Saturday, July 25, 2020

Original Alpha Crew

Actor: Martin Landau
Name: John Robert Koenig
Birthdate: March 17, 1953
Rank: Brigadier General, United States Air Force
Assignment: Base Commander

Actor: Prentis Hancock
Name: Paul Michael Morrow
Birthdate: October 29, 1967
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel, Royal Air Force
Assignment: Section Chief, Main Mission

Actor: Tony Anholt
Name: Anthony Dean Verdeschi
Birthdate: November 9, 1967
Rank: Colonel, Royal Air Force
Assignment: Section Chief, Security

Actor: Nick Tate
Name: Alan Tate Carter
Birthdate: December 19, 1966
Rank: Colonel, Australian Air Force
Assignment: Section Chief, Reconnaissance

Actor: Barbara Bain
Name: Dr. Helena Susan Koenig, M.D.
Birthdate: August 5, 1954
Rank: Civilian
Assignment: Section Chief, Medical

Actor: Clifton Jones
Name: David Clifton Kano
Birthdate: January 29, 1962
Rank: Civilian
Assignment: Section Chief, Technical

Actor: Catherine Schell
Name: Maya Verdeschi
Birthdate: July 17, 1970 (converted from Psychon calendar)
Rank: Civilian
Assignment: Section Chief, Science

Actor: Zienia Merton
Name: Sandra Zienia Morrow
Birthdate: May 3, 1970
Rank: Civilian
Assignment: Section Chief, Services

Actor: Suzanne Roquette
Name: Tanya Roquette Aleksandr
Birthdate: August 31, 1970
Rank: Civilian
Assignment: Section Chief, Power Systems

Actor: Barry Morse
Name: Dr. Victor Morse Bergman
Birthdate: June 27, 1943
Rank: Civilian (MIT Professor)
Assignment: Assistant Section Chief, Science

Actor: Yasuko Nagazumi
Name: Morika Yasko
Birthdate: April 14, 1969
Rank: Civilian
Assignment: Data Analyst / Communications Officer

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Note: All birthdates found in The Moonbase Alpha Technical Notebook except for Maya, Tanya (both based on actors own birthdates), and Yasko (birthdate based on last date of filming for episode of first appearance, "Journey to Where"). All birth years changed to match actor's age when filming began (1974 for Landau, Hancock, Tate, Bain, Jones, Merton, Roquette, and Morse; 1976 for Anholt, Schell, and Nagazumi). Middle names for Koenig, Paul, Tony, and Helena from Technical Notebook; all others based on actor's own.
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Actor: Anne Hathaway
Name: Catherine Julia Ross
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Assignment: Senior Ecologist, Alpha Luna Terraforming Project

Actor: Eve Myles
Name: Anwen Siobheal (Baugh) Rhydderch
Rank: Commander
Assignment: Wing Commander, "Wild Angels" Starfighter Squadron