Paul Kent

Paul Kent was the actor who played Commander Beach in the  film.

Kent appeared in both versions of the made-for-television biopic : the 1976 original, co-starring fellow Star Trek alumni Alan Oppenheimer, Roy Jenson, Marc Alaimo, Phillip Richard Allen, David Clennon, Bruce French, Skip Homeier, and Robert Ito; and the 2004 remake, co-starring Robert Costanzo, Keith Szarabajka, and Robert Pine. He played different characters in each.

His other TV movie credits include (1973, with Leonard Nimoy, Vic Tayback, Kenneth Tobey, James B. Sikking, and Paul Sorenson), ' (1974, with William Shatner),  (1975, with William Windom, George Murdock, John Crawford, Paul Fix, Stewart Moss, and Paul Lambert),  (1987, with Louise Fletcher, David Ogden Stiers, and John McLiam),  and ' (1990, with Dwight Schultz and Richard Riehle). Kent also appeared in the pilot movie for William Shatner's series  in 1982, co-starring Richard Herd. He also appeared in several regular episodes of the series, which also starred Herd and DS9 actor James Darren.

Kent also made guest appearances on ' (with Clarence Williams III and Tige Andrews), ', ' (with Lee Meriwether), ', ' (with John Larroquette), and ' (with Kelsey Grammer). He also appeared in such films as (1976),  (1985), and  (1987, with Craig Wasson, Nan Martin and Clayton Landey)as well as franchise lead Heather Langenkamp returning as Nancy Thompson. Kent passed away on, after a lengthy battle with multiple myeloma. He was 80 years old.