A Captain's Log

Leonard Crofoot - Actor, Dancer, Singer plus, multiple roles in Star Trek's spin-offs

Leonard Crofoot is welcomed as the interview guest in part 1 of his 2-part interview. Crofoot, an extremely talented dancer and actor shares stories of his family, the 3-Crofoots, Ronnie, Gayle, and himself Len starting with the Kirov Ballet Company way before the 70's, when they hired American kids. Leonard discusses working with Carol Burnett alongside his sister for "Once Upon A Mattress" the TV special in 1972, his first film with Sally Kellerman, Robert Shaw, and Sondra Locke in "A Reflection of Fear". Crofoot discusses his Broadway and off-Broadway productions plus time in London with Carol Channing. Leonard talks about his memories with Tony Martin and Cyd Charisse at the London Palladium. Leonard gets into auditioning for three Ferengi characters very early on in Star Trek: The Next Generation's episode "The Last Outpost" and how the casting directors asked him to tell his agent they'd be calling about a different role, ultimately for the character Trent in "Angel One".