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Olaf Pooley (13 March 1914 – 14 July 2015; age 101) was an English actor who portrayed the Cleric in the Star Trek: Voyager sixth season episode "Blink of an Eye". His second wife, Gabrielle Beaumont (his first wife being the actress Irlin Hall with whom he has a daughter, the actress Kirstie Pooley, born in 1954) directed that episode. Beaumont had previously directed Pooley in a 1978 edition of pre-school program Rainbow, in a 1978 episode of Shadows, in Gone Are the Dayes (1984, co-starring Bibi Besch), in a 1989 episode of The Paradise Club, in a 1990 episode of TECX, in a 1992 episode of L.A. Law, in a 1996 episode of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (starring Joe Lando), and Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus (1996, co-starring Patrick Kilpatrick, Tony Todd, and David Warner). Pooley and Beaumont married in 1982 but later separated.

Having played Professor Stahlman and his parallel Earth counterpart Director Stahlman in the Doctor Who serial "Inferno" in 1970, Pooley is one of the few actors to have appeared in both the Star Trek and the Doctor Who franchises.

Pooley appeared in a number of British productions from the late 1940s, making his film debut in Penny and the Pownall Case (1948). His subsequent credits include Highly Dangerous (1950), 1952's This Woman's Angle (which also featured a young Joan Collins), and The Iron Petticoat (1956). He also had roles in the BBC series Gravelhanger (1954) and Leave It to Todhunter (1958). His first American production was 1956's Anastasia, although this was filmed in Europe and his appearance went uncredited. In the 1960s, he made appearances on such popular British shows as The Four Just Men, Sherlock Holmes, The Troubleshooters, Dixon of Dock Green, and Paul Temple. His film credits during this time included 1966's Naked Evil (starring Lawrence Tierney) and 1969's The Assassination Bureau (with Clive Revill).

Pooley wrote and appeared in Crucible of Horror (1970). He also wrote, directed, and co-starred in the 1971 comedy The Johnstown Monster. In addition, he continued making appearances on British series, including Doomwatch, Jason King, Special Branch, The Zoo Gang (starring Brian Keith), and the first episode of The Sandbaggers. And, in 1974, he co-starred with Patrick Stewart, as well as Tony Jay and John Rhys-Davies, in the acclaimed mini-series Fall of Eagles.

He went on to co-write The Godsend (1980), which was directed by his wife, the aforementioned Gabrielle Beaumont. His other writing credits include the 1982 television film Falcon's Gold and being an uncredited writer on Lifeforce (1985), which starred Patrick Stewart. Pooley's remaining acting credits include Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985, with Alice Krige), a role in the pilot episode of MacGyver and roles in Charlie Muffin, An Evening with Rosanne Seaborn, and Fellini's Donut.

Pooley died on 14 July 2015 at the age of 101 due to congestive heart failure.  From May 2015 until his death, Pooley was the oldest living known actor to have appeared in the Star Trek franchise, following the death of Star Trek background actor Ellen Albertini Dow. He is only the third Star Trek performer to reach the age of 100, following Viola Stimpson and Dow. With Pooley's death, Shep Houghton became the oldest living Star Trek performer.

 

Film

Year     Title            Role            Notes            ref

1948    Penny and the Pownall Case    Von Leicher            

1949    The Huggetts Abroad            Straker            The final film of The Huggetts          

The Lost People  Milosh            Set after the Second World War     

1950    She Shall Have Murder Mr. White   British drama film            

Highly Dangerous            Detective-Interrogator            British spy film

1951    Hell Is Sold Out            Cheri            British drama film            

1952    The Woman's Angle            Fudolf Mansell            British drama film            

Gift Horse            German Interrogation Officer            Uncredited      

Top Secret            Professor Roblettski            British comedy film            

1956    The Gamma People            Bikstein                        

The Iron Petticoat                                  

Anastasia            Zhadanov            Uncredited      

1957            Windom's Way            Colonel Lupat  

Uncredited

British thriller film

[13]

1959    Left Right and Centre  TV newscaster                  

1960    Sink the Bismarck!            Officer of the Watch on Sheffield            Uncredited      

1962    The Password Is Courage            German doctor  Based on John Castle's 1954 Second World War memoir of the same name 

The Battleaxe                          

1966    Naked Evil       Father Goodman            British horror film            [14][15]

1969    The Assassination Bureau Limited            Swiss Cashier

Released in North America as The Assassination Bureau

A black comedy film

1971    The Corpse Reid    

Originally known as The Velvet House in the United Kingdom

Released as Crucible of Horror in the United States

1979    Charlie Muffin  Soviet First Secretary             

Television

Year     Title            Role            Notes            ref

1952    Dial M for Murder            Captain Lesgate            Original production BBC Television, 23 March 1952 20.30  

1958    The Adventures of Ben Gunn            Billy Bones   4 episodes

1958    Colonel March of Scotland Yard            Carlmeddy            Episode: "The Abominable Snowman" (S 1:Ep 3)

1958    The Invisible Man            Casino Manager            Episode: "Odds Against Death" (S 1:Ep 12)     

1960    The Four Just Men            Lorenzo            Episode: "The Rietti Group" (S 1:Ep 21)      

1963    Ghost Squad            Kobelik            Episode: "The Menacing Mazurka" (S 2:Ep 10)          

Hancock            Ron Roberts            Episode: "The Reporter" (S 1:Ep 11)          

1965            Sherlock Holmes            Lascar            Episode: "The Man with the Twisted Lip" (S 1:Ep 7)

1966    The Master The Master            Southern Television six-part adaptation of T. H. White novel

1967    The Troubleshooters           Aircraft Captain            Episode: "Think Big (S 2:Ep 6)

1968            Detective         Mr. Nash            Episode: "Crime of Passion" (S 2:Ep 14)            [16]

The Expert            Adams            Episode: "He's Good for It" (S 1:Ep 10)      

Dixon of Dock Green   Captain Bailey            Episode: "Berserk" (S 15:Ep 16)        

1969    Paul Temple John Blight            Episode: "Who Dies Next" (S 1:Ep 1)        

1970            Codename        Istov            Episode: "The Quickness of the Hand" (S 1:Ep 8)

Doctor Who            Professor Stahlman            Serial: Inferno (7 episodes)         

1971            Doomwatch   Ensor            Episode: "By the Pricking of My Thumbs..." (S 2:Ep 5)

Jason King            Gorini            Episode: "A Page Before Dying" (S 1:Ep 2)       

1973            Pathfinders      Leidig            Episode: "Operation Pickpocket" (S 1: Ep 11)         

The Protectors            Commissioner Braun            Episode: "WAM, Part Two" (S 2:Ep 9)        

1974    Special Branch Eastry Senior            Episode: "Jailbait" (S 1:Ep 1)

The Zoo Gang            Inspector            Episode: "The Twisted Cross" (S 1:Ep 6)        

1978    The Sandbaggers            Lars Torvik            Episode: "First Principles" (S 1:Ep 1)

1984            Scarecrow and Mrs. King     Claude            Episode: "The Artful Dodger" (S 1:Ep17)           

1985            MacGyver       Dr. Sidney Marlow            Episode: "Pilot" (S 1:Ep 1)

1986    Hill Street Blues            Jaeger            Episode: "Suitcase" (S 7:Ep 1)

1992    L.A. Law     Dr. Stanley Schulan            Episode: "Great Balls Afire" (S 6:Ep 15)      

1996    Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman            Judge            Episode: "Eye for an Eye" (S 4:Ep 20)      

2000    Star Trek: Voyager            Cleric            Episode: "Blink of an Eye" (S 6:Ep 12)