Nobody is better than Marc Alaimo as Gul DukatI guess it was a similar thing for me when I was playing a Ferengi. 14 October 1997: Episode focus: "Bar Association". He commented, "When I read the pilot script, it was the presentation of a man dealing with loss and raising a son, and how he handled those situations, that really got my attention. Casey Biggs: They saw we had good chemistry together to begin with, and they were both really great characters in their respective universes. We were the dark horse of the series, so they can do whatever they wanted. They have a daughter. With roles in feature films including The Last Starfighter, Naked Gun, The Final Insult, Tango & Cash, Total Recall and the 1988 film, The Dead Pool. She Played Kira Nerys on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. 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. 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Keep up with all the Star Trek interviews at TrekMovie.com. When he's not writing, he's probably wondering how Frank Dux got 52 consecutive knockouts in a single tournament. Movies. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . If you read the script you may love 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. Before he captured hearts and became a household name, Alaimo, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, had a hard childhood. Marc Alaimo (born 5 May 1942; age 80) is the actor who played Gul Dukat in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. After graduating Alaimo moved to New York City where he won the part of Virgil Paris on the daytime soap opera Another World - Somerset. They knew that. We all trust each other so well, we never know what is going to come out of our mouths on the stage. Major Kira was like Disneyland for an actor. Get this, I had auditioned, and we had been paired up. ", He continued: "Certainly the fact you have a black man in a command position is very important. Any time I could get my teeth into something, that was my flow state. You dont know what the hell this character is thinking. The best thing to play is the reluctant hero. 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. They gave me a lot of responsibility so I was glad to see that everything actually worked when it was all put together. And when I mention that, it seems to be something they want to do together. Golden memories and it keeps going. Sometimes youve got to run with your initial instinct, and in that case, it was a good one. But Marc was very good at it. Unlike Jeff with Weyoun, you were walking into a known race. Jeffrey Combs: I think Casey would agree with me when I say it is kind of like you are on the Ford assembly line putting cars together. 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 and its various marks are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. 2023 CBS Studios Inc./Paramount Pictures Corp. 2006-2023 SciFanatic Network | Legal/Privacy Info, Copyright 2023 | MH Newsdesk by MH Themes, Watch Picard And Riker Reverse Their Classic Roles In Star Trek: Picard Episode 303 Clip, J.J. Abrams Talks Compelling Story For Star Trek 4; Chris Pine Expresses Frustration Over Wait, The Future Of Star Trek TV Remains Unclear As Paramount Announces Streaming Spending Cuts, Jonathan Frakes And Patrick Stewart Talk Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Finale And Spinoff Hopes, Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Coming To DVD & Blu-ray In April. Besides the fact that you get paid more, a lot more people recognize you from your work in films and on television. On The Next Generation I never felt that I was part of the family, he says. He commented, "I have the great advantage of not looking like Quark and therefore, I have pretty much my anonymity. in uns und unserm Streben That is one of the delights of getting to play a character for seven years", Aron Eisenberg stepped into the role of the much younger Nog, not knowing he was going to be a recurring character. | June 3, 2020 | Casey Biggs! I had no idea. While he is most well known for his villainous roles, including his recurring character Gul Dukat on the hit television show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, he has had an extensive film and television career. Damar was a hell of a character. You have nothing to worry about. During Star Trek: The Next Generation, he played the first Romulan, Commander Tebok, in the episode titled "The Neutral Zone" in 1988. In 1993, Alaimo began playing Cardassian character Gul Dukat in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. I think Dukat would love to seduce Kira, notes the actor. I dont know about you Jeff, but on Enterprise I felt those guys were scared. Casey Biggs: You know we have been doing this Rat Pack thing for about ten years. 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. Marc Alaimo was born on May 5, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. I cant think of a more three dimensional villain than Gal-Dukat in Trek history, the character had so many layers. When he was not cast for Quark, he thought the opportunity had passed until he got a call asking him to guest star. Thats not for me. Yet it was all I wanted to do. By: Anthony Pascale Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old? Jeffrey Combs: The point is, they didnt know that. Many believed he was even designed for jail. He is best known for his role as recurring villain Gul Dukat in the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. After graduating Alaimo moved to New York City where he won the part of Virgil Paris on the daytime soap opera Another World - Somerset. Interviews with Armin Shimerman and Chase Masterson. Menu. They did a very good job with that, too. They allow me to take a lot of chances and do some really interesting things with Dukat, adds the actor. 12 August 1997: Episode focus: "Return to Grace". We came in second and I got special mention because I was so out there as an actor, he chuckles. Aliamo is a part of the Deep Space Nine documentary "What We Left Behind." It was one of the most enjoyable roles for me to have played. [both laugh] Thats why I am a better actor, I looked like I liked it, but it was terrible! He found it was an easy decision to return to the role, but he did have reservations at first. One such individual is Major Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor), who goes on to become Bajoran liaison to Starfleet and first officer aboard Deep Space Nine. Interviews with Tony Todd and Ronald D. Moore. He remarked, "It feels like a dream now. The thing I love about Dukat is that you never know what hes going to do next. 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. 10. 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. That was you? Both of you started mid-series on Deep Space Nine. Did you study Marc Alaimos performance, did you try to differentiate yourself as a different kind of Cardassian? That allowed them to bring me back. ", The anonymity of makeup had its price, however. Once its on film its done. That to me is far more frightening than someone who is scowling and intimidating and in your face because it is much more insidious. Entertaining and informative stuff and great fun to read. We have an expression: subtext. In 1973 Alaimo landed the recurring role of Virgil Paris in the soap opera, Somerset, marking the beginning of his television career. A pinnacle performance. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. 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. I want to pass.' 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So, we kind of had a harmony there and understanding of how to work a scene and support each other. Marc defined it. Alaimo has appeared in some feature films including the 1984 science fiction movie The Last Starfighter (portraying the human guise of an alien assassin), the Leslie Nielsen film Naked Gun '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000D-QINU`"'33+13: The Final Insult, Tango & Cash, and the 1988 film The Dead Pool. I hated every part that I had to play where I was chastising a husband or getting upset about the carpet. 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. Untiland Ren directed that episode as wellwhen I stopped. I dont know what kind of lover he would make, though. He holds the honor of playing one of the first two . In the fourth-season episode, The whole thing with Dukats daughter has always been a little confusing to me, admits Alaimo. So, I thought every episode I was doing might be my last episode. 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. Lilies expresses purity of heart, majesty and honor. Its the one that got away. Jeffrey Combs: Thats really unusual. . 13 September 1997: Episode focus: "Sons of Mogh". This was when she learned that he was very sweet, funny, and charming. He also appeared as Curtis Block in the television movie Case Closed and as a security officer on Mars in the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Total Recall.[1]. His son from his first marriage, Micheal Anthony Alaimo, is a writer, story editor, and producer. Visitor realized that she actually hated Dukat and not Aliamo! They kind of cleared the brush away. And Avery is a renegade. Casey Biggs: I would say the big difference between the two of them I was on, for DS9 they were all renegades. Visitor said, "When I read the script, I thought, Thats a mans role. They were very flexible. It just so happens that my friend Ren AuberjonoisI love him to death, to the ends of the Earth and beyonhe was getting ready to direct his very first episode, it was a Ferengi episode. Do you know the Spike Lee film Do The Right Thing? Marc Alaimo is significantly older than Nana Visitor, and let's be honest here. They were personalities with understandable motivations. Jeffrey Combs as Brunt in DS9s Family Business. They were the most professional cast and crew imaginable. And I did a lot of those. 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. Although the major rejects almost everything that Dukat stands for he cannot help being oddly attracted to her. 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. ", As the series went on, he was pleasantly surprised to find out how central Nog was to many later episodes. He stated, "I think what happened on DS9 is they were trying to search for where I belonged on that show. Early Life, Bio, And Education Of Marc Alaimo. I thought when he killed Gul Dukats daughter the character wasnt going to last much longer or stay in evil henchman role from that point on. Again, this is why DS9 is held up in such regard today. I had never been on stage before. All of these things came out in the character through the writing and in my way of playing him. Great interview, it was interesting and fun to read. He appeared on the television series The Incredible Hulk starring Bill Bixby. The panel is on Sunday, June 7 at 1 pm ET. Did either of you have a clue you would be back so often? However, for others, Deep Space Nine betrayed their expectations, put them through discomfort and exhaustion, or forever tied them with a role from which they would rather distance themselves. Jeffrey Combs: Let me answer that. Some of his favorite subjects include sci-fi, history, and obscure facts about 90's television. They did. 12/04/2011 at 06:46 AM. Never ever did I think Id be back for almost every episode the first three seasons or so, I thought, 'Well, nice, they gave me another one. They would take stuff from Jeff and from me and see how far they could take it in the characterization of it. Its crazy, I rewatched a portion of the documentary What We Left Behind a week ago and just so happen to watch Biggs and Combs parts in the doc. She is a very attractive woman so its easy to play those scenes where he comes on to her.. It turned out that he was an incredible friend of mine but didnt work out, so they called me in. So I come to the studio one day and get into my Brunt makeup and Marc is shooting a scene. He said, I want you to read this play, Our Town, by Thornton Wilder. Not only did he convince me to read it but he got me to play the part of the stage manager in our high school show. His television filmography includes many shows, including The Doctors, Kojak, Gunsmoke, Baretta, The Six Million Dollar Man, Starsky & Hutch, The Incredible Hulk, Quantum Leap, Wonder Woman, The Rockford Files, Hill Street Blues, and The A-Team. So, I was always trying to be the patriot. 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. However, during high school, Alaimo met a man who would change his entire life, a drama teacher named Mr. Welsh. See Shannon Elizabeth Now at 49. Thats good music, lets play more of that.. Jeffrey Combs: I remember one scene we had and the director said, Okay you guys, I really dont know how I want to block this. And Casey and I just said, We know! 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). Both of these actors make any show they are on good! After the passing of his father when Alaimo was young, he would become the breadwinner for his household. About Us | Contact | Privacy Policy | Fact Checking Copyright 2023, Whatever Happened To Cirroc Lofton, 'Jake Sisko' From Star Trek: Deep, Whatever Happened To Chase Masterson, 'Leeta' on Star Trek: Deep Space, Whatever Happened To Armin Shimerman, 'Quark' From Star Trek: Deep, Whatever Happened to Alexander Siddig, 'Doctor Bashir' on Star Trek:, Whatever Happened To Hana Hatae, 'Molly O'Brien' From Star Trek: Deep, Whatever Happened To Max Grodenchik, 'Rom' From Star Trek: Deep Space. 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