Marc Alaimo facts for kids
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Marc Alaimo
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Alaimo in 2009
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971–2010 |
| Children | 2 |
Marc Alaimo is an American actor famous for playing villains on screen. He is most recognized for his role as the clever and complicated bad guy, Gul Dukat, in the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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Early Life and Family
Alaimo grew up in the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has a son named Michael Antony Alaimo, who also works in television as a writer and producer. Michael has worked on popular shows like The Closer and Major Crimes.
Acting Career
From the Stage to the Screen
Before becoming a famous face on TV, Marc Alaimo was a theater actor. He trained in classic plays and performed with the Marquette University Players and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater in the 1960s. He acted in plays by famous writers like Shakespeare.
Some of his stage roles included playing the tricky villain Iago in Othello and the character Rodolpho in Arthur Miller's play A View From the Bridge. In 1973, he moved to Los Angeles to start his career in movies and television.
Famous Roles in TV and Film
Starting in the 1970s, Alaimo appeared in many popular TV shows. He often played the "bad guy," which he was very good at. You might see him in classic shows like The Six Million Dollar Man, Starsky & Hutch, Knight Rider, The Incredible Hulk, and The A-Team.
He also acted in several movies. He played an alien assassin in human form in the science fiction movie The Last Starfighter. He was also in the action movie Tango & Cash and played a security officer on Mars in Total Recall with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Journey into Star Trek
Marc Alaimo is a very important actor in the Star Trek universe. He played several different characters in Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was the first actor to ever play a Romulan on that show in the episode "The Neutral Zone". He was also the first to play a Cardassian in the episode "The Wounded".
His most famous role, however, came in 1993 when he began playing Gul Dukat in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Gul Dukat was the main villain of the series and appeared in 33 episodes. He was a complex character who was a major enemy of the show's heroes, but fans found him very interesting to watch.
Voice Acting and Later Work
Besides acting on screen, Alaimo has also used his voice for characters in video games and cartoons. He was the voice of Ray McCall in the video game Call of Juarez and its prequel, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood. In 2010, he voiced a character in an episode of the cartoon Family Guy.
Notable Works
Here are some of Marc Alaimo's most well-known roles:
Movies
- The Last Starfighter (1984) - as the Hitchhiker (an alien assassin)
- Avenging Force (1986) - as Charlie Lavall
- The Dead Pool (1988) - as a Bodyguard
- Tango & Cash (1989) - as Lopez
- Total Recall (1990) - as Captain Everett
- Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) - as a Trucker
Television Shows
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1977)
- The Incredible Hulk (1978–1980)
- Knight Rider (1982)
- The A-Team (1987)
- Hill Street Blues (1987)
- Quantum Leap (1990)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1992) - as various characters
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999) - as Gul Dukat
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1995–1998)
Video Games
- Call of Juarez (2006) - as Reverend Ray
- Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (2009) - as Ray McCall
See also
In Spanish: Marc Alaimo para niños
