 Photo 12- Photo courtesy of Paul Greene |
An occasional member of the cast in the first couple years of the show, Cadet Alfie Higgins was aptly played by a young John Fiedler. Alfie was assigned by Commander Arkwright to tutor Astro, who was always having problems maintaining passing grades in his studies. This was a critical situation, as the Polaris unit was graded as a team, using the average of the grades scored by all three cadets.
John Fiedler developed into a fine character actor, who went on to play a plethora of roles in film, stage, and television. You may remember him as "Mr. Peterson" on the original Bob Newhart show. |
