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 Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:20 pm Post subject: R.I.P. Lawrence Montaigne |
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LM appeared in The Great Escape WWII movie that was based upon a real story.
He also appeared as Decius on ST:TOS episode "Balance Of Terror,"& as Stonn on "Amok Time." |
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Custer
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| Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:16 am Post subject: |
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Let's quote Wikipedia:
| Quote: | Born in New York, but raised in Rome, Italy, Montaigne could speak several languages, a skill he used to his advantage in securing roles in international productions. He served in the United States Marine Corps and was only one platoon apart in the Parris Island boot camp from his future friend Steve McQueen.
He appeared in the role of Dr. Chauncy Hartlund in the 1965 Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Carefree Coronary." In 1966, Montaigne portrayed the Romulan Decius in the Star Trek episode "Balance of Terror" - he had nearly played Mr Spock when it was possible that Leonard Nimoy would appear on Mission Impossible. A year later, he portrayed the Vulcan Stonn, the paramour of Spock's intended bride T'Pring, in the episode "Amok Time" - a role that he reprised in 2006 in the unofficial mini-series Star Trek: Of Gods and Men.
In addition, he guest starred on Batman, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Blue Light, Mission: Impossible, The Time Tunnel, The Invaders, Perry Mason, McCloud, and The Feather and Father Gang.
His motion picture appearances include roles in The Great Escape (1963), Captain Sindbad (1963), Tobruk (1967), The Power (1968), The Psycho Lover (1970), Escape to Witch Mountain (1975), Framed (1975), Young Lady Chatterley (1977), Deadly Blessing (1981) and Dakota (1988).
Montaigne taught film in the 1980s at North Texas State University.
For some years, he lived in Las Vegas, Nevada and translated medical texts for a publishing firm. In 2007, Montaigne voiced a guest starring role in the pilot episode of the web series Star Trek: The Continuing Mission.
He died on March 17, 2017 at the age of 86. |
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Bud Brewster
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Not only did this gentleman's character steal Spock's fiance' from him, at Startrek.com there's an interview which includes this interesting item.
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StarTrek.com: Did you and Nimoy ever discuss the fact that they'd lined you up to replace him?
Montaigne: No. We never discussed it. It was history. It was over and that's all there was to it. I moved on. This was the 1960s, and I was doing a whole bunch of shows and films, and having the time of my life. So, when Spock didn't happen, it really didn't change my life in any way.
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He lived long, he prospered . . . and now he can rest in peace.
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