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[[Image: claudiusmarcus.jpg|thumb|... as Claudius Marcus]]
 
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|name = Logan Ramsey
'''Logan Ramsey''' {{born|21|March|1921|died|26|June|2000}} appeared as [[Claudius Marcus]] in [[TOS]]: "[[Bread and Circuses]]".
 
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|birth name = Logan Carlisle Ramsey, Jr.
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|gender = Male
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|birthday = {{d|21|March|1921}}
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|birthplace = Long Beach, California, USA
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|deathday = {{d|26|June|2000}}
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|deathplace = Los Angeles, California, USA
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|roles = Actor
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|characters = [[Proconsul]] {{dis|Claudius Marcus|Proconsul}}
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'''Logan Ramsey''' {{born|21|March|1921|died|26|June|2000}} was the actor who appeared as {{dis|Claudius Marcus|Proconsul}} in the {{s|TOS}} [[TOS Season 2|second season]] episode {{e|Bread and Circuses}}.
He guest-starred in the the ''[[Wikipedia:Kung Fu (TV series)|Kung Fu]]'' episode "The Squawman" with [[ Rex Holman]].
 
Ramsey is the son of (then) Lt. Cmdr. Logan Ramsey Sr., who sounded the alarm at the start of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Ramsey Sr. was stationed on Ford Island in the middle of the harbor when the Japanese attacked at 7:55 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941. Ramsey's father was also responsible for sending one of the most famous messages in the history of radio when he sent: AIR RAID PEARL HARBOR, THIS IS NO DRILL immediately after sounding the alarm.
 
   
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His father, Logan Ramsey, Sr. (1898 - 1972), was a Naval officer who became famous in radio history after sending the message "Air raid Pearl Harbor, this is no drill" upon the outbreak of World War II following the attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor in 1941.[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/lcramseysr.htm]
Studied acting under famous acting coach Lee Strasberg.
 
   
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Ramsey guest-starred in the the {{wt|Kung Fu (TV series)|Kung Fu}} episode "The Squawman" with [[Rex Holman]], and the {{wt|Banacek}} episode "To Steal a King" with [[Roger C. Carmel]], an episode written by [[Stephen Kandel]]. Ramsey had a prominent role in ''Head'', the 1968 feature film showcase for the pop group {{w|The Monkees}}, and also appeared in ''The Traveling Executioner'' (1970, with [[Graham Jarvis]], [[Marianna Hill]], [[Stefan Gierasch]], [[James Sloyan]], and [[James Greene]]).
He and actress wife Anne Ramsey, she best known for her harridan film portrayals in _Goonies (1985) and _Throw Mamma Off the Train (1987)_ , formed Philadelphia's prestigious Theatre of the Living Arts.
 
   
 
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A stage veteran, he became typecast in films as redneck sheriff, racist or gutless villain.
 
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*''The Traveling Executioner'' (1970, with [[Graham Jarvis]], [[Marianna Hill]], [[Stefan Gierasch]], [[James Sloyan]] and [[James Greene]])
 
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Logan Ramsey (21 March 192126 June 2000; age 79) was the actor who appeared as Claudius Marcus in the Star Trek: The Original Series second season episode "Bread and Circuses".

His father, Logan Ramsey, Sr. (1898 - 1972), was a Naval officer who became famous in radio history after sending the message "Air raid Pearl Harbor, this is no drill" upon the outbreak of World War II following the attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor in 1941.[1]

Ramsey guest-starred in the the Kung Fu episode "The Squawman" with Rex Holman, and the Banacek episode "To Steal a King" with Roger C. Carmel, an episode written by Stephen Kandel. Ramsey had a prominent role in Head, the 1968 feature film showcase for the pop group The Monkees, and also appeared in The Traveling Executioner (1970, with Graham Jarvis, Marianna Hill, Stefan Gierasch, James Sloyan, and James Greene).

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