Mark Lenard also played 3 roles. He was the Romulan commander in TOS "Balance of Terror", most notably Spock's dad, and the Klingon commander (Amar) in Startrek the motion picture (the first Klingon with ridges on his head).
I remember Mark Lenard as Aaron Stemple, the foil to Robert Brown's (another Trek alum-The Alternative Factor) character, Jason Bolt in the classic, no one remembers television western, "Here Come the Brides". That show made co-stars David Soul and Bobby Sherman both television stars and pop singing stars. After being a global teen heart throb, Sherman went on to become an EMT, a deputy sheriff, a police academy instructor, and a police captain, among other things.
I was hoping for a mention of Andreas Katsulas, who appeared as Commander Tommalok and Captain Drennik. Also known for his amazing performance as Ambassador G'kar from Babylon 5. Easily qualifies for that last category.
I’m right there with you. Was thinking the same thing. He is gone now - I loved the way that Babylon 5 memorialized him and Richard Biggs (Dr. Franklin), also gone, as having chosen to travel together “beyond the outer rim” I think was the phrase.
RANDY OGLESBY ! ! ! ! ! ! He has portrayed SEVEN different Star Trek characters, most notably Degra on Star Trek: Enterprise. He is one of only five actors to do so, the others being Jeffrey Combs, J.G. Hertzler, Vaughn Armstrong, and Thomas Kopache. HOW COULD YOU FORGET HIM ? ! ! ! :-(
There is a documentary called "That Guy... Who Was in That Thing" and there is a section going over what star trek roles the interviewees have done, sometimes multiple
Pat Talman, who famously played Lyta Alexander on B5 appears as something like 17 different minor characters, in addition to being the stunt double for Gates McFadden, Terry Farrell, and Nana Visitor.
I'd have probably included Brock Peters and Rene Auberjonois on the list - both played multiple Trek characters and in the same film and series too, plus they've been in tons other massively popular film and tv roles.
How is Colm Meany not on this list? He was in the first episode of TNG, became a recurring character, and them graduated leading character in DS9. I was going to comment on Tomy Todd. Glad to see he at least got a mention at the end.
@@nunnayorz5836 At first I thought the same Colm, but later I realized he was playing the same character whole time. Even at the beginning as unnamed character he was later canonized as O'Brian.
@@nunnayorz5836 Colm Meany really only played a single character. I think that's why he wasn't on the list. I remember he was also the helmsman in the pilot episode. But I don't think he was referred to by name. So I assume he was also Miles O'Brien there too.
What about Armin Shimerman ? Aside from Quark, he played one of the original Ferengi (Letek) in TNG "The Last Outpost", DiaMon Bractor in TNG "Peak Performance", that silver talking box in TNG "Haven", and Herbert Rossoff in DS9 "Far Beyond the Stars".
@@NavarinoDC He's really great! I think I saw him in something else, probably also with makeup and I'm like "Isn't that???" and sure enough! It's like hearing J. G. Hertzler in I think it was Enterprise. Very distinctive.
Suzie Plakson, in particular, is great & should've had a lead role on _TNG_ with either her Vulcan doctor or as Worf's wife - whose death was a complete waste of a _fantastic_ character.
We still have time to get Jeffrey Combs into every Trek series since DS9. He's already about to be in LDS. Now we just need him to be in DIS, PIC, PRO, and SNW. He will then be cemented as the most powerful That Guy in the franchise.
Paramount: "Go home, Mr Combs. We've used you too much." Jeffrey Combs: "Shut up & give me the script. There are 20 aliens I can play here. Pick one. I'll be in the makeup chair at 4am."
@@Death2010 Yep. 👍 But Startrek recycled so many actors it's hard to blame anybody for missing one. Even after I've watched these episodes for at least 30 years now, I sometimes recognize one I missed. Sometimes it's just the voice that gives them away and I'll look it up to verify my suspicion that it was the same actor.
@@jenniferwilliams9612 I'm sure you're right. I just never really watched the Orville. But he played a lot of stuff. He had a recurring role on Stargate SG1.
Another graduate that was missed was Ethan Phillips, who played 4 characters in trek. He's most known as Nelix in Voyager but he's also in Enterprise for an episode as Ulis, in First Contact as the Holodeck Nightclub Maitre d' and in TNG for an episode as Dr. Farek.
I've just realised something all these character actors have in common, very distinctive voices! It's probably why they are used so often in Star Trek as they can emote through heavy makeup.
David Warner is such a treat to see show up in any movie, show, game. He's always been one of my favorite actors. I probably first saw him in the second Ninja Turtles film, as the scientist who created the Ooze.
Don't forget Max Grodenchik (Rom). He played the Ferengi (Sovak) in TNG "Captian's Holiday", another Ferengi (Par Lenor) in TNG "The Perfect Mate", and also appeared as a human holodeck character in DS9.
Brian Thomson is surely one of the most distinctive 'that guy' actors in genre film making - from one of Bill Paxton's gang in Terminator to Luke and the Judge in Buffy, and the "the peasants have always been revolting, but now they're rebelling" guy in Dragonheart. Once noticed, he can never be missed!
Correction - there was a live action Dr Strange movie as early as 1978, starring Peter Hooten as Strange and, amazingly, the renowned British actor John Mills as the preceding sorcerer supreme and mentor. It can usually be found on RUclips for those interested to look. Edit: for Star Trek fans it also has Michael Ansara (TOS & DS9: Kang) as the voice of the Ancient One, and Clyde Kusatsu (TNG: Admiral Tujiro Nakamura) as Wong.
I was somewhat surprised that Doug Jones hadn't been more involved in star trek before discovery. It seems like he'd be a perfect fit for a whole bunch of alien characters. I absolutely love his portrayal of Saru and he was, hands down, my favourite thing about discovery. I'm so pleased he's finally got a principal role. He's such a talented actor and I love seeing him in pretty much everything.
@@seaconfused Yep. I forgot the mirror universe. But still, he was kind of the same character there too. Of course my favorite mirror universe character was probably evil Spock.
How about Judson Scott ? He played Khan's first officer (Joachim) in Startrek II, the Brekkian (Sobi) in TNG "Symbiosis", and the Romulan commander (Rekar) in VOY "Message in a Bottle".
There was an actor named James Horan, who acted out several alien villains in "TNG," but finally wore a Star Fleet uniform, in Support Services bronze, as a HUMAN engineering lieutenant named Albert Barnaby in "Descent, Parts One And Two."
Great point. She did guest star in two TOS episodes "Return to Tomorrow" and "Is There in Truth No Beauty". In fact I wish they kept Pulaski on the TNG instead of bringing Crusher back. But that's just my opinion.
@@jacksonheathen2092 I always thought that they should have kept both. One could be the day doctor and the other the night doctor, since no one can work 24/7 all the time without sleep!!! Just think of it-they could be together in episodes where a crew member gets an unknown disease, and the two of them could put their heads together to figure it out.
@@7JANEWAY Good point. A galaxy class ship with over 1,000 people probably needs several doctors. But there can really only be one chief medical officer. So it might be difficult having both Crusher & Pulaski on the crew at the same time.
You can't be talking about Jeffery Combs and not talk about his iconic performances as the Question in the DCAU and Ratchet in Transformers. The Question in particular always gives me chills
I don't know if it's well known outside of Australia and New Zealand but Jeffrey Coombs was amazing in The Frighteners which starred Michael J Fox and was directed by Peter Jackson.
While of course having to adjust his life would’ve been difficult for him, Kenneth Mitchell is also an example of representation getting better. In prior decades, discovering you had a major disability would and did kill careers. The fact they kept him on and said “we’ll just give your character a hover chair” is a pretty heartening thing, and a sign that the landscape may be improving for disabled actors of ALL stripes. As obviously it’s currently even more difficult for actors who are already disabled when they start their careers, than those who develop it later - and stuff is still SUPER difficult for the latter!
Jeff Combs is the purest example of an "unlucky actor". Everything went wrong, and it was out of his control. He's a great actor, but the dice just didn't play in his favor. Shit happens, thats life, but I still hope he's made enough money from his acting career to live in comfort, hopefully with enough F-U money stored away. He's a great example of a life lesson. You can be great at something, you can do everything right, and still not get anywhere near the top. Sometimes, life deals you an awful hand.
He seems happy enough in interviews but he is a prime example of someone who should be way, way closer to the top of his profession than he is. He should be a household name.
Though I wish his career went better, I think you do him a great disservice. He is generally remembered and appreciated by both horror AND Star Trek fans. That's hardly a bad legacy - Dave.
Paul Winfield should have been mentioned for his two memorable roles, in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and for the Tamarian Captain Dathon in the TNG episode "Darmok." He was also memorable for his role in Babylon 5 as General Franklin in the episode "GROPOS." Also, where is Andreas Katsulas? He played Romulan Commander Tomalak in numerous TNG episodes, and the captain of an alien ship in the episode "Cogenitor." Michelle Forbes started off with one role in the TNG episode "Half A Life," before becoming Ensign Ro in TNG. There are others, who just did two roles - and a few who only did one role, such as Mick Fleeteood ("Manhunt"); Jeremy Kemp ("Family"); the actor who played Negan in "The Walking Dead" (his role as a Reptilian Xindi in Enterprise's "Carpenter Street" really traumatised him, poor sod), and the guy in the Voyager episode "Coda" who played "Janeway's Dad" - he had a memorable recurring role in Murder, She Wrote as that MI5 spy who kept turning up in Jessica Fletcher's life. Maurice Roeves and Linda Thorson both turned up once each in TNG's "The Chase." Maurice Roeves (the Romulan Captain) was always turning up in British TV shows in the Seventies and Eighties as a crook, and Linda Thorson (the Cardassian Captain) was famous for playing superspy Tara King opposite Patrick McNee in the Sixties TV series "The Avengers." How on Earth could you have missed Leland Orser? Come on, he played Loomis in Enterprise's "Carpenter Street," the isomorphic projection with a touch of Norman Bates in Voyager's "Revulsion," and Romulan Commander Lovok (but actually a Changeling) in DS9's "The Die is Cast." AND ALSO Salome Jens, who played the Ancient in TNG's "The Chase," and then the Female Founder in DS9.
Phil Morris, Actor: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. he was the one who asked if they'll all get a medal... Uniquely connected to the Star Trek franchise, getting one of his first on screen roles as a child in The Original Series episode "Miri." This appearance may have stemmed from his father starring in the Mission Impossible series filmed in the same studios. As an adult, he went on to have roles in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek Voyager. This makes him one of the very few actors to play different roles in the original, movie, and spin off version of Star Trek.
I have to say I wholeheartedly agree that Jeffrey Combs is fantastic as all of his many roles. He has a habit of stealing every scene he's in. The others are great too, I always enjoy noticing familiar faces, even though it breaks the suspension of disbelief a little, it's always great to recognize these actors and actresses in other roles and see the differences in their performance.
If they never had cast him as Weyoun, the whole Dominion arc of DS9 might not have been all that great. He absolutely owned that role and elevated the show to the next level.
@@johnchedsey1306 The scene where he just downs a glass of poison just for the kick and passes it off saying something like "Wow, that is actually quite toxic isn't it?" MADE the whole show for me :D He was a fantastic character
The fact I've watched the Re-Animator a ton of times and not realized it was a young Jeffrey Combs. I usually never had any issues finding him in most of his Star Trek roles. So finding him while covered in prosthetics and makeup was easier than finding him in a movie he was the lead and shown his real face in it...
David Warner is an absolute screen genre LEGEND. Like Combs, even if he is in a real lower "B-grade" movie or show he brings his A-game and elevates everything he is in. Love those guys and they deserve the respect!
I love James Sloyan's acting, but he was so badly picked to play Old Alexander from the future. I mean, you don't expect the son of two athletic giants to be a small guy with a beer belly :)
Wow! This video was so comprehensive, it's crazy! An honourable mention could have been Michelle Forbes. That's Ensign Ro Laren's actress, who also played Dara in the episode "half a life" (Both roles are from TNG). She's also Admiral Cain from BSG (that's why I had to mention it lol). Also a pretty decent role in Treadstone, the Jason Bourne spin-off show.
You miss also the great Phil Morris: TOS: one of the boys in Miri, DS9: Thopok & the AWESOME Remata'Klan and VOY: John Kelly in One small step. I hope we could see him in one (or/and all) of the current ST series.
Great call with Phil Morris. Remata'Klan is easily my favorite of the Jem Hadar characters, with Clarence Williams III's "Omet'iklan" from "To The Death" being a close second.
One I always thought was really good was Peter Slutsker, he was the Ferengi scientist in the Beverley Crusher murder mystery episode "Suspicions" (a favourite of mine) but he also a Krenim captain in "Year of Hell", both roles show just how good his acting range is, great video by the way.
If you cut your hair short. You look at little bit like Ensign Gates. A good character who never got many lines. She sat at the helm station across from Data.
What about the late great Andreas Katsulas? Not only one of my personal favourite Romulans, Tomalok, but also appeared in Enterprise as well as featuring prominently in Babylon 5. He could really act through masses of prostetics as shown both in TNG and B5.
I was fortunate enough to interview Jeffery Coombs last year and had chance to chat with him privately outside of the interview, we discussed his roles in Star Trek , he said the part of Weyoun was his favourite Star Trek role and how DS9 was an amazing show to work on with the cast, in particular Avery Brooks having no ego about himself whatsoever, he felt that this really helped the show grow as no one was precious about allowing minor and supporting characters to be allowed to grow into fully fleshed out characters, in service of the overall story He's a wonderful kind man who is rightly very proud of his contribution to the Star Trek universe.
HOLY CRAP! I didn't realize that he was in The Last Starfighter, and the Star League logo is my freakin profile pic for youtube. Thank you for that detail, Rowan!
Jeffery Combs voiced an evil sentient AI in Star Trek: Lower Decks in S2 E7 (Where Pleasant Fountains Lie). As soon as I heard the AI speak, I instantly recognized him as Jeffrey Combs. So, he still is a part of the Star Trek universe in 2021
Not to mention, Shatner played his brother "Sam", laying on the floor in Operation -- Annihilate! "The party locates the Kirk family home; Sam is dead (played by William Shatner)"
I love seeing these. Working actors are the best. They never get the star roles and rarely get the big checks, but they eat regularly and really actually get to play with acting and show the diversity of range a good actor can have. The bad thing about becoming the star of something is often you can't break from that thing that made you a star. If you can at least become a regularly called on relied upon actor, things never get boring and you can semi avoid some of the insanity that comes with being the lead guy. If I were an actress/actor, being a 'that guy' seems way more fun.
Don't forget Andreas Katsulas. He was the Romulan Comdr Tomalak for 4 eps of TNG and was in an ep of Enterprise. Best known for playing G'Kar on Babylon 5
cheers mate! amazing video; great intel about an interesting subject and perfect use of visuals / editing. i'll be re-watching this more than a few times!
@@Soul-cry1 It was confirmed by onetime showrunner (of both TNG and VGR) Jeri Taylor that Taurik and Vorik are twin brothers; shame that it was not stated so onscreen!
Fun fact: Admiral Jarok was also on Quantum Leap as a corrupt prosecutor hell bent on executing Scott Bakula (who leaped into a death row inmate) Then there was also the guy who played Admiral Leyton and Administrator V'Las
Brian Thomson also played the villain in the Doctor Mordred movie, opposite Jeffery Combs. Another great character actor who showed up a few times is W. Morgan Sheppard, who played Dr. Ira Graves (Data's Grandpa) on Next Gen (ep. 206 - The Schizoid Man) and the Ahab-analog character Quatai who hunted the giant plasma monster in Voyager (Ep. 514 - Bliss). He's also done a ton of weird Sci-fi, like Blank Reg from Max Headroom, the Soultaker on Babyloin 5 and was the voice of Laurence Limburger, the main antagonist on Biker Mice from Mars as well as voicing Odin on Gargoyles.
Wait wait wait … tovok is the “ maaan we ain’t seen sheeet “ guy … Wow that is the most extreme range of acting I have ever seen … that was literally the best line from the movie . Good job well played
Can we get an honorary mention for Brad Dourif? His character of Lon Suder on Voyager was quite memorable I'd like to think. Yes it's only one role, but when I saw LOTR for the first time and saw him as Gríma Wormtongue, I was like "That's Lon Suder!"
J. Paul Boehmer turned up in the Voyager S5 episode 'Drone' as the 29th Century Borg, um, drone and earliier as the holodeck German SS officer in S4's 'The Killing Game'. Also in DS9 S7 'Tacking into the Wind' as the Cardassian guard who recognises Damar and lets him, Kira and 'prisoner' Garak (I think) pass into the Dominion facility on Cardassia. And a few Trek video games as well as a whole load of other TV guest appearances. Qualifies for a mention at least, surely? Keep the video coming by the way, great stuff.
There are so many actors that played both in Star Trek and Babylon 5, foremost of course Water Koenig and Andreas Katsulas. But also Majel Barrett and many more.
@@dave929 Yep. I actually liked Dukat a lot in the first few seasons until he lost his mind after his daughter was shot. After that, he really turned into an evil 1 dimensional character.
I had no idea these great actors played some of these characters they actually surprised me some of them. Lol Over and over I was saying "wait? that was him"? Lol
Watching this and seeing the actors that played Klingons,,, really shows u how great the make up effects were to make the Klingons! But this video was a great idea and really fun! Thanks!
Bit of fun fact trivia Carolyn Seymour also appeared in Quantum Leap opposite Scott Bakula - she's one of those actors that has a great presence on screen imho.
Great video. Another decent take would be expanding which actors played in the most sci fi shows, not just Trek. I really enjoy noting the “that guy/gal” in both DS9 and B5 especially…
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So glad you started with Jeffrey Combs and Marc Alamo. They both brought so much to their characters.
Agree very much
Agreed
Mark Lenard also played 3 roles. He was the Romulan commander in TOS "Balance of Terror", most notably Spock's dad, and the Klingon commander (Amar) in Startrek the motion picture (the first Klingon with ridges on his head).
He was amazing in Unification when Picard visited.
@@1qtaz True. But he was playing Spock's dad Sarek again there.
He's the first Hey it's that guy! 😉🖖🏻
@@RA-VEN8 I don't really remember that show. But I'm sure you're right. He also played a guy in a Buck Rogers episode who could remove his own head.
I remember Mark Lenard as Aaron Stemple, the foil to Robert Brown's (another Trek alum-The Alternative Factor) character, Jason Bolt in the classic, no one remembers television western, "Here Come the Brides". That show made co-stars David Soul and Bobby Sherman both television stars and pop singing stars. After being a global teen heart throb, Sherman went on to become an EMT, a deputy sheriff, a police academy instructor, and a police captain, among other things.
I was hoping for a mention of Andreas Katsulas, who appeared as Commander Tommalok and Captain Drennik. Also known for his amazing performance as Ambassador G'kar from Babylon 5. Easily qualifies for that last category.
G'kar is Tommalock!!??
@@DaveMiller2 indeed he is.
@@DaveMiller2 you gotta recognize that voice... "or shall we just sit and stare at one another across the neutral zone!?!?!"... it's so G'Kar
Tommalock is G'kar!!??
I’m right there with you. Was thinking the same thing. He is gone now - I loved the way that Babylon 5 memorialized him and Richard Biggs (Dr. Franklin), also gone, as having chosen to travel together “beyond the outer rim” I think was the phrase.
RANDY OGLESBY ! ! ! ! ! !
He has portrayed SEVEN different Star Trek characters, most notably Degra on Star Trek: Enterprise. He is one of only five actors to do so, the others being Jeffrey Combs, J.G. Hertzler, Vaughn Armstrong, and Thomas Kopache.
HOW COULD YOU FORGET HIM ? ! ! ! :-(
There is a documentary called "That Guy... Who Was in That Thing" and there is a section going over what star trek roles the interviewees have done, sometimes multiple
The Man From Earth is a fantastic hidden gem of a film - thank you for bringing it up. It's a slow burn but worth it.
It's a great movie and i'm happy it gets mentioned not just because it's great but also it stars two great ST actors! yea!
Which also has a sequel! The Man from Earth: Holocene. Both films also include John Billingsley, our beloved Dr. Phlox.
Just don't watch the sequel.
@@joehorn1762 I got the feeling the sequel was more a pilot for a series.
@@JohnJ469 could have been, but that doesnt make it any better.
Pat Talman, who famously played Lyta Alexander on B5 appears as something like 17 different minor characters, in addition to being the stunt double for Gates McFadden, Terry Farrell, and Nana Visitor.
Didn't know that, thanks!
I'd have probably included Brock Peters and Rene Auberjonois on the list - both played multiple Trek characters and in the same film and series too, plus they've been in tons other massively popular film and tv roles.
How is Colm Meany not on this list? He was in the first episode of TNG, became a recurring character, and them graduated leading character in DS9.
I was going to comment on Tomy Todd. Glad to see he at least got a mention at the end.
@@nunnayorz5836 At first I thought the same Colm, but later I realized he was playing the same character whole time. Even at the beginning as unnamed character he was later canonized as O'Brian.
@@sabkobds Exactly.
I want to wake up one morning and discover I have Brock Peters' speaking voice
@@nunnayorz5836 Colm Meany really only played a single character. I think that's why he wasn't on the list. I remember he was also the helmsman in the pilot episode. But I don't think he was referred to by name. So I assume he was also Miles O'Brien there too.
What about Armin Shimerman ? Aside from Quark, he played one of the original Ferengi (Letek) in TNG "The Last Outpost", DiaMon Bractor in TNG "Peak Performance", that silver talking box in TNG "Haven", and Herbert Rossoff in DS9 "Far Beyond the Stars".
Don't forget the high school principal in Buffy.
@@Deevo037 Yep. He was also some kind wizard in an episode of Charmed, and one of the Nox people on Stargate SG1. He's done a lot of stuff.
He voiced Dr. Nefarious in the Ratchet and Clank movie. It was fun hearing his voice describe the Ryno.
He does a lot of stage acting as well
Some one forgot Jeffrey Combs unless I missed it!
10:29 Tony also appeared as a Hirogen in Voyager episode "Prey". A wonderful performance with just enough of a hint to realize "OMG! It's Him!"
You can't mistake his voice, no matter how much makeup he's under.
@@NavarinoDC He's really great! I think I saw him in something else, probably also with makeup and I'm like "Isn't that???" and sure enough!
It's like hearing J. G. Hertzler in I think it was Enterprise. Very distinctive.
He even voiced Lego Darkseid
Truthfully he could give Michael Ironside a run for his money as Darkseid
Suzie Plakson, in particular, is great & should've had a lead role on _TNG_ with either her Vulcan doctor or as Worf's wife - whose death was a complete waste of a _fantastic_ character.
She's a horrible actor.
@@marmac83 I didn't like K'Ehleyr very much. I also hated her as Robert Barone's x-wife in that stupid sit com "Everybody loves Raymond".
They should have never fridged K’Lahr
Didn't know she was that tall. I thought Mary Chieffo was tall, but she's only 6'.
*_Loved her!_*
Tony Todd as Old-man-Jake is one of the best performances in the entire franchise.
Just saw that episode a few days ago. Such a tear jerker. I recognized him from The Candyman but had no idea he was also playing Kern (Worf's bro)
Combs was also on B5 as a Psi Corp Liaison officer is Season 1
We still have time to get Jeffrey Combs into every Trek series since DS9. He's already about to be in LDS. Now we just need him to be in DIS, PIC, PRO, and SNW. He will then be cemented as the most powerful That Guy in the franchise.
For me, he will always be ratchet from transformers prime,
If anyone can say ratchets favorite line, i would be very pleased 😉
@@chheinrich8486 I needed that!
Paramount: "Go home, Mr Combs. We've used you too much."
Jeffrey Combs: "Shut up & give me the script. There are 20 aliens I can play here. Pick one. I'll be in the makeup chair at 4am."
@@bigneon_glitter If that's not how it is, it bloody well should be.
Tony Todd was also the Alpha Hirogen hunter on a Voyager episode.
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed he missed that.
@@Death2010 Yep. 👍 But Startrek recycled so many actors it's hard to blame anybody for missing one. Even after I've watched these episodes for at least 30 years now, I sometimes recognize one I missed. Sometimes it's just the voice that gives them away and I'll look it up to verify my suspicion that it was the same actor.
And he was a Moclan Ambassador on the Orville too
@@jenniferwilliams9612 I'm sure you're right. I just never really watched the Orville. But he played a lot of stuff. He had a recurring role on Stargate SG1.
Tony Todd also played Worfs brother in DS9.
Hahaha OMG i had no idea Tim Russ was the "we ain't found shit" guy in Spaceballs! Best cameo of this entire list! :D
Great vid! Tho I’m shocked you missed Tim Russ also played a Klingon in Deep Space Nine season 2 before he was cast at Tuvok.
I did not even know that hahaha
@@RowanJColeman Yep. The Klingon mercenary (T'Kar) in "Invasive Procedures" when the guy wanted to steal the Dax symbiote.
Another graduate that was missed was Ethan Phillips, who played 4 characters in trek. He's most known as Nelix in Voyager but he's also in Enterprise for an episode as Ulis, in First Contact as the Holodeck Nightclub Maitre d' and in TNG for an episode as Dr. Farek.
I've just realised something all these character actors have in common, very distinctive voices! It's probably why they are used so often in Star Trek as they can emote through heavy makeup.
David Warner is such a treat to see show up in any movie, show, game. He's always been one of my favorite actors.
I probably first saw him in the second Ninja Turtles film, as the scientist who created the Ooze.
I liked him especially in "The Omen."
with his voice and deliberate mannerisms Warner created imo the most dreadful ST character ever in Gul Madred *shudders
"Forty three species of parrots! Nipples for men! Slugs?! I mean are we not in the hands of a lunatic?!"
Aldous Gajic in Babylon 5 "Grail". How was that not mentioned? :)
I first heard his voice as Jon Irenicus in Baldur's Gate 2, and it has stayed with me ever since.
Don't forget Max Grodenchik (Rom). He played the Ferengi (Sovak) in TNG "Captian's Holiday", another Ferengi (Par Lenor) in TNG "The Perfect Mate", and also appeared as a human holodeck character in DS9.
Brian Thomson is surely one of the most distinctive 'that guy' actors in genre film making - from one of Bill Paxton's gang in Terminator to Luke and the Judge in Buffy, and the "the peasants have always been revolting, but now they're rebelling" guy in Dragonheart. Once noticed, he can never be missed!
I love that you acknowledged Tim Russ' Space balls role 😆
I had no idea!
Correction - there was a live action Dr Strange movie as early as 1978, starring Peter Hooten as Strange and, amazingly, the renowned British actor John Mills as the preceding sorcerer supreme and mentor.
It can usually be found on RUclips for those interested to look.
Edit: for Star Trek fans it also has Michael Ansara (TOS & DS9: Kang) as the voice of the Ancient One, and Clyde Kusatsu (TNG: Admiral Tujiro Nakamura) as Wong.
We try and forget that movie, but it was better than the Star
Wars holiday special.
I was somewhat surprised that Doug Jones hadn't been more involved in star trek before discovery. It seems like he'd be a perfect fit for a whole bunch of alien characters.
I absolutely love his portrayal of Saru and he was, hands down, my favourite thing about discovery. I'm so pleased he's finally got a principal role. He's such a talented actor and I love seeing him in pretty much everything.
You forgot. Tim Russ also played a Klingon in DS9 season 2 episode 4 "Invasive Procedures". He was the Klingon mercenary.
Also in one of the Mirror episodes in DS9.
@@seaconfused technically he was Tuvok then
@@seaconfused Yep. I forgot the mirror universe. But still, he was kind of the same character there too. Of course my favorite mirror universe character was probably evil Spock.
and in TNG “die hard” episode.
@@Slopmaster Starship Mine.
How about Judson Scott ? He played Khan's first officer (Joachim) in Startrek II, the Brekkian (Sobi) in TNG "Symbiosis", and the Romulan commander (Rekar) in VOY "Message in a Bottle".
I love Jeffery Combs's performance in The Frighteners. It is both creepy and HILARIOUS!
There was an actor named James Horan, who acted out several alien villains in "TNG," but finally wore a Star Fleet uniform, in Support Services bronze, as a HUMAN engineering lieutenant named Albert Barnaby in "Descent, Parts One And Two."
he also played the shadowy future guy in enterprise
Diana Muldaur, She played two characters on TOS and Pulaski on TNG season 2. (Note that it is a special appearance credit)
Great point. She did guest star in two TOS episodes "Return to Tomorrow" and "Is There in Truth No Beauty". In fact I wish they kept Pulaski on the TNG instead of bringing Crusher back. But that's just my opinion.
@@jacksonheathen2092 I always thought that they should have kept both. One could be the day doctor and the other the night doctor, since no one can work 24/7 all the time without sleep!!! Just think of it-they could be together in episodes where a crew member gets an unknown disease, and the two of them could put their heads together to figure it out.
@@7JANEWAY it’s a shame they couldn’t have both doctors work together for at least one episode.
@@7JANEWAY Good point. A galaxy class ship with over 1,000 people probably needs several doctors. But there can really only be one chief medical officer. So it might be difficult having both Crusher & Pulaski on the crew at the same time.
@@jacksonheathen2092 The Enterprise DID have several Doctors. Dr. Selar was aboard for all 7 seasons, I think. Crusher was just Chief amongst them.
You can't be talking about Jeffery Combs and not talk about his iconic performances as the Question in the DCAU and Ratchet in Transformers. The Question in particular always gives me chills
I, honestly, would love to see a Question series or movie with Combs reprising the role. Doubly so if they bring back Amy Acker as Huntress.
He was fantastic as the Question
"Not conspiracies...conspiracy. Singular."
"The plastic tips at the end of shoelaces are called aglets. Their true purpose is sinister."
I don't know if it's well known outside of Australia and New Zealand but Jeffrey Coombs was amazing in The Frighteners which starred Michael J Fox and was directed by Peter Jackson.
I’ll always remember Jeffrey Combs best as The Question in Justice League Unlimited.
Would Majel Barret count? Chaple, Troi and ever popular computer voice.
While of course having to adjust his life would’ve been difficult for him, Kenneth Mitchell is also an example of representation getting better.
In prior decades, discovering you had a major disability would and did kill careers. The fact they kept him on and said “we’ll just give your character a hover chair” is a pretty heartening thing, and a sign that the landscape may be improving for disabled actors of ALL stripes.
As obviously it’s currently even more difficult for actors who are already disabled when they start their careers, than those who develop it later - and stuff is still SUPER difficult for the latter!
Jeff Combs is the purest example of an "unlucky actor". Everything went wrong, and it was out of his control. He's a great actor, but the dice just didn't play in his favor. Shit happens, thats life, but I still hope he's made enough money from his acting career to live in comfort, hopefully with enough F-U money stored away.
He's a great example of a life lesson. You can be great at something, you can do everything right, and still not get anywhere near the top. Sometimes, life deals you an awful hand.
He seems happy enough in interviews but he is a prime example of someone who should be way, way closer to the top of his profession than he is. He should be a household name.
"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life." -- Captain Jean-Luc Picard
I don't know, if he'd gone on to be a mainstream actor, we would've missed out on all the crazy horror and sci-fi roles he played.
It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life
- Jean Luc Picard
Though I wish his career went better, I think you do him a great disservice. He is generally remembered and appreciated by both horror AND Star Trek fans. That's hardly a bad legacy - Dave.
I'm a big fan of Combs, so versatile and a great actor
He can even make a grumpy old medic thats also an alien robot funny
"Bulkhead i needed that" 🤣
Paul Winfield should have been mentioned for his two memorable roles, in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and for the Tamarian Captain Dathon in the TNG episode "Darmok." He was also memorable for his role in Babylon 5 as General Franklin in the episode "GROPOS."
Also, where is Andreas Katsulas? He played Romulan Commander Tomalak in numerous TNG episodes, and the captain of an alien ship in the episode "Cogenitor."
Michelle Forbes started off with one role in the TNG episode "Half A Life," before becoming Ensign Ro in TNG.
There are others, who just did two roles - and a few who only did one role, such as Mick Fleeteood ("Manhunt"); Jeremy Kemp ("Family"); the actor who played Negan in "The Walking Dead" (his role as a Reptilian Xindi in Enterprise's "Carpenter Street" really traumatised him, poor sod), and the guy in the Voyager episode "Coda" who played "Janeway's Dad" - he had a memorable recurring role in Murder, She Wrote as that MI5 spy who kept turning up in Jessica Fletcher's life.
Maurice Roeves and Linda Thorson both turned up once each in TNG's "The Chase." Maurice Roeves (the Romulan Captain) was always turning up in British TV shows in the Seventies and Eighties as a crook, and Linda Thorson (the Cardassian Captain) was famous for playing superspy Tara King opposite Patrick McNee in the Sixties TV series "The Avengers."
How on Earth could you have missed Leland Orser? Come on, he played Loomis in Enterprise's "Carpenter Street," the isomorphic projection with a touch of Norman Bates in Voyager's "Revulsion," and Romulan Commander Lovok (but actually a Changeling) in DS9's "The Die is Cast."
AND ALSO Salome Jens, who played the Ancient in TNG's "The Chase," and then the Female Founder in DS9.
Colm Meany, only played one role but went from bit part to main character.
True. Worf's character also evolved a lot on DS9.
Phil Morris, Actor: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. he was the one who asked if they'll all get a medal... Uniquely connected to the Star Trek franchise, getting one of his first on screen roles as a child in The Original Series episode "Miri." This appearance may have stemmed from his father starring in the Mission Impossible series filmed in the same studios. As an adult, he went on to have roles in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek Voyager. This makes him one of the very few actors to play different roles in the original, movie, and spin off version of Star Trek.
Wow great catch. He had a hilarious guest spot on Seinfeld playing a Johnny Cochrane spoof.
I have to say I wholeheartedly agree that Jeffrey Combs is fantastic as all of his many roles. He has a habit of stealing every scene he's in. The others are great too, I always enjoy noticing familiar faces, even though it breaks the suspension of disbelief a little, it's always great to recognize these actors and actresses in other roles and see the differences in their performance.
If they never had cast him as Weyoun, the whole Dominion arc of DS9 might not have been all that great. He absolutely owned that role and elevated the show to the next level.
@@johnchedsey1306 The scene where he just downs a glass of poison just for the kick and passes it off saying something like "Wow, that is actually quite toxic isn't it?" MADE the whole show for me :D He was a fantastic character
Great video - thanks!! I love Jeffery Coombs, too! All of these actors are memorable.
The fact I've watched the Re-Animator a ton of times and not realized it was a young Jeffrey Combs. I usually never had any issues finding him in most of his Star Trek roles. So finding him while covered in prosthetics and makeup was easier than finding him in a movie he was the lead and shown his real face in it...
What about Merritt Butrick ? He played Kirk's son (David) in Startrek II & the freighter captain (T'Jon) in TNG "Symbiosis".
David Warner is an absolute screen genre LEGEND. Like Combs, even if he is in a real lower "B-grade" movie or show he brings his A-game and elevates everything he is in. Love those guys and they deserve the respect!
He was fantastic in Tron and Time Bandits - good comedy timing in the latter.
I love James Sloyan's acting, but he was so badly picked to play Old Alexander from the future.
I mean, you don't expect the son of two athletic giants to be a small guy with a beer belly :)
Wow! This video was so comprehensive, it's crazy!
An honourable mention could have been Michelle Forbes. That's Ensign Ro Laren's actress, who also played Dara in the episode "half a life" (Both roles are from TNG). She's also Admiral Cain from BSG (that's why I had to mention it lol). Also a pretty decent role in Treadstone, the Jason Bourne spin-off show.
W Morgan Sheppard. He's had at least 4 Trek roles, and a bunch of other stuff including Babylon 5 and Doctor Who.
Totally. He was in the Gargoyles animated series, too, along with David Warner.
Don't forget _Max Headroom_
He was also the head colonel in the medal of Honor franchise and also the holographic doctor of more the seaQuest
You miss also the great Phil Morris: TOS: one of the boys in Miri, DS9: Thopok & the AWESOME Remata'Klan and VOY: John Kelly in One small step. I hope we could see him in one (or/and all) of the current ST series.
Great call with Phil Morris. Remata'Klan is easily my favorite of the Jem Hadar characters, with Clarence Williams III's "Omet'iklan" from "To The Death" being a close second.
Yep. Good call. He played quite a few characters too.
Phil Morris, Actor: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. he was the one who asked if they'll all get a medal...
@@notlobparrot3057 Hm, Phil also guested in "To the Death" in addition to "Rocks and Shoals"; great catch!
@@JohnPaul-158 Right!
One I always thought was really good was Peter Slutsker, he was the Ferengi scientist in the Beverley Crusher murder mystery episode "Suspicions" (a favourite of mine) but he also a Krenim captain in "Year of Hell", both roles show just how good his acting range is, great video by the way.
I believe the Krenim captain in "year of hell" was actually Kurtwood Smith.
@@jacksonheathen2092
I didn't mean Annorax, it's the one who initially attacks Voyager, the "this region is in dispute" guy.
@@sirdidymus62 Right. I understand who you mean now. 😁
Totally satisfying fan video -- great information; no repetition and copious tie-ins and leads to other great flicks. Thanks!!
I now want to be a character actor on multiple Star Trek shows 😭 how cool!
If you cut your hair short. You look at little bit like Ensign Gates. A good character who never got many lines. She sat at the helm station across from Data.
What about the late great Andreas Katsulas? Not only one of my personal favourite Romulans, Tomalok, but also appeared in Enterprise as well as featuring prominently in Babylon 5. He could really act through masses of prostetics as shown both in TNG and B5.
I was fortunate enough to interview Jeffery Coombs last year and had chance to chat with him privately outside of the interview, we discussed his roles in Star Trek , he said the part of Weyoun was his favourite Star Trek role and how DS9 was an amazing show to work on with the cast, in particular Avery Brooks having no ego about himself whatsoever, he felt that this really helped the show grow as no one was precious about allowing minor and supporting characters to be allowed to grow into fully fleshed out characters, in service of the overall story He's a wonderful kind man who is rightly very proud of his contribution to the Star Trek universe.
HOLY CRAP! I didn't realize that he was in The Last Starfighter, and the Star League logo is my freakin profile pic for youtube. Thank you for that detail, Rowan!
Combs would make a great Bond villain.
Yes he could bring that "Just over the Top" performance a good Bond villain needs.
Jeffery Combs voiced an evil sentient AI in Star Trek: Lower Decks in S2 E7 (Where Pleasant Fountains Lie). As soon as I heard the AI speak, I instantly recognized him as Jeffrey Combs. So, he still is a part of the Star Trek universe in 2021
Don't forget Majel Barrett who played Number One in the original pilot , Nurse Chapel and Lwaxana Troi . She also was married to Gene Roddenberry
And Odo in DS9
If you count that she's also the voice of all Federation computers, she's been in more Trek than anyone.
Not to mention, Shatner played his brother "Sam", laying on the floor in Operation -- Annihilate! "The party locates the Kirk family home; Sam is dead (played by William Shatner)"
Fake mustache and all.
No mention of Jeffery Combs as FBI agent Dammers in Peter Jackson's The Frighteners. Underrated gem
Outstanding character actors in every iteration of the franchise. 🖖
Tim russ was also in Ds9 as mirror universe tuvok as a part of the terran resistance in that one episode. Season 3 i believe.
Yep. But I thought he was mirror universe Tuvok there. So not really an entirely different character.
this was a awesome tributes to those actors
Jeff Combs, Andrew Robinson and Vaughn Armstrong are my favorites. My god, Weyoun and Garack!!
I love seeing these. Working actors are the best. They never get the star roles and rarely get the big checks, but they eat regularly and really actually get to play with acting and show the diversity of range a good actor can have. The bad thing about becoming the star of something is often you can't break from that thing that made you a star. If you can at least become a regularly called on relied upon actor, things never get boring and you can semi avoid some of the insanity that comes with being the lead guy. If I were an actress/actor, being a 'that guy' seems way more fun.
Tony Todd was also in the Prelude to Axanar fan project as Admiral Ramirez
Tony Todd was great. He should have played Worf, and Micheal Dorn should have played Kurn. Just my opinion. 😁
I absolutely love Jeffery Combs as an actor...he has incredible depth.
I think Tony Todd also plays a Hirogen in Voyager; That one that was hunting Species 8472.
Correct. 👍
I was literally looking for a video like this like 2 weeks ago. nice timing.
Don't forget Andreas Katsulas. He was the Romulan Comdr Tomalak for 4 eps of TNG and was in an ep of Enterprise. Best known for playing G'Kar on Babylon 5
Also the One-Armed Man in the film version of The Fugitive, with Harrison Ford.
G'Kar was in star trek, i could kiss my pouch (any b5 Fan should know this reference)
"...we ain't found *shit*."
Combing the desert with an afro pick LOL
Tbh I never ever knew that was him lol
cheers mate!
amazing video; great intel about an interesting subject and perfect use of visuals / editing.
i'll be re-watching this more than a few times!
Good video - well researched and decent and interesting pictures of each actor...
"Man from Earth" ... One of the best and simplest scifi's ever. One of my fav movies.
Alexander enberg played 4 roles
Vorick in voyager
Taurik in TNG
A Malon engineer in voyager
And a young reporter in TNG
I thought Alexander Enberg was especially good as Taurik and the reporter in TNG.
@@FreihEitner I wish they would have confirmed if taurik and vorick were actually twins.
@@Soul-cry1 It was confirmed by onetime showrunner (of both TNG and VGR) Jeri Taylor that Taurik and Vorik are twin brothers; shame that it was not stated so onscreen!
You do great work Rowan. I just became your 1000th follower on Twitter! Keep up the great work! 🖖🏻
Fun fact: Admiral Jarok was also on Quantum Leap as a corrupt prosecutor hell bent on executing Scott Bakula (who leaped into a death row inmate)
Then there was also the guy who played Admiral Leyton and Administrator V'Las
Right, Robert Foxworth, who was in a Roddenberry pilot in the 70s and General Hague in B5. Great catch.
@@dtfrancis8888 is that what his name was? I had never seen that QL episode before and when I did I recognized his voice trying to pin it
Carolyn Seymour too, as the evil leaper's holobuddy iirc.
I first remember Jeffery Combs from the Frightners.
Brian Thomson also played the villain in the Doctor Mordred movie, opposite Jeffery Combs. Another great character actor who showed up a few times is W. Morgan Sheppard, who played Dr. Ira Graves (Data's Grandpa) on Next Gen (ep. 206 - The Schizoid Man) and the Ahab-analog character Quatai who hunted the giant plasma monster in Voyager (Ep. 514 - Bliss). He's also done a ton of weird Sci-fi, like Blank Reg from Max Headroom, the Soultaker on Babyloin 5 and was the voice of Laurence Limburger, the main antagonist on Biker Mice from Mars as well as voicing Odin on Gargoyles.
Mark Sheppard, son of W. Morgan, was in the Voyager episode "Leucon". I wonder how many Parent/Child combos there are throughout Star Trek's history?
Nice mention of The Man from Earth. Very underrated movie that i never see mentioned anywhere.
Wait wait wait … tovok is the “ maaan we ain’t seen sheeet “ guy …
Wow that is the most extreme range of acting I have ever seen … that was literally the best line from the movie .
Good job well played
And don't forget that Caroline Seymour appeared in four episodes of Quantum Leap with... Scott Bakula!
Suzie Plakson as a Klingon or Vulcan! OMG! Still have a crush.
Vulcan, for me.
@@FreihEitner she was hot as a vulcan!
Jeffrey Combs is truly talented and it's a shame that he didn't get a starring role in any of the ST series.
Can we get an honorary mention for Brad Dourif? His character of Lon Suder on Voyager was quite memorable I'd like to think. Yes it's only one role, but when I saw LOTR for the first time and saw him as Gríma Wormtongue, I was like "That's Lon Suder!"
I love videos like these. Thanks!
This is so great and cathartic! I do wonder how many roles Jeffrey Combs played... (He probably wonders that too...)
J. Paul Boehmer turned up in the Voyager S5 episode 'Drone' as the 29th Century Borg, um, drone and earliier as the holodeck German SS officer in S4's 'The Killing Game'. Also in DS9 S7 'Tacking into the Wind' as the Cardassian guard who recognises Damar and lets him, Kira and 'prisoner' Garak (I think) pass into the Dominion facility on Cardassia. And a few Trek video games as well as a whole load of other TV guest appearances. Qualifies for a mention at least, surely? Keep the video coming by the way, great stuff.
There are so many actors that played both in Star Trek and Babylon 5, foremost of course Water Koenig and Andreas Katsulas. But also Majel Barrett and many more.
Oh id love to see Combs as the doctor on Strange New Worlds. Just one instance of him saying "I needed that" would make me smile for hours
I love how they all can be seen in B5, Stargate and numerous other Sci Fi shows. Great stuff
Combs was funny as Weyoun. Alamo was AWESOME as Dukat.
True. But Garack was my favorite Cardassian.
@@jacksonheathen2092 As an individual actor, I agree 100%. Alamo’s multiple rolls were good, but he was great as Dukat.
@@dave929 Yep. I actually liked Dukat a lot in the first few seasons until he lost his mind after his daughter was shot. After that, he really turned into an evil 1 dimensional character.
I had no idea these great actors played some of these characters they actually surprised me some of them. Lol Over and over I was saying "wait? that was him"? Lol
My favorite "That Guy" is Angry Alien from B5. While almost always behind make up, he has a very distinct cadence to his voice.
Love your pic. I don't know many Day of the Tentacle fans
Watching this and seeing the actors that played Klingons,,, really shows u how great the make up effects were to make the Klingons! But this video was a great idea and really fun! Thanks!
Bit of fun fact trivia Carolyn Seymour also appeared in Quantum Leap opposite Scott Bakula - she's one of those actors that has a great presence on screen imho.
Yep. She played a lot of guest star appearances going back to the 80's.
Vaughn Armstrong and Jeffrey Combs, and David Warner have all made appearances in Babylon 5
William Campbell who was Koloth and the Squire of Gothos
Tony Todd also played a Hirogen on the episode with the species 8472 runaway
Great video. Another decent take would be expanding which actors played in the most sci fi shows, not just Trek. I really enjoy noting the “that guy/gal” in both DS9 and B5 especially…
Kurn is definitely my favourite Klingon. Tony Todd played him brilliantly.
And he was Admiral Ramierez (sp?) in "Star Trek: Prelude to Axanar".
I always looked forward to listening to these guy’s stories at conventions.