And another great interview Trekmovie! Kann dir das Wort drauf geben Goddammit, I got to, I dont wanna, but I have do it. Marc Alaimo (2010) 02.jpg 576 720; 148 KB. Marc is the sweetest man in the world. That to me is far more frightening than someone who is scowling and intimidating and in your face because it is much more insidious. He can be evil, mean, charming, lovable, funny, vulnerable and, yes, even sexy. De Boer added, "They totally embraced it. ", However, she does wish Jadzia had not been written off permanently. 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Indeed, almost all of them live lives that are likely solidly middle class, relative to the extremely high cost of living in the Los Angeles area. He is known for being a TV Actor. He found it was an easy decision to return to the role, but he did have reservations at first. Shes a much more fun character, and I can play her forever, because Im at an age where thats totally believable. Links to the full interviews:Fan Expo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OUKG6nmytAScifinewsDE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRffeVUNFBA First of all, it is called typecasting. And second of all, he loved that shit. They gave me a lot of responsibility so I was glad to see that everything actually worked when it was all put together. It turned out that he was an incredible friend of mine but didnt work out, so they called me in. It wasnt part of our plan. I think he said that in an interview after the show was canceled. So, I was always trying to be the patriot. Sadly, Dukat can not afford to damage his reputation by returning home with Ziyal so he contemplates killing her. It was amazing the turnaround they gave him that I doubt anybody saw coming. ", She added, "It would be a joy to play her again and itd be a joy to see her as a mature commander, as a colonel on the station. Fans and co-star Andrew Robinson who was on the panel with him and was at the time planning a return to acting himself expressed support for the actor and encouraged him to continue acting.[3]. As the franchises favorite villain, it is exciting to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how the show came to life, as well as the actors reminiscing about their time on the show. Siskos attempts to contact Deep Space Nine are thwarted by Dukat whose hallucinations are prodding him to kill the captain. The panel is on Sunday, June 7 at 1 pm ET. Some of his theatrical roles include Iago in Othello, Rodolpho in Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge and Lucky in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Jeffrey Combs: For Tiron, that was directed by Jonathan Frakes. He was one of the first actors to test out the Ferengi makeup, and he helped the makeup artists tweak the process. The thing I love about Dukat is that you never know what hes going to do next. Thank you. When he was not cast for Quark, he thought the opportunity had passed until he got a call asking him to guest star. Its a gift. There were three different actresses who played Ziyal and I never knew who I was going to be facing. 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", Nicole de Boer came into the series late as Ezri Dax to replace Terry Farrell's Jadzia Dax. 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. Training-wise, you always look at the opposite. 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. However, in the theatre if something suddenly hits you after the curtain comes down you can still say to yourself, Hey, I think Ill try that tomorrow night, and it can change everything. She says something like "I wanted to do anything but have an affair with Marc Alaimo." While the primary filming took place in 1983, it took 37 years to finish and release "Grizzly II: Revenge." It is however known that his television roles and interest in acting spewed up only after he was 30 years of age starting from 1972. And literally, almost every flipping scene I was in after that, I was drinking that shit. Both these actors would be great in a recurring role. See Nana Visitor, She Played 'Ezri Dax' on Stark Trek: Deep Space Nine. 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 also voiced the role in the video game Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Dominion Wars. Each episodes a nice little gift and thank you for that. In today's Sci-Fi Blast From The Past, veteran stage and screen actor Marc Alaimo talks about playing the duplicitous Cardassian Gul Dukat in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Alaimo and the Starland crew dined together after dark one night high atop the Sydney Tower skyscraper in its sumptuous 360 Bar & Dining space, a revolving restaurant. His last on screen acting appearance was on Deep Space Nine and his last voice acting credit was in 2010 for Family Guy, where he lent his voice to the Dean of the Secret Order of Dirty Joke Writers. A lot of familiar faces on the different sets. Emerald was one of Cleopatra's favorite gems. Interviews with Armin Shimerman and Chase Masterson. 9. Casey Biggs: I never miss a performance. I had never been on stage before. Casey Biggs: Oh yeah, you arent even a good enough actor to drink that and pretend you like it. By: Anthony Pascale Towards the middle I think they started getting it. I ended up playing four different roles, which at the time was very unusual because they didnt like to use the same actors over and over again. Lilies expresses purity of heart, majesty and honor. I thought he deserved a better response in the documentary than he received. Alaimo says he wanted Gul Dukat to have an affair with Kira because HE, the real person, had a crush on Nana. One thanksgiving, Visitor would invite Alaimo to her home for the holiday. Credit where its due, this was thoroughly enjoyable. ", The cast was also welcoming to their new castmate. Casey Biggs: No, I thought I was literally just one episode. With my situation, Damar was Dukats right hand. He holds the honor of playing one of the first two . I dont know about you Jeff, but on Enterprise I felt those guys were scared. He added, "Later, for Gowron, I thought there were some really, really good scenes, especially some of the scenes with Avery [Brooks].". He was also featured in the 2006 video game Call of Juarez, and its 2009 prequel Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, both times as the voice of the gunslinging Ray McCall. And I had starred in the very first dramatic IMAX film and it was about the Alamo [1988s Alamo: The Price of Freedom]. Casey Biggs: Thats like with me. 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. Were good. Mr. Welsh saw his incredible talent and encouraged him throughout his high school career. CBS Marc Alaimo The man who portrayed Gul Dukat on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," Marc Alaimo, was compelling in the role. Und du wirst weiterleben I think we can see now why Creation did that. 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. Jeffrey Combs: I never talked to him about that. You should have quit. I want to talk to you, so I did. Star Trek is such a well-run franchise. Star Trek: Deep Space Nines resident villain is none too pleased when Commander Sisko arrives to take charge of the Cardassian space station in the shows pilot episode Emissary. Fletcher remarked, "DS9 was one of the best memories of my working life, of my day-to-day working life. Jeffrey Combs: Did we work together? Casey Biggs: I would say the big difference between the two of them I was on, for DS9 they were all renegades. 13 September 1997: Episode focus: "Sons of Mogh". It means they like and respect my work and that makes a huge difference.. [2] Alaimo also has a daughter from his second marriage. Alaimo also appears in the documentary What We Left Behind. He appeared on the television series The Incredible Hulk starring Bill Bixby. Visitor said, "When I read the script, I thought, Thats a mans role. Once its on film its done. Early Life, Bio, And Education Of Marc Alaimo. The actor made his debut on the series playing the uncredited part of Badar NDD, the lead Antican in the episode Lonely Among Us. I know that when Manny came on as show and became showrunner in the fourth and last season the tone of the show and the number of episodes I was in upticked for sure. You guys are often paired together at in-person cons, but this will be your first joint virtual appearance. In the sixth-season episode Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night Kira uses the Bajoran Orb of Time to travel back in time to witness Dukats relationship with her mother. For example, Combs as the Federations Secretary of State or POTUFPs Chief of Staff; Biggs as a Starfleet captain or admiral, or the head of Starfleet Intelligence. I had done theater with him and he suggested that I play Brunt. Thanks! I was able to slowly make the character my own and I endowed him with a variety of different characteristics. There really wasnt an opportunity for me to get particularly close to any of the cast or crew that worked on the series. 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. The actor spent four years studying everything from ballet to voice technique to classical theatre with Jesuit priests at Milwaukees Marquette University. She Played Kira Nerys on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. 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. I am your friend. Untiland Ren directed that episode as wellwhen I stopped. 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