Gary Graham

Gary Graham
Gary Graham at 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born (1950-06-07) June 7, 1950
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1975–present

Gary Graham (born June 7, 1950) is an American actor. He may be best known for his starring role as Detective Matthew Sikes in the television series Alien Nation (1989–1990) and five subsequent Alien Nation television films (1994–1997).

Biography and career

Graham was born in Long Beach, California. One of his earliest roles was in the 1980 CBS mini series Scruples based on the Judith Krantz novel starring Lindsay Wagner. He was cast as a "hitman" on the television show Moonlighting co-starring opposite Bruce Willis.

He has played more than 38 TV roles and has also been in more than 40 movies.

Television

As well as Alien Nation and Star Trek, Graham starred in a 2008 TV pilot styled after Sin City called Dead End City.

Alien Nation

As well as starring as Detective Matthew Sikes in the television series Alien Nation (1989–1990), he resumed this role in the TV movies Alien Nation: Dark Horizon (1994), Alien Nation: Body and Soul (1995), Alien Nation: Millennium (1996), Alien Nation: The Enemy Within (1996), and Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy (1997). He was also in Monk (2004) where he posed a huge threat to Adrian and Alison Marie.

Star Trek

Star Trek fans probably know him best from his more recent guest-starring roles on Star Trek: Enterprise as the recurring character Ambassador Soval, a Vulcan ambassador to Earth. He also guest-starred on Star Trek: Voyager (1995) once, playing Ocampan community leader Tanis in the season 2 episode Cold Fire. He plays a new role, Ragnar, in the fan production Star Trek: Of Gods and Men and continued this role in Star Trek: Renegades.

In 2015, Graham reprised his role as Ambassador Soval, in the fan film Star Trek: Axanar.[1]

Movies

His films include Hardcore, "The Hollywood Knights (1980)", All the Right Moves, The Arrogant, The Last Warrior, Robot Jox, Running Woman, Siren. Gary's most recent films are InAlienable, Action Hero and Dreams Awake. Graham made his directorial debut in the spring of 2007 with the film Interviews which he also wrote.

Web-based work

Graham also made appearances as the "smoking jacket guy" in the introduction and other scenes in the Internet gaming show The Jace Hall Show.[2]

Graham played Dr. David Macavoy in the web series Universal Dead.[3] In late June, 2010 it was announced that Universal Dead will be made into a feature film.[4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg LaurelJacob BarthTelevision film
1979HardcoreTodCredited as Gary Rand Graham
1979The Incredible HulkGregEpisode: "Metamorphosis"
1981CHiPsAnthony ChadwayEpisode: "Concours d'Elegance"
1983All the Right MovesGreg
1988The ArrogantGiovanni
1989-1990Alien NationDetective Matthew Sikes22 Episodes
1989Robot JoxAchilles
1994Alien Nation: Dark HorizonDetective Matthew SikesTelevision film
1995Star Trek: VoyagerTanisEpisode: "Cold Fire"
1996Alien Nation: MillenniumDetective Matthew SikesTelevision film
1996Alien Nation: The Enemy WithinDetective Matthew SikesTelevision film
1997Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy
1997SteelDetective
2001-2005Star Trek: EnterpriseAmbassador Soval12 Episodes
2008The Jace Hall ShowTuxedo Guy / Smoking Jacket Guy / The Smoking Jacket Guy44 Episodes
2010Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space OdysseyGreenVoice
2014Prelude to AxanarAmbassador SovalShort
2014The ExtendablesBurton

References

  1. ↑ 'Star Trek: Axanar' Fan Film Kicks Fundraising into Warp Drive, retrieved 2015-08-19
  2. ↑ "Crackle - Watch Movies Online, Free TV Shows, & Original Online Series".
  3. ↑ "Universal Dead". Universal Dead. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  4. ↑ "Universal Dead full length feature?". Archived from the original on 2011-08-18.


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