Q. I say Avery Brooks, who plays Sisko in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," played Hawk in "Spenser: For Hire." My brother thinks I'm wrong. - S.B., Philadelphia.
A. You're right. But your brother may have been confused by Brooks' different look, including a full head of hair, unlike the bare-topped Hawk, seen both in "Spenser" and its spin-off, "Hawk."Q. Some time ago, I saw a show tagged: "In memory of Ray Danton." No one can tell me what happened. Did he die? If so, when and how? I have always been a fan of this handsome and talented man. - Mrs. M.M., Winnetka, Calif.
A. Danton died of kidney failure in February 1992. He was 60.
Q. I would like to know about a Mexican-born actor by the name Leo Carrillo of stage and screen of the 1940s. I met him in San Francisco in 1944. I would like to know his whereabouts. - F.K.P., Beach Haven, N.J.
A. Leo Carrillo was born in Los Angeles, a descendent of one of California's oldest families. He was a newspaper cartoonist before going into vaudeville as a dialect comedian. He started in movies in the 1920s as a leading man, later was a character actor. He retired from movies in the 1950s but gained greater fame playing Pancho in the TV "Cisco Kid" series. Carrillo was a famous Los Angeles host and enjoyed riding his palominos in parades, including an annual appearance in the Rose Parade. He died in 1961.
Q. I'm a long-time fan of "Star Trek." Who played Capt. Christopher Pike in the original "Star Trek" episodes before Capt. Kirk? And what has he done since playing the role? - D.R., Philadelphia.
A. Jeffrey Hunter was Capt. Pike in the pilot of the series, never seen in its entirety in the original run of the series. William Shatner's Capt. Kirk was in command from the beginning. Parts of the pilot were used in a later episode, "The Menagerie." Hunter, who was best known for playing Jesus in the 1961 feature film "King of Kings," died at age 43 in 1969 after brain surgery following an accident.
Q. What is Richard Mulligan's real name and where can I write to him? - R.B., Westland, Mich.
A. He's Richard Mulligan. Write: Touchstone Television, 500 S. Buena Vista Blvd., Burbank, Calif. 91521.
Q. On a recent episode of "Dr. Quinn," they played "Love Me Tender" and my wife said that song was not even written then. I said it was. It was written by a famous composer but I can't remember the name. Who wrote it? - R.D., Phoenix, Ariz.
A. "Dr. Quinn" isn't authentic in many ways but it happens to be right there. The modern words, "Love Me Tender," not used in the show, were set to a tune popular during the Civil War. "Aura Lee," composed by George R. Poulton with words by W.W. Fosdick, was sung by many a lonely soldier during the Civil War. The same tune is used for West Point's "Army Blue."
Q. What's the real name of the handsome Englishman who plays Teddy's boss on "Sisters"? Is he married? Does he have kids? What is he age? What other things has he done? - Mrs. L.C.W., Detroit.
A. Mark Frankel, who plays Simon Bolt, is from London and won't give his age, but he's twentysomething. He's been married a year to Caroline Besson. His credits are in British TV.
Q. I love watching reruns of "The Waltons." I remember the series continuing on beyond the episodes shown in syndication. What has become of these lost episodes? - T.J., Cleveland, Ohio.
A. There are no "lost" episodes. What you recall probably are the three "Waltons" movies produced in 1982, the year after the series ended: "A Wedding on Walton's Mountain," "Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain" and "A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain." The movies are sold separately from the series. In some cases, where there are many episodes in a series, the shows are released in syndication in batches. The legend of "lost episodes" started with a well-publicized fiction about Jackie Gleason's "Honeymooners." "Honeymooners" shows turned up on cable in 1984. But the shows weren't new and weren't lost. They were sketches from old Gleason shows and Gleason had them tucked away, waiting for a profitable time to "discover" them.
Q. What's happened to Patrick McGoohan, who played John Drake on "Secret Agent," a British series from the 1960s? - J.M., Huntington Woods, Mich.
A. "Secret Agent," seen 1965-66, was McGoohan's second series as John Drake. The first was "Danger Man" in 1961. Then there was "The Prisoner" in 1966, the obscure cult favorite and the show that made him famous. McGoohan did one U.S. series, "Rafferty" in 1977, but mostly he's done guest roles, including an Emmy-winning part in "Columbo" which he also co-produced.
Q. Every Sunday when we watch "Murder, She Wrote," we try to figure out what other TV shows William Windom has been in. Can you help us? - B.L.B., Altoona, Iowa.
A. Windom has been in a long, long list of TV movies and dramas and four series: "The Farmer's Daughter," "My World and Welcome To It," "The Girl with Something Extra" and "Brothers and Sisters." He won a 1970 Emmy as best comedy actor for "My World and Welcome To It."
Q. Who played Paladin in the TV series of the same name? - B.B., Watseka, Ill.
A. Richard Boone was the expensive, cultured gun-slinger of the old west whose business card read: "Have Gun, Will Travel ... Wire Paladin, San Francisco."
Q. I have been trying to find the video "The Miracle" starring Carroll Baker and Roger Moore. Can you help? - I.M., Cheektowaga, N.Y.
A. The 1959 film is not available on video.
Q. I'd like to know about Jeff Fahey, of "Lawnmower Man." How old is he and what else has he done? - K.D., Denver, Colo.
A. Fahey, 34, is a native of Buffalo, N.Y., dropped out of high school, spent 10 years wandering around the world doing odd jobs before he returned home and decided to be a dancer. He studied ballet but dropped that for musical theater, touring in "Brigadoon" and "Oklahoma." His first straight acting role was in the soap "One Life to Live"; his first movie was "Silverado." His other movies: "True Blood," "The Last of the Finest," "White Hunter, Black Heart," "Impulse" and "Body Parts."
Q. Is there a reason why Lionel Barrymore's famous "Christmas Carol" movie has not been shown on TV? This film is never listed in video catalogs. - E.W.V., Campbell, Ohio.
A. There's an excellent reason: Barrymore never played Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" on the screen. He did the role on radio starting in 1934 and it became a Christmas listening tradition for many families. Except for Christmas 1944, when his wife died and brother John did the role, Barrymore performed "A Christmas Carol" annually on radio until his death in 1954.
Q. I had heard that Christian Slater starred on a soap when he was young. Which one? Has he done any other TV work? - R.C., Irvine, Calif.
A. Slater did three soaps. He got his first taste of acting at 7 in a short stint on "One Life to Live," later did a small role on "All My Children" and then played J.D. LaSalle on "Ryan's Hope" (on which, incidentally, his father, actor Michael Hawkins, was the original Frank Ryan).
Q. I'd like to know about Hutch of "As the World Turns." His real name, birthday, where he's from. - J.Y., Boulder, Colo.
A. Judson Mills, who's Hutch, was born May 10 in Washington, D.C., grew up in Virginia, attended college in New Hampshire before shifting to New York's American Academy of Dramatic Art. He joined "ATWT" in June 1991. He's married to actress Christiaan Mills.
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