{"id":50,"date":"2008-04-29T07:00:50","date_gmt":"2008-04-29T11:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/2008\/04\/29\/unsung-hero-of-our-youth\/"},"modified":"2008-04-28T00:19:35","modified_gmt":"2008-04-28T04:19:35","slug":"unsung-hero-of-our-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/04\/29\/unsung-hero-of-our-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Unsung Hero of Our Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">I think we all owe a debt of gratitude to an unsung hero of\u00a01980&#8217;s science fiction and television.\u00a0 His is a face that\u00a0we grew up with, but probably never thought much of.\u00a0\u00a0I&#8217;m talking about <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Judson_Scott\" title=\"Judson Earney Scott\">Judson Earney Scott<\/a>.\u00a0 Who you ask?\u00a0 I&#8217;m not surprised.\u00a0 Until I sat down to type this, I didn&#8217;t know his name either.\u00a0 However, this photo should immediately help you remember this actor.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" width=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/judson_scott.jpg\" alt=\"Judson Scott\" height=\"150\" \/>I have no doubt you recognize him.\u00a0 However, do you realize just how many times his face graced our entertainment screens?\u00a0 Especially in geek-related shows\/movies?\u00a0 Below is a listing of many of his appearances.\u00a0 For a complete list, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0779401\/\" title=\"Judson Earney Scott\">visit his IMDB page<\/a>.\u00a0 Judson Earney Scott in the 1980s:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>had the lead role in the short-lived 1982 series &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Phoenix_%281982_TV_series%29\" title=\"The Phoenix\">The Phoenix<\/a>&#8220;.\u00a0 I loved this show when it was on.\u00a0 Watch the video intro by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9SASkqWyn40\" title=\"The Phoenix\">clicking here<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>will forever be remembered as Khan&#8217;s right-hand man, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joachim_%28Star_Trek%29\" title=\"Joachim\">Joachim<\/a>, \u00a0in &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_Trek_II:_The_Wrath_of_Khan\" title=\"Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan\">Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan<\/a>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>had a reoccurring role in\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/V_%28TV_series%29\" title=\"V: The Series\">V: The Series<\/a>&#8221; as <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Visitors_%28V_TV_series%29#James\" title=\"Lt James\">Lt. James<\/a><\/li>\n<li>was in an episode of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Powers_of_Matthew_Star\" title=\"The Powers of Matthew Star\">The Powers of Matthew Star<\/a>&#8220;. Watch the video intro by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UwSZeYDRd08\" title=\"The Powers of Matthew Star\">clicking here (with narration by Louis Gossett Jr)<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>was in an episode of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voyagers%21\" title=\"Voyagers!\">Voyagers!<\/a>&#8220;.\u00a0\u00a0 Watch the video intro by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Mm-o_7AGJRQ\" title=\"Voyagers!\">clicking here<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>was in an episode of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greatest_American_Hero\" title=\"Greatest American Hero\">The Greatest American Hero<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>was in an episode of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Symbiosis_%28TNG_episode%29\" title=\"STNG\">Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>was in an episode of the 1988 &#8220;Mission: Impossible&#8221; series<\/li>\n<li>was in an episode of &#8220;T.J. Hooker&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>was in two episodes of &#8220;Matt Houston&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>was in two episodes of &#8220;The Dukes of Hazzard&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>was in an episode of &#8220;The A-Team&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>was in several soap operas, such as &#8220;General Hospital&#8221;, &#8220;One Life to Live&#8221;, and &#8220;The Colbys&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">Then in the 1990&#8217;s, Judson Earney Scott:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>was in an episode of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babylon_5\" title=\"Babylon 5\">Babylon 5<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>was in an episode of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_Trek:_Voyager\" title=\"Star Trek Voyager\">Star Trek: Voyager<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>was in the movie &#8220;Blade&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>was in an episode of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Adventures_of_Brisco_County%2C_Jr.\" title=\"Adventures of Brisco County Jr\">The Adventures of Brisco County Jr<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>was in &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0102177\/\" title=\"K-9000\">K-9000<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>was in an episode of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raven_%28U.S._TV_series%29\" title=\"Raven\">Raven<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>was in an episode of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renegade_%28TV_series%29\" title=\"Renegade\">Renegade<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>was in an episode of &#8220;Jack and the Fatman&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">Then in the 2000&#8217;s, Judson Earney Scott:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>played the zealot Absalom in the\u00a0TV series\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_X-Files\" title=\"X-Files\">X-Files<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>was in a couple episodes of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charmed\" title=\"Charmed\">Charmed<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>was in an episode of &#8220;Walker, Texas Ranger&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">I&#8217;m sure you are remembering some of his appearances by now.\u00a0 I distinctly remember him in several of these shows.\u00a0 Typically he played the bad guy of the week.\u00a0 He always looked and carried himself like a total bad ass, even though you\u00a0knew the good guys would eventually get the best of him.\u00a0 I find it\u00a0interesting that he could always pull off the long hair, regardless of the situation.\u00a0 He was definitely cool.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">What inspired me to write this post was something that happened the other night.\u00a0 As some of you know, recently I&#8217;ve been watching &#8220;V: The Series&#8221; on DVD.\u00a0 In an episode I watched\u00a0the other night Judson Earney Scott made his first appearance on the show.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t know it was coming and found myself thinking, &#8220;Oh yeah, the resistance is in for it now, Mr. Bad Ass has arrived.&#8221;\u00a0 That&#8217;s when I realized that I had grown up seeing this guys face, always thought he was a cool bad guy, but didn&#8217;t know his name.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">With that said, I think we should all reflect back on our youth and remember <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Judson_Scott\" title=\"Judson Scott\">Judson Earney Scott<\/a> as one of the integral pieces of our geeky upbringing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Here&#8217;s hoping that he appears in more geek related shows and movies in the future!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Judson_Scott\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0779401\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinefania.com\/persona.php\/Judson+Earney+Scott\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Tell the world about ONCE UPON A GEEK:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" 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