Vaughn Armstrong

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Vaughn Dale Armstrong (born July 7, 1950 in Sonora, California) is an American actor.

tar Trek

Vaughn Armstrong is one of the longest-serving actors in the Star Trek franchise, having appeared in every Trek series (save the original). He has played twelve different characters over the years - a record unmatched by any other actor in Trek.

Armstrong's first appearance in Trek was in the "" episode Heart of Glory in which he played Commander Korris, a renegade Klingon who stole a cargo ship and tried to use it to attack his fellow Klingons (who he believed had gone "soft"). His other characters are:

*Klingons::* Commander Korris ( episode Heart of Glory):* Korath ( episode "Endgame", also appearing in ):* Klaax ( episode "Sleeping Dogs")
*Cardassians::* Gul Danar ( episode "Past Prologue"):* Seskal ( episodes "When It Rains..." and "The Dogs of War")
*Romulan::* Telek R'Mor ( episode "Eye of the Needle")
*Borg::* Lansor/Two of Nine ( episode "Survival Instinct")
*Vidiian::* Vidiian Captain ( episode "Fury")
*Human::* Admiral Forrest (recurring role on ):* Captain Maximilian Forrest (Mirror Universe version of Admiral Forrest)
*Hirogen::* Hirogen-Alpha ( episode "Flesh and Blood")
*Kreetassan::* Kreetassan Captain ( episodes "Vox Sola" and "A Night in Sickbay")

While his most recent character, Admiral Forrest, was killed in action on , Armstrong got the chance to play Forrest again in the two-part episode "In a Mirror, Darkly", in which the Mirror Universe version of Forrest appears.

Other work

Outside of Star Trek, Armstrong also appeared on "Babylon 5" as a security guard affiliated with the Nightwatch in the episodes Messages from Earth and Point of No Return. He appeared in an episode of "Seinfeld" as a detective, and in "Quantum Leap", he guest starred in the episode "It's A Wonderful Leap" as Fred Trump (father of Donald Trump), alongside future "Enterprise" co-star Scott Bakula. Armstrong has also appeared in such classic feature films as Cinderella 2000 and The Philadelphia Experiment.

Armstrong's talents also extend into the musical arena. He has mastered the Ukelele, using a "banjo"-style ukulele he made himself. With it he entertains audiences with Civil War-era songs and roots music, leading into the blues music he plays with others. His Trek-related blues songs are popular at convention appearances. His filk-song band, The Enterprise Blues Band, includes fellow Trek actors Richard Herd (Owen Paris), Steve Rankin (Colonel Green and other roles), and Casey Biggs (Damar). He has joked onstage during conventions that he is the innovator of Klingon "gutbucket" music, and Andorian blues.

ee also

* The Gift of the Woodi, episode of "Cheers"

External links

* [http://www.theadmiralsclub.com Official United Kingdom Fan Club]
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* [http://www.sliceofscifi.com/?s=vaughn+armstrong Interview with Vaughn Armstrong & The Enterprise Blues Band on Slice of SciFi]

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