tlacamazatl, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek Richard Riehle. TNG, VOY, and ENT.

rboyce, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek

claudius, 9 months ago

@rboyce @nocontexttrek
Shout-out to @GreatestTrek who just reviewed that episode, including a fun little story involving @JeriLRyan

jonfisher, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek Iggy Pop as a Vorta in DS9.

joesteel, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek As far as effectiveness of a big name in a guest star role, I'd say Michael McKean, but Iggy Pop was just so bizarre I really do love it.

Moltz, 9 months ago

@joesteel @nocontexttrek You're thinking of Joe Piscopo.

joesteel, 9 months ago

@Moltz @nocontexttrek John, that's outrageous

Alister, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek Mick Fleetwood :) 🐟 ... Or Professor Stephen Hawking - who was the only person to ever play himself.

woodsbythesea, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek Hm. Don't know for sure. But I do know that Star Trek Jason Alexander looks a little like hilarious Criminal Minds Jason Alexander.

Jason Alexander as Henry Grace. Of his playing Grace he may have said: "They gave me everything – a ridiculous guise, dubious intellect, and evil. The trifecta. What more could you ask for?"

Ann_Effes, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek Matt Frewer in TNG

forpeterssake, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek
Bebe Neuwirth as the Malcorian scientist that wants to "make love with an alien," to which Riker is only too happy to oblige. I think it was the nuttiest TNG episode, and her cameo is truly funny.

ITradedMyEyes, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek Somebody already said The Rock, so I'm going Paul "The Big Show" Wight. He chewed some serious scenery as an Orion slave trader and took a "low blow."

Second answer is Mae Jemison: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Mae_Jemison_(actress)

AMS, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek Mae Jemison of course.

gideonstar, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek Tom Morello.

nocontexttrek, 9 months ago

@gideonstar hell yes

Rufus_Vogel, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek I might be the only one to say this, but my favorite guest star was Kara Zediker as T'Pau in the Star Trek Enterprise episodes "Awakening" and "Kir'Shara."

jmuscara, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek Melvin Belli!

jmuscara, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek Melvin Belli because I am also a big Rolling Stones and he was in Gimme Shelter, “don't make me into a proctologist…”

jw, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek Iggy Pop’s deadpan Vorta 100%

A fun game my partner loves is any time we’re watching a tv show or movie and i see someone who was on an episode of Star Trek, i whisper to her “they were on Star Trek”

Cassandra, 9 months ago

@jw

That does sound like a fun game.

I play a variant where when I'm watching a TV show or movie I point out Canadians.

(Like SNW's Captain Batel.)

jyrgenn, 9 months ago

@Cassandra @jw Watching tv with German overdub I like to point out to my wife "That is the voice of George Clooney(, Ellen Pompeo, ... whoever)!" whenever I recognise one. Drives her nuts some times as she doesn't have the ear for it.

jann, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek That guy with the low voice who played Jake Sisko in the future on #StarTrek #DeepSpaceNine. For the life of me I can't remember his name! BUT he was amazing!

Minski, 9 months ago

@jann Tony Todd. But you may call him Candyman!

jann, 9 months ago

@Minski I just LOVED him!

aaron, 9 months ago

@jann @nocontexttrek

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Todd

I love Tony Todd. 😊 He was also Worf’s brother Kurn. 👌

jann, 9 months ago

@aaron @nocontexttrek I should've known that! I didn't notice back then!

nickgb, 9 months ago

@jann @nocontexttrek Tony Todd is who you are thinking of. Also played Worf's brother Kurn in several episodes, and.a Hirogen on voyager.

He was fantastic as old Jake in The Visitor.

Minski, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek Brad Dourif

claudius, 9 months ago

@Minski
That actor also was on X-Files at the time, and he seriously haunted me for a while :-D
@nocontexttrek

Minski, 9 months ago

@claudius @nocontexttrek Brad Dourif should in the Top Five actors of to play characters that haunt people.... 😅

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Minski, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek and Mick Fleetwood for the sheer, WTF factor...

Jesus_M_Ventura, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek

claudius, 9 months ago

@Jesus_M_Ventura
great one. Do you know the backstory? If not, it's hilarious. Apparently he (literally) rolled up to the paramount lot, and wasn't recognised at first.
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zabumbista, 9 months ago

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Cassandra, 9 months ago

@zabumbista

Ashley Judd might be my answer too. I usually cite that one as my favourite episode 😄

Exploring_Eye, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago)

@nocontexttrek
So many…..Tony Todd, Paul Winfield, Clarence Williams III, The Rock, Stephen Hawking

elzadra, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek James Sloyan!

bewitchedmind, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek Stephen Hawking and Iggy Pop.

niels, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek
Dolly Parton! Oh wait, that was #Orville. Sorry.

Definitely Stephen Hawking then.

jack, 9 months ago

@nocontexttrek Wow, that's a hard one, especially since Iggy Pop has been mentioned multiple times already. Regarding #TOS, I'm torn between Joan Collins and Ted Cassidy (Addams Family). For #TNG, the wonderful Bebe Neuwirth has been named here too, so I'll propose Famke Janssen. And Lori Petty in #Voyager.

But my favourite has to be from a movie - not the best of the films, mind you - but what a fabulously bizarre, poetic and funny performance by the great #Iman in #StarTrek VI!