# Stargate SG-1 - Sokar and Anubis are played by the same person? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 22, 2004, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-sg-1-sokar-and-anubis-are-played-by-the-same-person/230563 "2004-02-22T23:08:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-sg-1-sokar-and-anubis-are-played-by-the-same-person/230563/1 "2004-02-22T23:08:29Z")
[IMDB](http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0657640/) lists David Palffy as playing both Sokar and Anubis. Of course this shouldn’t surprise me. SG-1 does tend to reuse people. Michael Shanks (Daniel Jackson) does the voice of the Asgard Thor and Chistopher Judge (Teal’c) did the voice of Quetlezcoatl in The Crystal Skull. I’m sure there are more that I’m forgetting or didn’t notice. Of course IMDB can be wrong sometimes so I take this with a grain of salt. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-sg-1-sokar-and-anubis-are-played-by-the-same-person/230563/2 "2004-02-22T23:25:42Z")
Well, [Gateworld](http://www.gateworld.net) confirms this (I looked up the characters in the Omnipedia), so I think that IMDb has probably got it right. ---
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-sg-1-sokar-and-anubis-are-played-by-the-same-person/230563/3 "2004-02-22T23:31:53Z")
> [@yosemitebabe](#): > > Well, [Gateworld](http://www.gateworld.net) confirms this (I looked up the characters in the Omnipedia), so I think that IMDb has probably got it right. Heh yea I could have checked [Gateworld](http://www.gateworld.net). I only visit that site about everyday. :-p ---
**Author:** ![Helena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c68b51/32.png) [@Helena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-sg-1-sokar-and-anubis-are-played-by-the-same-person/230563/4 "2004-02-23T00:49:01Z")
Check out all the different characters [this guy](http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0951912/) has played. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-sg-1-sokar-and-anubis-are-played-by-the-same-person/230563/5 "2004-02-23T02:53:36Z")
It’s not exactly uncommon for that to happen on any SF show (and not unknown on non-SF). And given that Anubis consist entirely of a voice and, apparently, a pool of coffee, it’s not at all surprising. ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-sg-1-sokar-and-anubis-are-played-by-the-same-person/230563/6 "2004-02-23T14:31:48Z")
I agree, Anubis is CGI face guy so only the voice need be varied a bit. Given the vocal effects used, I imagine that’s not too hard to do post-filming. The Trek university reuses actors alot too- for example the actor who play Weyun (sp?) on DS:9 plays an Andorian Captain on Enterprise. Joss Weldon reuses actors as well- he imported Caleb (Buffy) and Jasmine (Angel) from Firefly. Several actors from Space: Above and Beyond were later used on the X-Files to good effect. Hmm, I may watch too much TV now that I think about it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-sg-1-sokar-and-anubis-are-played-by-the-same-person/230563/7 "2004-02-23T14:42:30Z")
> [@elf6c](#): > > The Trek university reuses actors alot too- for example the actor who play Weyun (sp?) on DS:9 plays an Andorian Captain on Enterprise. More details. This guy should get frequent guest points on Trek: Jerry Combs > **[Jeffrey Combs - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001062/)** > > Jeffrey Combs, Actor: The Frighteners. Jeffrey Combs was born on September 9th, 1954 in Oxnard, California. He grew up in Lompoc, California with a plethora of siblings both older and younger. He attended the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing... Guest appearances (Trek series only): “Enterprise” (2001) playing “Shran” in episode: “Proving Ground” (episode # 3.13) 21 January 2004 “Enterprise” (2001) playing “Shran” in episode: “Cease Fire” (episode # 2.15) 12 February 2003 “Enterprise” (2001) playing “Krem” in episode: “Acquisition” (episode # 1.19) 27 March 2002 “Enterprise” (2001) playing “Shran” in episode: “Shadows of P’Jem” (episode # 1.15) 6 February 2002 “Enterprise” (2001) playing “Shran” in episode: “The Andorian Incident” (episode # 1.7) 31 October 2001 “Star Trek: Voyager” (1995) playing “Penk” in episode: “Tsunkatse” (episode # 6.15) 9 February 2000 “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” (1993) playing “Tiron” in episode: “Meridian” (episode # 3.8) 14 November 1994 And his major role on DS9: “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” (1993) TV Series … Weyoun/Brunt (1995-1999) ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-sg-1-sokar-and-anubis-are-played-by-the-same-person/230563/8 "2004-02-23T14:45:00Z")
Jeffery Combs. :mad: Sorry! ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-sg-1-sokar-and-anubis-are-played-by-the-same-person/230563/9 "2004-02-23T14:51:27Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > It’s not exactly uncommon for that to happen on any SF show (and not unknown on non-SF). Especially Babylon 5, where Kim Strauss played no less than ten different parts in fifteen credited appearances. (Wayne Alexander, who is more commonly remembered as the Oh It’s Him Again Guy of B5, only played six different parts on the show.) > [@](#): > > And given that Anubis consist entirely of a voice and, apparently, a pool of coffee, it’s not at all surprising. Anubis consists entirely of His Divine Shadow from _Lexx_. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-sg-1-sokar-and-anubis-are-played-by-the-same-person/230563/10 "2004-02-23T14:53:57Z")
> [@elf6c](#): > > The Trek university reuses actors alot too- for example the actor who play Weyun (sp?) on DS:9 plays an Andorian Captain on Enterprise. Mark Lenard is a famous example of this. His first appearance was as a Romulan captain in Balance of Terror, then he played Sarek in Journey to Babel. The next time he appeared in the ST universe, it was as a Klingon captain in ST: The Motion Picture. - Actually, scratch that. He did several voices in the animated series - Including Sarek, who he would reprise again in Search For Spock, and continue to play (In IV, V, VI, and TNG) until right up to his death. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-sg-1-sokar-and-anubis-are-played-by-the-same-person/230563/11 "2004-02-23T14:56:52Z")
> [@Evil Death](#): > > Anubis consists entirely of His Divine Shadow from _Lexx_. Nah, they just have the same tailor. I think he gives discounts to insane alien despots. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-sg-1-sokar-and-anubis-are-played-by-the-same-person/230563/12 "2004-02-23T16:17:59Z")
[Michael Sheard](http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0790410/) is, I believe, still going strong. (He holds the record for most guest appearances - six different roles - in _Doctor Who_.) ---
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-sg-1-sokar-and-anubis-are-played-by-the-same-person/230563/13 "2004-02-23T20:40:27Z")
It isn’t so much that they reused the actor it was more that they reused him as a Goa’uld System Lord. I found it more interesting than surprising. I know about some of the reuse of actors in Sci-Fi, such as Jasmine on Angel. Which is also a favorite show of mine.