| Jeff Barton | |
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| Jeff Barton | |
| Aliases: | Colonel Jeff Barton |
| Series: | The Outer Limits |
| Gender: | Male |
| Notability: | Main character |
| Occupation: | Astronaut |
| Relatives: | Ann Barton (wife) |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | "Cold Hands, Warm Heart" |
| Actor: | William Shatner |
Colonel Jeff Barton is a fictional astronaut featured in the 1960s anthology series The Outer Limits. He was played by actor William Shatner and was the central character in the second episode of season two, "Cold Hands, Warm Heart".
Biography
Jefferson Barton was an astronaut assigned to a special exploratory mission known as Project Vulcan. He conducted Earth's first manned space mission to the planet Venus. After completing the mission, Barton returned home, but found that his experience had adverse side effects.
In addition to an increasing inability to stay warm, Barton also suffered from intense nightmares. His dreams reveal a suppressed memory in which Barton encountered a wraith-like alien creature in Venus' atmosphere. As time passed, Barton's voyage yielded another unexpected side-effect when he awakened to discover that he now had webbed fingers. Barton's doctors began to suspect that the astronaut had been genetically affected by his mission, and labored to find a cure for his condition in the hopes of halting any further mutation. [1]
Notes & Trivia
- The character of Jeff Barton was created by director Charles F. Haas and writers Daniel B. Ullman and Milton Krims.
- Actor William Shatner will go on to become a science fiction icon in his portrayal of James T. Kirk, captain of the starship USS Enterprise in the Star Trek TV and film franchise. Shatner also appeared in two episodes of The Twilight Zone. He appeared in the season two episode "Nick of Time" (his first role in a science fiction feature) and the more popularly known season five episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet".
See also
References
- ↑ Outer Limits: Cold Hands, Warm Heart. Episode 2x02.