Please include all who were approached and maybe those who auditioned and later became famous.
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A 1987 memo between Paramount execs gives the following names:
- Mark Lindsay Chapman
- Eric Menyuk
- Kevin Peter Hall (also for Geordi)
- Kelvin Han Yee
Note the obvious absence of any actors that actually were cast as regulars on the series and, of course, Brent Spiner!
UPDATE: Memo was uncovered by Letters of Note a year or so ago.
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2Damn! I never thought that would be answered! – MPelletier Jan 19 '11 at 17:14
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1Outstanding! Source? – Rodger Cooley Jan 19 '11 at 17:42
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2I added the original source. – Slick23 Jan 19 '11 at 17:46
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25Wow! Wesley Snipes for Geordi haha... and Tim Russ too. – Henrik P. Hessel Jan 19 '11 at 18:11
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1I just noticed... no Worf?!? Maybe that's another good question to post. – Rodger Cooley Jan 19 '11 at 18:54
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1Was Worf even in the Main Cast in Season 1? – Henrik P. Hessel Jan 19 '11 at 19:03
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4He was a pilot in the first season. He took over as security when Tasha Yar was killed toward the end of that season. – Slick23 Jan 19 '11 at 19:08
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Yeah, I know that, but that's what I meant http://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/1036/was-the-worf-from-star-trek-the-next-generation-an-afterthought – Henrik P. Hessel Jan 19 '11 at 20:30
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7Wow, Yaphet Kotto as Picard, that would've been something. – Kev Jan 19 '11 at 23:10
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1"Denise Crosby seems to be the only possibility for Troi". Thank God no! – johnc Feb 28 '11 at 03:11
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2Jenny Agutter (I assume that's who they mean) as Beverley would have been interesting. – DJClayworth May 18 '11 at 20:31
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This is the funniest thing I've read in a long time! Wow!! – Meg Coates Mar 16 '12 at 01:21
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2Rosalind Chao for Tasha Yar? Would have been a very different take on the character, I'm sure! I wish I could see episodes from some alternate universe where that casting choice happened. – steveha Feb 19 '14 at 06:51
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1Eric Menyuk would show up as The Traveler. – Schwern Feb 01 '15 at 03:48
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Julia Nickson as Tasha? Hubba hubba. – Omegacron Feb 02 '15 at 15:49
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@steveha: I loved when Farscape almost did that for an episode :) – Lightness Races in Orbit Nov 23 '15 at 14:20
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5Cheryl McFadden is usually called Gates McFadden. – pleurocoelus Feb 19 '16 at 00:41
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Tim Russ in there again! – Liath Nov 20 '17 at 14:47