They were supremely professional. When you get a film or television script you have to subconsciously know where the arc is for your character emotionally, psychologically and physically because you might be shooting the last scene first. On television he has guest-starred on such programs as The Six Million Dollar Man, The A-Team, Charlies Angels and Quantum Leap, while his feature film work includes roles in The Dead Pool, Tango & Cash, Total Recall and Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult. Movies. When Bajor was under Cardassian occupation many of its citizens joined an underground resistance group in the hopes of driving the aliens from their planet. 6. Emerald was one of Cleopatra's favorite gems. What episode were you in? You can meet the most powerful people in the world and theyve got those same qualities somewhere inside of them where their own children can melt their hearts.. Like the crafty chameleon which changes colours to blend in with its surroundings, Cardassian Gul Dukats demeanour can go from sadistic to sympathetic to sexy depending upon what best suits the situation. Majel Barrett has weaved in and out of Star Trek history as the voice of the computer, Nurse Chapel, Number One, Lwaxana Troi, and Gene Roddenberry's real-life wife. Casey Biggs: And the funny part was before that episode I didnt even know I had a wife or son. I get to express so many different aspects of myself in him that I dont always get a chance to do in real life. In the sixth-season episode, On occasion Gul Dukat will do something that will slightly mellow the majors opinion of him. One of my favorite lines is, You better be careful, or I will be talking to Weyoun number nine. [both laugh], Jeffrey Combs: Yeah, they were wonderful writers. I think we can see now why Creation did that. They called Ira in to say, How can we fix it? And Ira being Ira said they had to change everything. They gave me a lot of responsibility so I was glad to see that everything actually worked when it was all put together. Later, he would become a member of various theatre companies in New York and touring theater companies before eventually taking the leap to move to Los Angeles in 1973. Marc Alaimo As Badar N'D'D. Marc Alaimo is best known for his astonishing role as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's big-bad Gul . Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was a bold, progressive series that took on social issues and complex relationships between its characters, and many of the actors who portrayed those beloved characters pride themselves on their roles to this day. I had an acting teacher and he would say, There is nothing more interesting than playing the opposite.. He also voiced the role in the video game Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Dominion Wars. They liked the way I looked in Quarks bar, so they made me an alcoholic for two years What you have to know is, all you have to do is give me and Jeffrey the ball, and we will run with it. I want to talk to you, so I did. It was like playing a symphony for the 99th time. Get this, I had auditioned, and we had been paired up. Jeffrey Combs: [laughs] Exactly! Our heroes on the show never get to really be bad. 13 September 1997: Episode focus: "Sons of Mogh". Sadly, the amount of money he could bring in was barely enough to survive. 9. He married Lorie Bollinger on August 20, 2010. Im pleasant! [Interview] William Shatner: Criticism from TOS cast is from people "Bitter and Embittered" - slams George Takei for 'Blackening My Name': "a handful of day players . Thats not for me. Yet it was all I wanted to do. The best thing to play is the reluctant hero. ", He continued: "So, playing that subtext, living with that subtext, presenting that subtext behind a mask of affability, of friendliness, of congeniality, I think that was both the challenge and the pleasure of the character.". How are you going to spark this chemistry without being together? So is there someone else with specefic knowledge of theatre who wants to make an interview with Mr. Alaimo with further details about that subject? Marc Alaimo (born Michael Joseph Alaimo; May 5, 1942) is an American actor, known for his villainous roles. As a result, Aliamo finished school with outstanding marks and was even the school president! Jeffrey Combs: Let me answer that. Dukat really was one of the most defining characters of the series, especially early on. Jeffrey, Manny Coto has said when he planned for what could have been the fifth season of Enterprise he was planning on bringing you in more, possibly even as a regular. Combs, Biggs and Max Grodnchik in a Rat Pack performance at STLV (Photo: Star Trek Rat Pack Unofficial Fan Account). After graduating Alaimo moved to New York City where he won the part of Virgil Paris on the daytime soap opera Another World - Somerset. It was an amazing experience. Working in film can often be incoherent. 12/04/2011 at 06:46 AM. It was always kind of different, but at the same time familiar. Casey Biggs: Tell the story about when you went up to Alaimo when you were Brunt. Oh, thats good. Perhaps they both would welcome a part as humans for a change. Marc Alaimo tells the story how Avery Brooks punched him into the hospital during filming the DS9 finale. For a while there, we thought it was our show, because we had taken over the station. I think she just turns him on, you know, and Nana Visitor, certainly, is behind that. Jeffrey Combs as Brunt in DS9s Family Business. It was one of the most enjoyable roles for me to have played. Casey Biggs: Well, they were lovely to Jeff. 10 Star Trek Actors Whose First Appearances You've Totally Forgotten. Thats just wonderful fodder. Not just how things were played. Vencer la libertad! ", Jeffrey Combs has played five different characters on Star Trek, including Enterprise's Ambassador Shran. Did either of you have a clue you would be back so often? Jeffrey Combs: In my very first episode he was the only one who came to me and said, Listen, welcome, any time you want to run lines, I dont care how many times, come find me. Interview with Marc Alaimo. So, perhaps something meaty, where their characters can interact occasionally, but light on the prostheses would work. However, Dukat is an opportunist, so he plays both his good and bad sides to get exactly what he wants.. Its kind of a compliment but it also hurts. He was also a member of various theatre companies in New York and touring companies across the country before making the move to Los Angeles in 1973. He found it was an easy decision to return to the role, but he did have reservations at first. And I had starred in the very first dramatic IMAX film and it was about the Alamo [1988s Alamo: The Price of Freedom]. You dont know what the hell this character is thinking. A pinnacle performance. Like I said, I had one scene in Quarks bar and say, Give me the kanarno no, the good stuff. And then I got into a fight with Quark, and they liked that chemistry with me and Quark and all that. He has appeared, mostly as villains, in shows such as The Doctors, Kojak, Gunsmoke, Baretta, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Starsky & Hutch, Knight Rider, Quincy, The Greatest American Hero, The Incredible Hulk, Quantum Leap, Family Guy, Walker, Texas Ranger, Wonder Woman, The Rockford Files, Hill Street Blues, Barnaby Jones, and The A-Team. I didnt think that it would ever turn into what it has turned into, though. While working on the series he appeared in the film "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult." Highest rated movies They would take stuff from Jeff and from me and see how far they could take it in the characterization of it. American actor who played the role of Gul Dukat in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is an actor, known for Total Recall (1990), Tango & Cash (1989) and Star . I would like to continue to do that." The weird part is you walk onto a soundstage and you worked on that soundstage for many episodes and it is now all gone, but it is all new. Visitor said, "When I read the script, I thought, Thats a mans role. In Emissary, Gul Dukat has abandoned the space station Terok Nor which had been used by the Cardassians to oversee their occupation of the planet Bajor. Casey Biggs: Oh yeah, you arent even a good enough actor to drink that and pretend you like it. So Id say the line, because thats my job and Im paid to do that, but I said it in a way that hopefully it drifted off and no one really noticed it. Although the major rejects almost everything that Dukat stands for he cannot help being oddly attracted to her. Jeffrey Combs: Case and I understand that to make a scene interesting or a character interesting, there always has to be some kind of conflict. James Darren passed on the role of holographic singer Vic Fontaine more than once, but he found that the role was much more than he first expected. So, I thought every episode I was doing might be my last episode. Or something else? They were the most professional cast and crew imaginable. I was the most annoying fan who wouldnt go away. ", O'Reilly did express that Gowron's role in the show improved with time. It could be an awful script with a boring plot and either of these guys would make it shine somehow :). You are both playing antagonists on the show. He also played a poker player who speaks French to Data in the episode "Time's Arrow". Casey Biggs: No, I thought I was literally just one episode. Damar was a hell of a character. Even with so many other notable performances, Aliamo found his stride and fame when he began working with the infamous television franchise of Star Trek. He went on to portray Romulan Commander Tebok in The Neutral Zone, Cardassian Gul Macet in The Wounded and the high-rolling gambler Frederick LaRouque in Times Arrow. She says something like "I wanted to do anything but have an affair with Marc Alaimo." He has a son from his first marriage, Michael Antony Alaimo (born 1971), who is a writer, story editor and producer known for The Closer, Major Crimes, Invasion, Traveler, and for penning "Columbo Likes the Nightlife," the final episode of Columbo. So I know he was appreciating what I was doing. He stated, "I think what happened on DS9 is they were trying to search for where I belonged on that show. A few actors got to play landmark roles that defied expectations of race and gender or originated the first of a new alien race introduced into canon. They were personalities with understandable motivations. Later he would play the first Cardassian, Gul Macet, in the episode titled "The Wounded" and a French-speaking poker player in the episode "Times Arrow" in 1991. I want to pass.' Kann dir das Wort drauf geben Though she worked her way through a variety of characters, she had a fondness for Lwaxana Troi, whom she portrayed on both The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. Were good. Shes a much more fun character, and I can play her forever, because Im at an age where thats totally believable. Each episodes a nice little gift and thank you for that. I liked Leeta in many ways, but if I were offered a new role in Trek, Id be happiest if it were entirely opposite of who she was. Marc Alaimo (born 5 May 1942; age 80) is the actor who played Gul Dukat in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He holds the honor of playing one of the first two . Any time I could get my teeth into something, that was my flow state. Both roles were so complex and layered and you got amazing arcs out of them. Alaimo says he wanted Gul Dukat to have an affair with Kira because HE, the real person, had a crush on Nana. I believe that is Jeffrey now joining us. If you read the script you may love it.' Casey Biggs: With me, Ira Behr, the executive producer, he was obsessed with the Alamo. I loved the time that I spent with those people and my time with Avery [Brooks], and that still resonates to this day. During his run on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, he would become one of the franchises favorite villains. Making the trip to work in Toronto/Missisauga doesnt sound like something either would shy from though (and all but Picard will be produced in the GTA). The show never took the easy way out when it came to situations, be they personal or political, and that provided us with a lot of great things to do as actors.". The writers were putting you two together all the time.