“I played piano, and then I played flute for a lot of years. “I was always involved with music,” he said. “I can watch ‘Top Gun’ over and over,” he said.īorn in Luling, Texas, Michael Dorn grew up in Pasadena, Calif. It would be 1986, however, before Dorn saw the film that made the biggest impact on him. What he remembers most are “Flying Tigers,” “Flying Leathernecks” and “Jet Pilot,” which were John Wayne vehicles “Toward the Unknown,” featuring William Holden “The Hunters,” with Robert Mitchum and “Gathering of Eagles,” starring Rock Hudson.īy 1973, he had added “Birds of Prey,” featuring David Janssen as a traffic helicopter cop, to his list of favorites. 9, 1952, Dorn recalls several aviation movies that came out in the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s that impressed him. “It was just a really cool movie.”īorn on Dec.
“It wasn’t so much because it was about flying,” he said. One that stands out is “Test Pilot,” a 1938 movie starring Clark Gable. Worf, in multiple “Star Trek” shows and movies, also recalls his early fascination for various aviation-themed movies. “It was kind of obnoxious for a hospital-it made sparks and lots of noise.”ĭorn, best known for his role as the Klingon, Lt. “I remember being in the hospital, for some reason, when I was a baby, and pushing this little helicopter along the ground,” he said. Michael Dorn remembers the first toy that held special significance for him. Terwilliger directed and produced “One Six Right,” which traces the history of VNY. Dorn keeps his Baron at Van Nuys Airport.
Star Trek icon Michael Dorn visits with Brian Terwilliger during the Living Legends of Aviation award ceremony in January 2007.
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