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Barry Atwater (16 May 1918 – 24 May 1978; age 60) was the American actor who originated the role of Surak in the Star Trek episode "The Savage Curtain". Born in Denver, Colorado, Atwater died of a stroke in Los Angeles, California, having just turned 60 the week before his death.

Other television series on which he has made guest appearances include Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, Mr. Lucky, Perry Mason, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Wild Wild West, and Mission: Impossible, the latter of which he co-starred with his "Savage Curtain" co-star Leonard Nimoy, as well as fellow Star Trek alumni Michael Ansara, Joanna Cassidy, John Colicos, Erik Holland, Paul Kent, Barbara Luna, Blaisdell Makee, Charles Maxwell, Ed McCready, John McLiam, Charles Napier, Peter Mark Richman, Abraham Sofaer, Rudy Solari, and Jason Wingreen. Atwater and Salome Jens costarred in the "Corpus Earthling" episode of The Outer Limits, in which Robert C. Johnson dubbed the voices of the alien rocks. Atwater was also a regular cast member on the daytime soap opera General Hospital, playing Dr. John Prentice from 1964 through 1967.

Atwater was in three episodes of The F.B.I.: "Death of a Fixer", with fellow Vulcan Lawrence Montaigne; "The Challenge", with Joanne Linville and Fritz Weaver; and "The Mercenary", with Fritz Weaver again, and Celeste Yarnall.

In 1971, he had a role in the TV movie Vanished, with William Shatner, Robert Hooks, and Michael Strong, and the following year, he appeared in the well-known TV movie Kolchak: The Night Stalker, as the vampire Janos Skorzeny, co-starring fellow TOS guest actors Stanley Adams and Elisha Cook, Jr..

He had an uncredited role in Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 classic film, The Wrong Man, in which Star Trek actors Charles Cooper, Nehemiah Persoff, and Paul Carr also appeared. The following year, Atwater co-starred with Jeffrey Hunter, Biff Elliot, Frank Overton, Frank Gorshin, Clegg Hoyt, and Jason Wingreen in the Western film The True Story of Jesse James.

Other Trek connections

Additional film and TV projects in which Atwater appeared with other Trek performers include:

Pork Chop Hill (1959) with Biff Elliot, Paul Comi, and Clarence Williams III
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) with Davis Roberts and Trek director Corey Allen
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) with James Gregory, Paul Carr, Seamon Glass, and Paul Sorenson
F.I.S.T. (1978) with Kevin Conway, Ken Lynch, Richard Herd, and Bill Zuckert.

External links

Barry Atwater at Wikipedia
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 '''Barry Atwater''' {{born|16|May|1918|died|24|May|1978}} was the American actor who originated the role of [[Surak]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' episode {{e|The Savage Curtain}}. [[Star Trek birthdays#May|Born]] in Denver, Colorado, Atwater [[Star Trek deaths#May|died]] of a stroke in Los Angeles, California, having just turned 60 the week before his death.
-Other television series on which he has made guest appearances include ''{{w|Gunsmoke}}'', ''{{w|The Twilight Zone}}'', ''Mr. Lucky'', ''{{w|Perry Mason}}'', ''{{w|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea#TV Series|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea}}'', ''{{w|The Wild Wild West}}'', and ''{{w|Mission: Impossible}}'', the latter of which he co-starred with his "Savage Curtain" co-star [[Leonard Nimoy]], as well as fellow ''[[Star Trek]]'' alumni [[Michael Ansara]], [[Joanna Cassidy]], [[John Colicos]], [[Erik Holland]], [[Paul Kent]], [[Barbara Luna]], [[Blaisdell Makee]], [[Charles Maxwell]], [[Ed McCready]], [[John McLiam]], [[Charles Napier]], [[Peter Mark Richman]], [[Abraham Sofaer]], [[Rudy Solari]], [[Jason Wingreen]]. Atwater and [[Salome Jens]] costarred in  the "Corpus Earthling" episode of ''The Outer Limits'', in which [[Robert C. Johnson]] dubbed the voices of the alien rocks.  Atwater was also a regular cast member on the daytime soap opera ''{{w|General Hospital}}'', playing "Dr. John Prentice" from 1964 through 1967.
+Other television series on which he has made guest appearances include {{wt|Gunsmoke}}, {{wt|The Twilight Zone}}, ''Mr. Lucky'', {{wt|Perry Mason}}, {{wt|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea#TV Series|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea}}, {{wt|The Wild Wild West}}, and {{wt|Mission: Impossible}}, the latter of which he co-starred with his "Savage Curtain" co-star [[Leonard Nimoy]], as well as fellow ''[[Star Trek]]'' alumni [[Michael Ansara]], [[Joanna Cassidy]], [[John Colicos]], [[Erik Holland]], [[Paul Kent]], [[Barbara Luna]], [[Blaisdell Makee]], [[Charles Maxwell]], [[Ed McCready]], [[John McLiam]], [[Charles Napier]], [[Peter Mark Richman]], [[Abraham Sofaer]], [[Rudy Solari]], and [[Jason Wingreen]]. Atwater and [[Salome Jens]] costarred in  the "Corpus Earthling" episode of ''The Outer Limits'', in which [[Robert C. Johnson]] dubbed the voices of the alien rocks.  Atwater was also a regular cast member on the daytime soap opera {{wt|General Hospital}}, playing Dr. John Prentice from 1964 through 1967.
-Atwater was in three episodes of ''The F.B.I.'': 1. "Death of a Fixer", with fellow Vulcan [[Lawrence Montaigne]]; 2. "The Challenge", with [[Joanne Linville]] and [[Fritz Weaver]]; 3. "The Mercenary", with Fritz Weaver again, and [[Celeste Yarnall]].
+Atwater was in three episodes of ''The F.B.I.'': "Death of a Fixer", with fellow Vulcan [[Lawrence Montaigne]]; "The Challenge", with [[Joanne Linville]] and [[Fritz Weaver]]; and "The Mercenary", with Fritz Weaver again, and [[Celeste Yarnall]].
-In 1971, he had a role in the TV movie ''Vanished'', with [[William Shatner]], [[Robert Hooks]], and [[Michael Strong]], and the following year, he appeared in the well-known TV movie ''{{w|Kolchak: The Night Stalker}}'', as the vampire Janos Skorzeny, co-starring fellow [[TOS]] guest actors [[Stanley Adams]] and [[Elisha Cook, Jr.]].
+In 1971, he had a role in the TV movie ''Vanished'', with [[William Shatner]], [[Robert Hooks]], and [[Michael Strong]], and the following year, he appeared in the well-known TV movie {{wt|Kolchak: The Night Stalker}}, as the vampire Janos Skorzeny, co-starring fellow [[TOS]] guest actors [[Stanley Adams]] and [[Elisha Cook, Jr.]].
-He had an uncredited role in Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 classic film, ''{{w|The Wrong Man}}'', in which ''Star Trek'' actors [[Charles Cooper]], [[Nehemiah Persoff]], and [[Paul Carr]] also appeared. The following year, Atwater co-starred with [[Jeffrey Hunter]], [[Biff Elliot]], [[Frank Overton]], [[Frank Gorshin]], [[Clegg Hoyt]], and [[Jason Wingreen]] in the Western film ''The True Story of Jesse James''.
+He had an uncredited role in Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 classic film, {{wt|The Wrong Man}}, in which ''Star Trek'' actors [[Charles Cooper]], [[Nehemiah Persoff]], and [[Paul Carr]] also appeared. The following year, Atwater co-starred with [[Jeffrey Hunter]], [[Biff Elliot]], [[Frank Overton]], [[Frank Gorshin]], [[Clegg Hoyt]], and [[Jason Wingreen]] in the Western film ''The True Story of Jesse James''.
 == Other ''Trek'' connections ==
 Additional film and TV projects in which Atwater appeared with other ''Trek'' performers include:
-*''Pork Chop Hill|Pork Chop Hill'' (1959) with Biff Elliot, [[Paul Comi]], and [[Clarence Williams III]]
+*''Pork Chop Hill'' (1959) with Biff Elliot, [[Paul Comi]], and [[Clarence Williams III]]
 *''Sweet Bird of Youth'' (1962) with [[Davis Roberts]] and ''Trek'' director [[Corey Allen]]
 * ''Captain Newman, M.D.'' (1963) with [[James Gregory]], Paul Carr, [[Seamon Glass]], and [[Paul Sorenson]]
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 == External links ==
+*{{Wikipedia}}
 *{{IMDb-link|page=nm0041136}}
-*{{Wikipedia}}
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