Barrie Ingham

Barrie Ingham was the actor who played Danilo Odell in the second season episode .
Ingham was one of those who was originally considered for the role of Jean-Luc Picard, which went to Patrick Stewart. Ingham, Michael Dorn, Gene Roddenberry and Patrick Stewart can be seen heartily singing "Phil the Fluter's Ball" in a season two bloopers reel. 
Ingham's long acting career spanned over five decades. Aside from Star Trek, he appeared in numerous other significant television shows including , and . He played in the 1968 ITV miniseries , the same role played by Patrick Stewart in the acclaimed 1976 BBC miniseries .
Ingham played Paris in the 1965 story "The Myth Makers" (which unfortunately no longer exists in the BBC Archives). He was therefore one of the relatively small number of actors to have appeared in both the Star Trek and Doctor Who franchises. Ingham also played Alydon in the 1965 Peter Cushing Dalek film .
One of Ingham's best-known roles was the voice of Basil of Baker Street, the title character of Disney's 1986 animated film The Great Mouse Detective, a mouse who lives beneath the residence of Sherlock Holmes. The film also featured the voices of Eve H. Brenner, Walker Edmiston, Wayne Allwine, and Frank Welker.
Ingham performed a great deal of theater. He was the winner of the Honorary Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Australian Theatre Most Distinguished Actor Award, and the Drama-Logue Award for the Best Performance in a Broadway Musical.
Ingham died on shortly before his 83rd birthday after suffering from illness a short time. 
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