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Guest Actors' First Roles on "Star Trek" Quiz
This quiz is about the *first* characters that each actor given has played in any given "Star Trek" series or movie. For example, if I give you "Mark Lenard", your answer would be "Romulan commander"
A multiple-choice quiz
by SRSTrekker.
Estimated time: 5 mins.
All the choices were roles that he has played, but he first played the Klingon Korris in "The Next Generation" in the episode "Heart of Glory".
2. Tim Russ
Answer: Devor
Tim Russ landed his first major role on "Star Trek" as Tuvok on "Voyager", but the first role ever on "Star Trek" was Devor, a terrorist trying to steal trilithium from the Enterprise-D during the baryon sweep on the "TNG" episode "Starship Mine". Kang was played by Michael Ansara.
3. Diana Muldaur
Answer: Dr. Ann Mulhall
Diana Muldaur appeared first in "Return to Tomorrow" in which she played Dr. Mulhall, and then about a year later played Dr. Jones, in the episode "Is There in Truth no Beauty?" She then played Dr. Pulaski in the next series "The Next Generation".
4. Jeffrey Combs
Answer: Tiron
I'll bet most of you chose Weyoun or Brunt. However, Jeffrey Combs first played Tiron. Tiron was the alien in "Meridian" who wanted to buy a holoprogram with Major Kira's holoimage in it since he was infatuated with her.
5. Marc Alaimo
Answer: Badar N'D'D
Marc Alaimo played all those roles. However, Badar N'D'D was the first ever role for Marc Alaimo. Badar was the chief delegate of the Anticans in "Lonely Among Us". Gul Macet was a character on "The Next Generation" in the episode "The Wounded" that helped the Enterprise foil a plot by Captain Maxwell on the Phoenix. Anjohl was Dukat's Bajoran undercover name.
6. J. G. Hertzler
Answer: Vulcan Captain
J. G. Hertzler's first "Star Trek" role was on "Deep Space 9" as the Vulcan Captain on the Saratoga (under the name of John Noah Hertzler). Although he was best known as Martok, that was not his first role.
7. James Cromwell
Answer: Nayrok
Nayrok was the first, although James Cromwell is best known for the role of Zefram Cochrane on "Star Trek: Fist Contact"
8. Brock Peters
Answer: Admiral Cartwright
Admiral Cartwright first was portrayed in "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home", while Joseph Sisko and the preacher were both in "Deep Space 9". Christopher Lloyd played Commander Kruge in "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock".
9. Carolyn Seymour
Answer: Subcommander Taris
Taris was the first character that Carolyn Seymour played in the episode "Contagion". Mirasta Yale came about a year later in the episode "First Contact", and Toreth was about two years after that in "Face of the Enemy". The Q female (on "Voyager") was played by Suzie Plakson.
10. Suzie Plakson
Answer: Dr. Selar
Although Suzie Plakson was perhaps best known for her portrayal of K'Ehlyr in "The Emissary" and "Reunion", she played Dr. Selar first in "The Schizoid Man". Kim Cattrell played Valeris in "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country".
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