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Henry's Science Fiction Roles"To
go where no man has gone before" -- a line from the introduction to Star
Trek, fam His first role was that of the Vulcan, Admiral Savar, in a
two-hour episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation entitled
"Conspiracy". It was a complete departure from his role as the
laughing Manolito in more ways than one. Not only was the timeframe light years
away from the His second role was on Voyager, portraying Kolopak, the
father of Chakotay. He appeared Henry's science fiction roles haven't been limited to Star Trek. He has had guest roles on numerous sci-fi/fantasy series: Babylon-5, The Bionic Woman, The Incredible Hulk, Knight Rider, Night Gallery, Night Man, The Six Million Dollar Man, two episodes of Time Trax, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and two episodes of Wonder Woman. He was also a series regular on The Invisible Man in the mid-1970's. You can see a photo gallery of some of Henry's sci-fi characters
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iliar to fans around the world. According to Smithsonian Magazine,
as a concept -- and as four separate series -- Star Trek is the
longest-running TV drama to date. It began with the original in 1966, eventually
leading to Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987, Deep Space Nine
in 1993, and Voyager -- still in production -- in 1995. Henry has
appeared in two of the four series, for a total of three episodes.
Old
West, but the character was also an exact opposite in personality. Or perhaps
that should be lack of personality! As Star Trek fans know well, Vulcans
are famous for their unemotional logic. Henry's own good-natured personality led
to make-up repairs and stern reminders from the director that "Vulcans
never smile"! He still has the pointy ears that he wore for the part.
in
two episodes: "Tattoo" and "Basics, Part I". Both episodes
gave fans a glimpse into Chakotay's past -- and provided an explanation about
where his distinctive forehead tattoo originated.