Where Sitcoms and Science Fiction Collide Quiz

Answer: Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt played Captain Dallas in "Alien" (1979). He was Rebecca's Howe's boss on "Cheers" when her character was first introduced in 1987, and he was also in the SF movie "Contact" (1997), starring Jodie Foster. Skerritt was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1933.

Answer: Kim Cattrall

Kim Cattrall played Samantha Jones in the romantic comedy series "Sex and the City" (1998-2004), and played the treasonous Lieutenant Valeris in "Star Trek VI" (1991). She briefly dated former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. She was born on August 21, 1956 in Liverpool, England.

Answer: Kate Mulgrew

Mulgrew played Janet Eldridge in three "Cheers" episodes in 1986, and played Captain Kathryn Janeway on "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995-2001). Kate Mulgrew was not the first choice to play the Captain of the Voyager. The role first went to Canadian actress Genevieve Bujold, but she backed out when she found out how intense the shooting schedule was. Mulgrew was born in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1955.

Answer: Vic Tayback

In the "Star Trek" (1966-1969) episode "A Piece of the Action" (1968), Vic Tayback played Jojo Krako, one of several mafia bosses who dominated an entire planet. In "Alice" (1976-1985), Tayback played the grumpy Mel Shaples. Tayback is of Syrian Arab descent. He was born on January 6th, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York and died May 25th, 1990.

Answer: Denise Richards

On "Seinfeld" (1990-1998), Denise Richards played Molly Dalrymple, the teenage daughter of an NBC executive, in the episode titled "The Shoes" (1993). The exec was upset when he noticed that George was staring at his daughter. George said it wasn't his fault that she entered his field of view.

In "Starship Troopers" (1997), she played talented pilot Carmen Ibanez. Richards enjoys kickboxing! She was born on February 17th, 1971.

Answer: Ron Glass

Ron Glass played Detective Ron Harris on the sitcom "Barney Miller" (1975-1982), and he reprised his "Firefly" (2002-2003) role, the preacher named Shepherd Book, in the movie "Serenity" (2005). His real-life nickname is "Big G". He was born in 1945.

Answer: Teri Hatcher

Teri Hatcher played a transporter chief in the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987-1994) episode titled "The Outrageous Okana" (1988). It was one of the worst episodes of the entire series, based on us.imdb.com ratings. On "Seinfeld" (1990-1998) she played the lovely Sidra in the episode "The Implant" (1993), and reprised the role in the series finale.

She used to be a cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers and was born in 1964.

Answer: Billy Dee Williams

Florence from "The Jeffersons" (1975-1985) had a crush on Billy Dee Williams in the episode titled "Me and Billy Dee" (1978). Two years later he appeared as Lando Calrissian in "Star Wars: The Episode Strikes Back" (1980) and again in "Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi" (1983). He's also an artist, and some of his oil paintings have sold for tens of thousands of dollars.

Answer: Brenda Strong

Brenda Strong played Sue Ellen Mischke in four episodes of "Seinfeld" (1990-1998), and played Captain Deladier in "Starship Troopers" (1997). She was born March 25, 1960 in Oregon.

Answer: William Sanderson

William Sanderson played the adorable hick named Larry on "Newhart" (1982-1990), and the scientist J.F. Sebastian in "Blade Runner" (1982). Sanderson was born in 1948 in Memphis, TN, and he's got the accent to prove it.