Heh...I was looking up something else on 24 and saw that about George and Nina.
As for James Cromwell (the actor's name), he was the farmer in "Babe" and Zephram Cochran in "Star Trek: First Contact." Trekkies know he's the one who discovered warp drive.
You'll recognize the actor from other stuff tho...
Ah, now it makes sense. We know him mainly from Babe - one of Gidget's favorite movies.