Judson Earney Scott (born July 15, 1952) is an American stage, film and television actor. He has appeared in a number of

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productions, especially within the ''

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'' franchise, as well as '' V'' and three episodes of ''

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.''

Early years

Scott was born in

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and attended Carl Sandberg Jr. High and Glendora High Schools. He then went to

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, received a B.A. in Theatre Arts, and trained at the Actors Studio in

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. At the end of the school year in college, Scott entered the American College Theater Festival and won the Irene Ryan Award for Best Actor in the Western United States. Scott was then offered a scholarship to

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, but instead attended the

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, where he again graduated with a B.A. in Theater Arts.

Career

In 1979, Scott was in a Broadway production of Shakespeare's ''

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'' at the

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for a one-month run. Appearing under the name Judson Earney, Scott took the role of Lord Grey in a cast featuring

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in the title role. Scott's credited film appearances in later years included '' I, the Jury'' (1982), ''Escape'' (1990), '' True Identity'' (1991), and ''

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'' (1998). Scott starred in the short-lived 1982

television series '' The Phoenix''. His other television roles include Lt. James in seven episodes of '' V'', and as Sacha Malenkov on ''

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''. He also portrayed Peter Harrell on ''

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'' in 1984–85 and Clay Monroe in ''

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'' in 1985. Other guest appearances include '' Mission: Impossible'' (as Ernst Graff in "The Legacy") '' Voyagers!'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (as "Knight One" in "

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", 1994), ''

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'' (as "Necron" in episodes "A Witches Tale" 1 & 2), '' The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.'' (Episode: No Man's Land. As outlaw brother Gill Swill), ''

'' and '' The Greatest American Hero'' (as Dak Hampton in the episode "Rock 'n' Roll"). He also made three appearances on ''

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'' as a Navajo shaman turned assassin.

''Star Trek'' roles

In the 1982 film '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'', Scott played

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, chief lieutenant of Khan Noonien Singh. Despite having many lines of dialogue, Scott's name does not appear in the credits. According to ''

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'', Scott's agent was in negotiations with Paramount to get his name high billing in the movie, but the tactic backfired and somehow Scott wound up with no credit at all. He played opposite Ricardo Montalbán, which resulted in a friendship that lasted until Montalbán's death in January 2009. When Montalbán received a lifetime achievement award in 2003, Scott was the presenter. Scott's next role in the ''Star Trek'' franchise was Sobi, a central character in "

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", a first-season episode of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. In this episode Scott played opposite Merritt Butrick, who played Admiral Kirk's son in ''Star Trek II''. Scott also played a

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in the fourth-season '' Star Trek: Voyager'' episode " Message in a Bottle". Scott still makes appearances at

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s and has his own

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composed mostly of ''Star Trek'' fans.

Filmography

*''

'' (1979–1985) - Lee Benson *''

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'' (1981 - TV Movie, 1982 - TV series) - Bennu *'' I, the Jury'' (1982) - Charles Kendricks *'' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' (1982) - Joachim (uncredited) *'' The Greatest American Hero'' (1983) - Dak Hampton, lead singer of a rock group called Elvira *''

'' (1984) - Episode: "Incident at Cristal Lake" *'' V: The Series'' (1984) - Lieutenant James *'' Mission : impossible'' (TV Series) Episode : The Legacy (1988) - Ernst Graff *'' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (TV Series) Episode: "Symbiosis" (1988) - Sobi *''Escape'' (1989) - Gabriel LaFontaine *'' True Identity'' (1991) - Iago *''

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'' (1993-2001) - Travis Braxton *''

'' (1998) - Pallantine *''

'' (TV Series) Episode: And The Sky Full Of Stars (1994) - Knight One *'' Star Trek: Voyager'' (TV Series) Episode: Message in a Bottle (1998) - Rekar

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Judson 1952 births American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Juilliard School alumni Living people People from Azusa, California California State University, Fullerton alumni