Michael Dorn

Michael Dorn (born December 9, 1952) is an American actor. He was born in Luling, Texas.

The first movie he had a role in was Rocky (1976), and Dorn was a regular in television series CHiPs.

His most famous role to date is that of the Klingon Starfleet officer Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. During several interviews, he claims to have been interested in the role of Worf due to his playing a nice guy before on television, and wanted to break away from any stereotyping of him as a "nice guy".

Dorn also appeared in the Christmas movie The Santa Clause 2 playing The Sandman. He is the voice of I. M. Weasel in the animated series Cow & Chicken and Dr. John in Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers. Dorn has also appeared in the Windows PC computer game "Emperor: Battle for Dune" - A game loosely based on Frank Herberts Dune novels - as the Duke of house Atreides.

Dorn enjoys flying his single engine plane, something he was not permitted to do while in The Next Generation but was apparently able to do after joining the cast of Deep Space Nine.


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Dorn enjoys flying his single engine plane, something he was not permitted to do while in The Next Generation but was apparently able to do after joining the cast of Deep Space Nine. His last work was mainly in television, reprising his Beverly Hillbillies and Barnaby Jones roles. Dorn has also appeared in the Windows PC computer game "Emperor: Battle for Dune" - A game loosely based on Frank Herberts Dune novels - as the Duke of house Atreides. He later starred in a TV drama series, Barnaby Jones, beginning in 1973. John in Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers. Ebsen also starred in the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffany's. Weasel in the animated series Cow & Chicken and Dr. It was still earning good ratings when it was canceled by CBS because advertisers shunned a series that attracted a rural audience.

M. Although scorned by critics, the show was a massive hit, attracting as many as 60 million viewers on CBS between 1962 and 1971. He is the voice of I. The show depicted a stereotypical hillbilly family from the Ozarks getting rich on oil and moving to a stereotypical rich neighborhood in Beverly Hills. Dorn also appeared in the Christmas movie The Santa Clause 2 playing The Sandman. Ebsen's work in television started as the sidekick to Fess Parker in the Davy Crockett series, but he became famous in 1962 when he starred as Jed Clampett in the television show The Beverly Hillbillies. During several interviews, he claims to have been interested in the role of Worf due to his playing a nice guy before on television, and wanted to break away from any stereotyping of him as a "nice guy". From 1941 to 1946 he served as a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard.

His most famous role to date is that of the Klingon Starfleet officer Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Ebsen's career may have been damaged by losing the Wizard of Oz part; he appeared only in minor Westerns for many years after this incident. The first movie he had a role in was Rocky (1976), and Dorn was a regular in television series CHiPs. Haley didn't run the same risk because the makeup was changed in the meantime from a dust to a paste. He was born in Luling, Texas. While Ebsen was in the hospital for two weeks, recovering from a near-fatal allergic reaction to the dust, he was silently replaced by Jack Haley. Michael Dorn (born December 9, 1952) is an American actor. He was rushed to the hospital nine days after filming began, when his lungs seized after a week of inhaling aluminum dust from the dangerously experimental "tin" makeup.

He recorded all his songs, went through all the rehearsals, and started filming with the rest of the cast. Ebsen was originally cast as the Tin Man in the 1938 classic The Wizard of Oz. He began his career as a dancer, making his film debut in 1935's Broadway Melody of 1936 and starring in various screen musicals including 1938's My Lucky Star. Buddy Ebsen (Christian Rudolph Ebsen) (April 2, 1908 - July 7, 2003) was an American actor best remembered for his role in the popular television series The Beverly Hillbillies.