MacPhearson

MacPhearson was an antagonist in the 1988 movie Space Mutiny.

He was portrayed by James Ryan.

Born on the generational ship Southern Sun, MacPherson grew up to become the ship's chief engineer. Becoming restless, he decided to support Kalgan when the Enforcer's leader wanted to land the ship on a habitable world. MacPherson convinced a large number of his fellow engineers to defect to Kalgan's side with him, and murdered the one engineer who refused to support the mutiny.

MacPherson turned traitor against Commander Jansen, helping Kalgan to sabotage the docking bays so that no one could land or take off from the Southern Sun until the bays were repaired. He was exposed as a traitor by newly arrived flight commander David Ryder and Jansen's daughter Lea.

After a fight in the ship's engineering section, MacPhearson crawled in to the ship's gas expulsion sump. He died when Ryder ignited the gasses in the sump. Kalgan was defeated a short time later.