Gary Graham
Gary Graham | |
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.jpg) Gary Graham at 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International | |
| Born | June 7, 1950 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–present |
Gary Graham (born June 7, 1950) is an American actor. He may be best known for his starring role as Detective Matthew Sikes in the television series Alien Nation (1989–1990) and five subsequent Alien Nation television films (1994–1997).
Biography and career
Graham was born in Long Beach, California. One of his earliest roles was in the 1980 CBS mini series Scruples based on the Judith Krantz novel starring Lindsay Wagner. He was cast as a "hitman" on the television show Moonlighting co-starring opposite Bruce Willis.
He has played more than 38 TV roles and has also been in more than 40 movies.
Television
As well as Alien Nation and Star Trek, Graham starred in a 2008 TV pilot styled after Sin City called Dead End City.
Alien Nation
As well as starring as Detective Matthew Sikes in the television series Alien Nation (1989–1990), he resumed this role in the TV movies Alien Nation: Dark Horizon (1994), Alien Nation: Body and Soul (1995), Alien Nation: Millennium (1996), Alien Nation: The Enemy Within (1996), and Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy (1997). He was also in Monk (2004) where he posed a huge threat to Adrian and Alison Marie.
Star Trek
Star Trek fans probably know him best from his more recent guest-starring roles on Star Trek: Enterprise as the recurring character Ambassador Soval, a Vulcan ambassador to Earth. He also guest-starred on Star Trek: Voyager (1995) once, playing Ocampan community leader Tanis in the season 2 episode Cold Fire. He plays a new role, Ragnar, in the fan production Star Trek: Of Gods and Men and continued this role in Star Trek: Renegades.
In 2015, Graham reprised his role as Ambassador Soval, in the fan film Star Trek: Axanar.[1]
Movies
His films include Hardcore, "The Hollywood Knights (1980)", All the Right Moves, The Arrogant, The Last Warrior, Robot Jox, Running Woman, Siren. Gary's most recent films are InAlienable, Action Hero and Dreams Awake. Graham made his directorial debut in the spring of 2007 with the film Interviews which he also wrote.
Web-based work
Graham also made appearances as the "smoking jacket guy" in the introduction and other scenes in the Internet gaming show The Jace Hall Show.[2]
Graham played Dr. David Macavoy in the web series Universal Dead.[3] In late June, 2010 it was announced that Universal Dead will be made into a feature film.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1979 | The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | Jacob Barth | Television film |
| 1979 | Hardcore | Tod | Credited as Gary Rand Graham |
| 1979 | The Incredible Hulk | Greg | Episode: "Metamorphosis" |
| 1981 | CHiPs | Anthony Chadway | Episode: "Concours d'Elegance" |
| 1983 | All the Right Moves | Greg | |
| 1988 | The Arrogant | Giovanni | |
| 1989-1990 | Alien Nation | Detective Matthew Sikes | 22 Episodes |
| 1989 | Robot Jox | Achilles | |
| 1994 | Alien Nation: Dark Horizon | Detective Matthew Sikes | Television film |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Tanis | Episode: "Cold Fire" |
| 1996 | Alien Nation: Millennium | Detective Matthew Sikes | Television film |
| 1996 | Alien Nation: The Enemy Within | Detective Matthew Sikes | Television film |
| 1997 | Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy | ||
| 1997 | Steel | Detective | |
| 2001-2005 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Ambassador Soval | 12 Episodes |
| 2008 | The Jace Hall Show | Tuxedo Guy / Smoking Jacket Guy / The Smoking Jacket Guy | 44 Episodes |
| 2010 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Green | Voice |
| 2014 | Prelude to Axanar | Ambassador Soval | Short |
| 2014 | The Extendables | Burton |
References
- ^ 'Star Trek: Axanar' Fan Film Kicks Fundraising into Warp Drive, retrieved 2015-08-19
- ^ "Crackle - Watch Movies Online, Free TV Shows, & Original Online Series".
- ^ "Universal Dead". Universal Dead. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ "Universal Dead full length feature?". Archived from the original on 2011-08-18.
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