Ted Knight

Ted Knight has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to Television, at 6671 Hollywood Boulevard. Arik Soong, an ancestor of Data's creator, in a three episode story arc of Star Trek: Enterprise in "Borderland", "Cold Station 12", and "The Augments". He died from cancer and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. In 2004, Spiner returned to the world of Star Trek, appearing as Dr. After the show concluded, Knight appeared in the film Caddyshack (1980), and played the lead role in the series Too Close For Comfort from 1980. Spiner, not quite as active in the Star Trek convention scene as many of his costars, currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Loree, and his son, Jackson. He received six Emmy Award nominations for the role, winning the Emmy Award for "Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy", in 1973 and 1976. He has since had guest appearances on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Friends, Deadly Games, Mad About You, and Frasier, as well as movie roles in films such as Phenomenon, Out to Sea, South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut, Geppetto, and Master of Disguise.

His role as the vain and untalented newscaster, Ted Baxter, in The Mary Tyler Moore Show brought Knight widespread recognition, and his greatest success. In 1991, he recorded an album of 1940s pop standards entitled Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back. His film career failed to take off, however his distinctive speaking voice brought him work as an announcer, and he worked frequently in such television series as Bonanza and Get Smart. Since his success in Star Trek, he has also acted in film, including a notable minor role in the movie Independence Day. Born Tadeus Wladyslaw Konopka in Terryville, Connecticut, Knight made one of his earliest screen appearances in an uncredited role as a guard in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960). In 1984, Spiner moved to Los Angeles, appearing in several pilots and made-for-tv movies, and played a recurring character on Night Court, before appearing on Star Trek. Ted Knight (December 7, 1923–August 26, 1986) was an American actor. At the same time, he also had a small part in the film Stardust Memories.

After attending the University of Houston and performing in local theatre there, Spiner moved to New York City, where he became an established stage actor, performing in several Broadway and off-Broadway plays, most notably with the original cast of the Stephen Sondheim musical Sunday in the Park with George. Spiner attended Bellaire High School, Bellaire, Texas, where he had a very inspirational drama teacher, Cecil Pickett - the same drama teacher who coached such people as Cindy Pickett, Randy Quaid, Dennis Quaid, Trey Wilson, Robert Wuhl and Thomas Schlamme. Brent Spiner (born February 2, 1949 in Houston, Texas) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android "Data" on the television and movie series Star Trek: The Next Generation..