JeffreyHunter(bornHenryHermanMcKinniesJr.;November25,1926–May27,1969)wasanAmericanfilmandtelevisionactorandproducerknownforhisrolesinclassicfilmssuchasTheSearchersandKingofKings.Ontelevision,Hunterwasknown,followinghisdeath,forhis1965roleasCapt.ChristopherPikeintheoriginalpilotepisodeofStarTrekandthelateruseofthatfootagein"TheMenagerie".