Armin Shimerman
A constant presence on network television, Armin Shimerman might not be recognized by the average viewer given the fact that his best-known role as Ferengi bar owner Quark on the science fiction series "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" had him operating from beneath a load of prosthetic makeup. Shimerman didn't start acting until he moved to Los Angeles with his family while still in high school. After graduating from UCLA, then moving to New York City to look for theater roles, he returned to the West Coast when he started making random appearances in "Hill Street Blues" and "Cagney and Lacey." Shimerman's resume of one-off guest spots on numerous series includes "Remington Steele," "The Facts of Life," and a memorable stint as Kramer's caddy on "Seinfeld." While regular work included playing Pascal on "Beauty and the Beast" and Principal Snyder on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," his big break came getting cast as a Ferengi alien on "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Shimerman was asked to be Quark in the spinoff, "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and after playing the same character in "Star Trek: Voyager," become one of only three other regulars to appear in three different "Star Trek" series. A multi-episode role playing Judge Brian Hooper on "Boston Public" allowed Shimerman to be part of a mini-"Star Trek" reunion alongside William Shatner, René Auberjonois, and Ethan Phillips, all alums of shows connected to the vaunted sci-fi franchise.
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Armin Shimerman
Filmography
Movies
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100% |
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What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Deep Space Nine | Unknown (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Golden Boy | Cagan (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet |
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5th Passenger | Myers (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Followed Back | Dr. Lane (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse | Thomas (Character) | - | 2016 |
22% |
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Ratchet & Clank | Dr. Nefarious (Voice) | $8.8M | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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The Sublime and Beautiful | Lee Westin (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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Dropping Evil |
CEO / |
- | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | For Christ's Sake | The Pope (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Bionicle: The Legend Reborn | Raanu (Voice) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Insanitarium | Hawthorne (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Urn | Fiester (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Dead & Deader | Coroner Flutie (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Meet the Santas | Ernest (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus | Ernest (Character) | - | 2004 |
34% |
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What the Bleep Do We Know!? | Older Man (in subway) (Character) | $10.9M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who Slew Simon Thaddeus Mulberry Pew? | The Whizzit (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
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The Auteur Theory | Detective Blank (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Looking for Lola | Maitre'd (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dream Man | D. A. Van Horn (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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Slaughter of the Innocents | Dr. Mort Seger (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird! | Contest Judge (Character) | $402.5K | 1991 |
0% |
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Death Warrant | Dr. Gottesman (Character) | $15.1M | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Arena | Weezil (Character) | - | 1989 |
64% |
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The Hitcher | Interrogation Sergeant (Character) | $2.1M | 1986 |
TV
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91% | 67% | Timeless | David Rittenhouse (Guest Star) | 2016 |
61% | 84% | Franklin & Bash | Stu Weston (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 80% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
82% | 87% | Castle | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Perception | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
92% | 88% | Leverage | Dr. Patemkin (Guest Star) | 2009 |
88% | 83% | The Tick | The Terror (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | South of Nowhere | Dr. Crawford (Guest Star) | 2006 |
86% | 90% | Boston Legal | Judge Brian Hooper (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 93% | Numb3ers | Patrick Holden (Guest Star) | 2006 |
80% | 82% | Invasion | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
96% | 73% | Joan of Arcadia | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
74% | 82% | Nip/Tuck | Ocularist (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 85% | ER | Levine (Guest Star) | 2004 |
73% | No Score Yet | The Handler | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
81% | 95% | The West Wing | Richard III (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Boston Public | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Charmed | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thieves | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Agency | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 83% | The Guardian | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Citizen Baines | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judging Amy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
85% | 92% | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Principal Snyder (Guest Star) | 1997-2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Martial Law | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
91% | 89% | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine |
Quark (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1993-1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997-1998 |
89% | 92% | Seinfeld | Stan (Guest Star) | 1996 |
76% | 80% | Star Trek: Voyager | Quark (Guest Star) | 1995 |
92% | 90% | Star Trek: The Next Generation | DaiMon Bractor (Guest Star) | 1987 1989 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Civil Wars | Victor Sofransky (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | 97% | Married ... With Children | Mr. Lovejoy (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Beauty and the Beast |
Pascal (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1988-1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Facts of Life | Mr. Smith (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1985 |