Michael Pataki (b. January 16, 1938, in Youngstown, Ohio, USA) is an American actor. He attended USC with a double major in Political Science and Drama. His career was launched at a summer stock festival in Edinburgh in 1966, with a review that read, "Michael Pataki went beyond the bounds of mere nationality in his tense and moving interpretation of "Jerry" in "Zoo Story." January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Official website: http://www. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

This was during the time Americans were not so well liked, but Mr. Pataki was so well loved that at a reception for the theatre group acclaimed British actor Lawrence Harvey, whom Michael had never met, said he was magnificent and gave him a big wet kiss on the mouth. The late Nicholas Colasanto said of Mr. Pataki, "He's the most talented American actor I've ever seen."^{[citation needed]} Nicholas Colasanto (January 19, 1924 - February 12, 1985) was an American actor, known primarily for his role as Ernie Coach Pantusso on the long-running sitcom Cheers. ...

Michael Pataki's career spans 35 years. He has appeared in numerous television productions, from the black and white days of "Playhouse 90", Twilight Zone, and My Favorite Martian, to early color shows like The Flying Nun, Bonanza and The Green Hornet. Pataki was also a regular on the Spider-Man series, and had a re-occurring role on McCloud as well. One of his most famous roles was as "Korax" , the Klingon who started the fight in "The Trouble with Tribbles" episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. Note, this page is about the television series and its two revivals. ... My Favorite Martian was an American television sitcom aired on CBS from 1963 to 1966. ... The Flying Nun was a sitcom produced by the ABC from 1967 until 1970. ... The Bonanza logo was superimposed upon a map of a wild west frontier area. ... The Green Hornet (above) and Kato (below). ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... McCloud was an American television police drama that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1977. ... Korax is the second Serpent Rider and the final boss of Hexen. ... Klingons (Klingon:tlhIngan) are a warrior race of humanoids in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... The Trouble with Tribbles is an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, first broadcast on December 29, 1967 and repeated June 21, 1968. ... The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ...

In the Happy Days, "Pinky Loves Fonzie" saga, Michael was the diabolical "Count Malachi." This flamboyant character was developed while playing tennis one day with Gary Marshall.^{[citation needed]} Every time Michael made a great shot he would say, "Let the Pigeons Loose." Mr. Marshall liked it so much he wrote Pataki's character into the script. Happy Days was a popular American television sitcom that originally aired between 1974 and 1984 on the ABC television network. ... Garry Kent Marshall (born November 13, 1934) is an American actor/director/writer/producer. ...

Michael Pataki's film credits include Rocky IV in which he played Nicoli Koloff, the sports administrator for the Russian team. He played one of the mimes in Easy Rider. His first role was in 10 North Fredrick. He was also the district attorney in The Onion Field, and was the operator of "The Hands" in The Andromeda Strain. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, American Anthem, Airport '77, and Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers are a few other notable titles. Taglines: When East Meets West, the Champion remains standing. ... Easy Rider is a 1969 road movie, written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern. ... The Onion Field is a book by Joseph Wambaugh, a sergeant for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) during the 1960s riots, published in 1974, regarding the March 9, 1963 kidnapping of two LAPD officers by two criminals, pulled over for a routine traffic violation. ... The Andromeda Strain is a science-fiction novel by author Michael Crichton about a team of scientists who investigate a deadly disease of extraterrestrial origin which causes rapid, fatal clotting of the blood. ... Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins is a 1985 cult film. ... American Anthem is a 1986 American film produced by Warner Bros. ...

Michael has also had his fair share of the B-movie of cinema. In "Dracula's Dog", he played opposite Reggie Nalder and José Ferrer as a descendant of Dracula who is stalked by a vampiric Doberman Pinscher. Other horror titles include "Grave of the Vampire", Return of Count Yorga". "Dead and Buried", "Terror at Alcatraz" (TV), "Graduation Day", and "The Bat People". Michael also had the pleasure of directing Richard Basehart in "Mansion of the Doomed." Pataki has appeared in three films that have been lampooned on the cult show Mystery Science Theater 3000: Superdome (film) (ep. K15), Sidehackers (ep. 202), and It Lives By Night (ep. 1010) The term B-movie originally referred to a film designed to be distributed as the lower half of a double feature, often a genre film featuring cowboys, gangsters or vampires. ... Zoltan, Hound of Dracula is a 1978 film in which a 17th century innkeeper (played by Reggie Nalder) becomes the willing thrall to the line of Dracula. ... Reggie Nalder (September 4, 1911 – November 19, 1991) was a prolific film and television character actor from the late 1940s to the early 1990s. ... José Ferrer José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1909 – January 26, 1992), was an actor and film director, born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. ... For other uses, see Dracula (disambiguation). ... Country of origin Germany Common nicknames Dobie Classification Breed standards (external links) FCI, AKC, ANKC, CKC KC(UK), NZKC, UKC The Dobermann or Doberman Pinscher (also, more colloquially, Dobie) is a breed of domestic dog. ... Richard Basehart Richard Basehart (August 31, 1914 - September 17, 1984) was an American actor. ... Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999), usually abbreviated MST3K, is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc. ... Sidehackers is a 1969 film (also known as Five the Hard Way) about motorcycle racing with a twist. ...

Mr. Pataki directed the 1977 film version of Cinderella. He also co-produced the filming of the stage presentation of Pippin with David Sheehan, starring William Katt. Pataki is also an accomplished voice over artist, playing the part of the Sewer King in Batman: The Animated Series. Currently Michael is the voice of George Liquor for Ren and Stimpy production house Spümcø. Gustave Dorés illustration for Cendrillon For other uses, see Cinderella (disambiguation). ... Pippin, often also spelt Pepin, was the name of several important figures in the Carolingian family that ruled the Frankish Empire in what is now France and the western parts of Germany in the Middle Ages: Pippin the Elder Pippin the Middle Pippin the Younger (father of Charlemagne) Pippin the... William Katt as his character in The Greatest American Hero. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... George Liquor is a cartoon character created by John Kricfalusi (a. ... Ren and Stimpy are the eponymous characters of two cartoon television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. ... Spümcø International is a North American cartoon animation studio. ...

External links

• Michael Pataki at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael Pataki article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki.