Boothby
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| Boothby | |
|---|---|
| Boothby | |
| Species: | Human |
| Gender: | Male |
| Affiliation: | Civilian |
| Position: | Starfleet Academy groundskeeper |
| Portrayed by: | Ray Walston |
Boothby, played by Ray Walston, is the fictional groundskeeper of Starfleet Academy and Starfleet Headquarters in Star Trek. The character is mentioned in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Final Mission" and "The Game" and appears in "The First Duty". He also appears in the non-canon Starfleet Academy comic books.
In addition to tending grounds, Boothby offered advice and otherwise acted as a mentor to several Star Trek characters -- including Jean-Luc Picard, Kathryn Janeway and Chakotay -- when they were enrolled at Starfleet Academy. Boothby several times gave Janeway a rose -- a habit that a Species 8472 recreation of Boothby mimics in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "In the Flesh". Picard calls upon Boothby's knowledge of the Nova Squadron cadets while investigating the death of Joshua Albert in "The First Duty".
- Okuda, Mike and Denise Okuda, with Debbie Mirek (1999). The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-53609-5.
- Boothby article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
- STARTREK.COM : Biography on Boothby