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Armin Shimerman

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Armin Shimerman
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Armin Shimerman was born on 5 November 1949 in Lakewood, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), The Hitcher (1986) and BioShock (2007). He has been married to Kitty Swink since 16 May 1981.
BornNovember 5, 1949
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Armin Shimerman and Alison La Placa in Duet (1987)
James Cromwell and Armin Shimerman in Easy Street (1986)
Steve Guttenberg and Armin Shimerman in Meet the Santas (2005)
Armin Shimerman in Meet the Santas (2005)
Steve Guttenberg and Armin Shimerman in Meet the Santas (2005)
Armin Shimerman and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Armin Shimerman in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Armin Shimerman, Nicole de Boer, and Cathy DeBuono in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
Steven Berkoff, Armin Shimerman, and Josh Pais in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
Colm Meaney and Armin Shimerman in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
Armin Shimerman in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
Armin Shimerman and Jennifer Hetrick in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Known for

Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
8.1
TV Series
  • Quark
  • Audrid Dax
  • Herbert Rossoff
C. Thomas Howell in The Hitcher (1986)
The Hitcher
7.2
  • Interrogation Sergeant
  • 1986
BioShock (2007)
BioShock
9.1
Video Game
  • Andrew Ryan(voice)
  • 2007
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (2009)
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
8.5
Video Game
  • Dr. Nefarious(voice)
  • 2009

Credits

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Actor

  • The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands
    • Completed
  • The Exhilarating and Fashionable Life of Emmy Rose Knightley
  • Noël Wells, Jack Quaid, and Tawny Newsome in Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
    Star Trek: Lower Decks
    • (voice)
  • Jessica DiCicco, Jason Mantzoukas, James Adomian, J.G. Quintel, Gabrielle Walsh, Kimiko Glenn, and Danielle Brooks in Close Enough (2020)
    Close Enough
    • (voice)
  • Psychonauts 2 (2021)
    Psychonauts 2
    • (voice)
  • Jennifer Hale, David Kaye, and James Arnold Taylor in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021)
    Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
    • (voice)
  • Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (2021)
    Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
    • (voice)
  • Ratchet & Clank: Life of Pie (2021)
    Ratchet & Clank: Life of Pie
    • (voice)
  • Nathan Fillion, Richard T. Jones, Eric Winter, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, and Mekia Cox in The Rookie (2018)
    The Rookie
  • Snoop Dogg, Chase Masterson, Tim Russ, and Garrett Wang in Unbelievable!!!!! (2020)
    Unbelievable!!!!!
  • Cirroc Lofton, Andrew Robinson, and Alexander Siddig in Alone Together: A DS9 Companion (2020)
    Alone Together: A DS9 Companion
  • Death Stranding (2019)
    Death Stranding
    • (voice)
  • The Circuit: Star Crew (2019)
    The Circuit: Star Crew
  • Steve Agee in Porthole (2018)
    Porthole
  • Lego DC Super-Villains (2018)
    Lego DC Super-Villains
    • (voice)
  • Edi Patterson, Eden Gamliel, Bobby Moynihan, Demetri Martin, Eric Edelstein, and Keith Ferguson in We Bare Bears (2014)
    We Bare Bears
    • (voice)

Writer

  • Evil Con Carne (2003)
    Evil Con Carne
    • (segment Hector, King of the Britons)

Soundtrack

  • Jennifer Hale, David Kaye, and James Arnold Taylor in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021)
    Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
  • Ira Steven Behr in What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
    What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    • (uncredited)
  • James McDaniel, Anne Bobby, and David Gianopoulos in Cop Rock (1990)
    Cop Rock

Videos14

Ratchet and Clank
Clip 1:36
Ratchet and Clank
Ratchet and Clank
Clip 1:15
Ratchet and Clank
Trailer
Trailer 1:49
Trailer
Official LEGO® DC Super-Villains Launch Trailer
Trailer 1:31
Official LEGO® DC Super-Villains Launch Trailer
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Deep Space Nine
Trailer 2:26
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Deep Space Nine
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
Trailer 0:16
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One (VG)
Trailer 1:39
Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One (VG)
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Story Overview)
Trailer 1:03
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Story Overview)
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: Planets and Exploration Trailer
Trailer 1:14
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: Planets and Exploration Trailer
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: Weapons & Traversal Trailer
Trailer 1:22
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: Weapons & Traversal Trailer
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Gameplay Trailer)
Trailer 1:34
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Gameplay Trailer)
LEGO DC Super-Villains
Trailer 1:04
LEGO DC Super-Villains

Personal details

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    • November 5, 1949
    • Lakewood, New Jersey, USA
    • Kitty SwinkMay 16, 1981 - present
  • Other works
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) novel "The 34th Rule" with David George.
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    • 9 Interviews
    • 3 Articles
    • 8 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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    Was the first actor, ever, to play a Ferengi on "Star Trek", as "Letek" on the Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) episode, The Last Outpost (1987). Five years later, he was offered the role of "Quark" on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), the first Ferengi character in the main cast of any Star Trek series and a role that he would play for seven years.
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    "I didn't take anything from the set, at the end of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993). I wanted to remember everything the way it was".

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