Sam Gilman (5 February 1915 – 3 December 1985; age 70) was the actor who played Doc Holliday in the Star Trek: The Original Series third season episode "Spectre of the Gun". He filmed his scenes on Thursday 23 May 1968 and Friday 24 May 1968 at Desilu Stage 10.
Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, he appeared in several films starring Marlon Brando, beginning with an uncredited role in the 1950 film The Men, which was his acting debut. Original Series star DeForest Kelley also made an uncredited appearance in this film. Gilman followed this with an appearance in Brando's The Wild One in 1953. That same year, he appeared in the Biblical epic The Robe, starring Jean Simmons, who would co-star with Marlon Brando the following year in Desirée, in which Gilman also appeared. Jay Robinson and Michael Ansara also starred in The Robe, while John Hoyt co-starred in Desirée.
His other film credits include Away All Boats (1956, with Keith Andes, Don Keefer, Parley Baer, Hal Baylor, and Chuck Courtney), PT 109 (1963, with James Gregory, Biff Elliot, and George Takei), Every Which Way But Loose (1978, with Roy Jenson and William O'Connell), and the Marlon Brando films The Young Lions (1958, also with Baer and Baylor, as well as Paul Comi, Robert Ellenstein, and Michael Pataki), One-Eyed Jacks (1961, with Elisha Cook), and The Missouri Breaks (1976, with John McLiam).
Gilman made guest appearances on such television series as The Untouchables, Gunsmoke, and The Life and Times of Wyatt Earp.
Both he and Ron Soble remained very good friends until his death. Gilman's wife, Lisabeth Hush, also appeared on The Original Series. Gilman died in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California in 1985.