Long before he was the handsome and skilled space pilot Lt. Starbuck in the original “Battlestar Galactica,” Dirk Benedict had a role in the short-lived 1974 TV series “Chopper One,” and also starred in the cult classic horror film “Sssssss” from 1973. Yup, that is the name of a movie, folks.
He played a lab assistant to a scientist who had a bad habit of turning his assistants into snakes. Benedict is best known for his role on the classic eighties show “The A-Team,” in which he played Lieutenant Templeton “Faceman” Peck. The opening to that show references his “Battlestar Galactica” role.
Sandra Dee (1950s - 1960s)
Sandra began her entertainment career as a child model, later moving on to televised advertisements, breaking into the film when she was a teenager. She became famous for playing ingénues and earned a Golden Globe Award as a promising newcomer. She became a household name thanks to “Imitation of Life” in 1959. She was darling, driving men wild with just one look.
Her career continued into the sixties, but by the end of the decade, it had begun to dwindle. Her publicized divorce with Bobby Darin marked the beginning of the end, and she rarely acted after 1970. Dee died in 2005 of complications from kidney disease.
Michael Biehn (1970s)
Most people will likely remember Michael Biehn from two major roles in the eighties: Sgt. Kyle Reese in the 1983 sci-fi thriller “The Terminator,” and Corporal Dwayne Hicks in the 1986 movie “Aliens.” But during the seventies, he had lots of roles in traditional media as well as science fiction that held lots of viewers tuning in just to see him.
He paid his dues in the acting world, working his way up the ladder on shows such as “James at 16,” “Logan's Run,” and “Family.” It was the short-lived series “The Runaways” from 1979 that got him his place in teen magazines.
The Bay City Rollers (1970s)
Formed in 1967, this Scottish group went through plenty of lineup changes before they struck it big and caused music and fashion crazes alike. They had major chart success in the United Kingdom and later got all the way to number one on Billboard with “S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night.”
The boys seemed unstoppable when their next song, “Money Honey,” got to number nine. Teen gals of the era loved the music and looks of the boys, but their star power faltered thanks to a revolving door of members who couldn't take the strain. Several of the members still play the songs, but there is no official Bay City Rollers anymore.
Jimmy Baio (1970s)
That name probably looks familiar, and yes, Jimmy Baio is Scott's cousin (to be fair, we can see a resemblance). Another cousin is Joey Baio, who had success as an actor in the fifties and sixties. There isn't a whole lot we can find about the youngest Baio.
But we do know he began his television career at the age of thirteen when he played an uncredited role on “Ellery Queen.” In 1976 he joined the cast of “Joe and Sons,” which only ran for a single season, and then became part of “Soap,” playing Billy Tate, staying with the show until 1981.