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Thomas Leighton

... as Dr. Thomas Leighton

William Sargent (born in 1930) is the American actor who played Dr. Leighton in "The Conscience of the King", a first season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. In addition to this role, Sargent has credits in five films and about thirty-five television shows. Born in Berlin, Germany, he currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Besides Star Trek, Sargent guest-starred on two other Desilu-produced series, The Untouchables (in an episode directed by Robert Butler, who directed the first Star Trek pilot, "The Cage") and Mission: Impossible. He also appeared in two episodes of Rod Serling's classic science fiction series The Twilight Zone.

Sargent's other TV credits include multiple episodes of The F.B.I. (starring Stephen Brooks) and a brief recurring role on Cannon (working with Barbara Babcock, Bill Erwin, Fritz Weaver, and Anthony Zerbe), as well as episodes of Combat!, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Dr. Kildare, The Fugitive, and Barnaby Jones.

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