Reginald Lal Singh | Dayton Daily News/Wilmington Daily Press Journal/The Los Angeles Times. Reginald Lal Singh’s most memorable screen appearance came at the very end of his acting career. In 1967, he played Captain Chandra in Court Martial, an episode of the original Star Trek series. It was a fittingly unusual final role for a man whose life had already seen adventures that rivalled the fictional worlds of Hollywood.From the early 1950s onward, Singh appeared in a succession of Hollywood productions, usually in minor roles. He was also employed as a “technical” consultant whenever studios sought “authentic” information about the...