Star Trek Trek actors in favorite non-Trek roles.

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Report this May. 01 2012, 9:56 pm

It's pretty self-explanatory. What are some of your favorite non-Trek roles of Star Trek actors? And I mean anybody from the regulars to the recurring parts, (Rosalind Chao who played Keiko O'Brien regularly but didn't appear in every episode of DS9) to one time guest appearances, like Matt McCoy's one time appearance as Devinoni Ral in the TNG episode The Price for example. Basically anyone and everyone whose ever been in a TV episode or Star Trek movie.

I'll start. I really enjoyed Michael Ansara as the Draconian Kane on Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Yeah, the show was cheesy and sometimes the plots were silly and lame but I thought he did a really good job in that role! He made Kane sympathetic even though he was one of the bad guys.

I think this will make for a very interesting discussion.

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Report this May. 02 2012, 6:46 am

Alexander Siddig in Cairo Time

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Report this May. 02 2012, 7:18 am

I quite liked him in what rapidly became my second favourite show, Primeval.

And Cards on the Table (which I just finished a silly 2000 word essay about and it is so much different to the book!)

and...

Patrick Stewart I like in lots of stuff too especially X-Men.

Nana Visitor in Dark Angel (she was cool as a baddie)

and...

Denny Crane.

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Report this May. 02 2012, 8:07 am

Brent Spiner guest starred in a Law and Order: Criminal Intent episode I recently saw (s3e15)

http://lawandorder.wikia.com/wiki/Shrink-Wrapped

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Report this May. 02 2012, 10:30 am

William Shatner as Denny Crane on Boston Legal (I'd love to say TJ Hooker, but that show was pretty bad)

Patrick Stewart as Professor X in the first X-Men movie and as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.

Leonard Nimoy as William Bell on Fringe.

Levar Burton as Kunta in Roots.

Scott Bakula in Quantum Leap as Dr. Sam Beckett.

Rene Auberjonois as Paul Lewiston in Boston Legal and as Clayton Endicott in Benson.

Zachary Quinto in 24: Season 3 as Adam Kaufman

Simon Pegg in the last 2 Mission: Impossible movies as Benji

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Report this May. 02 2012, 8:15 pm

LEONARD NIMOY IN MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE

DIFTOR HEH SMUSMA!

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Report this May. 03 2012, 5:29 am

Quote: vulcan lady @ May. 02 2012, 8:15 pm

> LEONARD NIMOY IN MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE

NICE

I AM KEE-ROCK!!

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Report this May. 03 2012, 6:22 am

Nimoy also hosted "In Search Of" in the 70's

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Report this May. 03 2012, 2:48 pm

Colm Meaney in The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van.

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Report this May. 03 2012, 3:51 pm

Oh yeah -- Colm Meaney in The Englishman who went up a Hill and came down a Mountain.

Love that film!

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Report this May. 04 2012, 6:33 am

Quote: Keno78 @ May. 03 2012, 2:48 pm

>Colm Meaney in The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van.

In the Commitments, I loved his obsession with Elvis. When one of the groups auditioning for his son sings "Elvis was a Cajun", Colm says "That's f***ing blasphemy!"

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Report this May. 13 2012, 10:46 am

Avery Brooks portrayed the character Hawk in Spenser: For Hire, as well as the spin-off A Man Called Hawk. Fantastic job from the always reliable Mr. Brooks.

And, how have we missed Armin Shimmerman's deliciously wormy performance as Principal Snyder in Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series? Also, his brilliant performance as Andrew Ryan in Bioshock. AND a slew of other stuff all over TV and movies. Armin is awesome!