After the passing of his father when Alaimo was young, he would become the breadwinner for his household. It was really hard for me. Which Firefly Cast Member Had The Most Successful Career After The Show Ended? i wouldnt call it overacting have you ever seen him interviewed? So, we kind of had a harmony there and understanding of how to work a scene and support each other. Trekmovie mods, thank you for this interview. Theyre all such pros, so it was a thrill to work with such great character actors, veteran actors, you know? Both these actors would be great in a recurring role. But Marc was very good at it. When he's not writing, he's probably wondering how Frank Dux got 52 consecutive knockouts in a single tournament. 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. 7. Vic Fontaine was like what can I say? It is said that even their home had no furnishings. Jeffrey Combs: Thats really unusual. Gul Dukat was a recurring character that appeared in 33 episodes of that series. Jeffrey Combs: Did we work together? So I just ignored it. 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. Sisko might be the best captain in Star Trek. Both of these actors make any show they are on good! Casey Biggs! I had no idea. Alaimo also appeared in a season two episode of 21 Jump Street. He remembered, "They told me nothing! All of these things came out in the character through the writing and in my way of playing him. And she was always cute, and he was. I can do one television movie and suddenly Ive performed in front of more people than all my years in the theatre, but the stage is still a magic place to be, muses Alaimo. He would later divorce Karla and remarry a woman named Lorie Bollinger in August 2010. I believe that is Jeffrey now joining us. They were very flexible. Marc Alaimo was born on the 5th of May, 1942. During his run on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, he would become one of the franchises favorite villains. When he was not cast for Quark, he thought the opportunity had passed until he got a call asking him to guest star. To be able to make Quark squirm. Casey, you mentioned playing a drunk. Michael Dorn had already played Worf for years on Star Trek: The Next Generation when he was asked to join the cast of Deep Space Nine. If you do that you have to know how you got there before you do it. They did. It took me a long while to realize that I was a part of the show.". Casey Biggs: Thats like with me. At one point in the past, long before TNG when we were young puppies, had been paired up to do an improv for a movie. But I was around really talented people who were the best at what they do.". If you read the script you may love it.' Most of his characters have been villains, like his infamous role in the Star Trek franchise. I think Dukat has tremendous respect for Sisko because he gets things done the right way. Remember Jeff, you were in that scene. Alaimo says he wanted Gul Dukat to have an affair with Kira because HE, the real person, had a crush on Nana. Visitor realized that she actually hated Dukat and not Aliamo! Marc Alaimo is an American actor who is best known for his portrayal of Gul Dukat on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. If you know Ira Behr, he is a freaking renegade. Casey Biggs as Damar with Marc Alaimo as Gul Dukat, Both of you played on multiple Star Trek shows. For the next 15 years Alaimo appeared in virtually every episodic police and action show, usually as a heavy who is taken down before the final act. Marc Alaimo tells the story how Avery Brooks punched him into the hospital during filming the DS9 finale. This weekend, Star Trek: Deep Space Nineactor Casey Biggs (Damar) will join actor Jeffrey Combs (DS9: Weyoun and Brunt, ENT: Shran, in addition to other Trek roles) in Creation Entertainments Virtual Fan Experience, doing a live panel and Q&A. A problem to deal with or solve to put up with. He is known for his work on The Closer, Major Crimes, Invasion, Traveler, Fear The Walking Dead and for writing the final episode of Colombo. And here is what he thinks is an extra just messing with him and I wont go away. Marc is the sweetest man in the world. Marc Alaimo is significantly older than Nana Visitor, and let's be honest here. Tebok / Badar N'D'D, Dean of the Secret Order of Dirty Joke Writers, This page was last edited on 1 January 2023, at 03:23. Sci-Fi Blast From The Past - A Martinez (Profiler), Chiller Announces Casting For Brian Keene's Ghoul , Veteran Makeup FX Producer Sandra Lindala Named As New Vice President @ MastersFX, The Great - Season Three Premieres in May (Hulu), Mrs. Davis Official Trailer Released (Peacock), After They Came Makes Its Debut At Alien Con 2023, The Walking Dead Universe Spin-Off Begins Production (AMC), The Power - First Look Images Released (Prime Video), The Last Of Us Renewed For Second Season (HBO). Jeffrey Combs: When I think of Enterprise, I think of the camaraderie I had with the cast. I also felt bad, once again, for Terry Ferrell. ", However, she does wish Jadzia had not been written off permanently. Jeffrey you even began as Tiron, a one-off alien. The character has become a fan favorite and still holds reverence even all these years later, thanks to the impeccable performance from Alaimo. ", Jeffrey Combs has played five different characters on Star Trek, including Enterprise's Ambassador Shran. Farrell stated, "I would have been so happy if they just would have let me be a recurring [character in] the final season. They could have easily killed me off. You should have quit. He also played a poker player who speaks French to Data in the episode "Time's Arrow". Jeffrey Combs: I had been with Alaimo as Weyoun, but Alaimo didnt know I was playing Brunt. You have nothing to worry about! I took so much from that. That makes it fantastic. Well, thats Sisko, but Dukat doesnt have that sort of patience or moral discipline, I suppose, to try to always do the right thing. Hello Casey welcome to the TrekMovie conference call. And when I mention that, it seems to be something they want to do together. They were a good group of people and Scott [Bakula] was tremendous. That is a really terrific piece. And they didnt. Sci-Fi Blast From The Past - A Martinez (Profiler) | 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. Youve done more than enough for me, so its quite OK that youre done with me. Jeffrey Combs: [laughs] Exactly! Major Kira makes him see sense, however, and offers to take care of Ziyal on Deep Space Nine. 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. Casey Biggs: Tell the story about when you went up to Alaimo when you were Brunt. 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. Alaimo said, "As an actor, of course, Ive played a lot of [criminals] and gangsters who did terrible things, but at this point in my life, I dont enjoy doing something that mean and despicable. 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. Because of this there was never a real bond set up between the actress and myself, so the relationship we had was always sort of subjective. Are there any other Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actors who adored or regretted their roles? Never were just evil villians. In 1993, Alaimo began playing his recurring role of the Cardassain Gul Dukat in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. That much of the truth of Garak was like a glacier: you saw only the tip of the glacier, but then, underneath the tip, was the very complicated truth of his life. As a teenager he was very withdrawn and kept his emotions bottled up, a result of abuse he suffered as a child. Here are 6 Actors Who Regretted Being On Deep Space Nine (And 14 Who Adored It). How are you going to spark this chemistry without being together? Jeffrey Combs: Oh the one time I was an understudy. So, perhaps something meaty, where their characters can interact occasionally, but light on the prostheses would work. Did either of you have a clue you would be back so often? And I had no idea how many episodes I would do at any given time. Were good. More from Nick, Star Trek Actor Reveals His Humiliating Experience Working With The Seinfeld Actors. So I know he was appreciating what I was doing. Its the one that got away. Long before he began menacing the Alpha Quadrant as Gul Dukat on, Despite the fact that he had already appeared as a Cardassian on, I think Dukat has tremendous respect for Sisko because he gets things done the right way. Bless whoever said, We can clone him.. Without these little happy accidents, we wouldnt be talking at all. Jeffrey Combs: First of all, I would like to say right off the top, I dont usually share my time with interviews with anybody. They were personalities with understandable motivations. I didnt realize that fate and synchronicity played a part here. When I first came on, there was a lot of comedy That wasnt who Gowron was, at all, but it certainly was what the Ferengi were, and they went off and developed the Ferengi extraordinarily well. He is best known for his role as recurring villain Gul Dukat in the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. They did a very good job with that, too. Golden memories and it keeps going. Fletcher remarked, "DS9 was one of the best memories of my working life, of my day-to-day working life. He is known for his villainous roles. Marc Alaimo Paramount/CBS Digital "Deep Space Nine" has the honor of being the home of Star Trek's greatest villain - Gul Dukat, played by Marc Alaimo. When she saw him in makeup, she did not want to be around him and related the actor himself to the characteristics of Dukat. Marc Alaimo (born Michael Joseph Alaimo; May 5, 1942) is an American actor, known for his villainous roles. Marc Alaimo (2010).jpg 576 720; 269 KB. Jeffrey Combs: The point is, they didnt know that. Alaimos nothing but trouble. Well, it turned out great. ", He continued: "Certainly the fact you have a black man in a command position is very important. They were constantly having me say things that annoyed the shit out of Casey, and vice versa. 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. Alexander Siddig had a rough time playing Julian Bashir, especially when the writers made Dr. Bashir genetically enhanced. Shes a much more fun character, and I can play her forever, because Im at an age where thats totally believable. His task is made no easier by Dukat, who reappears every now and then to upset things. He was pleasantly surprised when the producers continued to ask him the come back. They were the most professional cast and crew imaginable. The actor spent four years studying everything from ballet to voice technique to classical theatre with Jesuit priests at Milwaukees Marquette University. So they began writing these wonderful situations for Dukat where he could be seen as being sensitive or irrational or intellectual. We were the dark horse of the series, so they can do whatever they wanted. While working on the series he appeared in the film "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult." Highest rated movies This was when she learned that he was very sweet, funny, and charming. 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. I don't banter very much with Marc. Alaimo is a classically trained theatre actor, and performed as part of the Marquette University Players and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater in the 1960s in everything from Shakespeare and the classics to world premiere productions. He spent most of this time, however, working in classical repertory theatre. Working in film can often be incoherent. Finally, my agent said, 'Why dont you at least read the script? So, they would fly me on my day off on Monday from New York to L.A., and Jeff and I would shoot all our scenes in one day and fly back to New York to do the show. They were supremely professional. After reading this, I'm curious to read more about this subject and like to read a following interview from someone who also knows much about all details and things of the classical theatre pursuits. I had met [Star Trek casting director] Junie Lowry-Johnson when I was working with her brother, director Dick Lowry, on a made-for-television movie called The Gambler, Part III - The Legend Continues. Casey, you mentioned how you were introduced as Dukats right hand. Jeffrey Combs and Casey Biggs at STLV (Photo: Wikicommons). I think he said that in an interview after the show was canceled. Jeffrey Combs: We had mutual friends in town. 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. So, I thought every episode I was doing might be my last episode. You dont know what the hell this character is thinking. They were very supportive if something came up. Jeffrey Combs: We did have. I would venture to say that a lot of the things that happened to Odo, they would not have been able to tell you at the beginning of the journey that thats where the journey was going to go. You never know whats going to happen when youre doing films or television. However, Dukat is an opportunist, so he plays both his good and bad sides to get exactly what he wants.. Im still in the middle of rewatching DS9 at the moment. Not sure if theyd be interested to get into the new and heavier prostheses. In this story Sisko is injured when a shuttle carrying him and Dukat crash-lands on a deserted planet. All the other teachers were saying, What are you doing? Marc Alaimo is an American actor who is best known for his portrayal of Gul Dukat on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. I decide to mess with him and on a break, I come up to him at the craft table in my Ferengi makeup and say, [funny voice] Mr Alaimo, I am such a big fan of yours! He is trying to talk to Ira, who knew I was going to do this. Alaimo was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, according to him, although he did the best job of dying when he and his friends played war, he never thought about acting as a profession. Dukat eventually joins forces with the Dominion to fight against the Federation but the war ends up costing him more than he bargains for. I think we can see now why Creation did that. Adored: Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko) Cirroc Lofton started playing Jake Sisko when he was fourteen years old. Cirroc Lofton started playing Jake Sisko when he was fourteen years old. Thanks! Some of his favorite subjects include sci-fi, history, and obscure facts about 90's television. Marc Alaimo was born Micheal Joseph Alaimo on May 5, 1942. I finally watched DS9 last year and I must say it was all it was hyped up to be(and maybe a bit more). ", Terry Farrell exited her role as Jadzia Dax after her contract expired and was not renegotiated. Since Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Aliamo has not had many acting credits. 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. Do you know the Spike Lee film Do The Right Thing? ", Avery Brooks took command of Deep Space Nine as Captain Sisko, a landmark role he still expressed his pride in. So, I was always trying to be the patriot. ", Andrew Robinson initially had difficulties playing fan favorite Garak under heavy makeup, but the character quickly grew on him. She Played Kira Nerys on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Avery and I still have a strong connection. In addition to his vivid stage acting career, Alaimo has been acting in television shows since 1971. Oh, thats good. 10 Star Trek Actors Whose First Appearances You've Totally Forgotten. I just love the idea that I was playing a character that a lot of people would say is doing bad things, but I love the idea I am playing it the other way. He's delightful, but when he's on the set, he is Dukat. She asked if they could get together again and talk, but when she saw him on set, she couldnt get past the Dukat character and what that represented for the Kira character. I think she just turns him on, you know, and Nana Visitor, certainly, is behind that. Sometimes youve got to run with your initial instinct, and in that case, it was a good one. Shimerman went on to play Quark, the Ferengi bartender in " Star Trek: Deep Space. See Shannon Elizabeth Now at 49. Just make sure the roles are substantial and the writing & dialogue are excellent. 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. 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. In 1993, Alaimo began playing Cardassian character Gul Dukat in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. After the passing of his father when Alaimo was young, he would become the breadwinner for his household. Since then Ive had this sense that nothing is forever and that you cant count on anything, particularly in this business. His son from his first marriage, Micheal Anthony Alaimo, is a writer, story editor, and producer. That had been a path that had been trodden down and all you have to do follow along Armin [Shimerman] and Max [Grodnchiks] footsteps. 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. After that I played a one-armed man in the Eugene ONeill play The Cross, which we did for a state competition. Casey Biggs: Oh yeah, you arent even a good enough actor to drink that and pretend you like it. I spent a day seriously considering whether I wanted to get involved with this, because there probably will be some damage to my skin because of it." When he was the bond villain in that episode our man bashir I thought that was perfect casting because he liked to ham it up. Marc Alaimo was born on 5 May 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor, known for Total Recall (1990), Tango & Cash (1989) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993). I loved the time that I spent with those people and my time with Avery [Brooks], and that still resonates to this day. By: Anthony Pascale Now called Deep Space Nine, it is under the command of Commander Sisko (Avery Brooks) who has been ordered by Starfleet to negotiate with Bajor to become part of the Federation. Many believed he was even designed for jail. 12/04/2011 at 06:46 AM. I remember Shran from Enterprise. He went on, "They never stopped amazing me. So I come to the studio one day and get into my Brunt makeup and Marc is shooting a scene. It is the characters unpredictability that makes portraying him such a treat for actor Marc Alaimo. On his experience as Brunt, he commented, "Man, did I have the best time playing Brunt. 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. It wasnt part of our plan. Compared to their higher-profile costars like Patrick Stewart or Jonathan Frakes, who have made millions and managed to hold onto them these five former Star Trek actors are surprisingly poor. He played several characters in Star Trek: The Next Generation (Star Trek: TNG), starting in the first season. Ive had a pretty long career in a lot of different areas but Deep Space Nine has become this wonderful little feather in my cap and Im thankful for that. 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 . It turned out that he was an incredible friend of mine but didnt work out, so they called me in. Get this, I had auditioned, and we had been paired up. Much as Im keen to see new and diverse actors in Trek, both these actors have shown that they could make creative contributions. Goddammit, I got to, I dont wanna, but I have do it. Anne | The irony that both roles started so small like Damar (who literally had just one line when he appeared as Biggs said) to Weyoun dying in his first episode didnt even hint that both roles would be so pivotal to the entire show later. Some actors got their breakthrough roles in Deep Space Nine, or they got to play a more complicated and authoritative character than most of their other roles allowed. There really wasnt an opportunity for me to get particularly close to any of the cast or crew that worked on the series. 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