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2 or More Trek Actors in Non-Trek Episodes or Movies

A lot of 70's shows featured both TOS actors after Trek went off the air as well as future Trek spin-off actors in early roles.

The Six Million Dollar Man is one of the best examples having no fewer than 17 Trek guest stars:

William Shatner
George Takei
Marc Alaimo (Dukat)
Alene Martel (T'Pring)
Barbara Anderson (Lenore Karidan)
Bibi Besch (Carol Marcus)
Paul Carr (Lee Kelso)
Ted Cassidy (Ruk)
John Colicos (Kor)
Gary Collins (Gary Seven)
Yvonne Craig (Marta)
John de Lancie (Q)
Paul Fix (Dr. Piper)
France Nuyen (Elaan)
Henry Darrow (Admiral Savar)
Gary Lockwood (Gary Mitchell)
James Sikking (Styles)
 
Of course, RoboCop has Peter Weller (John Frederick Paxton, Admiral Marcus), Kurtwood Smith (President, Annorax), Miguel Ferrer (Excelsior crewmember), Ronny Cox (Captain Jellico), Ray Wise (Arturis)

It's funny how many Robocop actors showed up on Star Trek.

There's also Green Room from 2015 with Anton Yelchin and Patrick Stewart.
 
France Nuyen, and William Shatner's substantial muttonchops, in the Kung Fu episode "A Small Beheading."

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James Doohan and William Campbell (Trelane/Koloth) both appear as cops in Gene Roddenberry's PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN ROW.

DeForest Kelley and Paul Fix (Dr. Piper) both appear in the "classic" horror movie, NIGHT OF THE LEPUS.
 
Let's not forget the 2007 indie film The Man From Earth, from the story by science fiction author Jerome Bixby, who also wrote four ST:TOS episodes. This film included the following Trek alumni:
Tony Todd
John Billingsley
Richard Riehle

As for the 2017 sequel The Man from Earth: Holocene... I would indeed prefer that we forget that one. :rolleyes:
But for this discussion, it had the following Trek actors:
Michael Dorn
John Billingsley
David Lee Smith
Vanessa Williams

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Off the top of my head Total Recall had quite a few Trek actors: Ronnie Cox (Captain Jellico), Marc Alaimo (Gul Dukhat), Lycia Naff (Sonya Gomez) and Roy Brocksmith (Sirna Kolrami). I have a feeling I might have forgotten someone too!

It also has Michael Champion who was in TNG's Captain's Holiday, and, of course, Robert Picardo was Johnny Cab
 
It's funny how many Robocop actors showed up on Star Trek.

Of course, expand to include Robocop 2 and we can also include Gabriel Damon, who played Jeremy Aster in TNG, playing opposite Weller :)

Lois And Clark is also an easy one, as Teri Hatcher is a regular. We had Robert Beltran playing a terrorist, Jonathan Frakes as a bad guy, David Warner as Jor-El, Dwight Schultz as a guest star, and many, many more I can't be bothered to list!

I don't think they appeared in any episodes together sadly, but Batman The Animated Series had Kate Mulgrew, Diana Muldaur and Michael Ansara as recurring characters (and probably more besides).

Avery Brooks and Jennifer Lien in American History X.

Dwight Schultz (Murdock), Melinda Culea (Amy) and Lance LeGault (Colonel Decker) were all on the A-Team together and all turned up on TNG.

Chris Pine (Kirk) and Tom Hardy (Shinzon) were in a romantic comedy with Reese Witherspoon but I can't remember the name... This Is War or something?
 
Of course, expand to include Robocop 2 and we can also include Gabriel Damon, who played Jeremy Aster in TNG, playing opposite Weller :)
Jeff McCarthy, Voyager's original doctor, was also in RoboCop 2 as the sleazy OCP lawyer, as was Mark Rolston, who was in TNG's Eye of the Beholder and a couple of episodes of Enterprise, John Glover was in DS9's Invasive Procedures.

If we include RoboCop 3, Stephen Root was in the Unification two-parter
 
Watching T.J. Hooker right now, "A Matter of Passion".

Robert O'Reilly and Marc Alaimo are also in this episode, which, of course, stars William Shatner...
 
Can you think of a series or a movie that has more than one appearance from an actor that has been in Star Trek, regular or guest starring?

When skipping through channels I watched a little bit of MacGyver.
In a MacGyver episode 'Phoenix Under Siege' there are two Star Trek guest stars.
John Anderson was Kevin Uxbridge in TNG episode 'The Survivors' and Tricia O'Neil was Rachel Garrett in 'Yesterday's Enterprise'.
I have a list of actors that appeared in both Star Trek and Murder, She Wrote, there are quite a few.
But the question is, are there episodes or movies that have more than one Star Trek actor, regular or guest?

EDIT - the title doesn't make much sense....

If someone with the power to change it could do something about it, that would be nice.
Something like: Not a Trek episode or movie with 2 or more TREK actors.
Does this count?

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Many episodes of Gargoyles...

Can you think of a series or a movie that has more than one appearance from an actor that has been in Star Trek, regular or guest starring?

When skipping through channels I watched a little bit of MacGyver.
In a MacGyver episode 'Phoenix Under Siege' there are two Star Trek guest stars.
John Anderson was Kevin Uxbridge in TNG episode 'The Survivors' and Tricia O'Neil was Rachel Garrett in 'Yesterday's Enterprise'.

Speaking of MacGyver, does any one know if there were any other Star Trek actors in the episodes with Penny (played by future transporter operator Terri Hatcher)?

I've never seen "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," but I know that both Kai Winn of DS9 and Lon Suder of "Voyager" are both in it.

Also, Christopher "Star Trek III" Lloyd.

Armin and Rene on Boston Legal

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I understand that Denny Crane was also played by an obscure Trek actor...

Dawn Lewis and Phil Lamarr on Furturama

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Also, the Futurama episode with Shatner, Nimoy, Nichols, Takie, Koenig and Frakes. Then there's the Family Guy with the TNG cast.

The doctor is out..Frasier with both Patrick Stewart and Kelsey Grammer...if you believe the first contact rumours of course

For that matter any Cheers or Frasier episode with Frasier and Lilith, Frasier and Rebecca or Lilith and Rebecca.

Watching T.J. Hooker right now, "A Matter of Passion".

Robert O'Reilly and Marc Alaimo are also in this episode, which, of course, stars William Shatner...

Nimoy also guest starred in an episode.
 
Alien Nation. (The Series)
Four of the main leads were all in Trek. Gary Graham (ENT and VOY), Eric Pierpoint (DS9 and ENT), Michele Scarabelli (TNG), and Ron Fassler (VOY).

It also featured many Trek actors in single-ep appearances, such as Armin Shimerman, Brian Thompson, Gwyneth Walsh, Tracey Walter, Susan Gibney, Lori Petty, Geoffrey Blake, Alan Scarfe, Scott Jaeck, and Andreas Katsulas.
 
I understand that Denny Crane was also played by an obscure Trek actor...
True, but Shatner never had lines with Auberjonois and Shimermnan on Star Trek. There are many fewer examples of actors who acted against each other in Star Trek and another production, which is what I hoped to highlight.
 
Venn Diagram for those who appeared in Star Trek, Star Wars, and Doctor Who (the big three):
  • Christopher Neame (Unferth in Heroes and Demons - Jerec in Dark Forces II - Skagra in Shada)
  • Simon Pegg (Scotty in Star Trek '09 - Unkar Plutt in The Force Awakens - Editor in The Long Game)
  • Deep Roy (Keenser in Star Trek '09 - Droopy McCool in Return of the Jedi - Mr. Sin in The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
  • W. Morgan Sheppard (Graves in The Schizoid Man - Strip Miner in Force Commander - Delaware in The Impossible Astronaut)
  • David Warner (Talbot in Star Trek V - Brashin in Force Commander - Azlok in Dreamland)
 
Here's info that I collected about Murder, She Wrote back in the day when I recorded those episodes for my mother.

Star Trek actors in Murder, She Wrote. I think this list is missing at least few actors.
Q – John de Lancie
Hikaru Sulu - George Takei
Geordi La Forge - LeVar Burton
Odo – Rene Auberjonois
Captain Janeway – Kate Mulgrew
Chakotay – Robert Beltran
Tom Paris – Robert Duncan McNeill
Elim Garak – Andrew Robinson

Worf's father Sergey Rozhenko – Theodore Bikei (TNG – Family)
Rutian police chief Alexana Devos – Kerrie Keane (TNG – The High Ground)
William Riker's father Kyle Riker – Mitchell Ryan (TNG – The Icarus Factor)
Malcor III chancellor Avel Durken – George Coe (TNG – First Contact)
Admiral Alynna Nechayev – Natalia Nogulich (TNG – Chain of Command and Descent)
”Fake" emissary Akorem Laan – Richard Libertini (DS9 - Accession)
General Krim – Stephen Macht (DS9 – The Circle)
Tahna Loss – Jeffrey Nordling (DS9 – Past Prologue)
Simon Tarses – Spencer Garrett (TNG – The Drumhead)
Data's ”mother” Juliana Tainer – Fionnula Flanagan (TNG - Inheritance)
Ardra – Marta Dubois (TNG – Devil's Due)
Admiral Leyton – Robert Foxworth (DS9 – Homefront)
Mirasta Yale and Commander Toreth – Carolyn Seymour (TNG – First Contact and Face of the Enemy)
Michael Webb - Bill Smitrovich (DS9 – Past Tense)
Unnamed car driver - Christopher Curry (VGR – 11:59)
Lieutenant McNary – Gregory Itzin (TNG – The Big Goodbye)
Professor Galen – Norman Lloyd (TNG – The Chase)
Admiral Alidar Jarok - James Sloyan (TNG – The Defector)
 
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