John Garman Hertzler

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Hertzler in 2007

John Garman Hertzler (born March 18, 1949 in Savannah , Georgia ), better known as JG Hertzler , is an American actor who is best known for his numerous appearances in various Star Trek series. His best-known role is that of the Klingon general and later Chancellor Martok in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine .

Career

Hertzler (right) in 2014 as Klingon "Martok" at a Star Trek convention; left Robert O'Reilly as "Gowron"

Hertzler played in various series in Star Trek and appeared in several different roles. Among other things, he was already seen in the role of a volcanic captain in the pilot film of Deep Space Nine. He also played the newspaper illustrator Roy Ritterhouse and the form changer Laas in DS9 . In Star Trek: Voyager he played a Hirogen hunter and in Star Trek: Enterprise the Klingon lawyer Kolos and another Klingon captain.

Together with Jeffrey Combs , Randy Oglesby and Thomas Kopache, Hertzler is one of four actors who have played seven different roles in Star Trek .

In addition to a number of film projects, he also appeared in numerous other television series such as Seinfeld and Six Feet Under, and together with Jeffrey Lang wrote the two-part "Star Trek - Deep Space Nine (Anniversary)" book " The Left Hand of Destiny ", in which he builds on the end of DS9 and his series character Martok with u. a. Worf, Alexander and Ezri through a bloody political coup and a mystical side story.

After living in California for a long time, he moved to New York State in the 2000s, where, in addition to acting at the theater in Rochester (New York) , he was visiting professor of acting at Cornell University .

Others

In 2013 he was elected to the five-member city council of Ulysses (New York) for the Democratic Party . Politically, Hertzler is particularly against hydraulic fracturing ("fracking"), as he sees it as a danger to the region's environment.

In May 2017, Hertzler announced that he would run for the Democratic Party in 2018 against Republican Tom Reed for New York for a seat in the United States House of Representatives .

Filmography

Movies

  • 1978: The Redeemer: Son of Satan!
  • 1979: ... and Justice for All (... And Justice for All)
  • 1989: A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story (TV movie)
  • 1994: Treasure Island: The Adventure Begins (TV movie)
  • 1996: Innocent Victims (TV movie)
  • 1998: God's Army II - The Prophecy II
  • 1999: The Silicon Valley Story ( Pirates of Silicon Valley , TV movie)
  • 2000: Jane (short film)
  • 2005: The Great War of Magellan (short film)
  • 2014: Prelude to Axanar

Series appearances

Video games

  • 1996: Star Trek: Klingon
  • 2000: Star Trek Armada
  • 2001: Star Trek Armada II
  • 2003: Star Trek Elite Force II

Web links

Commons : John Garman Hertzler  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Klingon warrior elected to NY town board . In: USA Today , November 8, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  2. ^ 'Klingon' to run as 'Mark Twain' for Congress
personal data
SURNAME Hertzler, John Garman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hertzler, JG
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Savannah , Georgia