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Ron
PerformerTOS
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Portrays:	Voight (uncredited)
Date of Birth:	May 12, 1924
Date of Death:	September 16, 2000
Age at Death:	76
Nationality:	UK
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Ron Nyman (12 May 1924 CE―16 September 2000 CE) is an England-born actor who portrayed the uncredited role of Voight in Original Series' "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I", "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II" . His appearance was identified with the assistance of computer-aided facial recognition.

Nyman's prior credited appearances include numerous Glen A. Larson series, including Mannix, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, and Quincy, M.E.

Nyman began his career as a background performer in various films, including Cecil B. DeMille's second The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston, circa 1952 CE. Other notable background work of Nyman's can be seen in various Marilyn Monroe films, including but not limited to Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Seven Year Itch, and There's No Business Like Show Business.

His later genre appearance include The Twilight Zone, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and the 1960s television series Batman.

According to his niece Debbie Nyman, his film and television career ended due to an unspecified injury sustained during filming the two-parter, which prevented his working under studio lighting. It is believed that his scenes were minimized to mainly background as a result. His lack of credit for the episode may suggest an attempt to distance the production from any legal issue, given the looming legal issues raised and levied against the Original Series by Fox and Lucasfilm Ltd.

He died on 16 September 2000 in California from unreported causes.

External Link

• Ron Nyman at FindAGrave.com

References

Ron
PerformerCaprica
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Portrays:	Seaborne, Shotgun
Date of Birth:	April 20, 1961
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Age:	64
Nationality:	CAN
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Ronald Selmour is a Haitian-born Canadian actor, voice actor, and narrator who portrayed Seaborne in the Re-imagined Series' "Bastille Day", and Shotgun in Caprica's "Ghosts in the Machine".

Early Life and Education

Selmour was born on April 20, 1961, in Haiti to Marguerite (S Joseph) and J P Decius Selmour, business owners. He was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he studied Anthropology, Fine Arts, and Theater.

Selmour majored in Fine Arts at Concordia University while honing his acting craft in the theater program, performing on various stages in both English and French. He is multilingual, speaking English, French, Creole, and passably Spanish.

Career

Selmour is described as a "Renaissance man" who had his start in the Montreal theatre culture, establishing himself as an intricate character actor with leading man presence. In addition to his acting work, he is also a voice actor who narrates in Creole, English, and French.

Selmour has pursued interests beyond acting, including music—he toured Europe in the 1990s as a rapper—and visual arts, creating abstract and eclectic artwork that has been displayed in online virtual galleries.

Film

Selmour is best known for his role as Dex in Blade: Trinity (2004), and for his memorable performance as "Death-by-teacup-man" in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004).

His other notable film roles include Darryl in My Boss's Daughter (2003), an Ark Boarding Officer in 2012 (2009), Chattering Homeless Man in Tron: Legacy (2010), Danforth in Sucker Punch (2011), and Shotgun in Bones (2001).

His early film work includes appearances in Freddy Got Fingered (2001) and Liberty Stands Still (2002) as Dwayne.

Television

Selmour has had an extensive television career spanning multiple decades. His notable roles include Agent Jim Sponson in the Netflix series The Imperfects (2022), where he portrayed a ruthless agent for a shadowy organization tasked with hunting down the protagonists across seven episodes.

He is particularly recognized for his recurring role as The Butcher in Arrow across four episodes from 2013 to 2014. Other significant television work includes portraying Kanaan in Sanctuary across three episodes (2010-2011), Sundown in the miniseries Klondike across four episodes (2014), and Derrick in Bad Seeds across three episodes (2013).

His appearances in science fiction and genre television include roles in Smallville as multiple characters including Connelly and Marcos across three episodes (2004-2008), Stargate Atlantis as Jannick (2008), The Outer Limits as Carl and Colonel Kikongo across two episodes (1998-2001), and Supernatural.

His other television credits include Da Vinci's Inquest as Vincent Marx and Roy across four episodes (1999-2002), Dark Angel as Dan and Brig Guard 1 across two episodes (2000-2002), Red Widow as J.J.'s Bodyguard (2013), True Justice as Detective Miller (2011), and Jeremiah as Ike (2003).

References

External Sources

Ronald D. MooreRon BaranRon BleckerRon E. FrenchRon NicholsRon Satlof

Ron
Role:	Executive Producer
BSG Universe:	Re-imagined Series and Caprica
Date of Birth:	July 5, 1964
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Age:	61
Nationality:	USA
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Ronald Dowl Moore, aka Ron D. Moore, Ron Moore or "Caveman", (born 5 July 1964 in Chowchilla, California) is the creator and executive producer of the Re-imagined Series.

(Moore's initials, "RDM," are used on Battlestar Wiki to differentiate articles related to the Re-imagined Series from a similarly-named Original Series article, such as "The Hand of God (TOS)" and "The Hand of God (RDM)".)

Biography

Moore graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Political Science. After college, he moved to Los Angeles in hopes of becoming a working writer. He was two weeks away from joining the United States Navy when Michael Piller, the co-executive producer of Star Trek: The Next Generation, called with good news. His first script, "The Bonding," led to an assignment and a spot on the writing staff in 1989.

By the end of the series, he was serving as a producer and obtained a number of accolades. As a member of the production team, he earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Series, and, along with writing partner Brannon Braga, a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation for "All Good Things...," the series finale. They went on to earn Hugo nominations for the first two Next Generation films, 1994's Star Trek Generations and 1996's Star Trek: First Contact. Braga and Moore also collaborated on the story for 2000's Mission: Impossible II.

After The Next Generation, Moore became a supervising producer on Rick Berman and Michael Piller's character-driven spin-off, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993). He began by writing the third season premiere, "The Search, Part I," which saw the introduction of the USS Defiant. Moore had originally intended to name Captain Sisko's starship, Valiant, after the ship mentioned in the first Star Trek's second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before". However, as Star Trek: Voyager was about to premiere and the studio did not want two ships starting with the letter v, he changed it to Defiant in honor of the ship from "The Tholian Web".

As two of the most ardent classic Star Trek fans on Deep Space Nine's writing staff, Moore and Rene Echevarria were chosen to write the teleplay for "Trials and Tribble-ations" as a tribute to the original Star Trek's 30th Anniversary. Besides bringing Captain Kirk and Captain Sisko together on screen via seamless Emmy Award-nominated visual effects, the episode also brought the pair a Hugo nomination. They went on to write the series penultimate episode, "The Dogs of War," which introduced the new Defiant, formerly the USS São Paulo. The name of the ship and Sisko's line "Hello, ship," were a tribute to the Steve McQueen film The Sand Pebbles. By the time Deep Space Nine ended, he was a co-executive producer, and moved on to his third Star Trek spin-off series: Voyager.

After a two-episode stint as a co-executive producer on Star Trek: Voyager, Moore departed the series over creative differences in the show's production, namely with his prior writing partner, Brannon Braga. This lead him to his first collaboration with David Eick as Moore assumed the role of consulting producer on the final season of the Sci-Fi Channel's fantasy series, Good vs. Evil. Eventually, Moore made his way to Jason Katim's teen SF/Drama series, Roswell, which first aired on The WB, joining former Star Trek: The Next Generation cast member, Jonathan Frakes (Commander William Riker) as a co-executive producer. Due to his work on Roswell, he was able to develop Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern as a pilot for The WB, but it was canceled before production began due to creative differences Moore had with Warner Brothers. Moore served as a co-executive producer on Roswell as the series moved to UPN for the 2001-2002 television season.

From Roswell, Moore worked on the HBO series Carnivàle, but left after its first year to dedicate his work on the a second attempt in as many years at reviving a Battlestar Galactica series.

Moore has three children. He remarried in 2004 to Terry Dresbach, whom the fans have come to know as "Mrs. Ron" on the Sci Fi Channel chat forums. Dresbach frequently participated in the podcasts for the series episodes and other audio commentaries.

Battlestar Galactica Development and Philosophy

When developing the Re-imagined Series, Moore made a conscious decision to remake the original story rather than continue it, feeling that its dark premise would resonate more strongly with a post-9/11 audience. He stated that after the attacks, the show presented an "opportunity to write something truly meaningful. We could comment on things that are happening in today's society, from the war against terror to the question of what happens to people in the face of an unimaginable catastrophe."

• Moore discusses using the Original Series as a template:

I approached the original show and looked at what worked and what didn't work. I tried to keep as much of the original show as possible. I kept all the essential elements of Battlestar Galactica: the aircraft-carrier-in-space; the rag-tag fleet; the Cylon attack, the escape and the search for Earth; Commander Adama; Adama's son "Apollo," who's Galactica's lead fighter pilot; the rogue pilot, "Starbuck"; their friend, "Boomer"; and Baltar, the traitor. Those were the main things I knew I had to keep – it wouldn't have been Battlestar Galactica without them.

I changed the things I knew didn't work. The original Baltar didn't have a motivation for betraying his race, so I knew I'd have to change that character. I also never understood why the Cylons were so intent on pursuing these humans across the galaxy, so I changed the background of the Cylons and their relationship with the human beings. Making the Cylons the creation of humanity enabled the Cylons to have a much more complicated love/hate relationship with humans, and also provided us with a way to use humanoid Cylons in the series...

• Moore discusses the religious aspects of the series:

The religious aspects of the show developed naturally out of my intention to reflect every aspect of the human experience. I was delighted because I'm fascinated with this notion of monotheism versus polytheism, and I felt its addition to the show enriched it and helped make it unique.

Caprica Development and Philosophy

As co-creator and executive producer of Caprica, Moore was central to establishing the series' tone and direction.

Creative Philosophy

• Moore carried over the core philosophy from Battlestar Galactica of grounding the series in a sense of truth and realism, wanting Caprica to be a "drama first and foremost that was all about the characters."
• He deliberately avoided common science fiction tropes that he felt were distracting, such as "silly chairs and silly hair and spandex costumes."
• The inclusion of widespread smoking was a conscious and "perverse" choice, intended to defy anti-smoking trends and serve as a bonding element for the male characters.
• Moore later reflected that the original subplot of Amanda Graystone having an affair was a "misstep" by the writers, as it made the character "very unlikable" in early cuts, leading to its removal.

Story and World-Building

• The concept for the paper-thin computers originated from a conversation Moore had nearly 20 years prior with a college friend, Naren Shankar, who explained the theoretical physics behind such a device.
• He provided a detailed explanation of the political landscape of the Twelve Colonies at the time, clarifying that they were not a unified government but separate "nation-states." The tension between colonies like Caprica and Tauron was an intentional element to set up future conflicts.

Production Anecdotes

• Moore recounted the "kid-like thrill" of being on set when both Caprica and Battlestar Galactica were filming on adjacent sound stages, allowing him to walk between the two productions.
• Regarding vehicles, he and David Eick decided to use real-world cars instead of futuristic concepts to maintain the show's grounded feel. The mandate was to use "interesting" vintage or exotic cars that would look unfamiliar to American audiences.

Director credits for Battlestar Galactica

• Season 4:
  • A Disquiet Follows My Soul

Writer credits for Battlestar Galactica

As executive producer, Moore has a hand in nearly every aspect of the show's production, and his influence can be felt throughout the entire series. Although he approves every script and sometimes rewrites other writers' episodes, he is only officially credited with writing the following episodes:

• Miniseries
• Season 1:
  • 33
  • Water
  • Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I
  • Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II
• Season 2:
  • Home, Part II
  • Resurrection Ship, Part II
  • Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
• Season 3:
  • Occupation
  • Precipice
• Season 4:
  • A Disquiet Follows My Soul
  • Daybreak, Part I
  • Daybreak, Part II

Notes

• Moore has a cameo appearance in the finale episode Daybreak, Part II as a man on the street reading National Geographic magazine.
• In the pilot episode of the fifth Star Trek series, Enterprise, a character was named after him. The farmer who shot the Klingon (Klaang) in the beginning of the episode was named Farmer "Moore". This is not only homage to Moore's reputation with Klingons, but also his reputation for killing off characters.
• Ronald D. Moore makes weekly podcasts (audio commentaries) for every episode of the Re-imagined Series starting with "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down". He is sometimes joined by executive producer David Eick, and occasionally by episode writers and his wife Terry Dresbach. Most of the eight episodes before this in Season 1 also have podcasts by Ron Moore, though "Fragged" in Season 2 never had a podcast due to technical delays, despite the fact that Moore says it is one of his favorites.
• Moore has created a tradition of sorts in his podcast where he enjoys a brand of cigarette and scotch while narrating the podcasts. As Dresbach does not appreciate cigarettes, podcasts she attends are generally cigarette-free.
• At the 2005 Hugo Awards, Moore earned a Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) for the series premiere "33".
• In 2007, Moore earned an Emmy nomination in Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series for the two-part Season 3 premiere "Occupation" and "Precipice".

References

External Links

• Ron article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• Ron article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki.

• Ron Moore's personal blog
• The Ron Moore Battlestar Blog
• Conference Call with Ron Moore and David Eick of January 6. 2009
• Press Conference with Ron Moore and David Eick of June 1, 2007
• Next Gen Coverage of GDC Keynote
• Slashdot Coverage of GDC Keynote
• Informal Transcript of GDC Keynote
• TheStreet.com RDM Interview - According to this post at Scifi there is a spoiler about a returning cast member, a reason for the lack of Civilian fleet ops, and some insights into the motivations of a character in the audio version of the interview

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Ron Baran is the Rigging Best Boy for the Re-imagined Series.

Nichols has worked on such films as Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, A Cooler Climate, K-9: P.I., Rupert's Land and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.

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Ron
Role:	Military advisor
BSG Universe:	Re-imagined Series
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Ron Blecker is the military advisor for the Battlestar Galactica Miniseries and television series.

Biography

Born in Illinois, Blecker grew up in Oregon who, immediately after graduating high school, joined the United States Army. Blecker has an extensive military background, having served in Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), trained an an Army Ranger, in Special Forces, and trained in SWAT tactics. Blecker's 15 year career in the army ended in 1998 after an accident left him unable to continue serving.

Nearly immediately after leaving the Army, he was hired by Chris Carter as an adviser on The X-Files, as well as Millennium, which he obtained after being referenced by the Vancouver Police Department, having helped train their SWAT team the year prior.

His work on those shows lead to the creation of Def Con 5, a company specializing in military, police and related advisory for movies, television, and other areas, furnishing actors with firearms use for realistic combat scenes.

Blecker's has worked extensively on both Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis as weapons handler, adviser, and has even acted in episodes of both series. He has also worked in various films, including all three of the X-Men films.

Battlestar Galactica

Prior to the shooting of the Miniseries, Blecker held a mini boot camp to aid the cast in resembling a realistic military team. He focused on drills and other military procedures to aid in the illusion.

Director Michael Rymer asked Blecker to appear in the Miniseries as the Viper launch officer when Kara Thrace attempts to launch in her Viper.

References

External Links

• Def Con 5 Inc
• Ron Blecker interviewed by BSG-Online

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Role:	Line Producer (Seasons 1-3), Producer (Season 4)
BSG Universe:	Re-imagined Series
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Ron E. French is a producer on the Re-imagined Series.

French was line producer for the series for the first three seasons. For the fourth season, he was promoted to full-fledged producer.

Previously, French worked on various Vancouver-filmed genre series, including The X-Files, Stargate SG-1, Dark Angel, and Stargate Atlantis.

Ron
Role:	Color Timer
BSG Universe:	Re-imagined Series and Caprica
Date of Birth:
Date of Death:	Missing required parameter 1=month! ,
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Ron Nichols is a colorist who worked on the Re-imagined Series as a color timer. His career in post-production color services spans five decades, from the 1970s through his retirement in the 2020s, working extensively on episodic television, sitcoms, reality shows, and feature films.

Career

Nichols began his professional colorist career at Level 3 Post in August 1997, where he worked for twelve years until August 2009. During this period, he performed color timing work on numerous television productions, including his contributions to Battlestar Galactica and its prequel series Caprica.

From 2009 through July 2014, Nichols worked as a colorist at UDS NBC-Universal, where he specialized in remastering television shows and movies for contemporary broadcast and home video release. During this same period, he maintained concurrent positions at multiple post-production facilities, including work at The Post House (February 2011 to July 2014) on network reality shows such as Inside Job, and at Atlas Digital (January 2011 to August 2013), where he provided color services for The Real Housewives of Orange County. He also performed pre-color work for episodic television at Level 3 Post from November 2011 to July 2014.

In August 2014, Nichols joined CCI Digital in Burbank as a staff colorist, remaining with the facility through 2018. CCI Digital has served the entertainment industry for over thirty years, providing color services, editorial, digital distribution, audio, and Blu-Ray/DVD production for major studios and television productions.

Since August 2016, Nichols has operated as a freelance colorist, establishing his own service under the name "Colorby.ron" (October 2017 to August 2021) and continuing to accept both freelance and staff positions. He specializes in final color correction for episodic television, sitcoms, reality programming, and feature films, utilizing DaVinci Resolve for file-based color correction work.

After approximately fifty years in the industry, Nichols officially retired from regular work, though he described his career as "blessed" and remained available for select projects.

Notable Credits

Beyond his work on the Battlestar Galactica franchise, Nichols' extensive filmography includes the original Magnum, P.I. series (1980-1988), the feature films Enfants terribles (2005) and Little Athens (2005), and numerous contemporary television programs including Shimmer and Shine (2016), Breaking Big (2018), Shark Week (2018), and We Need to Talk About America (2022).

External links

• Ron Nichols at the Internet Movie Database

References

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Ron Satlof is a television director and producer. He is sometimes credited as "Ronald Gilbert Satlof" or "Ronald Satlof". He has been active in the television industry since the 1960s.

Satlof directed "The Return of Starbuck," an episode of Galactica 1980. He also worked on episodes of Perry Mason, The Amazing Spider-Man, and many other shows.

External links

• IMDB profile

Ronnie Dyson

This article has a separate continuity. This article is in the Dynamite Comics separate continuity, which is related to the Re-imagined Series. Be sure that your contributions to this article reflect the characters and events specific to this continuity only.

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Ronnie Dyson is the jocular, risking-taking right-hand man of Arvin Tyler aboard Orion.

Prior to the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, Dyson and Tyler pull a heist on a medical supply truck outside the Aquaria City Extended Care Medical Center; Dyson makes the mistake of throwing in that they are members of the Children of Erebus (although this is not the case, and Dyson throws this in as a scare factor), unawares that the Colonial Fleet is listening to all comm-traffic regarding this terrorist organization.

Having done this, Dyson has attracted the unwanted attention of the Colonial Fleet and its military assets, Therion and the Ghost Squadron, who intercept their getaway shuttle, Sword. However, they are saved from having to deal with the Ghosts as hostilities between the Cylons and the Colonials have broken out (Battlestar Galactica: Ghosts 1).

Ron Goulart

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Ron Goulart is the author of several Original Series novelizations published by Berkley Books.

Writer credits for Berkley Books

• Greetings From Earth
• Experiment in Terra
• The Long Patrol

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