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Jack Donner (born Jake Doner; [1] October 29, 1928 – September 21, 2019) [2] was an American actor whose career in theater, television, and film extended over six decades. [3] Career. A native of Los Angeles, California, Donner worked in television and film since the 1950s including early work on The Guiding Light and As the World Turns.
Jack Donner (1928-2019) Actor. Writer. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 1:21. So This Is Love (2016) 6 Videos. 14 Photos. Widely known and admired as Romulan Subcommander Tal in the original Star Trek (1966), Jack Donner has worked steadily in TV, film and theater since the 1950s.
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Jack Donner. Actor: So This Is Love. Widely known and admired as Romulan Subcommander Tal in the original Star Trek (1966), Jack Donner has worked steadily in TV, film and theater since the 1950s. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he did his first professional theater and TV work there before heading for New York during the glory days of TV ...
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The Official Jack Donner Website. Mailing Contact: 2109 S. Wilbur Ave. Walla Walla, WA 99362. E-mail: Time Machine Collectibles Fax: 509-525-0393. Jack left the army in 1948 and enrolled in drama school in Los Angeles. In 1950, he did his first professional work as an actor, in a play based on a WWII inc ident.
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Jack Donner (29 October 1928 – 21 September 2019; age 90) was the actor who played Tal in the Star Trek: The Original Series third season episode "The Enterprise Incident", and a Vulcan priest in the Star Trek: Enterprise fourth season episodes "Home" and "Kir'Shara". He filmed his scenes for "The Enterprise Incident" on Friday 21 June 1968 at Desilu Stage 9.
Along with Majel Barrett, Joseph Ruskin, Vince Deadrick, and Clint Howard, he is one of only five actors to appear in both The Original Series and Enterprise. He and Deadrick are the only ones of the five who did not appear on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Early in his career, he was briefly married to actress Julie Sommars, with his next marriage was to actress Margaret Markov.
In 1966, Donner, along with Lee Delano, founded the Oxford Theater in Los Angeles, a playhouse and acting school. Their students included Don Johnson, Craig T. Nelson, and Barry Levinson.
In addition to Star Trek, some of his other 60s acting roles included The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mission: Impossible, and Kojak.
After becoming ill in 1977, Donner retired from acting, and studied to be a licensed psychotherapist. After a few years of practice, he returned to acting in 1991.
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Donner will be among the guests at Star Trek Las Vegas, which will take place at the Rio Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas from August 3-7. The upcoming appearance provided us with the perfect opportunity to interview Donner, and here’s what the actor – who is 87 and still working -- had to say:
Jack Donner By Jacqueline Bundy Posted at October 17, 2004 - 3:36 PM GMT. See Also: 'Home' Episode Guide. Jack Donner was already a very familiar face to television audiences when he was cast in ...
