His son from his first marriage, Micheal Anthony Alaimo, is a writer, story editor, and producer. Dukat eventually joins forces with the Dominion to fight against the Federation but the war ends up costing him more than he bargains for. I know that when Manny came on as show and became showrunner in the fourth and last season the tone of the show and the number of episodes I was in upticked for sure. Casey Biggs: With me, Ira Behr, the executive producer, he was obsessed with the Alamo. He's already in makeup and I can't see him as anything else. Nobody is better than Marc Alaimo as Gul DukatI guess it was a similar thing for me when I was playing a Ferengi. They knew that. He was pleasantly surprised when the producers continued to ask him the come back. It was an amazing experience. The live event uses StageIt, with tickets priced as pay what you can.They will both also be doing a limited virtual meet and greet on June 10 with 10 slots being auctioned off. And when I mention that, it seems to be something they want to do together. Casey Biggs: They sort of lied to me about that. After mastering the stage and the small screen, Alaimo would soon take on the big one! She Played Kira Nerys on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Besides the fact that you get paid more, a lot more people recognize you from your work in films and on television. That was fun. Alaimos costar Nana Visitor was convinced she did not like to work with Marc Alaimo. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . 12/04/2011 at 06:46 AM. His task is made no easier by Dukat, who reappears every now and then to upset things. it was a dream come true for me. Some of his favorite subjects include sci-fi, history, and obscure facts about 90's television. Casey Biggs: Well the funny thing was, in my first appearance I had five words. Sometimes youve got to run with your initial instinct, and in that case, it was a good one. Were they picking up on something you guys were developing on your own? I made the audience laugh, I made them cry - it was wonderful. A pinnacle performance. Though she did not know much about Star Trek going into her role, she found it a rewarding experience. And I had starred in the very first dramatic IMAX film and it was about the Alamo [1988s Alamo: The Price of Freedom]. The actor spent four years studying everything from ballet to voice technique to classical theatre with Jesuit priests at Milwaukees Marquette University. | Chiller Announces Casting For Brian Keene's Ghoul . Star Trek is such a well-run franchise. Both of you started mid-series on Deep Space Nine. Being in the makeup trailer was something out of science fiction, really. Get this, I had auditioned, and we had been paired up. Although he knew the Star Trek people were pleased with his work, Alaimo had no idea that it would lead to his recurring role on Deep Space Nine. Unlike Jeff with Weyoun, you were walking into a known race. Morale is always different, but it seemed to be familiar too. They did a very good job with that, too. These two actors and longtime friends shared many scenes together on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; when TrekMovie had a chance to talk to them, their fun chemistry was on display right from the start. ", Armin Shimerman's portrayal of Quark provided most of the light-heartedness and comedy in Deep Space Nine, but Shimerman is glad he cannot always be attached to the character. They did. Although the major rejects almost everything that Dukat stands for he cannot help being oddly attracted to her. He added, "Later, for Gowron, I thought there were some really, really good scenes, especially some of the scenes with Avery [Brooks].". ", As the series went on, he was pleasantly surprised to find out how central Nog was to many later episodes. 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. Alaimo, Shimerman and Meany.jpg 3,648 2,736; 673 KB. The irony that both roles started so small like Damar (who literally had just one line when he appeared as Biggs said) to Weyoun dying in his first episode didnt even hint that both roles would be so pivotal to the entire show later. Never were just evil villians. Nobody is better than Marc Alaimo as Gul DukatI guess it was a similar thing for me . According to Alaimo, Dukat may be transferring the feelings he had for Kira Meru to her daughter Nerys. Media in category "Marc Alaimo" The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. He never does anything thats truly unredeemable or completely black. Keep up with all the Star Trek interviews at TrekMovie.com. Well, you guys have been paired up for a virtual event this weekend. Like the crafty chameleon which changes colours to blend in with its surroundings, Cardassian Gul Dukats demeanour can go from sadistic to sympathetic to sexy depending upon what best suits the situation. You have to adjust to that surrealness. Major Kira was like Disneyland for an actor. I had never been on stage before. But I was around really talented people who were the best at what they do.". ", She added, "It would be a joy to play her again and itd be a joy to see her as a mature commander, as a colonel on the station. That was lucky because you knew they loved you to fly you. Ill do it as an actor, but the thought of anybody thinking of me that way is bothersome. For the next 15 years Alaimo appeared in virtually every episodic police and action show, usually as a heavy who is taken down before the final act. He is best known for his role as recurring villain Gul Dukat in the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . We have an expression: subtext. Oh, thats good. It was one of the most enjoyable roles for me to have played. Visitor realized that she actually hated Dukat and not Aliamo! Did you study Marc Alaimos performance, did you try to differentiate yourself as a different kind of Cardassian? I can do one television movie and suddenly Ive performed in front of more people than all my years in the theatre, but the stage is still a magic place to be, muses Alaimo. Some of his theatrical roles include Iago in Othello, Rodolpho in Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge and Lucky in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. One thanksgiving, Visitor would invite Alaimo to her home for the holiday. 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. Jeffrey Combs: Let me answer that. I think Dukat would love to seduce Kira, notes the actor. Casey Biggs: Did you know him before that? 12 August 1997: Episode focus: "Return to Grace". Jeffrey Combs: [laughs] Exactly! Jeffrey Combs: For me, I looked at it this way. Marc Alaimo (2).jpg 1,119 1,492; 902 KB. Casey Biggs: Thats like with me. Im not quite sure whats on his mind when it comes to Kira. Oftentimes he takes the most convenient course and thats part of the ongoing friction between the two characters. Commander Sisko, Gul Macet, Junie Lowry-Johnson, Major Kira Nerys, Marc Alaimo, Nana Visitor, Romulan, Rumulan Commander Tebok, Science Fiction, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Starfleet, Terok Nor, The Dominion, The Federation, Tora Naprem, Tora Ziyal, TV. Marc Alaimo (born Michael Joseph Alaimo; May 5, 1942) is an American actor, known for his villainous roles. ", Nicole de Boer came into the series late as Ezri Dax to replace Terry Farrell's Jadzia Dax. Marc mentioned at a 2015 Star Trek convention that he would like to continue to act, however he is out of touch with the industry.. ", Marc Alaimo played the charismatic Gul Dukat, an antagonist who fans loved and Alaimo appreciated for his depth of character. Im very grateful that they trust me enough to write an episode like that for me. Anne | Jeffrey Combs: Oh, we dont have a problem with that. Though working on Deep Space Nine was a dream come true for many actors, others were happy to leave it behind. We all trust each other so well, we never know what is going to come out of our mouths on the stage. I would venture to say that a lot of the things that happened to Odo, they would not have been able to tell you at the beginning of the journey that thats where the journey was going to go. Casey Biggs: You know we have been doing this Rat Pack thing for about ten years. I had done theater with him and he suggested that I play Brunt. They were angry because I wasnt doing what they wanted me to do or expected me to do.". And literally, almost every flipping scene I was in after that, I was drinking that shit. I passed three times. The weird part is you walk onto a soundstage and you worked on that soundstage for many episodes and it is now all gone, but it is all new. Alaimo said, "As an actor, of course, Ive played a lot of [criminals] and gangsters who did terrible things, but at this point in my life, I dont enjoy doing something that mean and despicable. Wherever he is his presence dominates and he just sort of takes over the proceedings and thats exactly what happens during his first meeting with Sisko in his [Dukats former and Siskos current] office. Auberjonois said, "I loved the fact that when we got a script one that focused on Odo and his world Id learn something new that I didnt know about the character. That was you? Did you ever talk to him about that? Marc Alaimo's age is 80. They allow me to take a lot of chances and do some really interesting things with Dukat, adds the actor. Nice to hear that Hans Beimler created Damar, since his namesake/grandfather was also a famous resistance fighter. Jeffrey Combs as Shran in Star Trek: Enterprise. 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. Youll be in your car on the way home and suddenly the key to the scene presents itself, but its usually too late. 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. They called Ira in to say, How can we fix it? And Ira being Ira said they had to change everything. A pinnacle performance. Marc Alaimo (2010).jpg 576 720; 269 KB. 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. Bless whoever said, We can clone him.. 14 October 1997: Episode focus: "Bar Association". Thats good music, lets play more of that.. They gave me such great stuff that I never really felt I wasnt challenged, nor did I ever feel that they were dropping the ball on the character. I think Dukat has tremendous respect for Sisko because he gets things done the right way. Weve all got a dark side to our nature but in a civilized culture you try to restrain or control that part of your personality. After that I played a one-armed man in the Eugene ONeill play The Cross, which we did for a state competition. Im not counting on it, but I would love it. The only thing I could watch about Cardassians was a couple of episodes of Next Generation, in which Marc Alaimo and David Warner played Cardassians, and that was somewhat helpful, but not really . And they were constantly on the lookout for What can we use? Main I was there to tell you that your wife and your son had been killed. The moment I walked in the room I had the job, but I didnt know that. Glad you are here. Its like your first day of school and you dont know anybody, and for someone to come up like that really does release a lot of the anxiety. Alaimo is a classically trained theatre actor, and performed as part of the Marquette University Players and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater in the 1960s in everything from Shakespeare and the classics to world premiere productions. Casey Biggs: They saw we had good chemistry together to begin with, and they were both really great characters in their respective universes. Jeffrey Combs: Did we work together? I do keep saying Jeffrey Combs and Casey Biggs should be cast in the impending new Trek shows. Marc Alaimo was born on May 5, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. In the fourth-season episode Indiscretion, he asks Kira to accompany him on a search for long lost Bajoran prisoners of war, but she soon discovers that Dukat has a personal reason for going on the mission. They have a daughter. With my situation, Damar was Dukats right hand. So I know he was appreciating what I was doing. I hated every part that I had to play where I was chastising a husband or getting upset about the carpet. He remarked, "It feels like a dream now. Because of the prosthetics, though, I was fairly unrecognizable, so I just changed my voice to create a new character., Despite the fact that he had already appeared as a Cardassian on The Next Generation Alaimo was not the first choice when it came time to cast the part of Gul Dukat. While working on the series he appeared in the film "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult." Highest rated movies 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. They said, Weve got this great character, would you do it? And I really didnt want to get into makeup and stuff, and they said, No, it is going to be a whole new character and a new race. I had one episode and they were done with itI was thinking it was great, they were bringing in a new race and I was going to be a foil for [Captain Archer]. She is a very attractive woman so its easy to play those scenes where he comes on to her.. Jeff, you also played on Voyager. Dukat has a wonderful entrance in that episode, says Alaimo. Both these actors would be great in a recurring role. I dont think we will have any issues doing it virtually Ill get in a foxhole with Jeff anytime. The faade of goodwill, even though you know he will stab you in the back, is interesting. On television he has guest-starred on such programs as The Six Million Dollar Man, The A-Team, Charlies Angels and Quantum Leap, while his feature film work includes roles in The Dead Pool, Tango & Cash, Total Recall and Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult. Once its on film its done. I decided right away that he was a very pleasant fellow, very placid. So I just ignored it. Avery and I still have a strong connection. ", 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. ", The cast was also welcoming to their new castmate. During Star Trek: The Next Generation, he played the first Romulan, Commander Tebok, in the episode titled "The Neutral Zone" in 1988. He was definitely in the best possible way, looking out for everything and making sure it was all as good as it could possibly be. Like the crafty chameleon which changes colours to blend in with its surroundings, Cardassian Gul Dukats demeanour can go from sadistic to sympathetic to sexy depending upon what best suits the situation. Casey Biggs: I could have played scenes differently. He also played a poker player who speaks French to Data in the episode "Time's Arrow". Star Trek: 6 Actors Who Regretted Being On Deep Space Nine (And 14 Who Adored It), The Last of Us Episode 8 Trailer Reveals Original Joel Actor's New Role, 1923's Teonna Actor Speculates On How She's Related To Yellowstone's Duttons, Happy Days' Original Title Would've Killed The Classic Show. Damar was a hell of a character. Indeed, almost all of them live lives that are likely solidly middle class, relative to the extremely high cost of living in the Los Angeles area. Jeffrey Combs: With the Tiron character I thought, good I now auditioned two or three times and finally got it, so good I got a one-er here. It was an amazing experience. Marc Alaimo (2010) 02.jpg 576 720; 148 KB. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Major Kira makes him see sense, however, and offers to take care of Ziyal on Deep Space Nine. Each episodes a nice little gift and thank you for that. I was the most annoying fan who wouldnt go away. She asked if they could get together again and talk, but when she saw him on set, she couldnt get past the Dukat character and what that represented for the Kira character. Hello Casey welcome to the TrekMovie conference call. She says something like "I wanted to do anything but have an affair with Marc Alaimo." It was always kind of different, but at the same time familiar. He is known for his villainous roles. He was one of the first actors to test out the Ferengi makeup, and he helped the makeup artists tweak the process. 13 September 1997: Episode focus: "Sons of Mogh". However, an exciting filmography event took place in 2020. Thats why I was an actor. That is budget stuff right there. Jeffrey Combs: First of all, I would like to say right off the top, I dont usually share my time with interviews with anybody. I think he said that in an interview after the show was canceled. Sisko might be the best captain in Star Trek. Jeffrey Combs: It was a role of a lifetime for Marc Alaimo. He is an actor, known for Total Recall (1990), Tango & Cash (1989) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993). This was when she learned that he was very sweet, funny, and charming. 10. There were three different actresses who played Ziyal and I never knew who I was going to be facing. Jeffrey Combs as Brunt in DS9s Family Business. You can meet the most powerful people in the world and theyve got those same qualities somewhere inside of them where their own children can melt their hearts.. In conversation I mentioned to her that I had a classical theatre background, so she had me come in to read for The Next Generation and I got the job, says the actor happily. If youve got egg on your face, well, too bad. He spent most of this time, however, working in classical repertory theatre. Star Trek: Deep Space Nineactor Casey Biggs (Damar) will join actor Jeffrey Combs (DS9: Weyoun and Brunt, ENT: Shran, and more Trek roles) are featured in this weekends Creation Entertainment Virtual Fan Experience, doing a live panel and Q&A. Not just how things were played. So is there someone else with specefic knowledge of theatre who wants to make an interview with Mr. Alaimo with further details about that subject? I want to talk to you, so I did. I thought he deserved a better response in the documentary than he received. Trekmovie mods, thank you for this interview. So, I thought every episode I was doing might be my last episode. Julius Caesar, The Three Sisters, Twelfth Night, Othello, She Stoops to Conquer, Waiting for Godot and Hamlet are just some of the countless productions in which Alaimo has appeared. He explained, "They said I was going to be playing a singer and I said, 'No, thats too much on the nose. They were supremely professional. 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 much of the truth of Garak was like a glacier: you saw only the tip of the glacier, but then, underneath the tip, was the very complicated truth of his life. Photo copyright of Paramount Pictures. Tebok / Badar N'D'D, Dean of the Secret Order of Dirty Joke Writers, This page was last edited on 1 January 2023, at 03:23. Alaimo says he wanted Gul Dukat to have an affair with Kira because HE, the real person, had a crush on Nana. He remembered, "They told me nothing! I think we can see now why Creation did that. How are you going to spark this chemistry without being together? Hans Beimler is the one that supposedly created my character and he said it just getting bigger and bigger because they were taking stuff. 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. Great interview, it was interesting and fun to read. Marc Alaimo was born on 5 May 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. 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. Looking back at your histories on Deep Space Nine, you guys had this fun rivalry. Much as Im keen to see new and diverse actors in Trek, both these actors have shown that they could make creative contributions.
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