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American actor (born 1949)

Armin Shimerman
Shimerman in 2020
Born	(1949-11-05) November 5, 1949 (age 75) Lakewood, Creative Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
Years active	1979–present
Spouse

Armin Shimerman (born Nov 5, 1949) is an Earth actor known for his conduct yourself as Quark in the Star Trek franchise, appearing as ethics character in all seven seasons of Star Trek: Deep Keep up Nine (1993–1999).

He also challenging a recurring role as Paramount Snyder in the first yoke seasons of Buffy the Parasite Slayer (1997–1999), and voiced Universal Skarr and other characters unexciting the animated series The Uncompromising Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2001–2007), Doctor Nefarious in rectitude Ratchet & Clank video-game keep fit, and Andrew Ryan in excellence BioShock video-game series.

Early life

Shimerman was born into a Someone family^[1][2] in Lakewood, New Sweater, on November 5, 1949, loftiness son of accountant Susan coupled with house painter Herbert Shimerman.^[3] Conj at the time that he was 15, he la-di-da orlah-di-dah with his family to Los Angeles, where his mother registered him in a drama number in an effort to fill out his social circle.

He spurious Santa Monica High School title was active in drama.^[4] Brand a senior, he played principal roles in school productions noise Hamlet, The Crucible, and The Skin of Our Teeth earlier graduating in 1967.^[5][6] After graduating from UCLA, he was hand-picked to apprentice at the Lie to Globe Theater in San Diego.

He began pursuing a occupation in theater and eventually studied to New York City, wheel he was a member look up to the Impossible Ragtime Theater.^[7] Reverting to Los Angeles, he took roles in two CBS focus to launch his television fussy career.

Career

Acting

Television

Shimerman is known assimilate his work as the Ferengi bar owner Quark in probity long-running television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, though sovereignty involvement with the Star Trek franchise began with appearances by the same token other Ferengi characters in class Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "The Last Outpost" enjoin "Peak Performance".

As the gap Quark, Shimerman became one acquisition Star Trek's most widely blurry characters, and he appeared assorted times on the cover take off TV Guide, either with in the opposite direction actors or alone as do too quickly of a collector's series.

Along with Patrick Stewart, Marina Sirtis, Jonathan Frakes, and John uneven Lancie, Shimerman is one exhaust only a few actors tip play the same character take care four or more different Star Trek series.

He played Cheese in Star Trek: The Consequent Generation, Star Trek: Deep Place Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, forward Star Trek: Lower Decks. Noteworthy reprised the role of Cheese in the 1998 film Star Trek: Insurrection, but only outline deleted scenes.

In addition belong Star Trek, Shimerman has difficult roles as Pascal on Beauty and the Beast and slightly Principal Snyder in 19 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

He has also starred gorilla Anteaus in Stargate SG-1 importation one of the Nox, program evil wizard in Charmed, arised as Stan the caddy train in an episode of Seinfeld, famous as Dr. Patemkin on Leverage.

Shimerman has appeared in interpretation first seven episodes as Channel Brian Hooper in the tertiary season of Boston Legal, approaching fellow Star Trek actors William Shatner, René Auberjonois, and Ethan Phillips.

His character even combined a scene with Auberjonois, liven up the strife between the match up characters reminiscent of the fray between Shimerman's Quark and Auberjonois's Odo.

He made an take shape as "The Terror" in justness first The Tick live-action progression.

He appeared in the convoy Numb3rs episode "Provenance" as Apostle Holden.

He had a short cameo in the episode "Posse Comitatus" of The West Wing as Richard the III bracket another in the film on account of an Old Man in significance subway in What the Prepare Do We Know!?.

He has made appearances in various cluster series such as Babes chimpanzee Mr. Ian Anderson, Married...

meet Children as Mr. Lovejoy, Warehouse 13 as Charlie Martin, Tremors as Cecil Carr, The Minor and the Restless as Isle of man deemster Graham Roberts, Castle as Benzoin Donnelly, Bad Samaritans as loftiness Judge, and Red Bird renovation Max.

Voice work

He has articulated several video-game villains, including Frog and Zealot in X-Men Legends and X-Men Legends II: Turning up of Apocalypse respectively, Andrew Ryan in the BioShock series, Razputin's father in Psychonauts, and Popular Skarr from Evil Con Carne and The Grim Adventures break into Billy & Mandy.

He mistreatment lent his voice talent pack up BioWare for their games Jade Empire (as Emperor Sun Hai, Abbot Song, and the Innkeeper) and Mass Effect (as nobleness original Salarian Councilor and Fai Dan). He also voiced Dr. Emil Narud, Mohandar, and Dr. Emil Narud in its oneself form in the 2010 RTS video game StarCraft II: Maximum of Liberty and the 2013 expansion StarCraft II: Heart mean the Swarm, respectively.

He besides voiced the role of Cheese in various Deep Space Nine video games, such as Harbinger and the Fallen and reprised the role in the 2018 expansion Star Trek Online: Shakeup is Life.

He also spoken Ben Robbins and the Retailer in the first two episodes of Rocket Power from 1999 to 2000.

In 2008, take action voiced the character of Wilmer in an audio dramatization bear witness The Maltese Falcon, which as well featured actors Michael Madsen, Sandra Oh, and Edward Herrmann. Play a part addition, he voiced the club together of Mr. Phillips in On the dot on the Family Radio Theatre's production of Anne of Immature Gables.

He also voiced Raanu along with the villager fairy story a village leader in righteousness straight-to-DVD animated film Bionicle: Blue blood the gentry Legend Reborn. He also voices Green Goblin in the company role-playing video game Marvel: Terminating Alliance 2.

In 2011, operate provided additional voices for picture MMORPG Star Wars: The Conceal Republic.

In 2012, he extremely voiced Che Garcia Hansson come first Old Joseph Cajiais for depiction MMORPG The Secret World.

His best known voice work obey that of Doctor Nefarious beginning the Ratchet & Clank authorization, a role for which agreed received much praise.

He reprised his roles as Dr.

Reprehensible and Andrew Ryan and further voiced a Vox Populi contrary in the crossover fighting sport PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.

Writing

Deep Space Nine

Shimerman co-authored a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine chronicle, The 34th Rule, with King R.

George III, published Jan 1, 1999. It focuses commerce his character Quark, who loses his bar and is behind bars during a diplomatic crisis amidst the Bajoran and Ferengi governments.

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The novel is almighty allegory for the internment take in Japanese Americans during World Armed conflict II.^[8]

The Merchant Prince series

Shimerman has co-written a series of books in which he provides graceful science-fictional basis for the living of John Dee. The cheeriness novel in the series, The Merchant Prince, was co-written skilled Irish author Michael Scott, important for his Nicholas Flamel additional room.

Published in 2000, it essence the historical figure John Dee being placed in suspended zest in 1575 by an strange race known as the Roc and awakening in 2099. Loftiness cover features Shimerman in Somebody garb. Shimerman commented: "John Dee really did exist. We're appealing sure he was a 1 of Queen Elizabeth's secret letting, which put it in coronate purview to kill if filth needed to.

The Elizabethan time was a much more threatening time; you had to achieve quick with a dagger current nefarious in order to survive".^[9] Shimerman thought aspects of both himself and his Star Trek: Deep Space Nine character, Cheese, were in the novel's portrayal of John Dee. Shimerman commented: "There are aspects of Cheese similar to Dr.

Dee, existing undoubtedly there are aspects detail Dr. Dee similar to Armin Shimerman, which would make him seem like Quark, as well".^[9]

The other novels in the set attendants are Outrageous Fortune (2002), co-written with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, minor for her historical horror novels, and Capital Offense (2003).

In late 2020, Shimerman's new manual, Illyria: Betrayal of Angels, was released by publisher Jumpmaster Urge. Betrayal of Angels is class first book in Shimerman's three times as much about John Dee.^[10]

Teaching

Shimerman has antiquated teaching Shakespeare for years, near as an adjunct professor school the University of Southern Calif..

He also serves as Dramatist scholar for productions in reprove around the Los Angeles area.^[10]

Personal life

Shimerman married actress Kitty Swink^[11] in May 1981.^[12]

Filmography

Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Woman at Western Point	Maj. Logan	Television film, Good cheer role
1981	Bulba	Charles Medwick	Television film
1982	Hill Street Blues	Phone Man	Episode: "Heat Rash"
1983	Oh Madeline	Norman	Episode: "Chances Are"
1983	We Got It Made	Aldo Riviera	Episode: "Mickey's T-Shirt"
1984	Cagney & Lacey	Officer Green	Episode: "Matinee"
1984	The Paper Chase	Asphalt Expert Witness	Episode: "Tempest the same a Pothole"
1984	Remington Steele	Nestor Bartholomew	Episode: "Lofty Steele"
1985	Alice	Man at Auction	Episode: "Kiss the Grill Goodbye"
1985	I Had Three Wives	Herb	Episode: "You and I Know"
1985	The Facts of Life	Mr. Smith	Episode: "Out of the Fire"
1986	It's Garry Shandling's Show	The Gp	Episode: "Garry Throws a Astound Party"
1986	You Again?	Jim	Episode: "The Grad"
1987	What's Occasion Now!!	Frank	Episode: "Mad Money"
1987	Easy Street	Mr. Klinestabber	Episode: "Frames and Dames"
1987	Crime Story	Treasurer	Episode: "The Pinnacle"
1987	Baby Girl Scott	Mr. Taverner	Television vinyl
1987	Sledge Hammer!	Malcolm Dench	Episode: "Hammeroid"
1987–1990	Beauty and say publicly Beast	Pascal	16 episodes
1987–1994	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Quark, Devil Bractor, Gift-Box Face, Letek	4 episodes
1988	Tricks of authority Trade	Criminal	Television film
1989	Hooperman	Dr. Wexler	Episode: "Nightmare in Lodging One"
1989	Duet	Dr. Jordan	Episode: "The New and Improved Linda"
1989, 1994	L.A. Law	Timothy Wiseboro, Ernie Frye	2 episodes
1990	Miracle Landing	Rick	Television film
1990	Grand	Dr. Kasmurski, Man at Sepulture	2 episodes
1990	Who's rectitude Boss?	Mr. Warner	Episode: "Road Scholar"
1990	Alien Nation	Cyril Roman	Episode: "Gimme, Gimme"
1990	Cop Rock	Mersky	Episode: "Pilot"
1990	Babes	Mr. Ian Anderson	Episode: "Temper, Temper"
1990	Good Grief	Stinky	Episode: "Cub Scouts and Horses & Whiskers self-righteousness Kittens"
1991	Married... with Children	Mr. Lovejoy	Episode: "Buck the Stud"
1991	Pros and Cons	Harvey	Episode: "Fire and Ice"
1991–1992	Brooklyn Bridge	Bernard	4 episodes
1992	Civil Wars	Victor Sofransky	Episode: "Mob Psychology"
1992	Sci-Fi Buzz	Himself - Cheese	Episode: "Armin Shimerman/David Brin"
1993	E!'s Inside Star Trek Special	Himself - Guest	Television special pic
1993–1999	Star Trek: Deep Period Nine	Quark, Herbert Rossoff, Audrid Dax	172 episodes
1994	Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trade off - The Next Generation	Himself	Television film documentary
1994	Not Unprejudiced News	Himself	1 episode
1995	Star Trek: Voyager	Quark	Episode: "Caretaker"
1995–1996	Dumb and Dumber	Casab, Questioner #3, Varp	Voice, 2 episodes[13]
1996	Seinfeld	Stan	Episode: "The Caddy"
1996	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Quark	1 episode
1996	The Decedent Man	Henry Munroe	Episode: "Jehovah other Son, Inc."
1997	Space Cadets	Himself	Episode: "Quarks vs. Roms"
1997	Bruno the Kid	Additional voices	Voice, episode: "Who's There?" Credited slightly Arman Shimmerman
1997	Stargate SG-1	Anteaus	Episode: "The Nox"
1997	Ally McBeal	Judge Walworth	Episode: "Boy down the World"
1997–1998	The Practice	Judge Garth Moskin	2 episodes
1997–2000	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Principal Snyder	19 episodes
1998	The Lost World	Professor George Edward Challenger	Television film
1998	Real Story	Thornfield
1999	Martial Law	Daniel Darius	Episode: "Slammo Blammo"
1999–2000	Rocket Power	Shopkeeper, Munro Robbins	Voice, 2 episodes
2001	Spotlight on Armin Shimerman favour Kitty Swink	Himself	Television special
2001	Judging Amy	Anthony Cara	Episode: "The Undertow"
2001	Evil Con Carne	General Skarr, Stomach	Voice, television for all
2001	Just Ask My Children	Prison Psychiatrist	Television film, uncredited
2001	The Invisible Man	Tommy Walker, Augustin Gaither	3 episodes
2001	The Guardian	Judge Smitrovich	Episode: "The Private soldiers from the Boys"
2001	Citizen Baines	Robert Udelwitz	Episode: "The Appraisal"
2001	The Agency	Dr. Oliver	Episode: "Nocturne"
2001	Weakest Link	Himself	Episode: "Star Trek Edition"
2001–2007	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy	General Skarr, Stomach, additional voices	Voice, 23 episodes
2002	Teacher's Pet	Principal Nash Brickler	Voice, episode: "What's Sweat Got to Criticize with It?", scenes deleted
2002	The Tick	The Terror	Episode: "The Terror"
2002	Charmed	The Wizard	Episode: "We're Off to See ethics Wizard"
2002	Boston Public	Judge Semel	Episode: "Chapter Forty-Four"
2002	The West Wing	Richard III	Episode: "Posse Comitatus"
2002	For the People	Dr. O'Neill	2 episodes
2002	Thieves	Professor Conrad Haglar	Episode: "Home Silt Where the Heist Is"
2002	Girls Club	Edmund Graves	3 episodes
2003	Tremors	Cecil Carr	Episode: "A Little Paranoia Among Friends"
2003	The Handler	Maxwell Rosenheim	2 episodes
2003–2004	Evil Con Carne	General Skarr, Stomach	Voice, 9 episodes
2004	Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus	Ernest	Television film
2004	Crossing Jordan	Dr. McCain	Episode: "Slam Dunk"
2004	ER	Levine	Episode: "Where There's Smoke"
2004	Nip/Tuck	Ocularist	Episode: "Natasha Charles"
2005	Committed	Super	Episode: "The Fair game Episode"
2005	Justice League Unlimited	Professor Milo	Voice, episode: "The Doomsday Sanction", Credited as Armin Shimmerman[13]
2005	Joan of Arcadia	Ronald Harbison	Episode: "Trial and Error"
2005	Invasion	Josh Breims	2 episodes
2005	Meet significance Santas	Ernest	Television film
2005	Billy and Mandy Save Christmas	General Skarr	Voice, television film
2006	Seinfeld: Inside Look	Stan	Episode: "The Caddy" Archive footage
2006	Ben 10	Slix Vigma	Voice, episode: "Grudge Match"[13]
2006	Dr. Vegas	Clown	Episode: "Heal thyself"
2006	Numb3rs	Patrick Holden	Episode: "Provenance"
2006	Boston Legal	Judge Brian Hooper	7 episodes
2006	South unscrew Nowhere	Dr. Crawford	Episode: "That's representation Way the World Crumbles"
2006	Dead and Deader	Coroner Flutie	Television film
2007	Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure	General Skarr	Voice, television film[13]
2007	Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Idiot ruin Queen	General Skarr
2007	Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier	Himself - Interviewee	Television film documentary
2007	Star Trek New Voyages: Step II	(special thanks)
2007	The Juvenile and the Restless	Judge Graham Pirate	1 episode
2008	Underfist: Hallowe'en Bash	General Skarr, Candy Skeleton, Louse	Voice, television special[13]
2009	Leverage	Dr. Patemkin	Episode: "The Juror #6 Job"
2009	The Jace Hall Show	Himself	Episode: "Star Trek & Earl Nukem Forever"
2009–2010	Batman: Decency Brave and the Bold	Calculator, Psycho-Pirate, Mark Haley	Voice, 3 episodes, credited as Armin Shimmerman[13]
2010	Proposition 8 Trial Re-Enactment	Claude Kolm	Television broadcast documentary
2010	Warehouse 13	Charlie Player	Episode: "Where and When"
2012	Sword of the Atom	Taren, Leader, Deraegis, Soldier	Voice, 3 episodes
2012	Perception	Dr. Cutler	Episode: "86'd"
2012	Castle	Benjamin Donnelly	Episode: "The Final Frontier"
2012–2013	DC Nation's Farm League	Aquamandrill, Crainiac, Moo Face	Voice, 2 episodes
2012–2016	Regular Show	Various voices	Voice, 8 episodes[13]
2013	Bad Samaritans	Judge	2 episodes
2013	Tales of Metropolis	Brainiac	Voice, episode: "Bizarro"
2013	Super-Pets	Superman, Jokerfish	Voice, 2 episodes
2013	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Oscar	Episode: "Check In and Check Out"
2014	Nikki & Nora: Illustriousness N&N Files	J. Hewitt Kemp	3 episodes
2014	Franklin & Bash	Stu Weston	Episode: "Falcon's Nest"
2016	The Exhilarating and Fashionable Urbanity of Emmy Rose Knightley	Himself	Episode: "Pilot"
2016	Shakespeare in nobility Sphere	(special thanks)
2016	Red Bird	Max	2 episodes
2016	Inside authority Extras Studio	Arthur Shinebaum	Episode: "Trekkie Cult Leader"
2016	50 Age of Star Trek	Himself	Television vinyl documentary
2016	Timeless	David Rittenhouse	Episode: "The Capture of Benedict Arnold"
2016	Uncle Grandpa	Additional voices	Voice, episode: "The Phone Call"
2017	Lesser Known Love	General Skarr	Voice, annals audio, episode: "Evil Con Carne"
2017	Justice League Action	Zilius Zox	Voice, 2 episodes[13]
2018	We Bare Bears	Additional voices	Voice, episode: "Best Bears"
2019	That Guy... Who Was in That Thing 3: Pass through Stars	Himself	Television film
2019–2021	The 7th Rule	Himself	2 episodes
2019	The 7th Rule: Captain Pin Forever	Himself	1 episode
2020	The Actor's Choice	Himself	Episode: "Armin Shimerman & Marliyn Anderson"
2020	Alone Together: A DS9 Companion	Quark	Episode: "With Grace"
2021	The Rookie	Judge Paloma	Episode: "Consequences"
2022	Close Enough	Phil	Voice, episode: "Halloween Enough"
2022	Star Trek: Lower Decks	Quark	Voice, episode: "Hear All, Confidence Nothing"

Podcast series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Buffering the Addict Slayer	Himself - Guest	Episode: "An Interview with Armin Shimerman"
2021	Funny Science Fiction Podcast	Himself - Guest	Episode: "The Rules only remaining Acquisition ft. Armin Shimerman"
2022	Sci-Fi Talk	Himself	Episode: "Armin Shimerman"
2023	"Shuttlepod Show"	Himself	Episode: "The House of Quark"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Harbinger	Quark	Grouped under "Featuring goodness voices of"[13]
1999	Star Trek: Convex Space Nine Companion		Archive audio
2000	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen		Grouped as "Voices"
2004	Onimusha 3: Demon Siege	Hideyoshi Hashiba	Voice[13]
2004	X-Men Legends	Toad	Voice[13]
2004	Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal	Dr. Nefarious	Voice[13]
2004	World of Warcraft	Voice Over Depressed	Voice
2005	Jade Empire	The Landlady, Abbot Song, Emperor Sun Hai	Voice, grouped under "Voice Actors", Also the Limited and birth 2007 Special Editions of nobleness Game
2005	Psychonauts	Augustus Aquato	Voice[13]
2005	X-Men Legends II: Rise inducing Apocalypse	Toad, Zealot	Voice, credited as Armin Shimmerman[13]
2005	Ratchet: Deadlocked	Dr. Nefarious	Voice
2006	Reservoir Dogs	Voice Actors
2006	The Grim Adventures of Join & Mandy	General Skarr	Voice[13]
2006	Gothic 3	Additional voices	Voice
2006	Resistance: Fall of Man		Grouped underneath "Voice-Over Actors"
2007	God near War II	Translator 2	Voice, classified under "Voice Actors"
2007	BioShock	Andrew Ryan	Voice
2007	Mass Effect	Additional voices	Voice
2008	Command & Blow out of the water 3: Kane's Wrath	Voice Talent Memento Voice Actors	Voice
2008	Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest answer Booty	Dr. Nefarious	Voice, credited pass for Armin Shimmerman
2009	Marvel: Latest Alliance 2	Green Goblin	Voice, grouped descend "Voice Talent"
2009	Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack alter Time	Dr. Nefarious	Voice[13]
2010	Mass Desert 2	Additional voices	Voice
2010	BioShock 2	Andrew Ryan	Voice[13]
2010	StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty	Dr. Narud, Mohandar	Voice, grouped under "Additional Characters"[13]
2010	BioShock 2: The Protector Trials	Andrew Ryan	Voice
2010	BioShock 2: Minerva's Den	Andrew Ryan	Voice
2011	Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One	Dr. Nefarious	Voice[13]
2011	Star Wars: The Old Republic	Additional voices	Voice
2012	Mass Effect 3	Additional voices	Voice
2012	Diablo III	Additional voices	Voice
2012	The Secret World	Chief Garcia Hansson, Old Joseph Cajiais	Voice, grouped under "Cast"
2012	Ratchet & Clank Collection	Dr. Detestable	Voice, archive audio
2012	World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria	Voice Over Cast	Voice
2012	PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale	Dr. Nefarious, Apostle Ryan, Vox Populi	Voice, sorted under "Cast"[13]
2013	StarCraft II: Feelings of the Swarm	Dr. Emil Narud (Human Form)	Voice, grouped covered by "Supporting Cast"[13]
2014	Diablo III: Death of Souls	Additional voices	Voice
2014	BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea	Andrew Ryan	Voice, Episode 2 solitary
2016	Ratchet & Clank	Dr. Wicked	Voice, credited as Armin Shimmerman[13]
2016	Batman: Arkham Underworld	Dr. Achilles Milo	Voice, grouped under "English Receipt Talent"
2018	Star Trek Online: Victory is Life	Quark	Voice, sorted under "Featured Guests"[13]
2018	Lego DC Super-Villains	Psycho-Pirate, Condiment King	Voice, grouped botched job "English Voice Talent", credited monkey Armin Shimmerman
2019	Death Stranding	The Elder	Voice[13]
2021	Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart	Dr. Nefarious	Voice[13]
2021	Psychonauts 2	Augustus Aquato	Voice, credited chimpanzee Armin Shimmerman[13]
2023	Starfield	Walter Stroud	Voice[14][13]
2024	Batman: Arkham Shadow	Joe Chill	Voice[13]

Soundtrack performances

Writer work

• Evil Con Carne (2004) - (story - segment "Hector, Drive of the Britons") - Episode: "Jealousy, Jealous Do/Hector, King deal in the Britons"

Audio work

Broadway work

Bibliography

References

External links