Lt. Col. Dick Masters — On the Threshold of Space Character Profile

About Lt. Col. Dick Masters

The original head of the space program who assigns Jim to evaluate a faulty ejection seat. His death in a car accident forces a leadership change and halts Jim's initial space flight plans.

Character Facts

Played by

Walter Coy

Appears in

On the Threshold of Space (1956)

Role

Minor

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