Tim O ' Connor Tim O ' Connor is a veteran character actor who appeared on , playing Ambassador Briam in the fifth season episode in . He filmed his scenes for this episode on Tuesday , Wednesday , Monday , and Tuesday on Paramount Stage 8 , 9 , and 16 . His costume from this episode was later sold off on the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay . O ' Connor has had a long , extensive career on television , and is perhaps best known for his role as Elliot Carson on the hit 1960s series " Peyton Place " . Among other " Star Trek " alumni who had roles on this series were Whit Bissell , Jon Lormer , Susan Oliver , Percy Rodriguez , William Smithers , and Leigh Taylor - Young . O ' Connor went on to star as Dr . Elias Heuer on the classic science fiction series " Buck Rogers in the 25th Century " , co - starring Michael Ansara with guest roles by such other " Star Trek " actors as Mark Lenard and Felix Silla . Prior to his role on " Peyton Place " , O ' Connor had a recurring role on " The Defenders " , appearing along with Robert Ellenstein , Skip Homeier , Michael Strong , and Fritz Weaver . In 1982 , O ' Connor made frequent appearances on the soap opera " Dynasty " , during which he worked with Lee Bergere , Joan Collins , and Lance LeGault . His many TV credits also include appearances on , " The Nurses " ( starring Stephen Brooks ) , " The Fugitive " , " The Outer Limits " ( with Michael Ansara in the episode " Soldier " , which was written by Harlan Ellison and directed by Gerd Oswald ) , " Gunsmoke " ( with John McLiam , Charles Seel and William Windom ) , " Twelve O ' Clock High " ( starring Robert Lansing , Frank Overton , and Bert Remsen ) , " The F . B . I . " ( with Stephen Brooks , Paul Comi , Jonathan Lippe , Jon Lormer , and Ken Lynch ) , " Medical Center " ( with Barbara Baldavin and Vic Tayback ) , " Mannix " , " Hawaii Five - O " , " Cannon " ( with Whit Bissell , Jason Evers , Lenore Kasdorf , Bill Quinn , Lawrence Pressman , and Malachi Throne ) , " The Streets of San Francisco " ( with Darleen Carr , Richard Herd , Rex Holman , Ed Lauter , David Opatoshu , Andrew Robinson , and Michael Strong ) , " Barnaby Jones " ( with Susan Howard , Vince Howard , Jonathan Lippe , Richard Lynch , Lee Meriwether , and Barry Russo ) , " Police Story " ( with Glenn Corbett , Bruce Davison , and Lenore Kasdorf ) , " The Rockford Files " ( with Ron Soble ) , " All in the Family " , " M * A * S * H " ( with David Ogden Stiers ) , " Maude " ( with Adrienne Barbeau ) , " Wonder Woman " ( with Janet MacLachlan and Vic Perrin ) , " Trapper John , M . D . " ( with Madge Sinclair ) , " The Dukes of Hazzard " , " Knight Rider " , " The A - Team " ( with Lance LeGault , William Lucking , and Dwight Schultz ) , " Hardcastle and McCormick " ( starring Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly ) , " Murder , She Wrote " ( with Eugene Roche and William Windom ) , and " Walker , Texas Ranger " ( with Gregory Sierra and Noble Willingham ) . He also starred opposite John Colicos and Mark Lenard in a 1960 made - for - TV adaptation of " The Three Musketeers " . He appeared in a number of made - for - TV movies and unaired pilots during the 1970s . In 1970 , he appeared with Paul Fix , Joanne Linville , Ena Hartman , Peter Mark Richman , and William Windom in the TV movie " House on Greenapple Road " . The following year , he was in " Incident in San Francisco " ( an unsold pilot with Richard Kiley , Ken Lynch , David Opatoshu , Bill Quinn , and Robert Pine ) and in " The Failing of Raymond " ( an ABC movie of the week with Dean Stockwell ) . In 1973 , he appeared in the unsold pilot for the sci - fi series " The Stranger " , starring Glenn Corbett and Sharon Acker , and in the " Columbo " movie " Double Shock " with Julie Newmar . One pilot he appeared on , 1974 ' s " The Manhunter " , was sold as a TV series but only lasted one season . Also appearing in the pilot was Gary Lockwood , who also starred in the second pilot episode for . Other TV movies in which he appeared include " Eccentricities of a Nightingale " ( 1976 , with Frank Langella ) , " Tail Gunner Joe " ( 1977 , with John Anderson , Alan Oppenheimer , Andrew Prine , and William Schallert ) , " The Man with the Power " ( 1977 , with John de Lancie , Persis Khambatta , Roger Perry , James Ingersoll and Jason Wingreen ) , " The Golden Gate Murders " ( 1979 , with Vince Howard , Byron Morrow , Jon Lormer , Kenneth Tigar , and Jason Wingreen ) , and " Grass Roots " ( 1992 , with Corbin Bernsen , Joanna Cassidy , and John Glover ) . He is also credited with appearing in the 1986 " T . J . Hooker " movie , " Blood Sport " , starring William Shatner , James Darren , Richard Herd , and Henry Darrow . Although the majority of his credits are in television , O ' Connor has appeared in a handful of feature films . He had roles in the 1972 films " Wild in the Sky " ( with Robert Lansing ) and " The Groundtar Conspiracy " ( with Alan Oppenheimer and Michael Sarrazin ) , and he can also be seen in 1991 ' s " The Naked Gun 2 1 / 2 : The Smell of Fear " . Following his retirement in 1997 , O ' Connor returned in 2011 to appear as Ambrose in the drama " Dreams Awake " on which he worked with Gary Graham and former " Buck Rogers " co - star Erin Gray .