Jack Donner

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{{sidebar actor
|name       = Jack Donner
|image      = Tal.jpg
|caption    = ...as Sub-Commander Tal
|image2     = Vulcan Priest, Kir'Shara.jpg
|caption2   = ...as the Vulcan priest.
|birth name = Jack Donner
|gender     = Male
|birthday   = {{d|29|October|1928}}
|birthplace = Los Angeles, California, USA 
|deathday   = {{d|21|September|2019}}
|deathplace = Los Angeles, California, USA
|roles      = [[:Category:Performers|Actor]]
|characters = [[Sub-Commander]] [[Tal]]<br />[[Vulcan 22nd century priest 1|Vulcan priest]]
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'''Jack Donner''' {{born|29|October|1928|died|21|September|2019}} was the actor who made his first ''Star Trek'' appearance as [[Sub-Commander]] [[Tal]] in the {{s|TOS}} [[TOS Season 3|third season]] episode {{e|The Enterprise Incident}}. He filmed his scenes on Friday {{d|21|June|1968}} at [[Desilu Stage 9]]. Thirty-six years later, he portrayed the [[Vulcan 22nd century priest 1|Vulcan priest]] in the {{s|ENT}} [[ENT Season 4|fourth season]] episodes {{e|Home}} and {{e|Kir'Shara}}.

Along with [[Majel Barrett]], [[Joseph Ruskin]], [[Vince Deadrick]], and [[Clint Howard]], he is one of only five actors to appear in both TOS and ENT. He and Deadrick are the only ones of the five who did not appear on {{s|DS9}}.

==Career==
Other television shows he has guest starred in include ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'', ''Kojak'', ''Frasier'', ''Charmed'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'', and ''Roswell''.

Along with [[Lee Delano]], Donner founded the Oxford Theater in Los Angeles, a playhouse and acting school. Their students included {{w|Don Johnson}}, {{w|Craig T. Nelson}}, and {{w|Barry Levinson}}.

== External links ==
* {{el|jackdonner.com/index.htm|JackDonner.com}} &ndash; official site
* {{Wikipedia}}
* {{imdb|name/nm0232800||external}}

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