José Tyler
From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference
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| Gender: | Male |
| Species: | Human |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Status: | Active (2254) |
| Played by: | Peter Duryea |
José Tyler was a 23rd century Starfleet officer who served as navigator aboard the USS Enterprise under Captain Christopher Pike.
In 2254, Tyler was among the landing party that visited Rigel VII, and was injured in a Kaylar ambush.
Shortly thereafter, he was a member of the landing party that first beamed down to Talos IV, in response to a distress call from the SS Columbia.
After Captain Pike was captured by the Talosians, who inhabited the planet, it was Tyler that recommended that the ship's power be used to attempt to breach the Talosians' stronghold.
Although this effort failed, he volunteered to beam into the Talosian underground community to rescue his captain, but the Talosians felt otherwise, and prevented his beam down. (TOS: "The Cage", "The Menagerie, Part I", "The Menagerie, Part II")
| Navigators of the starships Enterprise | |
|---|---|
| USS Enterprise (NCC-1701): | Tyler • Kelso • Bailey • Farrell • Hadley • Riley • Stiles • Latimer • DeSalle • Osborne • Painter • Chekov • Leslie • Haines • Arex • Ilia • DiFalco • Saavik |
| USS Enterprise-A: | Chekov |
[edit] Background
Tyler was played by Peter Duryea.
Tyler's first name is based on background production references; the navigator described in the original Star Trek pitch is named "José Ortegas."
The following character biography appears in The Making of Star Trek, during a time in production when Robert April was still being considered as the name of the Enterprise's captain:
The Navigator. José (Joe) Tyler, Boston astronomer father and Brazilian mother, is boyishly handsome, still very much in the process of maturing. An unusual combination, he has inherited his father's mathematical ability. José Tyler, in fact, is a phenomenally brilliant mathematician and space theorist. But he has also inherited his mother's Latin temperament, fights a perpetual and highly personalized battle with his instruments and calculators, suspecting that space— and probably God, too— are engaged in a giant conspiracy to make his professional and personal life as difficult and uncomfortable as possible. Joe (or José, depending on the other party) is young enough to be painfully aware of the historical repute of Latins as lovers— and is in danger of failing this challenge on a cosmic scale.
According to Star Trek.com, Tyler is referred to as a Lieutenant.
