He was also emulated in the role of Professor Bartok in the short-lived series "Legend" starring MacGyver and later Stargate SG-1 headliner Richard Dean Anderson. The role was played by John De Lancie, who convinced fiction writer Nicodemus Legend (in the old West) to portray the character from his books using technology advanced beyond the current level by Professor Bartok ... with limited success at some points, leading to some good humor as well.