10 Actors Who Appeared In Star Trek AND Batman: The Animated Series

9. Diana Muldaur - Dr. Leslie Thompkins

Dr Leslie Thompkins is one of the few characters who knows Batman's true identity, securing Bruce Wayne's trust in his childhood, having comforted him when his parents were murdered. Diana Muldaur is of course famous to Star Trek fans as the professional, if stern, Dr Pulaski in The Next Generation's second season.

She appeared in five episodes of Batman: The Animated Series, often serving as a Florence Nightingale-inspired character to the residents of Crime Alley, otherwise known as Park Row. Though the neighbourhood had deteriorated in the years following the Waynes' murders, she remained behind to support the struggling community.

She was crucial in helping Batman adapt when he lost his sight, following an attack by the Penguin's henchmen, forming a sort-of full circle moment when one considers Dr Miranda Jones, the blind character Muldaur played in Is There In Truth No Beauty? Whether appearing in Batman or in Star Trek, Muldaur seems destined to play kind, compassionate healers, animated or not.