10 Star Trek Characters Worthy Of A Resurrection

10. Cal Hudson

Calvin Hudson, played by the late Bernie Casey, was a fascinating character introduced in Deep Space Nine's The Maquis. He was like Ben Sisko in many ways - both had graduated from the Academy together, both had been mentored by Curzon Dax, and both had lost their wives. Hudson's assignment to the Demilitarized Zone exposed him to the abuse the colonists received at the hands of the Cardassians, convincing him to join the Maquis.

Michael Pillar actually saved Hudson from dying. As the script was being worked out, Ira Stephen Behr originally concluded the episodes with Hudson's death, but this was vetoed, not least on the strength of Casey's performance. When interviewed at the time about his involvement, Casey was enthusiastic about the role, even suggesting he would be delighted to appear on Star Trek: Voyager in some capacity.

Instead, Hudson was given an ignoble, off-screen death, dying in a skirmish with Cardassians. This has never felt like a fitting ending for a character who, there but for the grace of the Station, could well have been our hero character throughout. Hudson's return - exactly as he was at the time of his death - would also serve to reintroduce the Maquis to Star Trek, so to have that viewpoint on the admittedly darker Federation of the future would be quite a mirror to hold to it.