James T. Kirk. Spock. Appearances[edit] Original series television and films[edit] Star Trek: The Next Generation[edit] Star Trek (2009)[edit] Spock's next appearance in the live action Star Trek franchise is the 2009 Star Trek film.
Nimoy was given approval rights over Spock's casting and supported Quinto's casting. The film also features Jacob Kogan in several scenes depicting Spock's childhood, including his abuse at the hands of other Vulcan children due to his half-Human heritage, and his relationship with his parents (Ben Cross and Winona Ryder). Leonard McCoy. Montgomery Scott. Development and portrayals[edit] Doohan was cast as the Enterprise engineer for the second Star Trek pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (1966) on the recommendation of that episode's director, James Goldstone, who had worked with him before.[4] The character almost did not make it to the show after series creator Gene Roddenberry sent Doohan a letter informing him, "We don't think we need an engineer in the series". Only through the intervention of Doohan's agent did the character remain.[4] Doohan tried a variety of accents for the part and decided to use a Scottish accent on the basis that he thought Scottish people make the best engineers.[5] Doohan himself chose Scotty's first name of Montgomery in honor of his maternal grandfather, James Montgomery.[6] In a third-season production memo, Roddenberry said Doohan "is capable of handling anything we throw at him" and that the "dour Scot" works better when being protective of the ship's engines.[7]
Pavel Chekov. Origin[edit] After Paramount Television signed Koenig to a contract because of the number of fan letters he received as Chekov, Roddenberry wrote in another memo "Kirk and Spock and the others actually seem rather 'middle aged' to the large youthful segment of our audience. We badly need a young man aboard the Enterprise -- we need youthful attitudes and perspectives. Chekov can be used potently here". He envisioned Chekov as a brilliant officer whose "youthful inexperience and tactlessness, his youthful drive to prove himself, his need of approbation, his quite normal youthful need for females, and all of that, keep getting in his way", whom Kirk could mentor.[6] Depiction[edit] Spinoff novels show a continued career path, but these are not considered canon in the Star Trek universe. Uhura. Hikaru Sulu. Development and portrayals[edit] Takei recalled Gene Roddenberry wanted the character to represent all of Asia, which symbolized the peace of the Trek universe in spite of the numerous wars in the continent.
Roddenberry did not want a nationally specific surname, so he looked at a map and saw the Sulu Sea. "He thought, 'Ah, the waters of that sea touch all shores'," the actor recalled, "and that's how my character came to have the name Sulu. "[4][5][6] Christine Chapel. Christine Chapel is a fictional character in the original Star Trek series, and in two of the Star Trek feature films.
She was played by Majel Barrett. Character history[edit] The Original Series[edit] Shortly after she joined the crew of the Enterprise, the ship reached Exo III. Kirk and Chapel beam down to join him and his party and they both soon discover Korby's sinister plot: Korby has been exploring and exploiting a sophisticated android manufacturing technology, the legacy of a long-dead civilization. Janice Rand. Yeoman Janice Rand, played by Grace Lee Whitney, is a fictional character in Star Trek: The Original Series.
She subsequently appears in several Star Trek films and in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Depiction[edit] Whitney had a cameo in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and was identified by fans as portraying Janice Rand, although the credits listed her as a red-haired "woman in cafeteria". Whitney, in her autobiography, maintained that she was not playing Rand in that movie. Departure[edit] Grace Lee Whitney was released during the filming of the first season. The reasons for Whitney's departure from the show are unclear, although the most commonly cited cause was that her character limited romantic possibilities for Captain Kirk.[2] Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's biography suggests that it was simply a budget cutback.[3] According to Whitney, in the first season, only William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy were guaranteed to appear in every episode.
Vonda N. Sarek. The character appears in the original Star Trek series, the animated series, four Star Trek movies, two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and numerous Star Trek novels and comics.
Character biography[edit] Star Trek: The Original Series[edit] Sarek was born in 2165.[1] He is the son of Skon of Vulcan. Solkar, father to Skon and grandfather to Sarek, was the first Vulcan ambassador to Earth, and was the captain of the Vulcan survey ship T'plana'hath which made first contact with Earth. (Star Trek: First Contact) [2] Sarek was married twice, and had two sons. Sarek's second son, Spock, entered Starfleet Academy. Sarek has had many diplomatic successes.