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Who cares how many times an actor has appeared on Star Trek?

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What's the point of discussing Morgan Woodward's two performances on Star Trek, when he appeared many more times on other series (Gunsmoke, in particular)? You can read about these appearances on IMDb, so having a section of this sort for any actor serves little purpose.

The problem is that the continued popularity of Star Trek and its derivatives has made Mr Woodward, et al, visible to younger viewers who might not otherwise be aware of actors who were "long in the tooth" before they'd been born. This sort of entry should not only be removed, but verboten, especially as it's unfair to character actors such as Harry Morgan, Jack Elam, Dabbs Greer, Whit Bissell, Arthur Hunnicut, Denver Pyle, John & Richard Anderson -- shall I go on for the rest of the page? -- who never appeared on Star Trek.

And while we're at it... I'm sick and tired of entries like: "In 1955, Marvin Much appeared in Daughter of Captain Hook, co-starring with Linda Lovely, Ralph Wretched, and Vanna Blight, whose first cousin (twice-removed) catered the wrap party." Isn't it enough to say so-and-so performed a particular role in a production, and let it go at that? Unless there's good reason for such extended entries, I will start shortening these as I find them.

Sometimes there is good reason. Gunsmoke episode 18.23, "Talbot", has Anthony Zerbe playing opposite Salome Jens -- his sister-in law. (Both were popular actors in the '60s, and are still with us.) WilliamSommerwerck (talk) 21:57, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Filmography

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Moving the filmography section to the talk page since it is largely unsourced. Feel free to add them back to the article after adding the sources. --DBigXrayᗙ 09:01, 24 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Moved from Morgan Woodward

TV appearances

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Woodward made many other television guest appearances, including:

Film appearances

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References

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Changes to "Early Life"

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The second of these two sentences is incorrect: "After serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, he enrolled at North Texas Agriculture College,[5] where he was active in the theater. In 1948, he transferred to the University of Texas, from which he graduated with a BBA in Finance." The University of Texas at Arlington has had many names over the years. The North Texas Agriculture College name was not changed until 1949, the year after Woodward graduated. It was later changed to its current name, The University of Texas at Arlington, after leaving the Texas A&M system. In any case, a student would not have had to "transfer" during these name changes, which had no impact on student's day-to-day activities. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtshea05 (talk • contribs) 20:07, 24 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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