Judson Scott
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Judson Scott | |
| Birth name | Judson Earney Scott |
| Born | July 15, 1952 (age 54) Azusa, California |
| Height | 6' 3" (1.91 m) |
| Notable roles | Bennu The Phoenix Joachim in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan |
Judson Earney Scott is an American actor, born on July 15, 1952 in Azusa, California. He went to the University of California and received a B.A. in Theatre Arts and trained at L.A.'s prestigious Actor's Studio. Judson starred with Al Pacino in 1973 on Broadway for in Shakespeare's Richard III.
[edit] Background
His first film role came in 1978 in the classic Every Which Way But Loose as a biker. In 1982, he became well known in the Star Trek universe for his role as Joachim in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and appeared in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1 episode entitled "Symbiosis", and in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Message in a Bottle" as the Romulan commander Rokar. His other films include I, the Jury, and Escape.
Judson Scott has had starring roles on television. He has starred on the 1982 short-lived science fiction TV series The Phoenix as Bennu, his other TV role was also on the 1984 science fiction TV series V as the evil Visitor, Lieutenant James in 1985, and as Sacha Malenkov on The Colbys in 1986. He also played the character of Dr. Thomas Werner Mittelwerk in the popular ARG "The Lost Experience" in 2006: a companion game for ABC's hit show "Lost".
His guest include Voyagers!, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, The Dukes of Hazzard, The X-Files.
[edit] Trivia
Judson went to Carl Sandberg Jr. High and Glendora High Schools.
He attended college and won a scholorship to Juliard where he graduated with a BA in Theater Arts.
At the end of the school year in college, Judson entered a contest at the American College Film festival in Washington D.C. which won him the Irene Ryan Award - Best Actor in the Western U.S.
Judson began surfing at the age of 9 for Hobie surfboards and is a champion surfer.
Judson plays tennis, skis, lifts weights, makes pottery, writes, rides horseback, paints, reads and does stand-up comedy, and concert piano.
Although featured as Khan's right-hand man, Joachim, in Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982), his name was not in the credits.
Is one of only 32 actors or actresses to have starred in both the original "Star Trek" (1966) (up to and including Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)) and then in one of the spin offs.
[edit] External links
- Judson Earney Scott at the Internet Movie Database
- Judson Scott article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki.
- 43People Bio
- TV.com's bio
Categories: 1952 births | Living people | American actors | American film actors | American stage actors | American television actors | People from the Greater Los Angeles Area | Star Trek film actors | Star Trek: The Next Generation actors | Star Trek: Voyager actors | The A-Team actors | The Colbys actors | V actors | X-Files actors | Charmed actors | Babylon 5 cast and crew
