Gary Rand Graham (June 6, 1950[1] – January 22, 2024) was an American actor. With a career spanning five decades beginning in the 1970s in television and movies, he is perhaps best known for his starring role as Detective Matthew Sikes in the television series Alien Nation (1989–1990) and five subsequent Alien Nation television films (1994–1997), as well as his work in the Star Trek franchise, most notably the recurring role of Soval, the Vulcan ambassador to Earth in Star Trek: Enterprise.
Gary Graham | |
|---|---|
 Graham in 2012 | |
| Born | Gary Rand Graham June 6, 1950 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 22, 2024 (aged 73) Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–2024 |
| Spouses | Susan Lavelle (divorced) Caren Williams
(m. 1970; div. 1975)Diane Vaughan
(m. 1979, divorced)Becky Hopkins (m. 1999) |
| Children | 1 |
Biography and early career
editGraham was born in Long Beach, California. One of his earliest roles was in the 1980 CBS mini series Scruples based on the Judith Krantz novel starring Lindsay Wagner. He was cast as a "hitman" on the television show Moonlighting co-starring opposite Bruce Willis. Graham played more than 38 TV roles and had been in more than 40 movies.
As a musician, Graham was in the bands The Gary Graham Garage Band, The Gary Graham Band and The Sons of Kirk.
Graham was also a contributor to Breitbart News.[2]
Graham died from cardiac arrest in Spokane, Washington on January 22, 2024, at the age of 73.[3][1]
Later career
editTelevision
editGraham starred in a 2008 television pilot styled after Sin City called Dead End City. He also appeared in the December 18, 1984 episode of Remington Steele, "Let's Steele A Plot" (season 3, episode 11), as Butch Bemis.
As well as starring as Detective Matthew Sikes in the television series Alien Nation (1989–1990), he resumed this role in the TV movies Alien Nation: Dark Horizon (1994), Alien Nation: Body and Soul (1995), Alien Nation: Millennium (1996), Alien Nation: The Enemy Within (1996), and Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy (1997).
Graham starred on Star Trek: Enterprise as the recurring character Ambassador Soval, a Vulcan ambassador to Earth. He also guest-starred on Star Trek: Voyager (1995) once, playing Ocampan community leader Tanis in the season 2 episode "Cold Fire". He played Ragnar in the fan production Star Trek: Of Gods and Men and continued that role in Star Trek: Renegades.
In 2015, Graham reprised his role as Ambassador Soval, in the fan film Star Trek: Axanar.[4]
Film
editGraham's film appearances include Hardcore, The Hollywood Knights, All the Right Moves, The Arrogant, The Last Warrior, Robot Jox, Running Woman and Siren. His most recent films are InAlienable, Action Hero and Dreams Awake. He made his directorial debut in the spring of 2008 with the film Interviews, which he also wrote.
Web-based work
editGraham also made appearances as the "Smoking Jacket Guy" in the introduction and other scenes in the Internet gaming show The Jace Hall Show.[5] Graham played Dr. David Macavoy in the web series Universal Dead.[6] In late June 2010, it was announced that Universal Dead will be made into a feature film.[7]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Lost on Paradise Island | Guitar Villager | |
| 1979 | Hardcore | Tod | Credited as Gary Rand Graham |
| 1980 | The Hollywood Knights | Jimmy Shine | |
| 1983 | All the Right Moves | Greg Djordjevic | |
| 1988 | The Arrogant | Giovanni | |
| 1989 | The Last Warrior | Gibb | |
| Robot Jox | Achilles | ||
| 1992 | Man Trouble | Butch Gable | |
| 1993 | Necronomicon: Book of Dead | Sam | |
| 1995 | The Spy Within | Silver | |
| 1997 | Steel | Detective | |
| To Die Quietly | Tommy | ||
| 1998 | Running Woman | John Delaney | |
| 1999 | Dillinger in Paradise | Robber | Short |
| 2006 | Siren | Jay Fagan | |
| 2007 | InAlienable | Andreas Cabrosas | |
| Star Trek: Of Gods and Men | Ragnar | ||
| Plugged | Detective Slogan | Short | |
| 2008 | Dead End City | Murphy | |
| Mistaken Identity | George Kempler | ||
| Interviews | Interviewer | Short; also writer/director | |
| 2010 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Green (voice) | |
| 2011 | Dreams Awake | Marcus Emrys | |
| 2013 | Dust of War | Tom Dixie | |
| 2014 | Alongside Night | Lawrence Powers | |
| Prelude to Axanar | Ambassador Soval | Short | |
| The Extendables | Burton | ||
| 2015 | Work Related | Tony | |
| 2017 | Champion | Jack Reed | |
| 2018 | Demon Protocol | Father Prester J. Bedford | |
| 2020 | Unbelievable!!!!! | Neil Downe | |
| 2022 | Jeepers Creepers: Reborn | Ronald | |
| 2023 | The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands | Sork | Short |
| Planted | Grandpa Jerry |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The Quest | Aaron Jordan | Episode: "Dynasty of Evil" |
| 1977 | Eight Is Enough | Second Poker Player | Episode: "Is There a Doctor in the House?" |
| Starsky & Hutch | Freddy | Episode: "The Heroes" | |
| Police Woman | Santa | Episode: "Merry Christmas Waldo" | |
| 1978 | David Cassidy: Man Undercover | Otis | Episode: "Deadly Convoy" |
| 1979 | The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | Jacob Barth | TV movie |
| The Ordeal of Patty Hearst | Young Editor | ||
| The Incredible Hulk | Greg | Episode: "Metamorphosis" | |
| 1980 | Scruples | Jake Cassidy | Miniseries |
| 1981 | Knots Landing | Cal | Episode: "Moments of Truth" |
| No Place to Hide | David Norland | TV movie | |
| Fire on the Mountain | Marshal Burr | ||
| CHiPs | Anthony Chadway | Episode: "Concours d'Elegance" | |
| 1982 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Denny | Episode: "New Deputy in Town" |
| Thou Shalt Not Kill | Ray Masters | TV movie | |
| Money on the Side | Jack Gilson | ||
| T. J. Hooker | Jeff Simpson | Episode: "King of the Hill" | |
| 1984 | Remington Steele | Butch Bemis | Episode: "Let's Steele a Plot" |
| 1985 | The Atlanta Child Murders | Ken Lawson | Miniseries |
| Moonlighting | Michael Wrye | Episode: "Gunfight at the So-So Corral" | |
| Crazy Like a Fox | Judd | Episode: "The Man Who Cried Fox" | |
| Hunter | David Talon | Episode: "Killer in a Halloween Mask" | |
| Hollywood Beat | Assassin | Episode: "Connections" | |
| 1987 | The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission | Joe Stern | TV movie |
| 1989–1990 | Alien Nation | Detective Matthew Sikes | 22 Episodes |
| 1992 | In the Best Interest of the Children | John Birney | TV movie |
| Danger Island | Rick | ||
| 1993 | Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth | Jack | |
| The Commish | Barry Witt | Episode: "Burned Out Case" | |
| Grace Under Fire | Andy | Episode: "Second Time Around" | |
| 1994 | Alien Nation: Dark Horizon | Detective Matthew Sikes | TV movie |
| 1994–1995 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Captain Ken Hetrick | 9 Episodes |
| 1995 | Renegade | John Henry Dukane | Episode: "Legend" |
| Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story | Mike Backus | TV movie | |
| Alien Nation: Body and Soul | Detective Matthew Sikes | ||
| Star Trek: Voyager | Tanis | Episode: "Cold Fire" | |
| 1996 | Alien Nation: Millennium | Detective Matthew Sikes | TV movie |
| Angel Flight Down | Bob Bagshaw | ||
| The Siege at Ruby Ridge | Brian Jackson | ||
| Pacific Blue | Jackie Earl Bates | Episode: "Genuine Heroes" | |
| Alien Nation: The Enemy Within | Detective Matthew Sikes | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Sisters and Other Strangers | Dave Metzger | |
| Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy | Detective Matthew Sikes | ||
| 1997–2001 | JAG | Captain Tobias Ingles / Captain Gary Hochausen | 6 episodes |
| 1998 | Promised Land | Ryan Matthews | Episode: "Total Security" |
| Diagnosis: Murder | Episode: "Promises to Keep" | ||
| Soldier of Fortune, Inc. | Bill Michaels | Episode: "Payback" | |
| 1999 | Ally McBeal | Rodney Wilcox | Episode: "Angels and Blimps" |
| Crusade | Bruder | Episode: "The Path of Sorrows" | |
| 2000 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Travis | Episode: "Showdown at Casa Diablo: Part 1" |
| Manhattan, AZ | Lt. Col. Baugarten | Episode: "Lt. Colonel's Boy" | |
| Seven Days | Paul Watson | Episode: "The Fire Last Time" | |
| 2001 | Nash Bridges | Ulysses Paxton Jr. | Episode: "Something Borrowed" |
| 2001–2005 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Ambassador Soval | 12 episodes |
| 2002 | Sheena | Glenn Pollett | Episode: "Stranded in the Jungle" |
| The Agency | Dobson | Episode: "The Understudy" | |
| 2003 | Dragnet | Stan Mackey | Episode: "All That Glitters" |
| 2005 | Slavery and the Making of America | Reenactor | Episode: "The Downward Spiral" |
| Crossing Jordan | Ben Morgan | Episode: "Sanctuary" | |
| 2008–2012 | The Jace Hall Show | Smoking Jacket Guy | 44 episodes |
| 2008 | Divas of Novella | McGreg | TV movie |
| 2009 | The Crusader | Dr. John Ellis | Episode: "Episode 7" |
| Nip/Tuck | Silas Martel | Episode: "Wesley Clovis" | |
| 2010 | Amish Grace | Henry Taskey | TV movie |
| Universal Dead | Dr. David Macavoy | 3 episodes | |
| 2012 | Cardio World | NASA Chief | Episode: "I'm FATTER and I Can't Get DOWN!" |
| 2015 | Work Related | Tony | Episode: "1of5" |
| Under Surveillance | Lieutenant Washington | TV movie | |
| 2015–2017 | Star Trek: Renegades | Ragnar | 2 episodes |
References
edit- ^ a b Barnes, Mike (January 23, 2024). "Gary Graham, Star of 'Alien Nation,' Dies at 73". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ Cole, David (19 May 2014). Republican Party Animal: The "Bad Boy of Holocaust History" Blows the Lid off Hollywood's Secret Right-Wing Underground. Feral House. ISBN 978-1-936239-92-4.
- ^ Watters, Bill (22 January 2024). "Gary Graham, Star of "Alien Nation", "Enterprise" Has Passed Away". Nerdbot. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ 'Star Trek: Axanar' Fan Film Kicks Fundraising into Warp Drive, retrieved 2015-08-19
- ^ "Crackle - Watch Movies Online, Free TV Shows, & Original Online Series".
- ^ "Universal Dead". Universal Dead. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ "Universal Dead full length feature?". Archived from the original on 2011-08-18.