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| Galactica: 1980's airplane captain (Simon Scott; pictured with Kenneth Haigh) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("The Last Flight") |
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| Galactica: 1980's Colonel Briggs (Peter Mark Richman) from the G:1980 episode ("The Night the Cylons Landed") |
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| Galactica: 1980's Colonel Briggs (Peter Mark Richman) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("The Fear") |
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| Galactica: 1980's Air Force officer (Jack Ging) from the G:1980 episode ("The Super Scouts") |
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| Galactica: 1980's Air Force officer (Jack Ging) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("The Whole Truth") |
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| Galactica: 1980's John Stockton (Mike Kellin) from the G:1980 episode ("The Super Scouts") |
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| Galactica: 1980's John Stockton (Mike Kellin) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("The Thirty Fathom Grave") |
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| Galactica: 1980's cab driver (Arthur Batanides) from the G:1980 episode ("The Night the Cylons Landed") |
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| Galactica: 1980's cab driver (Arthur Batanides) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("The Mirror") [Arthur Bantanides also appears in the TZ episode "Mr. Denton on Doomsday"] |
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| Galactica: 1980's Chief Clifford (Bernie Hamilton) from the G:1980 episode ("The Night the Cylons Landed") |
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| Galactica: 1980's Chief Clifford (Bernie Hamilton) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("Shadow Play") |
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| Galactica: 1980's Andromus (Roger Davis) from the G:1980 episode ("The Night the Cylons Landed") |
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| Galactica: 1980's Andromus (Roger Davis) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("Spur of the Moment") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Dr. Horning (Kenneth Lynch) from the BSG episode ("Experiment in Terra") |
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| Galactica:1980's Officer Grover (Kenneth Lynch) from the G:1980 episode ("The Night the Cylons Landed") |
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| Battlestar Galactica's Dr. Horning and Galactica: 1980's Officer Grover (Kenneth Lynch; pictured with Jeanne Cooper) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("Mr. Denton on Doomsday") |
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| Galactica: 1980's man by the lake (Wayne Heffley) from the G:1980 episode ("The Super Scouts") |
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| Galactica: 1980's man by the lake (Wayne Heffley) guest stars on The Twilight Zone ("The Odyssey of Flight 33") |
Battlestar Galactica / Galactica: 1980 - created by Glen A. Larson; copyright (c) NBC / Universal.
The Twilight Zone - created by Rod Serling; copyright (c) CBS / Paramount.
All photos and quoted dialogue are used for illustrative purposes only and is copyright (c) the respective copyright holders.
