https://archive.org/details/CharacterInsightEp213
Kelowitz serves in the sciences division, which entitles him to a blue shirt and the right to survive away missions. Most of his appearances are on these away missions, and he survives some really notable trips off Enterprise.
When the shuttlecraft Galileo goes missing in the episode The Galileo Seven, Kelowitz leads one of the landing parties who is searching the Taurus II planet for the shuttle. His party is ambushed by the planet's inhabitants, leading to a death and some injuries. Kelowitz survives though, as the party leader and someone now wearing the dreaded red of security.
The tactical aide is next seen in the episode Arena, where he accompanies Kirk to investigate the destruction of an observation outpost on Cestus III. Kelowitz helps Kirk force the Gorn back to their ship by executing a flanking maneuver, which leads to the eventual chase and showdown between the Gorn captain and Kirk caused by the Metrons.
The tactical aide is next seen in the episode Arena, where he accompanies Kirk to investigate the destruction of an observation outpost on Cestus III. Kelowitz helps Kirk force the Gorn back to their ship by executing a flanking maneuver, which leads to the eventual chase and showdown between the Gorn captain and Kirk caused by the Metrons.
QUOTE (from Arena)
Kirk: Kelowitz, head over there. Later on, in the episode This Side of Paradise, Kelowitz is again accompanying a landing party to investigate a mystery about a colony there. He is taken over by alien spores, but is saved when the spores are destroyed by a subsonic transmitter. Despite being put in a lot of dangerous situations, Kelowitz survives and keeps on serving during the 5-year mission.
Interestingly, these latter two roles for Kelowitz were originally written for other characters, a new one named Molton and for Crewman Dimont. However, by re-using Kelowitz and making him a recurring character, it brings more continuity to the show, making you cheer for his survival and success much more than an unknown face in the crowd. His blue uniform while serving in a tactical role is fairly unusual, but it has been explained in novels and other works to be a sign of him working as a generalist officer in many departments, with the viewer only seeing him in the tactical role of away missions.
Kelowitz was played by Grant Woods, who was an actor and stuntman after retiring from the Navy around 1960. Woods died at age 36 in a motorcycle accident, just one year after filming these appearances on Star Trek. His final work was as a regular on the Custer TV series and associated movie.
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Kelowitz was played by Grant Woods, who was an actor and stuntman after retiring from the Navy around 1960. Woods died at age 36 in a motorcycle accident, just one year after filming these appearances on Star Trek. His final work was as a regular on the Custer TV series and associated movie.
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