William Sargent
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William Sargent (born 1930) was the American actor who played Dr. Leighton in "The Conscience of the King", a first season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. In addition to this role, Sargent has credits in five films and about thirty-five television shows. Born in Berlin, Germany, he currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Besides Star Trek, Sargent guest-starred on two other Desilu-produced series, The Untouchables (in an episode directed by Robert Butler, who directed the first Star Trek pilot, "The Cage") and Mission: Impossible. He also appeared in two episodes of Rod Serling's classic science fiction series The Twilight Zone.
Sargent's other TV credits include multiple episodes of The F.B.I. (starring Stephen Brooks) and a brief recurring role on Cannon (working with Barbara Babcock, Bill Erwin, Fritz Weaver, and Anthony Zerbe), as well as episodes of Combat!, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Dr. Kildare, The Fugitive, and Barnaby Jones.
- According to Variety, a William Sargent died of a heart attack at the age of 76 on 19 October 2003. This is not William Sargent the actor. Variety notes that the Sargent who died (a producer and promoter) acted in a number of television shows, but this is incorrect; those credits belong to this William Sargent, who is still alive and well.
