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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) was a versatile and prolific performer in TV, film and theater. He is best known for his role as Romulan Subcommander Tal in Star Trek (1966) and his voice work in horror movies.
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October 29, 1928 · Los Angeles, California, USA. Died. September 21, 2019 · Los Angeles, California, USA (undisclosed) Birth name. Jake Doner. Mini Bio. 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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Learn about the life and career of Jack Donner, a versatile actor who starred in TV shows, films, and theater. Find out his latest projects, such as Demon Under Glass and Exorcism, and his audio samples.
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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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Jack Donner, who played Tal in the third season of Star Trek and Subcommander Tal in Enterprise, shares his memories of working on the show and his other roles in movies and TV. He talks about his passion for acting, his challenges, and his upcoming appearance at Star Trek Las Vegas.
Jack Donner is a character actor who played Tal in the original Star Trek episode "The Conscience of the King" and a Vulcan Priest in Star Trek: Enterprise. He also appeared in movies, TV shows and commercials, and became a psychotherapist after recovering from illness.
