Connors
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| Gender: | Male |
| Species: | Human |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Occupation: | Medical assistant |
| Played by: | Eddie Paskey |
Connors was a 23rd century Starfleet officer who served as a medical assistant aboard the USS Enterprise for Doctor Leonard McCoy during the historic Five-year mission of the 2260s.
On the Enterprise's first encounter with Harcourt Mudd in 2266, Connors met Ruth Bonaventure in sickbay on stardate 1329.1. Like many other male crew members, he was allured by her presence. However, McCoy quickly dismissed him from sickbay before she set off some unusual readings on the biofunction monitor. (TOS: "Mudd's Women")
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[edit] Background
Connors was an uncredited role played by Eddie Paskey, a regular extra who served as a set stand-in throughout the course of the original Star Trek series. In fact, "Mudd's Women" represents the only time Paskey wears the generic green duty jumpsuit. Also, this episode marks the first time Paskey's character was called by name and the only time he was called Connors. This was due to the fact that Paskey's character did not have a set identity until he was called "Leslie" in "The Conscience of the King" and afterwards.
There is some debate over Connors' relationship with Leslie and Ryan, especially since all three characters were played by Paskey. While some believe that two, or perhaps all three of them, could be the same person represented in the character of Leslie, others believe that two, or all three of them, were separate individuals who were either related to one another, or who were coincidental look-alikes.
[edit] Apocrypha
In the 1975 comic book, The Crier in Emptiness, Connors is depicted as a Starfleet lieutenant wearing a sciences division uniform and serving as a navigator aboard the Enterprise. He is also depicted as a skilled musician who can play the Edoan Elisiar.
However, he is regularly shown in some awkward poses, possibly indicating that the artist originally drew Arex, not a human, at navigation and playing the Edoan musical instrument. Since some speech balloons indicate that his name was once several letters shorter, and since his speech displays a thick accent, it is possible that he is not the same Connors from "Mudd's Women".
[edit] External link
- Connors at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
