Unnamed characters (1980)
This is a listing of unnamed characters in Galactica 1980.
Colonials
A "Girl on Bridge" (portrayed by Ellen Gerken) informs Commander Adama that the Cylon Raiders are running and that the Viper pilots wish to pursue (The Return of Starbuck).
Earthlings
Americans
Newsboy
Lost in 1980's earth, Xaviar walks the streets of nearby Century City, wanting to seek out the studios of the United Broadcasting Company after watching an interview with Dr. Donald Mortinson. Wanting to know how to get there, Xaviar questions a newsboy, who informs him that he can get there by using a cab.
Xaviar walks away, but the newsboy obtrusively asks the reason for the questioning, which results in Xaviar stunning the newsboy and then trying to hail for a cab (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III).
- The unnamed newsboy is portrayed by Ray Duke.
Sheriff
A sheriff is first introduced when Walt Griffin reports on two mysterious space craft appear on a meadow. The spacecraft, however, are gone, having just launched into the night sky -- which the sheriff writes off as shooting stars (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II)
This same sheriff later drives up to the Maggies Truck Heaven diner, passing by Troy and Dillon as they wave in his direction, since his car had just passed the bus that Hamilton was on. He stops to ask if they need any help, but they politely decline.
After driving up to the diner and buying an edition of The Daily News paper, he notes that they are wanted for the attempted kidnapping of Dr. Mortinson and pursue in a short chase. Troy and Dillon swiftly escape the chase, activating their turbines' flight systems and flying off into the air. He later stops on the side of the road, telling the dispatcher, Harvey, that he wasn't feeling too well (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III).
- The unnamed sheriff is played by Ted Gehring.
PIT Guards
At the Pacific Institute of Technology's AR Building, Troy and Dillon run into two guards. The first guard, whose full name is not spoken in dialogue[1] is stunned by Troy, allowing the two of them to enter Dr. Donald Mortinson's office.
A second guard stops Troy and Dillon at gunpoint on a walk way after they leave Mortinson's office, with Dorothy Carlyle close behind (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I).
- The first guard, credited only as 1st Guard, is played by Frank Downing. The second guard, credited as 2nd Guard, is played by Don Maxwell.
The Griffins
Willie's sister is seen sitting at the dinner table in the Griffin's kitchen as Willie Griffin storms in, trying to tell them of the two Vipers he comes across. She asks about the ships, but her mother interrupts, telling her husband to stop Willie out of fear of her apparent gullibility (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II).
Willie's mother is seen as Willie bursts into the house in the typical place for Earthling women: the kitchen. In a manner typical of house-bound women of 1980s Earth, she admonishes Willie for dragging dirt through her house. Later, she prissily tells Walt Griffin, her husband, to put a stop in Willie's "made up" story about the two space ships he sees in the field (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II).
- Neither actresses are apparently credited.
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Willie's sister has her interest piqued by Willie's story about the spaceships.
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Willie's mother sits at the dinner table, displeased with Willie's not-so-make-believe story.
United States Air Force
A variety of United States Air Force personnel are seen in the series, as their role is typically suited to running around and being thwarted by the Warriors at every turn.
Air Force Colonel
Walt Griffin and his son, Willie Griffin, talk to an Air Force colonel after Willie discovers that the Vipers have landed in the meadow again. The Colonel informs a dejected Willie that he cannot tell anyone of the spaceships (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III).
- This Air Force Colonel was portrayed by Hank Brandt.
Air Force Major
An Air Force major is present at the Van Nuys A.N.G. Base where the three Vipers are taken. He orders that no one, not even their own people, go near the ships, noting that teams from Wright-Patterson and Washington are going to arrive "first thing in the morning". It is after these orders are given that Xaviar, dressed as an Air Force guardsman, enters his Viper under the cloak of invisibility and begins recharging the energizers of his Viper via the base's generator, an event that this major witnesses (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III).
- The Air Force Major was portrayed by Doug Hale.
Germans
When observing the loading of trains bound for the Auschwitz concentration camp, a little girl runs toward Hamilton, Dillon, Troy, and Stockwell. Troy grabs her while Dillon shoots at the pursuing Nazi guard and with her makes their escape.
Later, Stockwell meets up with the leader of a resistance cell in Peenemünde, Germany, the owner of a local bookstore. It is this bookstore that is the headquarters for the local resistance, which Stockwell hopes will help him in thwarting the Nazi's V-2 rocket program. The Gestapo subsequently storm the bookstore, capturing the resistance and the little girl as well (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II).
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The German resistance leader portrayed by Michael Strong.
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A little Jewish girl portrayed by Missy Francis.
Nazi Officers
Xaviar works with various unnamed Nazi officers in his bid to increase Earth's technological level (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II).
German Colonel
A German officer, apparently a Colonel[2], is greeted by various officers when he enters an office. He is quickly notified of the appearance of two air craft believed to be of American origin, and orders the Luftwaffe to dispatch them. This same officer later comments that "soon we will have planes that don't even have propellers" (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II).
- The German Colonel is portrayed by Louis Turenne.
German pilot
A German pilot, apparently the Luftwaffe's flight leader or commander engages Troy and Dillon's Vipers, only to break off the attack after discovering that the craft have no markings. Believing them to be the German's own experimental aircraft, he threateningly orders his fellow pilots not to mention the incident to anyone (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II).
- The actor portraying the German pilot is unknown.
German Commander
A character credited as "German Commander", despite his rank being revealed in the dialogue as "Colonel", is seen leading the Gestapo into the Resistance Leader's bookstore. After the Gestapo disarm and remove everyone in the building (that they can see anyway), one of the invisible Warriors causes the Colonel's gun to go off while in the holster, shooting him in the leg (or foot). This results in a noticeable limp.
Later, the Gestapo Colonel is seen behind the other Colonel as General Yodel comes to see the V-2 rocket that Xaviar designed (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II).
After the debacle, the Colonel is seen in the train station yard as they load Jews and other dissidents into box cars. He reacts furiously when he sees (but apparently cannot believe) that flying bikes are attacking the train yard; this diversion allows Jamie Hamilton and Major Stockwell to extricate the innocent people from the box cars (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III).
- The German Commander is played by Curt Lowens.
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Louis Turenne as a German Colonel.
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The Luftwaffe commander that engages the Vipers.
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Curt Lowens as a German Gestapo Colonel, although he is credited as "German Commander".
References
- ↑ The name is deduced based on a comment he makes to Dorothy Carlyle and a legible shot of his name badge. See: Jack Archer for details.
- ↑ The Luftwaffe flight leader who engages Troy and Dillon's Vipers refers to the commanding officer as thus in his threatening orders to his pilots, falsely believing that the Vipers were the Germans' own experimental aircraft.