Changes: Leonard Mudie

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Template:Realworld Leonard Mudie (April 11, 1883 - April 14, 1965) was an English actor who appeared as the second illusory survivor of the SS Columbia in "The Cage", the original unaired pilot for Star Trek: The Original Series, a role which ultimately proved to be his last. Footage of his scenes were later incorporated in the episode "The Menagerie, Part I" and "The Menagerie, Part II".

In his career expanding nearly 45 years, Mudie has appeared in over 130 feature films. Some of the more notable films he has appeared in include such classics as 1932's The Mummy, 1935's Captain Blood and Les Miserables, 1937's Lost Horizon (starring Jane Wyatt), 1938's The Adventures of Robin Hood, 1939's Dark Victory, 1940's Foreign Correspondent (with Ian Wolfe) and The Letter, 1942's Random Harvest (also with Ian Wolfe), the 1951 science fiction classic When Worlds Collide (starring Richard Derr and John Hoyt), 1952's Limelight, and 1955's Kiss Me Deadly, based on the novel of the same name.

Mudie has also appeared in multiple episodes of Adventures of Superman. Other television programs he has appeared on include Sea Hunt and The Untouchables.

At 81, He was one of the oldest actors to appear on TOS, second to Felix Locher. He died just one year after filming "The Cage" and one year before the Original Series first aired. Mudie was the first Star Trek actor to die.

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 Mudie has also appeared in multiple episodes of ''Adventures of Superman''. Other [[television]] programs he has appeared on include ''Sea Hunt'' and ''[[The Untouchables]]''.
-Mudie was the earliest born actor to appear on [[TOS]], being born in 1883. At 81, He was one of the oldest actors to appear on [[TOS]], second to [[Felix Locher]]. He died just one year after filming "The Cage" and one year before the Original Series first aired.  Mudie was the first ''Star Trek'' actor to die.
+At 81, He was one of the oldest actors to appear on [[TOS]], second to [[Felix Locher]]. He died just one year after filming "The Cage" and one year before the Original Series first aired.  Mudie was the first ''Star Trek'' actor to die.
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