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Garth Pillsbury (born 8 May 1938; age 85) is a former actor who played Wilson in the Star Trek: The Original Series second season episode "Mirror, Mirror" and a Troglyte prisoner in the third season episode "The Cloud Minders".

He filmed his scene for "Mirror, Mirror" on Wednesday 2 August 1967 at Desilu Stage 9, and his scene for "The Cloud Minders" on Wednesday 20 November 1968 at Desilu Stage 10.

Outside of Trek, Pillsbury has appeared in The Invaders ("The Ivy Curtain," with Barry Russo and Byron Morrow), as well as a number of films from directors Russ Meyer and Larry Buchanan.

Since then, Pillsbury left acting and ventured into photography. He became a professional photographer in the late 1960s, working for the Los Angeles Police Department, and later for magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse. Currently, he lives in Hollywood, California with his wife, and works as an art photographer.

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