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NANA VISITOR. - "Marc Alaimo is an interesting story because of what I was saying before about my scenes with Dukat being difficult for me to do. Marc is the sweetest man in the world. He has had my son Buster and me over at his house and we spent the day with him. He’s delightful, but when he’s on the set, he is Dukat.
- Adored: Nana Visitor
- Regretted: Terry Farrell
- Adored: Michael Dorn
- Adored: Rene Auberjonois
- Adored: Aron Eisenberg
- Regretted: Colm Meaney
- Adored: Max Grodenchik
- Adored: James Darren
- Adored: Jeffrey Combs
- Regretted: Robert O'Reilly
Nana Visitor was excited to be cast as Major Kira, a strong, authoritative female lead character. Visitor said, "When I read the script, I thought, ‘That’s a man’s role. That’s not for me.’ Yet it was all I wanted to do. I hated every part that I had to play where I was chastising a husband or getting upset about the carpet. And I did a lot of thos...
Terry Farrell exited her role as Jadzia Dax after her contract expired and was not renegotiated. She later stated that she did not regret leaving the show, explaining, "I was tired of waking up at four in the morning. I was tired of all the minutiae... You want to feel like you have your life again, and I’d definitely put my life on hold... It was ...
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. He found it was an easy decision to return to the role, but he did have reservations at first. They scaled back his makeup at his request, and they also took his feelings about Worf into account. He explained, "I t...
When Rene Auberjonois started in the role of Odo, he was first drawn to the unsolved mystery of Odo's origins, but he later realized that he loved finding out more about his character as Odo's story unfolded. Auberjonois said, "I loved the fact that when we got a script – one that focused on Odo and his world – I’d learn something new that I didn’t...
Aron Eisenberg stepped into the role of the much younger Nog, not knowing he was going to be a recurring character. Heremembered, "They told me nothing! And I had no idea how many episodes I would do at any given time. So, I thought every episode I was doing might be my last episode." As the series went on, he was pleasantly surprised to find out h...
Colm Meaney got his start on The Next Generation before he was asked to continue the role of Miles O'Brien on Deep Space Nine, but it wasn't an easy choice for Meaney. He said, "I took a bit of persuading... My concern was that I wouldn’t be able to do the movies I wanted to do." When asked whether he wanted to do a DS9 movie, he explained, "I did ...
Max Grodenchik ended up playing Quark's kind-hearted brother, Rom, but he originally auditioned for the role of Quark himself. When he was not cast for Quark, he thought the opportunity had passed until he got a call asking him to guest star. He was pleasantly surprised when the producers continued to ask him the come back. He remembered, "I though...
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. He explained, "They said I was going to be playing a singer and I said, 'No, that’s too much on the nose. I want to pass.' ... I passed three times. Finally, my agent said, 'Why don’t you at least read ...
Jeffrey Combs has played five different characters on Star Trek, including Enterprise's Ambassador Shran. However, on Deep Space Nine, he was best known for the roles of Weyoun and Brunt, two roles he enjoyed for different reasons. On his experience as Brunt, he commented, "Man, did I have the best time playing Brunt. To be able to make Quark squir...
Robert O'Reilly began his role of Chancellor Gowron on The Next Generation, but he was asked to continue it on Deep Space Nine. However, he felt the Deep Space Nine writers did not know what to do with the character. He stated, "I think what happened onDS9is they were trying to search for where I belonged on that show. Towards the middle I think th...
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Jun 3, 2020 · Jeffrey Combs: It was a role of a lifetime for Marc Alaimo. A pinnacle performance. A pinnacle performance. Nobody is better than Marc Alaimo as Gul Dukat…I guess it was a similar thing for me ...
To be fair to the actor, I think to portray a character like Dukat in a convincing way you need to sympathize with the character and be able to see the world they inhabit. I don't think it makes up for the creepiness and such but I don't fault Alaimo for feeling the way he does about Dukat. Mark Alaimo is, himself, a very complicated man.
Marc Alaimo did something masterful with his portrayal of Gul Dukat: He made the character sympathetic. Every villain is a hero in their own eyes, they think they're righteous and beneficent in all their dealings, but not every actor has the chops to pull that off.
May 11, 2019 · Marc Alaimo, Louise Fletcher, Andrew Robinson, JG Hertzler …. the list could go on, but these, with Jeffrey Combs, are the tops! Cygnus-X1 Reply to Marja
Marc Alaimo is best known for his portrayal of Gul Dukat in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Gul Dukat is one of the most complex and compelling villains in the Star Trek universe, appearing in 35 ...
