i saw alot of rock formations from other films. johnny x came out of a cave that was used in "the brain from planet aros" and also "flash gordon". the chasms in "john  carter" were used in "mc kenna's gold"
the cop who spilled soda all over himself in "5th element" played the captain of red dwarf when red dwarf had a crew.
more later.

in "escape from L.a,"stacy keech's female assistant was ensign roe on star trek tng.
and of course the 2 doctors in "the incredible shrinking man" patty duke's father on the "patty duke show" and gale gordon who played milbourne drysdale on "the berverly hillbillies"

the female boss in "safety not guaranteed" was mary ellen rajskub (pronounced ricekub). she played the asperger syndrome addled chloe o'brian on "24".
the general in "fifth element" that fired at the ball of fire was baron munchhausen in "the adventures of baron munchhausen"

"Phase IV" star Nigel Davenport was the voice of HAL in "2001". He was also in "No Blade of Grass" (SF-13)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202638/?ref_=tt_cl_t2

Orangey aka. Rhubarb the cat chased "The Incredible Shrinking Man" around. A double Patsy winner for his title role in "Rhubarb" plus "Breakfast at Tiffany's" He also played in "This Island Earth" (SF-1,3,8 plus MST3K SF-36)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1248838/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1



His stint as an indie band frontman was not as memorable.

There were a lot of great character actors and actresses on the screen this year. I'll get this ball rolling with "Them".

-James Whitmore was essentially a costar as the policeman who first finds the little girl and was last seen at the 'thon in "Planet of The Apes". He played the central role in the 1962 Twilight Zone episode "On Thursday we Leave For Home" and and overlooked sci-fi/horror film "The Relic" (1997). His long acclaimed career extended from "Battleground" (1949) to "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994) and beyond.

-Fess Parker played the pilot who wasn't crazy just a little unwell. He was most famous as Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone. He went on to be a real estate magnate and hotel owner in Santa Barbara

-Leonard Nimoy played an uncredited army sergeant. and was last seen at the 'thon in the 1978 "Body Snatchers". He frequently appeared on "Twilight Zone" and "Outer Limits" episodes as well as playing Mustapha Mond in the TV adaptation of "Brave New World". He did a sci-fi TV series in the 60s that had a few film spinoffs...Star...something

-Ann Doran played the child psychologist and was also seen at the 'thon in "It The Terror from Beyond Space" in the Wells Days. She did 500 movies including "You Can't Take it With You and "Rebel Without a Cause" and 1000 TV appearances including the George Reeves "Superman"
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0233352/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t32


William Schallert played the ambulance driver and, although the IMDb doesn't mention it, he played in "Mant" the film within the film "Matinee". "Mant" played the 'thon in the Coolidge days.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0769974/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t55