Owen,
OEO>You heard incorrectly.  The Klingons were specifically created by Gene 
Coon
OEO>a low-cost alternative to producing expensive Romulan ears for lots of 
extr
OEO>They really didn't have any idea what they wanted as long as it was done 
wi
OEO>ordinary makeup techniques.  The Space Mongol look was created on the fly 
b
OEO>actor John Colicos (Kor) and his makeup man, almost certainly Fred 
Philips.
        Well, I was sorta right about the cost cutting measures!  B-)
        As to the origins of the Mongol Klingons, at least we know who
        really came up with that look.  BTW, I also remember that John
        Colicos played Baltar in Battlestar Galactica.  He really played
        the evil parts well.
Chuck, who is trying to remember what other shows John Colicos was
in....
DE KA3WRW
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