John Vickery is an American stage and film actor known for his work in ''
Babylon 5
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'' and ''
Star Trek''.
Life and career
He attended the
University of California at Davis, where he pursued a degree in mathematics. After graduating from Davis, he studied acting in
London and worked in many productions in
New York City. Vickery was trained in Professional Acting at
Drama Studio London
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The Drama Studio London was founded in 1966 by actor and director Peter Layton, focusses on developing individual talent nurture ...
.
In ''Babylon 5'', he played both
Neroon and Mr. Welles. Vickery would also make a guest appearance as the latter in the ''Babylon 5'' spin-off, ''
Crusade''. His largest ''Star Trek'' role was as Rusot, a member of
Damar's
Cardassian
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resistance group, appearing in the ''
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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'' episodes "
The Changing Face of Evil
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Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of th ...
", "
When It Rains…" and "
Tacking into the Wind". He also played a
Betazoid
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in the ''
Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode "
Night Terrors" and a
Klingon in the ''
Star Trek: Enterprise'' episode "
Judgment". He portrayed the Auctioneer in the ''
Pirates of the Caribbean'' short film ''
Tales of the Code: Wedlocked''.
Vickery also originated the role of
Scar in ''
The Lion King
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.'' Before performing, he would often read of a
Robert Graves poem, most famously ''Fairies and Fusiliers''. His other
Broadway
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Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
credits include ''
The Sisters Rosensweig'', ''
The Real Thing'', and ''Eminent Domain''. He performs frequently at the nation's leading regional theaters including
South Coast Repertory
South Coast Repertory (SCR) is a professional theatre company located in Costa Mesa, California.
Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, founded in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson, is led by Artistic Director David Ivers and Managing Dir ...
,
Mark Taper Forum,
Old Globe Theatre,
McCarter Theatre, and
Long Wharf Theatre
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Fo ...
.
His film work includes
Jürgen Vsych's short film ''
Son for Sail''.
He voiced the character
Legolas
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in the 1979 radio adaptation of
The Lord of the Rings. He was also the voice of
Kenshiro
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in the 1986 film, ''
Fist of the North Star
is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 245 issues published from 1983 to 1988 and initially collected in 27 '' ...
'' and Teknoman Dagger in ''
Tekkaman Blade
is a 1992 Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production and Sotsu Agency. The series was directed by Hiroshi Negishi and written by Mayori Sekijima and Satoru Akahori. The story follows an organization called the Sp ...
''. In the video game version of ''
Dante's Inferno'', Vickery plays the voice of
Lucifer, the main antagonist.
John has one daughter named Alexandria.
Stage Credits
References
External links
Unofficial siteat the John Vickery Unofficial Homepage
*
*
John Vickery- ''Working in the Theatre Seminar'' video at
American Theatre Wing.org, April 1998
John Vickery- about the artists: The Production History of the World (''Enter John Vickery in Search Artist Name Box'')
Living people
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male voice actors
Place of birth missing (living people)
1950 births
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