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Whitney Rydbeck (13 March 1945 – 15 July 2024; age 79) was the actor who played Ensign Alans in the Star Trek: The Next Generation second season episode "Pen Pals".
In 1979, he played the role of the traitorous Hartsteen in the Buck Rogers In The 25th Century episode "The Plot to Kill a City: Part 2" (With Tim O'Connor, James Sloyan, and Felix Silla).
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