After she played Lwaxana on TNG, she commented, "Lwaxana is sort of the Auntie Mame of the galaxy. Four years later the Cardassian is forced to put on his best diplomatic smile and fight alongside Sisko when the Starfleet officer rescues him and key members of Cardassias government from the Klingons. Lilies expresses purity of heart, majesty and honor. You have to adjust to that surrealness. I thought he deserved a better response in the documentary than he received. Theyre in range sir, fire. Then the director came up to me as I was sitting there pretending to push buttons and he says to me, They have big plans for this character. I thought, dont tell me that, I have four pounds of rubber on my face. He grew up on Deep Space Nine, and he still looks back fondly on his experience as a child actor on Star Trek. They did. Because Dukat cannot be morally upstanding like Sisko he doesnt get the respect from him that he believes he deserves, and that bothers the Cardassian.. Do you know the Spike Lee film, When Bajor was under Cardassian occupation many of its citizens joined an underground resistance group in the hopes of driving the aliens from their planet. Though she did not know much about Star Trek going into her role, she found it a rewarding experience. Visitor realized that she actually hated Dukat and not Aliamo! It was thrilling from start to finish and certainly what made it very special in the annuls of Trek shows is all the interesting supporting characters it had like like Weyoun, Damar etc. Or something else? Even with so many other notable performances, Aliamo found his stride and fame when he began working with the infamous television franchise of Star Trek. Youll be in your car on the way home and suddenly the key to the scene presents itself, but its usually too late. 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. Before landing in the role of Dukat, Alaimo played several other characters in Star Trek. Thats good music, lets play more of that.. Antican, Avery Brooks, Badar N'D'D, Bajor, Cardassian, Dick Lowry, Entertainment, Frederick LaRouque, Gul Dukat. With roles in feature films including The Last Starfighter, Naked Gun, The Final Insult, Tango & Cash, Total Recall and the 1988 film, The Dead Pool. He has the distinction of two firsts on Star Trek: TNG, playing the first Romulan, Commander Tebok, in the 1988 episode "The Neutral Zone", and the first Cardassian (in any Star Trek series), Gul Macet, in the 1991 episode, "The Wounded". Hans Beimler, Kamerad., great interview ds9 had so many great characters you could do 20 more of these interviews and not repeat yourselves the show is so fresh for me as im wrapping up a rewatch and coincidentally last night saw the episode where damar says the line about weyoun number 9. My teacher said to me, Stay after class. We have an expression: subtext. And they gave Damar a sense of humor. I want to talk to you, so I did. He married Lorie Bollinger on August 20, 2010. Did you study Marc Alaimos performance, did you try to differentiate yourself as a different kind of Cardassian? Star Trek is such a well-run franchise. The actor spent four years studying everything from ballet to voice technique to classical theatre with Jesuit priests at Milwaukees Marquette University. He said, I want you to read this play. It was amazing the turnaround they gave him that I doubt anybody saw coming. She related, "It was great because they had little introduction scenes for me with everybody because theyre re-meeting me again. Casey Biggs: I could have played scenes differently. And literally, almost every flipping scene I was in after that, I was drinking that shit. Besides the fact that you get paid more, a lot more people recognize you from your work in films and on television. Keep up with all the Star Trek interviews at TrekMovie.com. Marc Alaimo is an American actor who is best known for his portrayal of Gul Dukat on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. TNG Data hustles Marc Alaimo (Dukat) (Time's Arrow) trekclip123 154K views 10 years ago Star Trek DS9 - In the Cards - Weyoun interrogates Jake and Nog Magikarp 381 views 3 months ago "What We. Alaimo, Shimerman and Meany.jpg 3,648 2,736; 673 KB. The producers sort of resisted that, but they said, Yeah, sure. That started a recurrence with Brunt and then they came to me with Weyoun. Not sure if theyd be interested to get into the new and heavier prostheses. They were the most professional cast and crew imaginable. Jeffrey Combs and Casey Biggs at STLV (Photo: Wikicommons). 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. Sadly, Dukat can not afford to damage his reputation by returning home with Ziyal so he contemplates killing her. Interviews with Armin Shimerman and Chase Masterson. I hated it. A pinnacle performance. De Boer added, "They totally embraced it. | June 3, 2020 | But Marc was very good at it. And I had starred in the very first dramatic IMAX film and it was about the Alamo [1988s Alamo: The Price of Freedom]. Casey Biggs: I never miss a performance. 7. Posted by: Jeffrey Combs: I remember one scene we had and the director said, Okay you guys, I really dont know how I want to block this. And Casey and I just said, We know! Marc defined it. The actor spent four years studying everything from ballet to voice technique to classical theatre with Jesuit priests at Milwaukees Marquette University. So, we knew not only how to play our own, but react to what the other is doing. ", Terry Farrell exited her role as Jadzia Dax after her contract expired and was not renegotiated. But I was around really talented people who were the best at what they do.". I've been to four or five of them over the years here and there; they're like carousel rides with food & beverage service. If you found this page interesting or useful, please share it. Jeffrey Combs: Yeah, we are old pals. He is known for his villainous roles. How are you going to spark this chemistry without being together? He would later divorce Karla and remarry a woman named Lorie Bollinger in August 2010. I hated every part that I had to play where I was chastising a husband or getting upset about the carpet. So they began writing these wonderful situations for Dukat where he could be seen as being sensitive or irrational or intellectual. And here is what he thinks is an extra just messing with him and I wont go away. They gave me a lot of responsibility so I was glad to see that everything actually worked when it was all put together. When she saw him in makeup, she did not want to be around him and related the actor himself to the characteristics of Dukat. He was one of the first actors to test out the Ferengi makeup, and he helped the makeup artists tweak the process. 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. However, Dukat is an opportunist, so he plays both his good and bad sides to get exactly what he wants.. Marc Alaimo (born Michael Joseph Alaimo; May 5, 1942) is an American actor, known for his villainous roles. Its amazing we are getting SO many interviews these days from actors in past shows from DS9 to ENT and a reminder how loved all these characters and shows still are. Dukat is already unpredictable. So, perhaps something meaty, where their characters can interact occasionally, but light on the prostheses would work. I must tell you I loved doing the episode. 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. 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. Tags: Casey Biggs: And the funny part was before that episode I didnt even know I had a wife or son. Aliamo has had his fair share of Hollywood romances. Jeffrey Combs: Oh, we dont have a problem with that. 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. Oh, thats good. Both his arc and my arc were fabulous. [Interview] William Shatner: Criticism from TOS cast is from people "Bitter and Embittered" - slams George Takei for 'Blackening My Name': "a handful of day players . While he divorced her in May of 1979, he remarried Karla Grosesclos in August 1984. Well, you guys have been paired up for a virtual event this weekend. Damar has a drink of kanar while Weyoun looks on in Strange Bedfellows. In Emissary, Gul Dukat has abandoned the space station Terok Nor which had been used by the Cardassians to oversee their occupation of the planet Bajor. Goddammit, I got to, I dont wanna, but I have do it. He is known for being a TV Actor. Casey Biggs: What was interesting is in the sixth season I was doing a play in New York and I took the part, but they didnt tell me I was written in for like thirteen episodes. When he was the bond villain in that episode our man bashir I thought that was perfect casting because he liked to ham it up. I took so much from that. 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. James Darren passed on the role of holographic singer Vic Fontaine more than once, but he found that the role was much more than he first expected. Marc Alaimo (2).jpg 1,119 1,492; 902 KB. Cirroc Lofton started playing Jake Sisko when he was fourteen years old. That to me is far more frightening than someone who is scowling and intimidating and in your face because it is much more insidious. 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. 6. Some actors got their breakthrough roles in Deep Space Nine, or they got to play a more complicated and authoritative character than most of their other roles allowed. He commented, "When I read the pilot script, it was the presentation of a man dealing with loss and raising a son, and how he handled those situations, that really got my attention. Alaimo has been playing characters in television shows since 1971. So I just ignored it. I spent a day seriously considering whether I wanted to get involved with this, because there probably will be some damage to my skin because of it." I think Dukat would love to seduce Kira, notes the actor. While the fans had mixed reactions about her character, de Boer had a great time joining the cast. Although this next year will probably be Dukats swan song, Alaimo cannot wait to get back to wreaking havoc on Sisko and company one last time. 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. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . Hes smiling but at the same time he is planning something else. Ahhh the good old days when Star Trek characters had actual depth, personality and arcs even the baddies! I do keep saying Jeffrey Combs and Casey Biggs should be cast in the impending new Trek shows. A lot of familiar faces on the different sets. Im proud of the series and the whole experience has been a very positive one for me.. But as personalities Brooks as well as Bakula impressed me most of all the Star Trel leads. Like I said, I had one scene in Quarks bar and say, Give me the kanarno no, the good stuff. And then I got into a fight with Quark, and they liked that chemistry with me and Quark and all that. The whole thing with Dukats daughter has always been a little confusing to me, admits Alaimo. Since Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Aliamo has not had many acting credits. Casey Biggs: Well, they were lovely to Jeff. We know how to block it. [both laugh]. I havent seen her in a long time and we really dont have much of a relationship, so it was easy to relate to Ziyal in that way as well and I believe it worked for the character. And that is because they really took a lot of cues from dailies. I dont know what to do about it. Damar was a hell of a character. He explained, "It was kind of wonderful for an actor to have a character that looks like that. Once the curtain goes up youre on and, except for intermission, you carry on until you are done telling the story. When Bajor was under Cardassian occupation many of its citizens joined an underground resistance group in the hopes of driving the aliens from their planet. 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. 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? Gul Dukat Rules: Marc Alaimo adds humanity to his Cardassian antagonist Always Young Indy: At last, Sean Patrick Flanery recalls his adventures past Addeddate 2014-04-30 18:17:18 Identifier starlog_magazine-255 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t1jh6601f Ocr ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Ppi 300 Scanner 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. Jeffrey Combs: We did have. After mastering the stage and the small screen, Alaimo would soon take on the big one! Marc Alaimo (born Michael Joseph Alaimo; May 5, 1942) is an American actor, known for his villainous roles. I must tell you I loved doing the episode Sacrifice of Angels this past season because it relates very closely to the situation between me and my daughter, which is the result of a divorce. And both of you were on Enterprise. Nana Visitor was excited to be cast as Major Kira, a strong, authoritative female lead character. Marc Alaimo tells the story how Avery Brooks punched him into the hospital during filming the DS9 finale. Now called Deep Space Nine, it is under the command of Commander Sisko (Avery Brooks) who has been ordered by Starfleet to negotiate with Bajor to become part of the Federation. She later stated that she did not regret leaving the show, explaining, "I was tired of waking up at four in the morning. I dont know what kind of lover he would make, though. You are both playing antagonists on the show. And they didnt. Und du wirst weiterleben They would take stuff from Jeff and from me and see how far they could take it in the characterization of it. I think when I began playing Dukat their [the shows producers] objective was to have an aggressive, fairly one-dimensional Cardassian, explains Alaimo. TrekMovie.com is not endorsed, sponsored or affiliated with CBS Studios Inc., Paramount Pictures Corp. or the Star Trek franchise. Jeffrey Combs: Did we work together? She Played Kira Nerys on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. So, I thought every episode I was doing might be my last episode. 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]. Looking back at your histories on Deep Space Nine, you guys had this fun rivalry. Case and I are both peers, same age, went through theater training together. 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. 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. I had never been on stage before. When I first came on, there was a lot of comedy That wasnt who Gowron was, at all, but it certainly was what the Ferengi were, and they went off and developed the Ferengi extraordinarily well. Jeffrey Combs: I had been with Alaimo as Weyoun, but Alaimo didnt know I was playing Brunt. They thought it was an episode about the JemHadar and after the episode, they went, Why did they kill that character? So, in desperation, they came up with cloning. It took me a long while to realize that I was a part of the show.". Jeffrey Combs: For me, I looked at it this way. There were three different actresses who played Ziyal and I never knew who I was going to be facing. That makes it fantastic. Marc Alaimo's birth flower is Lily of the valley. He appeared as Gul Dukat for 33 episodes of the series. Casey Biggs: They take a lot. They knew that. Casey, you mentioned playing a drunk. Let us know in the comment section! well, he was one of the rare men who was better looking in his Cardassian makeup. They could have easily killed me off. However, on Deep Space Nine, he was best known for the roles of Weyoun and Brunt, two roles he enjoyed for different reasons. Chase Masterson took on the character of Dabo girl Leeta, a background character who slowly grew in importance as she enmeshed herself in life at Quark's bar. 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