Marc Alaimo, born May 5, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is probably best known for his role as Gul Dukat in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space 9. According to imdb.com, he has more distinct roles than anyone else in the Star Trek universe: two different humans, two different Cardassians, an Antican and a Romulan.
He has also one of six actors to appear in ten different seasons of Star Trek series.
Michael Mack became the first African-American actor to portray a Romulan on Star Trek: The Next Generation episode The Pegasus, January 8, 1994. Up to this point, all actors had been white. Mack, who also appeared in Star Trek: Generations as an ensign, played the Romulan Commander Sirol deliciously evilly.
Written by Ronald D. Moore (inspired by Raise the Titanic) and directed by Levar Burton, episode 12 of season 7 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Pegasus, aired January 8, 1994.
I liked this one because of the concept that the United Federation of Planets could finally have cloaking technology. I always thought they got ripped off in the treaty with the Romulans, especially since the Klingons had access to the same technology.
I remember when Kirk and Spock stole a cloaking device from a Romulan vessel in The Enterprise Incident but it was in the final season of the original series, like The Pegasus was.
This episode also had a creepy feeling to it as Riker and Admiral Pressman discuss what happened to the crew who were inside the rock when the Pegasus materialized. Ick.
At the end, when Picard says they will be contacting the Romulans concerning this incident, I was kinda pissed at him. The Enterprise should have kept the cloaking device since it was clearly giving the Romulans a huge advantage.
The fourteenth episode of the first season of the original Star Trek series, Balance of Terror, aired December 15, 1966. The episode is a classic since it introduced audiences to a new race: Romulans. It also was the first appearance of Mark Lenard, who went on to play Sarek, Spock's father and a Klingon in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. That makes him the first actor to play three major aliens: Romulan, Vulcan and Klingon.
The plot was inspired by two WWII-era submarine movies: The Enemy Below and Run Silent, Run Deep. Robert Wise directed Run Silent, Run Deep and Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
