# Spotting Star Trek actors in other programs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, star-trek-paramount\ **Created:** [August 29, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982 "2017-08-29T00:49:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 72
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1421 "2022-03-03T14:36:08Z")
Just spotted Bill Erwin again, playing a WWII vet visiting the White House on _The West Wing_. > **[Bill Erwin](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Bill_Erwin)** > > Bill Erwin (2 December 1914 – 29 December 2010; age 96) was the actor who portrayed Doctor Dalen Quaice in the Star Trek: The Next Generation fourth season episode "Remember Me". A veteran of film and television, Erwin appeared on numerous "theater... Christopher Lloyd was also on _The West Wing_ in a different episode, playing a jovial legal scholar helping a delegation from Belarus write a new constitution for their country. > **[Christopher Lloyd](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Christopher_Lloyd?so=search)** > > Christopher Lloyd (born 22 October 1938; age 84) is an American veteran actor, voice actor, and comedian who played the role of Klingon Commander Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. However, he is perhaps best recognized for his roles on... ---
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Watched “Thirteen Days” last night. This dramatization of the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis featured no fewer than seven Trek actors. The Kennedy brothers, Jack and Bobby, were played by Bruce (Capt. Pike) Greenwood and Stephen (Major Hayes) Culp. Bill Smitrovitch, who was in the DS9 two-parter “Past Tense” played Maxwell Taylor and Ed Lauter, who portrayed the father of a dead cadet in “The First Duty” played some random military figure. Len Cariou, who played Captain Janeway’s late fater, played cold warrior Dean Atchison. In real life, part of what led to the resolution of the crisis was a “back channel” involving a newsman and a KGB officer. Both were played by Trek actors Jack Blessing (Agent Dulmer) and Boris Krutonog, who, per IMDB, had some role in “Undiscovered Country”, but I really don’t remember the character. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1423 "2022-03-03T17:58:20Z")
Looks like Krutonog played one of Sulu’s _Excelsior_ Bridge crew. > **[Boris Krutonog](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Boris_Krutonog)** > > Boris Lee Krutonog (born 26 July 1960; age 62) is a Moldovan-American actor who played Lojur in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. He later reprised that role in the Star Trek: Voyager third season episode "Flashback", where he was credited only... ---
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Shirley Bonne (“Ruth” in “Shore Leave”) and luscious Teri Garr (“Roberta Lincoln” in “Assignment: Earth”) as “Sharon” and “Estelle” in _ **That Girl** _’s “This Little Piggy Had a Ball.” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1425 "2022-03-04T16:04:58Z")
Also on _The West Wing_: Terry O’Quinn as an Army general and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff… > **[Terry O'Quinn](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Terry_O'Quinn?so=search)** > > Actor Terry O'Quinn (born 15 July 1952; age 70) appeared as Admiral Erik Pressman in the Star Trek: The Next Generation seventh season episode "The Pegasus". Despite playing Riker's much older superior officer, in reality O'Quinn is only one month... …and Ron Canada as a senior State Department official. > **[Ron Canada](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Ron_Canada)** > > Ron Canada (born 3 May 1949; age 73) is an actor who appeared as Martin Benbeck in the Star Trek: The Next Generation fifth season episode "The Masterpiece Society", Ch'Pok in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine fourth season episode "Rules of... ---
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William Schallert, Nilz Barris in the Trouble With Tribbles, in the Rawhide episode Incident With the Executioner, as “The Salesman”. He runs off in Indian territory, and we do not learn what happens to him. Perhaps he takes up teaching High School. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1427 "2022-03-14T19:56:18Z")
Andrea Martin as a nib-nosing aunt or cousin in _My Big Fat Greek Wedding_. > **[Andrea Martin](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Andrea_Martin)** > > Andrea Martin (born 15 January 1947; age 75) is the Emmy Award and Tony Award-winning actress, comedienne, voice actress and writer who originated the role of Ishka in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine third season episode "Family Business". She is... ---
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Just saw Jason Alexander as a suicidal office worker on _Friends_. > **[Jason Alexander](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Jason_Alexander)** > > Jason Alexander (born 23 September 1959; age 63) is a television, film, and stage actor who voiced Doctor Noum on Star Trek: Prodigy. Alexander is best known for his Emmy Award and Golden Globe-nominated role as George Costanza on the 1990s sitcom... And Robert Picardo as a Federal judge on _The West Wing_. > **[Robert Picardo](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Robert_Picardo)** > > Robert "Bob" Picardo (born 27 October 1953; age 69) is the actor best known to Star Trek fans for playing Starfleet's Emergency Medical Hologram, most notably The Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager. He also played the EMH creator, Dr. Lewis Zimmerman, as... And Mitchell Ryan as a U.S. senator on the same episode of _The West Wing_. > **[Mitchell Ryan](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Mitchell_Ryan?so=search)** > > Mitchell Ryan (11 January 1934 – 4 March 2022; age 88) is the actor from Louisville, Kentucky, USA who portrayed Kyle Riker in the Star Trek: The Next Generation second season episode "The Icarus Factor". Earlier, he was a contender for the role of... ---
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John Anderson (again!) as rainmaker “Tulsa Weems” in the _ **Bonanza** _ episode “Rain from Heaven.” ---
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William Schallert, Nilz Baris in The Trouble With Tribbles, as Dallas Burchfield in the Have Gun Will Travel episode, Justice In Hell. ---
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Stanley Adams, also from The Trouble With Tribbles, in the Wagon Train episode, The Trace McCloud story. ---
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Morgan Woodward (again!) and Kathie “Deela” Brown in _ **Bonanza** _’s “The Toy Soldier” and “The Waiting Game,” respectively. ---
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James “Scotty” Doohan **and** Philip “Col Green” Pine in the _ **Bonanza** _ episode “The Legacy.” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1434 "2022-04-12T19:04:31Z")
I’ve recently seen Seymour Cassel as a friendly barber in _Rushmore_ > **[Seymour Cassel](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Seymour_Cassel)** > > Seymour Joseph Cassel (22 January 1935 – 7 April 2019; age 84) was a veteran actor who played Lieutenant Commander Hester Dealt in the Star Trek: The Next Generation second season episode "The Child". Cassel was nominated for an Academy Award for his... And Steven Culp as the conservative Speaker of the House on _The West Wing_ > **[Martin Madden](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Martin_Madden)** > > In a deleted scene from Star Trek Nemesis, Martin Madden was a Starfleet commander who would have replaced William T. Riker as first officer of the starship USS Enterprise-E in 2379. The character was named after Marty Madden, longtime companion of... James Cromwell as a former President on _The West Wing_ > **[James Cromwell](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/James_Cromwell)** > > James Oliver Cromwell (born 27 January 1940; age 82) is a veteran actor who has made several appearances in the Star Trek franchise, and is best known to Trek fans for his portrayal of Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact. He would go on to... Lee Delano as a sardonic NYPD sergeant in Ron Howard’s _Splash_ > **[Lee Delano](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Lee_Delano)** > > Lee Delano (19 January 1931 – 8 October 2017; age 86) was an actor who portrayed Kalo in the Star Trek: The Original Series second season episode "A Piece of the Action". He filmed his scenes between Thursday 2 November 1967 and Monday 6 November... And Clint Howard, Ron’s brother, as a wedding guest, also in _Splash_ > **[Clint Howard](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Clint_Howard)** > > Clint Howard (born 20 April 1959; age 63) is an actor who guest starred in four Star Trek episodes across four series. There is an interval of 51 years between his first role and his latest role. He filmed his scenes as Balok for TOS: "The Corbomite... ---
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Teri Garr (again!) as an actress at an audition in _ **That Girl** _’s “The Drunkard.” Sid Melton (“Alf Monroe” in _ **Green Acres** _) and Sid Caesar are in this episode too. Honestly, if you were a casting director, which one would you choose? 🤨 > **[The Drunkard (1968)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0918226/mediaviewer/rm1685230849/)** > > Teri Garr and Marlo Thomas in That Girl (1966) ---
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Ron Soble, Wyatt Earp in TOS Spectre of the Gun in Rawhide Incident West of Lano, as a bad guy named Morrow. Another bad guy sounds and looks like Ken Lynch from The Devil In the Dark, but he isn’t listed. ---
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I just finished watching, “[The Greatest Story Ever Told](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059245/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm),” for the first time and I can’t believe how many Trek actors are in it: Mark Lenard, Michael Ansara, Abraham Sofaer, Celia Lovsky, John Abbott – there may be one or two more. ---
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Jeffrey Hunter, Captain Christopher Pike, played Jesus in King of Kings. ---
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I’m sorry, are we just doing TV shows? I’ll sneak this one in, just in case: The Rifftrax guys tackled, “Kingdom of the Spiders,” with Shatner. They’re good, KotS isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982/1440 "2022-04-17T20:02:54Z")
It was expanded to films some time ago. Thanks! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982.md?page=71) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982.md?page=73)