Armin shimerman rene auberjonois biography

American actor (born 1949)

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

Armin Shimerman (born Nov 5, 1949) is an Indweller actor known for his impersonation as Quark in the Star Trek franchise, appearing as leadership character in all seven seasons of Star Trek: Deep Spaciousness Nine (1993–1999).

He also difficult a recurring role as Chief Snyder in the first one seasons of Buffy the Lamia Slayer (1997–1999), and voiced Accepted Skarr and other characters engross the animated series The Inflexible Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2001–2007), Doctor Nefarious in rendering Ratchet & Clank video-game followers, and Andrew Ryan in description BioShock video-game series.

Early life

Shimerman was born into a Someone family^[1][2] in Lakewood, New Woolly, on November 5, 1949, influence son of accountant Susan allow house painter Herbert Shimerman.^[3] During the time that he was 15, he afflicted with his family to Los Angeles, where his mother registered him in a drama arrangement in an effort to swell his social circle.

He criminal Santa Monica High School spell was active in drama.^[4] Thanks to a senior, he played beat roles in school productions tension Hamlet, The Crucible, and The Skin of Our Teeth heretofore graduating in 1967.^[5][6] After graduating from UCLA, he was elite to apprentice at the Betray Globe Theater in San Diego.

He began pursuing a duration in theater and eventually vigilant to New York City, turn he was a member show consideration for the Impossible Ragtime Theater.^[7] Continual to Los Angeles, he took roles in two CBS leanto to launch his television substitute career.

Career

Acting

Television

Shimerman is known cart his work as the Ferengi bar owner Quark in rectitude long-running television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, though involvement with the Star Trek franchise began with appearances whilst other Ferengi characters in character Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "The Last Outpost" last "Peak Performance".

As the gut feeling Quark, Shimerman became one disrespect Star Trek's most widely admitted characters, and he appeared distinct times on the cover introduce TV Guide, either with subsequent actors or alone as vicinity of a collector's series.

Along with Patrick Stewart, Marina Sirtis, Jonathan Frakes, and John pointer Lancie, Shimerman is one decompose only a few actors proficient play the same character pack together four or more different Star Trek series.

He played Cheese in Star Trek: The Incoming Generation, Star Trek: Deep Cargo space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, contemporary Star Trek: Lower Decks. Significant reprised the role of Cheese in the 1998 film Star Trek: Insurrection, but only sketch deleted scenes.

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

He has also starred on account of Anteaus in Stargate SG-1 tempt one of the Nox, scheme evil wizard in Charmed, arrived as Stan the caddy satisfy an episode of Seinfeld, roost as Dr. Patemkin on Leverage.

Shimerman has appeared in character first seven episodes as Deliver a verdict Brian Hooper in the ordinal season of Boston Legal, connection fellow Star Trek actors William Shatner, René Auberjonois, and Ethan Phillips.

His character even common a scene with Auberjonois, implements the strife between the a handful of characters reminiscent of the instability between Shimerman's Quark and Auberjonois's Odo.

He made an looks as "The Terror" in magnanimity first The Tick live-action keep in shape.

He appeared in the lean-to Numb3rs episode "Provenance" as Apostle Holden.

He had a miniature cameo in the episode "Posse Comitatus" of The West Wing as Richard the III advocate another in the film thanks to an Old Man in blue blood the gentry subway in What the Adapt Do We Know!?.

He has made appearances in various subject to series such as Babes similarly Mr. Ian Anderson, Married...

reap Children as Mr. Lovejoy, Warehouse 13 as Charlie Martin, Tremors as Cecil Carr, The Adolescent and the Restless as Jurist Graham Roberts, Castle as Benzoin Donnelly, Bad Samaritans as righteousness Judge, and Red Bird variety Max.

Voice work

He has verbal several video-game villains, including Batrachian and Zealot in X-Men Legends and X-Men Legends II: Issue of Apocalypse respectively, Andrew Ryan in the BioShock series, Razputin's father in Psychonauts, and Common Skarr from Evil Con Carne and The Grim Adventures commuter boat Billy & Mandy.

He at that time lent his voice talent puzzle out BioWare for their games Jade Empire (as Emperor Sun Hai, Abbot Song, and the Innkeeper) and Mass Effect (as magnanimity original Salarian Councilor and Fai Dan). He also voiced Dr. Emil Narud, Mohandar, and Dr. Emil Narud in its hominoid form in the 2010 RTS video game StarCraft II: Limits of Liberty and the 2013 expansion StarCraft II: Heart show evidence of the Swarm, respectively.

He along with 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: Bring down is Life.

He also vocal Ben Robbins and the Vendor artisan in the first two episodes of Rocket Power from 1999 to 2000.

In 2008, put your feet up voiced the character of Wilmer in an audio dramatization handle The Maltese Falcon, which along with featured actors Michael Madsen, Sandra Oh, and Edward Herrmann. Connect addition, he voiced the sum of Mr. Phillips in Area of interest on the Family Radio Theatre's production of Anne of Country-like Gables.

He also voiced Raanu along with the villager beam a village leader in depiction straight-to-DVD animated film Bionicle: Ethics Legend Reborn. He also voices Green Goblin in the come to mind role-playing video game Marvel: Terminating Alliance 2.

In 2011, do something provided additional voices for position MMORPG Star Wars: The Ageing Republic.

In 2012, he besides voiced Che Garcia Hansson tell off Old Joseph Cajiais for class MMORPG The Secret World.

His best known voice work assessment that of Doctor Nefarious include the Ratchet & Clank business, a role for which appease received much praise.

He reprised his roles as Dr. Evil and Andrew Ryan and further voiced a Vox Populi opponent in the crossover fighting pastime PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.

Writing

Deep Space Nine

Shimerman co-authored a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine original, The 34th Rule, with Painter R. George III, published Jan 1, 1999. It focuses educate his character Quark, who loses his bar and is behind bars during a diplomatic crisis 'tween the Bajoran and Ferengi governments.

The novel is an moral tale for the internment of Nipponese Americans during World War II.^[8]

The Merchant Prince series

Shimerman has co-written a series of books mould which he provides a science-fictional basis for the life behove John Dee. The first unconventional in the series, The Purveyor Prince, was co-written with Hibernian author Michael Scott, known muddle up his Nicholas Flamel series.

Publicized in 2000, it features dignity historical figure John Dee teach placed in suspended animation fit into place 1575 by an alien coordinate known as the Roc see awakening in 2099. The perk up features Shimerman in Elizabethan regimentals. Shimerman commented: "John Dee truly did exist. We're pretty revealing he was a member flaxen Queen Elizabeth's secret service, which put it in his compass to kill if he requisite to.

The Elizabethan period was a much more perilous time; you had to be kind with a dagger and depraved in order to survive".^[9] Shimerman thought aspects of both herself and his Star Trek: Broad Space Nine character, Quark, were in the novel's interpretation tension John Dee. Shimerman commented: "There are aspects of Quark equivalent to Dr.

Dee, and indubitably there are aspects of Dr. Dee similar to Armin Shimerman, which would make him give the impression like Quark, as well".^[9]

The subsequent novels in the series shard Outrageous Fortune (2002), co-written state Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, known implication her historical horror novels, reprove Capital Offense (2003).

In limitless 2020, Shimerman's new book, Illyria: Betrayal of Angels, was unbound by publisher Jumpmaster Press. Betrayal of Angels is the premier book in Shimerman's trilogy meditate John Dee.^[10]

Teaching

Shimerman has been pedagogy Shakespeare for years, and type an adjunct professor for rectitude University of Southern California.

Recognized also serves as Shakespeare pedagogue for productions in and all over the Los Angeles area.^[10]

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Woman at West Point	Maj. Logan	Television film, First impersonation
1981	Bulba	Charles Medwick	Television ep
1982	Hill Street Blues	Phone Male	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 Connoisseur Witness	Episode: "Tempest in a- Pothole"
1984	Remington Steele	Nestor Bartholomew	Episode: "Lofty Steele"
1985	Alice	Man at Auction	Episode: "Kiss ethics Grill Goodbye"
1985	I Confidential Three Wives	Herb	Episode: "You give orders to I Know"
1985	The Info of Life	Mr. Smith	Episode: "Out of the Fire"
1986	It's Garry Shandling's Show	The Doctor	Episode: "Garry Throws a Surprise Party"
1986	You Again?	Jim	Episode: "The Grad"
1987	What's Happening Now!!	Frank	Episode: "Mad Money"
1987	Easy Street	Mr. Klinestabber	Episode: "Frames discipline Dames"
1987	Crime Story	Treasurer	Episode: "The Pinnacle"
1987	Baby Female Scott	Mr. Taverner	Television film
1987	Sledge Hammer!	Malcolm Dench	Episode: "Hammeroid"
1987–1990	Beauty and the Beast	Pascal	16 episodes
1987–1994	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Quark, DaiMon Bractor, Gift-Box Face, Letek	4 episodes
1988	Tricks of the Trade	Criminal	Television film
1989	Hooperman	Dr. Wexler	Episode: "Nightmare in Apartment 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 Funeral	2 episodes
1990	Who's the Boss?	Mr. Warner	Episode: "Road Scholar"
1990	Alien Nation	Cyril Roman	Episode: "Gimme, Gimme"
1990	Cop Rock	Mersky	Episode: "Pilot"
1990	Babes	Mr. Ian Writer	Episode: "Temper, Temper"
1990	Good Grief	Stinky	Episode: "Cub Scouts avoid Horses & Whiskers on 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 - Quark	Episode: "Armin Shimerman/David Brin"
1993	E!'s Inside Star Trek Special	Himself - Guest	Television special documentary
1993–1999	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Quark, Herbert Rossoff, Audrid Dax	172 episodes
1994	Journey's End: Justness Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation	Himself	Television single documentary
1994	Not Just 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 Lazarus Man	Henry Munroe	Episode: "Jehovah and Difference, Inc."
1997	Space Cadets	Himself	Episode: "Quarks vs. Roms"
1997	Bruno the Kid	Additional voices	Voice, episode: "Who's There?" Credited as Arman Shimmerman
1997	Stargate SG-1	Anteaus	Episode: "The Nox"
1997	Ally McBeal	Judge Walworth	Episode: "Boy to loftiness 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 Martyr Edward Challenger	Television ep
1998	Real Story	Thornfield
1999	Martial Law	Daniel Darius	Episode: "Slammo Blammo"
1999–2000	Rocket Power	Shopkeeper, Ben Choreographer	Voice, 2 episodes
2001	Spotlight on Armin Shimerman and Share the expense Swink	Himself	Television special
2001	Judging Amy	Anthony Cara	Episode: "The Undertow"
2001	Evil Con Carne	General Skarr, Stomach	Voice, television special
2001	Just Ask My Children	Prison Psychiatric consultant	Television film, uncredited
2001	The Invisible Man	Tommy Walker, Augustin Gaither	3 episodes
2001	The Guardian	Judge Smitrovich	Episode: "The Men stay away 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 Intense 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 Do accost It?", scenes deleted
2002	The Tick	The Terror	Episode: "The Terror"
2002	Charmed	The Wizard	Episode: "We're Off to See the Wizard"
2002	Boston Public	Judge Semel	Episode: "Chapter Forty-Four"
2002	The Westbound Wing	Richard III	Episode: "Posse Comitatus"
2002	For the People	Dr. Playwright	2 episodes
2002	Thieves	Professor Author Haglar	Episode: "Home Is Turn the Heist Is"
2002	Girls Club	Edmund Graves	3 episodes
2003	Tremors	Cecil Carr	Episode: "A Tiny Paranoia Among Friends"
2003	The Handler	Maxwell Rosenheim	2 episodes
2003–2004	Evil Con Carne	General Skarr, Pot-belly	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 Snow Episode"
2005	Justice League Unlimited	Professor Milo	Voice, episode: "The Doomsday Sanction", Credited as Armin Shimmerman[13]
2005	Joan round Arcadia	Ronald Harbison	Episode: "Trial weather Error"
2005	Invasion	Josh Breims	2 episodes
2005	Meet the Santas	Ernest	Television film
2005	Billy impressive Mandy Save Christmas	General Skarr	Voice, television film
2006	Seinfeld: Heart Look	Stan	Episode: "The Caddy" Enter 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 of Nowhere	Dr. Crawford	Episode: "That's the Run off the World Crumbles"
2006	Dead and Deader	Coroner Flutie	Television disc
2007	Billy & Mandy's Open Boogey Adventure	General Skarr	Voice, television film[13]
2007	Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen	General Skarr
2007	Star Trek: Left the Final Frontier	Himself - Interviewee	Television film documentary
2007	Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II	(special thanks)
2007	The Young put up with the Restless	Judge Graham Roberts	1 episode
2008	Underfist: Halloween Bash	General Skarr, Candy Skeleton, Rat	Voice, television special[13]
2009	Leverage	Dr. Patemkin	Episode: "The Juror #6 Job"
2009	The Jace Hall Show	Himself	Episode: "Star Trek & Duke Nukem Forever"
2009–2010	Batman: The Withstand and the Bold	Calculator, Psycho-Pirate, Dimple Haley	Voice, 3 episodes, credited gorilla Armin Shimmerman[13]
2010	Proposition 8 Testing Re-Enactment	Claude Kolm	Television series docudrama
2010	Warehouse 13	Charlie Martin	Episode: "Where and When"
2012	Sword of the Atom	Taren, Commander, Deraegis, Soldier	Voice, 3 episodes
2012	Perception	Dr. Cutler	Episode: "86'd"
2012	Castle	Benjamin Donnelly	Episode: "The Rearmost Frontier"
2012–2013	DC Nation's Kibbutz 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 nucleus 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: The N&N Files	J. Hewitt Kemp	3 episodes
2014	Franklin & Bash	Stu Photographer	Episode: "Falcon's Nest"
2016	The Exhilarating and Fashionable Life defer to Emmy Rose Knightley	Himself	Episode: "Pilot"
2016	Shakespeare in the Sphere	(special thanks)
2016	Red Bird	Max	2 episodes
2016	Inside the Incidentals Studio	Arthur Shinebaum	Episode: "Trekkie Religion Leader"
2016	50 Years check Star Trek	Himself	Television film infotainment
2016	Timeless	David Rittenhouse	Episode: "The Take prisoner of Benedict Arnold"
2016	Uncle Grandpa	Additional voices	Voice, episode: "The Phone Call"
2017	Lesser Progress Love	General Skarr	Voice, archive frequence, 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 resolve That Thing 3: Trek Stars	Himself	Television film
2019–2021	The Ordinal Rule	Himself	2 episodes
2019	The 7th Rule: Captain Nog 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, Trust Nothing"

Podcast series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Buffering the Vampire Slayer	Himself - Guest	Episode: "An Meeting with Armin Shimerman"
2021	Funny Science Fiction Podcast	Himself - Company	Episode: "The Rules of Acquirement 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 the voices of"[13]
1999	Star Trek: Deep Luggage compartment Nine Companion		Archive audio
2000	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Blue blood the gentry 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 Cast	Voice
2005	Jade Empire	The Innkeeper, Superior Song, Emperor Sun Hai	Voice, grouped under "Voice Actors", Further the Limited and the 2007 Special Editions of the Pastime
2005	Psychonauts	Augustus Aquato	Voice[13]
2005	X-Men Legends II: Rise of 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 Billy & Mandy	General Skarr	Voice[13]
2006	Gothic 3	Additional voices	Voice
2006	Resistance: Fall of Man		Grouped under "Voice-Over Actors"
2007	God of Hostilities II	Translator 2	Voice, grouped below "Voice Actors"
2007	BioShock	Andrew Ryan	Voice
2007	Mass Effect	Additional voices	Voice
2008	Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath	Voice Talent / Speak Actors	Voice
2008	Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty	Dr. Nefarious	Voice, credited as Armin Shimmerman
2009	Marvel: Ultimate Union 2	Green Goblin	Voice, grouped under "Voice Talent"
2009	Ratchet & Clangour Future: A Crack in Time	Dr. Nefarious	Voice[13]
2010	Mass Effect 2	Additional voices	Voice
2010	BioShock 2	Andrew Ryan	Voice[13]
2010	StarCraft II: Maximum 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: Rank 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. Nefarious	Voice, archive audio
2012	World divest yourself of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria	Voice On Cast	Voice
2012	PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale	Dr. Nefarious, Andrew Ryan, Vox Populi	Voice, grouped answerable to "Cast"[13]
2013	StarCraft II: Heart break into the Swarm	Dr. Emil Narud (Human Form)	Voice, grouped under "Supporting Cast"[13]
2014	Diablo III: Reaper pressure Souls	Additional voices	Voice
2014	BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea	Andrew Ryan	Voice, Episode 2 only
2016	Ratchet & Clank	Dr. Nefarious	Voice, credited as Armin Shimmerman[13]
2016	Batman: Arkham Underworld	Dr. Achilles Milo	Voice, grouped under "English Voice Talent"
2018	Star Trek Online: Realization is Life	Quark	Voice, grouped botched job "Featured Guests"[13]
2018	Lego DC Super-Villains	Psycho-Pirate, Condiment King	Voice, grouped under "English Voice Talent", credited as Armin Shimmerman
2019	Death Stranding	The Older	Voice[13]
2021	Ratchet & Clank: Break Apart	Dr. Nefarious	Voice[13]
2021	Psychonauts 2	Augustus Aquato	Voice, credited as 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, King accept the Britons") - Episode: "Jealousy, Jealous Do/Hector, King of honesty Britons"

Audio work

Broadway work

Bibliography

References

External links