INTERVIEW: Jonathan Frakes Mourns the Phillies' Loss, Celebrates Star Trek, and Supports PanCan

INTERVIEW: Jonathan Frakes Mourns the Phillies' Loss, Celebrates Star Trek, and Supports PanCan
Jonathan Frakes, supporter of PanCan.

Jonathan Frakes, supporter of PanCan.

NOVEMBER 14, 2022 - You know Jonathan Frakes as Commander William T. Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation and its sequel films, Captain William T. Riker on Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Captain William T. Riker (Retired) on Star Trek: Picard. As you also know, he’s directed a number of Star Trek episodes and films, 38 in all, and counting. He’s also a supporter of Pancreatic Cancer research and since November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, he joined me to talk about Star Trek and about his very personal experience with Pancreatic Cancer. You can learn more about the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) by clicking here and you can warp over to the Daily Star Trek News homepage here.

T is the Managing Editor for Daily Star Trek News and a contributing writer for Sherlock Holmes Magazine and a Shakespeare nerd. He may have been the last professional Stage Manager to work with Leonard Nimoy, has worked Off-Broadway and regionally, and is the union Stage Manager for Legacy Theatre, where he is currently working with Julie Andrews. after which he’ll be working on Richard III at Elm Shakespeare Company.