Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was instrumental in ensuring that Nichelle Nichols as Lieutenant Uhura stayed on Star Trek: The Original Series.

Nichelle Nichols: "Gene Roddenberry was easy to work for, as long as you were doing it his way" Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura, looks back at 50 years of Star Trek. 6 mins ...

The clash of egos reportedly got so bad that show creator Gene Roddenberry had to write ... to see characters like Lieutenant ...

Release Date September 8, 1966 Creator Gene Roddenberry Cast Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, William Shatner, George Takei, Leonard Nimoy, Deforest Kelley, James Doohan Genres Action, Adventure ...

Born in El Paso in 1921, Gene Roddenberry moved to Los Angeles ... singer, and model Nichelle Nichols. His relationship with Barrett was an open secret, lasting a decade before he divorced his ...