John Winston obit

John Winston, Star Trek’s transporter chief Lt. Kyle, passed away in September 2019 at 91

 

He was not on the list.

Winston was known to Star Trek fans as Lt. Kyle in The Original Series, when he primarily served as transporter chief. Kyle was promoted to Commander for his appearance in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, where he served under Captain Terrell aboard the U.S.S. Reliant.

Outside of Star Trek, John Winston had a number of television appearances. His credits include The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Time Tunnel, Charlie’s Angels and Max Headroom.

He was an English actor. He was known for his supporting appearances in the original 1960s Star Trek series as "Lieutenant Kyle", who served variously as transporter operator or bridge officer, which he reprised – promoted to the rank of commander – for a minor role in the 1982 motion picture Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

Actor

George Takei, James Cawley, and John M. Kelley in Star Trek Phase II (2004)

Star Trek Phase II

6.8

TV Series

Captain Jefferies

2004

1 episode

 

Lucky Chances (1990)

Lucky Chances

6.4

TV Mini Series

Smythson

1990

3 episodes

 

Max Headroom (1987)

Max Headroom

7.4

TV Series

Plantaganet

1987

1 episode

 

Lee Majors and Heather Thomas in The Fall Guy (1981)

The Fall Guy

7.1

TV Series

Manager

1982

1 episode

 

Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

7.7

Kyle

1982

 

Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)

Charlie's Angels

6.5

TV Series

Hotel Clerk

1978

1 episode

 

Elliott Gould and George Segal in California Split (1974)

California Split

7.1

Tenor

1974

 

Leonard Nimoy in Assault on the Wayne (1971)

Assault on the Wayne

6.0

TV Movie

English Scientist

1971

 

Sole Survivor (1970)

Sole Survivor

7.3

TV Movie

British Pilot

1970

 

Anouk Aimée, Robert Forster, Michael York, and Dirk Bogarde in Justine (1969)

Justine

5.4

Sergeant at Door (uncredited)

1969

 

Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, and Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek (1966)

Star Trek

8.4

TV Series

Lt. Kyle

Transporter Chief

Transporter Technician

1967–1969

11 episodes

 

The Time Tunnel (1966)

The Time Tunnel

7.5

TV Series

British Sentry

The Guard

1966

2 episodes

 

12 O'Clock High (1964)

12 O'Clock High

8.1

TV Series

British Co-Pilot

1966

1 episode

 

Robert Vaughn, Leo G. Carroll, and David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.7

TV Series

U.N.C.L.E. Agent

1966

1 episode